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X360 dashboard update preview invites going out NOW. Who got in?
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Psychotext
Member
Pretty similar amount to me then... and you're talking about the time it takes to load after leaving a game right?
/kicks 360
/kicks 360
Apharmd Battler
Member
a Master Ninja said:
Been busy with Work so extremely late to this thread. I just picked up a "Jasper" about a month ago. so I need to copy my profile onto the system memory and I'll see a speed performance?! Wow, I had no idea, nor did this even cross my mind. Thanks for the heads up.
Apharmd Battler
Member
a Master Ninja said:
Again, thanks for the tip.
Apharmd Battler
Member
Domino Theory said:
Again, thanks for the info. Now I can't wait to get home and do this!
Psychotext said:Pretty similar amount to me then... and you're talking about the time it takes to load after leaving a game right?
/kicks 360
I am sure am, let me fire it up again real quick.
edit: Before the update took around 40~ seconds
Now it takes 9 seconds to load everything up fully, after leaving a game.
Apharmd Battler
Member
corrosivefrost said:
I thought that there was no benefit to installing Burnout Paradise? i thought it was one of the game that was optimized for data streaming like Halo 3 (i.e. no improvements to load time). Correct me if I'm wrong. If I am then I'm installing this ASAP!
UltimaPooh
Member
Apharmd Battler said:
Dunno if this goes for others but when I installed my Burnout Paradise on the old NXE it kept freezing the game in the middle of races. I had to uninstall it to get it to work properly.
Psychotext
Member
Thanks for checking.Label said:
Also...
AndyMoogle
Member
If you have a disc in the tray, your 360 will access that and read that for quite some time before the list of games can come up.Psychotext said:
EDIT: Hm, it only does that sometimes it seems... Weird.
Apharmd Battler said:
Personally I install everything so that there's no extra heat being dissipated from the system to give me my 5th RROD. Considering I've got no warranty left now, I'd prefer to do everything I can to prevent this, however letting it die and getting a Jasper to install the gamertag to the internal 256mb is very tempting.
Psychotext
Member
I shall try that next.AndyMoogle said:
MirageDwarf
Member
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/08/04/360-dashboard-update-microsofts-reasons-for-netflix-lite/
What a stupid idea!!! It's freaking digital content not B&M store. Even in store movies are organized by genre/by names.
Specifically regarding the reasons for limiting Netflix on Xbox Live browsing functionality, it seems like it was a decision of form over function:
"When we looked at Netflix...we thought about that experience when you go to a video rental store and you see this amazing visual display of movie jackets. We wanted to bring that experience from the physical world and into the entertainment experience. Maybe bring it a little bit away from that functional world where you have alphabetization, that type of thing."
The question is what people are looking for when they come to the Xbox to watch something. Smith had some thoughts on the matter:
"I think when people come to Xbox they're not really looking so much for functional, they really want to have fun, they want to be wowed."
But he didn't rule out the possibility for browsing updates in the future:
"If we find out that people really think it's hard and they really want to find all movies that begin with "B" or something like that, we'll definitely go down that path. With Marketplace we did that there was kind of a compromise."
And in case you're wondering about a Netflix conspiracy, holding back the Xbox 360 version so as not to discourage people from going to the Netflix site, Smith is quick to deny anything unseemly:
"[Netflix] wants to have an amazing experience on Xbox, just like we do. There isn't any of that higher-level business strategy that's getting in the way of that experience."
So there you have it. If people make a big enough stink we might see a more full-featured browsing experience on Netflix for 360, but until then it's still a pretty major improvement from what we've been working with since NXE launched.
"When we looked at Netflix...we thought about that experience when you go to a video rental store and you see this amazing visual display of movie jackets. We wanted to bring that experience from the physical world and into the entertainment experience. Maybe bring it a little bit away from that functional world where you have alphabetization, that type of thing."
The question is what people are looking for when they come to the Xbox to watch something. Smith had some thoughts on the matter:
"I think when people come to Xbox they're not really looking so much for functional, they really want to have fun, they want to be wowed."
But he didn't rule out the possibility for browsing updates in the future:
"If we find out that people really think it's hard and they really want to find all movies that begin with "B" or something like that, we'll definitely go down that path. With Marketplace we did that there was kind of a compromise."
And in case you're wondering about a Netflix conspiracy, holding back the Xbox 360 version so as not to discourage people from going to the Netflix site, Smith is quick to deny anything unseemly:
"[Netflix] wants to have an amazing experience on Xbox, just like we do. There isn't any of that higher-level business strategy that's getting in the way of that experience."
So there you have it. If people make a big enough stink we might see a more full-featured browsing experience on Netflix for 360, but until then it's still a pretty major improvement from what we've been working with since NXE launched.
What a stupid idea!!! It's freaking digital content not B&M store. Even in store movies are organized by genre/by names.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise is available from Games on Demand, unless that's old, in which case it's still available. 4.94GB. 349SEK. The thing is barely available in stores so I guess the price is decent enough. For games like Crackdown, Assassin's Creed etc. it would be ludicrous though. Don't know how it will translate to other regions. I'm assuming it'll be more expensive in Europe for no reason as usual.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
£19.99 is sorta expensive for VP:TIP.
MMaRsu
Banned
VibratingDonkey said:
Not available here.. Europe, Netherlands.
If it'll be 20 euro's that's fucking expensive.
Not even listen on the online Marketplace..
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d53085f/
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
You have to browse and find the game page for VP TIP on your console.MMaRsu said:
Psychotext said:Bollocks, it's made very little meaningful difference to my games list delay. Prior to the update it was about 45 seconds, now it's about 30 seconds. Better... but still no-where near good enough.
do/have you download(ed) a lot of stuff and then delete(d) it? say demos?
if yes, and you have the time. try deleting a lot of stuff, and then going back and redownloading it. it's best to delete everything first, and then block redownload.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
How much in America? $29.95?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
It's the RRP of Platinum Hits/Classics.BenjaminBirdie said:
Not cheap, but the expected price.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
cjelly said:
Hrm. I'd've bitten at $20 but I just bought Mirror's Edge for $20 new yesterday.
(Note, I will give in at one point, most likely late at night, thus the insidious nature of Games On Demand is revealed.)
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Nobody 'gets' DD, which is why I - like many others - are weary of it.MMaRsu said:
Steam, Direct2Drive etc etc are all massively over-priced compared to retail BUT, in their defence, they are priced at the RRP. It's just we're so used to paying so much lower that they seem very expensive.
It's also why I'm not keen on the Go; you can bet your life all the games will be RRP, but will be half that price at retail.
The advantage something like Games On Demand has, is that you have the choice. It's there for your convenience (at a price!), or you can just buy the discs at retail as normal.
Moundir&Tony>you
Member
holy crap, I hope they'll lower the prices at some point :lol
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Paranoid question, but is the site legit. Kind of odd URL for an official Xbox site.
UltimateIke
Member
How long has the clear system cache button been there? Was it part of this update or an earlier one? Wasn't it a key combo before?
Psychotext
Member
What's odd about it? It's just using a hexidecimal id at the end to identify the game.Darkmakaimura said: