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[a Master Ninja]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBKBUD1iytY

The Monkey Island stuff looks great.

New Dash Features
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOQ9jeXs6sk

All the features the guy talks about for the first minute and a half were there since the last update :lol

 

[Turbo]

@The Faceless Master
Didn't engadget just get it according to OP? I don't understand what you are saying? Do you mean someone at neogaf?

 

[this guy]

Couple of videos from Kotaku

Avatar Marketplace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBKBUD1iytY

New Dash Features
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOQ9jeXs6sk

The Warthog RC car in the first video was pretty neat, but why doesn't it show up on the dashboard? I mean, where the hell else would you get to show it off? I guess its only purpose is to rob you of 320 points.

It's kind of annoying how in the second video the guy is pointing out how party info and messages show up on the top right corner of the screen when that has been a feature since NXE came out.

 

[Cindres]

I still don't care what's in it if they don;t add 16:10 support ¬_¬

 

[Community Forum]

It's kind of annoying how in the second video the guy is pointing out how party info and messages show up on the top right corner of the screen when that has been a feature since NXE came out.

That really is a terrible video. Half the stuff he talks about was there before. Someone needs to redo that video. It is bad. Really bad.

 

[Speedymanic]

The Warthog RC car in the first video was pretty neat, but why doesn't it show up on the dashboard? I mean, where the hell else would you get to show it off? I guess its only purpose is to rob you of 320 points.

It shows up under the my Xbox tab, it doesn't show up when viewing your avatar from the friends tab...so yeah, pretty pointless/waste of money/points.

 

[BobFromPikeCreek]

So people on your friends list can't even see the props you have?

 

[intheinbetween]

lol at the RC Warthog :lol

 

[rnwd]

I still don't care what's in it if they don;t add 16:10 support ¬_¬

Good one AstroLad.

heywaitaminute

 

[a Master Ninja]

I still don't care what's in it if they don;t add 16:10 support ¬_¬

You don't even know what you're complaining about. Ever since the NXE it properly displays the native 16:9 image on a 16:10 screen. You want it to go back to being stretched and distorted, and for that you are a crazy person.

 

[soul creator]

I still don't care what's in it if they don;t add 16:10 support ¬_¬

I thought that was already in? Unless you're talking about actually filling up the screen and not being stretched, which would seem to be a game resolution issue, not a system issue.

oh, and MrHicksFuck?.jpg

 

[HoRNS456]

*sigh* I am always the last kid picked to play sports, same goes for Live.

 

[Speedymanic]

So people on your friends list can't even see the props you have?

Based on that video, no...but that could be because he was in a party.

 

[Kuroyume]

That much for a Halo Warthog? That's ridiculous.

 

[TheFallen]

That much for a Halo Warthog? That's ridiculous.

Should make that crap 10,000 points, so we don't see parties filled with 4 annoying RC Warthogs. Maybe that won't happen anyway, from the way it disappeared in the video.

 

[Grecco]

"Recessionista".

Really guys?

 

[The Faceless Master]

@The Faceless Master
Didn't engadget just get it according to OP? I don't understand what you are saying? Do you mean someone at neogaf?

i meant people who signed up for the preview, not the media.

I thought that was already in? Unless you're talking about actually filling up the screen and not being stretched, which would seem to be a game resolution issue, not a system issue.

oh, and MrHicksFuck?.jpg

maybe he meant 1920x1200

 

[Diablohead]

That much for a Halo Warthog? That's ridiculous.

Watch as the power of halo make it a big seller.

 

[Classic_Gs]

We know they're still working the kinks out, but there seems to be noticeable slowdown when shifting between pages, something we've never noticed before in the NXE.

If the Dash gets any slower the 360 won't be worth using.

 

[Cant0na]

nothing

 

[Gorki247]

From Major Nelson's twitter account

Xbox Preview Program Update: The first set of notification emails will start to go out on Monday, July 27th.

 

[vg260]

I think it's just the press invites that have gone out.

 

[FFChris]

Animations for each item? That's pretty impressive.

Edit: Switching up and down seems faster than before in the youtube video, yet the first page impressions say it's slower. Odd.

