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Xbox 360 dashboard 2.0.14448.0 XDK (Fall 2011) leaks on to the web
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Caesar III
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They'll basically just swap one Tile with an Ad one once in a while.snoopeasystreet said:
joking (hope it won't come true)
MaddenNFL64
Member
This thread is about the new dash, and not ads on XBL Gold, so i'll shut my trap.
We've all had these arguments before, so bleh.
Looking forward to this new look.
We've all had these arguments before, so bleh.
Looking forward to this new look.
InaudibleWhispa
Member
From the video it looks like you can swipe across now with Kinect to move the menu across instead of having to hover over an arrow and drag, which seems much more convenient (I always wondered why it wasn't like this initially; accidental swiping shouldn't be much of an issue, I wouldn't think).MightyHedgehog said:
Bing search is the dark horse. If it works as advertised, it is going to be the biggest time saver ever.
charlequin
Banned
TwIsTeD said:
An "ad-supported" version of Gold, assuming the goal would be to match the cost entirely with ad revenue, would be far, far more invasive than the current dashboard. Right now, 90% of the advertisements on the 360 Dashboard generate no revenue; they're ads by Microsoft, for Microsoft-provided (or Microsoft-curated) content, either used to try to sell more of their own goods or given away "for free" to publishers as part of an incentive package.
In order to actually put together a package that produces $60 of ad revenue a year, you'd be stuck watching AXE spray ads and shit multiple times a day, probably with sound and unskippable.
evangd007 said:
The only difference between this and 95% of the XBL ads people go on about is that the latter include non-game ads for TV, movies, music, and internet services because XBL isn't solely a gaming service like Steam is. It's still all ads for stuff that's on the service you're using though.
(I'm 1000% on board with rejecting the ads that aren't for XBL services, especially if they animate and/or make noise. But I can't remember ever getting one of those myself.)
flyinpiranha
Member
Square Triangle said:
Not me. I like the 360 interface better.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Yeah, I noticed that. Nice inclusion, though I hope the confirm circle fill time should be configurable, like Rise of Nightmares. Shortcuts, MS. More of 'em.InaudibleWhispa said:
Exactly why this update is special, IMO. And I hope that special phrases will be added over time, like jumping to the current sales list. Again, more shortcuts needed.
sakipon
Member
And it's brilliant. If someone would happen to get their hands on any upcoming release, they should most definitely change the language to French before posting pics online. Everyone would be 'Oh, the Frenchies leaking again, should've guessed.' Not even Columbo could solve that one.Syriel said:
charlequin
Banned
GaimeGuy said:
Maybe other people are, but I'm certainly not.
Dr.Palutena
Member
You know at this point I hate this argument far more than the ads themselves.
cr_blah_blah
Member
Every dashboard/Live thread turn into the same we're paying for P2P, why are we paying for ads, I don't use Live anyways, etc. Maybe I'm an asshole but I rarely notice the ads and just go to where I need without much issue or fuss at all. A couple of clicks here or there just really doesn't bother me. I also like the new design.
MaddenNFL64
Member
snack said:
He stocked up on those month free gold promotions!
Uno Venova
Banned
I'm feeling more like Obama's Fried Chicken.GaimeGuy said:
edit: I always found the arguments pretty funny on the internet, take Facebook a free service, people complain and people say it's free so you can't complain, people complain about Live, a paid service they don't want ads on and the argument is gtfo don't pay and stop complaining.
Are they really keeping the giant box on the home screen as an advert and just shoving off what you have in your disk drive or stuff you have bought to the small ones?
Probably the only thing that grates on me, I don't mind adverts, but I do mind when they shove them in my face infront of my actual content.
Probably the only thing that grates on me, I don't mind adverts, but I do mind when they shove them in my face infront of my actual content.
charlequin
Banned
MaddenNFL64 said:
I might actually be out now, I haven't double-checked, but I had a giant stack of 'em for a while there.
Infamous Chris
Banned
bangai-o said:
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I can load up my game from the dash in 3 seconds. So what if there are mostly gaming related news around the dash? They're in their respective categories for a reason.
Zeouterlimits
Member
? I'm pretty sure it was a joke.tokra2003 said:
Who gives a shit about ads, it's not like I'm not having to watch a 30 seconds Axe clip before entering a submenu, they're just there to the sides of the content I'm clicking on, and its mostly gaming stuff I might want to know about anyways.
Anyone here install it? How's the voice stuff? Can I ask for anything I want it to boot from the main screen? And that they're still using the "hold hand on top of tile for 3 seconds to select" thing is complete crap and they should've come up with something much better by now using the added precision they got in that software update a few months ago.
Also did they ditch the blinding white guide?
Anyone here install it? How's the voice stuff? Can I ask for anything I want it to boot from the main screen? And that they're still using the "hold hand on top of tile for 3 seconds to select" thing is complete crap and they should've come up with something much better by now using the added precision they got in that software update a few months ago.
Also did they ditch the blinding white guide?
To Far Away Times
Member
A thousand times this.Jay-B said:
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Merging Windows 8 and XMB with Xbox 360, I see...
Family Fry
Member
Noticed whilst Major Nelson has been using YouTube he has also booted up Destination Arcade, wonder if that is somehow making it's way back to the dashboard/apps in some form?
Alx
Member
Why does every topic about the Xbox dashboard degenerate into a debate about advertising ?
We get it, some people hate it, some people deal with it, what's more to say ?
Anyway, the good thing I notice in those screens is the mic icon in a dashboard set to French. Even if it's something that was expected, it's a good sign of voice recognition features finally reaching PAL countries, even non English speaking ones. Great news. I hope all the Bing features will be available too.
We get it, some people hate it, some people deal with it, what's more to say ?
Anyway, the good thing I notice in those screens is the mic icon in a dashboard set to French. Even if it's something that was expected, it's a good sign of voice recognition features finally reaching PAL countries, even non English speaking ones. Great news. I hope all the Bing features will be available too.
Dominican Power
Member
Who misses the blades?
BruiserBear
Banned
Because with each update things continue to get worse, and more intrusive. All the while bands of people go about asking what the big deal is. Eventually you're going to be watching a commercial every time you boot up Live, and the explanation from the defense force then will be "do you walk out of the movie theater when the trailers begin airing?Alx said:
Speedymanic
Banned
BruiserBear said:
LOL, this will never happen.
Nora Kisaragi
Banned
please, please, PLEASE.
Tell me we can finally have more than 100 friends now. They said the archaic xbox live was the reason to support things like Halo 2, but now that that's axed...
Tell me we can finally have more than 100 friends now. They said the archaic xbox live was the reason to support things like Halo 2, but now that that's axed...
Nora Kisaragi
Banned
CyReN said:
I don't think any themes look good because of that ugly gray block on the bottom quarter of the screen thats impossible to toggle off.
Its annoying as heck.
CountAntonius
Member
I like it. Most importantly it seems to load a lot faster.
scar tissue
Banned
This so fucking much. I have zero problem with ads, but i have a big problem with them being on my startup section.h3ro said:
80% of the time, the first thing i wanna do is play a game. i want to press a to get into the disc-based game, or to quickly navigate to the downloaded games section. y'know, like it works in offline mode. fucking hell, how can people defend this shit?
Family Fry
Member
Dug said:
Would have to be this month, rumoured date for the proper launch was November 15th.
Unless of course they don't have a public beta this time round.