Help test Facebook and Twitter on 360

By Tom Bramwell Published 15 October, 2009

Another Xbox Live preview programme.

Microsoft is inviting people to help test the Xbox Live update that introduces Facebook and Twitter support.

All you have to do is visit the sign-up site and fill in your details, which include your console ID and serial number.

Microsoft is seeking "multiple thousands of participants" according to Major Nelson, and the programme is open to people in any region that supports Live, with Gold members given preference, though not to the exclusion of Silver users.

According to a leak over the weekend, Microsoft plans to roll the update out for everyone on 17th November, although we still await confirmation.

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Comments (10) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • AccidentProne #1 3 years ago

    Is there any news about what's happening with Lastfm? The only bit of this update I was really looking forward to.

  • BabyJesus #2 3 years ago

    Signed up for it.

    Sad there is no Last.FM in the preview :(

  • weejok #3 3 years ago

    I'm signed up but not really interested in any of the features, don't enjoy Facebook or Twitter much. Was looking forward to Last.fm but lost interest in that too when I found out you couldn't listen to it in-game, may as well just listen to it on my pc. Hope it doesn't all slow down live and my dashboard more, because some days it already is pretty slow/laggy. Would be much more interested if Microsoft just gave us a web browser instead of apps I probably won't use.

  • GamerG #4 3 years ago

    I wish windows connect would remember your console id and serial number because everytime you sign up to these things you have to re enter your details!

    I'm looking forward to all of these additions myself, last.fm will be good for sticking music on when I have friends over while facebook on 360 by all acconts is a great way of showing photo's and stuff full screen when I need to.

  • optimusprym8 #5 3 years ago

    @GamerG +1 ! Am at work now not near console.. I got into the last preview beta with the avatar marketplace etc, should just roll over onto other betas...

  • bioreit #6 3 years ago

    Screw Last.fm!

    Give me Spotify dagnammit! Even if I have to pay the £10/month sub like the iPhone.

  • Brogan #7 3 years ago

    Too many question to answer at work, i'll just wait a month

  • schnide #8 3 years ago

    What's the point in Facebook on the 360 again?

  • man.the.king #9 3 years ago

    @xXBrombeerXx

    "I think a console should stay a console. Pop in a game disc and play"

    I don't see much point in having Facebook on a console, but I don't see anything wrong in having extra features on a console either. Someone will ultimately find it useful.

    I do think having YouTube integration (PS3) is good, but only if it allows you to capture gameplay videos and upload to YT - that way, you can share or provide help/guidance to other players who may be stuck in a particular section. This is a very important thing for me, as it saves me having to get up from my PS3/360, go to my computer, and have to search online for help :) . Unfortunately, as far as I know, no console supports this yet - hopefully, in future, they do.
    Edited by man.the.king at 15/10/09 @ 21:29

  • smelly #10 3 years ago

    Im actively NOT helping to test this - as this is exactly the sort of thing i dont want to see on my games console.

    May as well put fucking msoffice on it.