 

[sweetvar26]

Nothing for me either, i don't think this update is going to bring lot of new features unlike the last one, except for some improvements. Might as well wait for the next one that includes that Facebook and other apps coming for the dashboard.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Haven't seen anything yet...

 

[NeoGIF]

I'm guessing the Media gets first glimpse today, and we'll probably start getting notifications on Monday.

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

Major Nelson tweeted that the public who signed up will be notified on Monday.

 

[ShogunX]

Is it wrong to want a rubber chicken with a pully in the middle?

 

[burgerdog]

I'm pretty sure that the halo prop didn't show up on his fl because he was in a party.

 

[Costanza]

Guessing we'll start seeing this stuff go live at 5 AM EST-ish if they're going active today. Keep an eye out, guys.

 

[Sanjuro]

Guessing we'll start seeing this stuff go live at 5 AM EST-ish if they're going active today. Keep an eye out, guys.

Pulling a XBOX-All Nighter?

 

[Costanza]

Pulling a XBOX-All Nighter?

no lol, I've been up since 4 AM. going to sleep soon.

just giving GAF a heads up.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

I signed up. As a recently converted 360 owner it would be nice to try out. However I don't think it is worth staying up for considering I have work in the morning.

 

[SPACECADET]

Nothing yet here. Last time when they did the beta for nxe I didn't get in till the last wave.

 

[Blueblur1]

Nothing yet here. Last time when they did the beta for nxe I didn't get in till the last wave.

Same here. I'm not even expecting to be in the first wave, honestly. I just hope a GAF'er uploads a better video of the new stuff than Crecente's shaky cam video.

 

[MoogPaul]

I signed up way early for the last update and didn't get it. I think they were hating because my router was an apple airtunes.

 

[Dabanton]

So today will be the day when the first set of public invites will be sent out. Good luck everyone who applied.

 

[toythatkills]

Every time this thread is bumped I check my emails, only to find the thread was bumped by someone who hasn't had an email yet.

This post brought to you by hypocrisy

 

[Subliminal]

Not expecting to get in, I have a Terrible-ly mediocre Internet connection, No Netflix.. I do 'Play' My Xbox every day though..

 

[elektrixx]

I hope they fixed the problem with the "Featured Downloads" list loading very slow.

 

[Walshicus]

Not expecting to get in, I have a Terrible-ly mediocre Internet connection, No Netflix.. I do 'Play' My Xbox every day though..

If this is a last minute real-world test then they don't WANT you to have a perfect setup - they want to see the edge cases.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

for me
https://connect.microsoft.com

Xbox LIVE Update Preview | Status: Participating

but ..

Those whom have been accepted into the Preview Program will be contacted by email by July 31, 2009

hmm no update yet

 

[bumpkin]

Xbox LIVE Update Preview | Status: Participating

Same thing mine says, but no update in my email.

 

[woodsey1982]

My status is participating too...just waiting for the email now..

 

[tim1138]

Same thing mine says, but no update in my email.

Yeah mine shows the same status as well.

 

[Subliminal]

anyone remember what it said before 'Participating' I think it might just say that if you sign up..

 

[Gorki247]

anyone remember what it said before 'Participating' I think it might just say that if you sign up..

Correct. It said 'Participating' from the moment you signed up.

 

[xbhaskarx]

So what's happening with this, it's now Monday morning, still no emails?

 

[corrosivefrost]

It makes me wonder if you can be "participating" but not actually "get in"... where "participating" means you signed up, but you haven't (and won't) necessarily been "selected"?

My status also says participating, but I signed up way late compared to most of the people I know who tried to get in on this. That's what makes me curious about exactly what "participating" indicates.

 

[Felix Lighter]

It makes me wonder if you can be "participating" but not actually "get in"... where "participating" means you signed up, but you haven't (and won't) necessarily been "selected"?

My status also says participating, but I signed up way late compared to most of the people I know who tried to get in on this. That's what makes me curious about exactly what "participating" indicates.

I think you're right about the "participating" message on the site but I wouldn't think the timing of your submission would be much of a determining factor of whether or not you're accepted. What they would be looking for is a good cross section of users, so they can root out any possible issues they may have missed before they release the update. First come first serve wouldn't necessarily give them a good sample.