NXE adds 10,000 more previewers News
Xbox 360 Xbox News by Robert Purchese
Microsoft has invited a further 10,000 people to the New Xbox Experience preview program.
This will be the third and final batch to join in, before the Xbox Live overhaul becomes available to the masses on 19th November.
To stand a chance at being picked, you will have had to fill out a Connect Program Survey. And unfortunately there's no way of signing up now if you missed the boat first time around.
But if you did do the homework, you may have received an email early this morning welcoming you to NXE. Major Nelson says there will be an update later this evening to sort everything out.
The New Xbox Experience adds all sorts of new toys, such as customisable Mii-style avatars, a redesigned Dashboard navigation system, and a grouping system where parties of friends can stay together whilst changing games or watching films or maybe just chatting.
Rather less exciting is news that Zapper, a distinctly average Xbox 1 game, will be arriving on Xbox Originals on Monday. Save the 1200 Microsoft Points (GBP 10.20 / EUR 14.40) for something else.
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ryohazuki1983
14/11/08 @ 15:44
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Didn't relise there was a survey, owell not long till update is available for all.
Unrelated but does anybody know if xbox originals can be played online?
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"Does anyone know if the new update makes the HDMI out 1.3 instead of 1.2?"
Just had a quick read of the FAQ's on hdmi.org and it suggests that there are hardware differences. The improvements aren't groundbreaking. Greater bandwidth and deep colour seem to be the main things. Bandwidth isn't important, as 1.2 is quite happy carrying 1080p signals and Deep Colour isn't widely adopted (at least as yet) |
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Seems odd to let 10,000 people have access to NXE just 5 short days before it officially launches. Seems pretty pointless really.
And since the new dashboard has been ready for some weeks now since the first lot of people got it, why not just release for *everyone*... you know... like *now*. Seeing as it is a free update, what advantage is there in delaying it for everyone until the 19th anyway? |
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No, it's not HDMI 1.3. However, you can change the colour space after you've installed NXE to be the SD or HD colour space (so you can switch to SD colour space for DVD and HD colour space for HD-DVD). There's an auto-detect option which does it for you too.
And yes you can play Originals online if they're labeled as Live games. I've got the Splinter Cell games and R6: Black Arrow and they are Live-aware. Darren - they've done it to spread the load on release day. Not pointless at all really - very sensible.
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I did change it to preview actually but the post was too long so I will get to the point... theres plenty of people using it already and theres been no brickage reports that Ive come accross, the feedback has been pretty good so the trolls will be easy to spot.
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White_Westie
14/11/08 @ 22:00
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got the preview. Spent too much time making my avatar look like me. Created and saved different outfits too! 1 for casual wear and a more formal suit! Sad aren't I?! ...
Streamed media all ok (had to reinstall optional media codecs which it prompted me to) buffering seemed a bit slower on this tho...but better fast forward streaming and no noticable stutter on playback etc All in all very smooth and, quick -it does seem like some of it was done mainly to put some more adverts on the dash. But the look is very well done and looks / feels very nice. Couldn't spend too long on it though as unfortunately they haven't built a function in to stop the wife nagging me to get off it! ;-) |
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Slipstream
15/11/08 @ 02:49
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No! Not Zapper! No, Microsoft! I'd rather you put in a place a WORKING update that will allow me to play Strangers Wrath. PLEASE!
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complexion
15/11/08 @ 05:22
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I got the email as well alas it's now 5.30 in the moring and I still haven't had the update :(
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Indeed, was being DC'd regularly all night, to the point where I gave up trying to play the Left 4 Dead demo over LIVE (not to mention CoD: WaW, that will have to wait another night now), and went for the System Link option instead.
Roll on 19th November, and LIVE meltdown! I wonder what M$ will compensate us with this time? |
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White_Westie
15/11/08 @ 09:48
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got to say, not had a problem at all with the install or anything, very smooth easy process left 4 dead demo ok as well :-)
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Kirly_Wombat
15/11/08 @ 10:54
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Roll on the 19th :) Although only want the install to hd feature, the rest couldnt care less about.
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WinterSnowblind
15/11/08 @ 11:56
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@complexion
The update has been available since 8pm last night. If you still haven't got it, it's time to ask MS what's going on. |
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"What? I was on XBL all night I didn't have any problems. "
Think yourself lucky then. Go and check the XBL discussion forum on xbox.com. Edit: This one: http://forums.xbox.com/14/ShowForum.aspx
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j1m.ch053n
17/11/08 @ 08:04
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Typical - as a gamer I was too busy gaming to fill in some BS survey - MS couldnt have picked a better way to reward the casual gamers and screw over the hardcore gamers.
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