What do you like to see in the Dashboard Update?

Messiah · May 19th, 2006, 01:33

Since now it's officially confirmed we have a dashboard update at the end of may, what kind of features do you like to see in the dashboard update? The option for background downloading is a huge option. And i heard some rumours for a completly overhauled marketplace, that would be sweet to. So for me:

1. Background Downloading
2. Overhauled Marketplace
3. Fix for Xbox360 Dvd hack
4. Give me the TV episodes blade, so i can download my favorite tv shows.

Rival24 · May 19th, 2006, 01:48

You'd like to PAY for those TV episodes ?

elfstone2087 · May 19th, 2006, 02:17

I'd like to see some kind of community section where xbox live users could put up there own stuff, to an extent. No inapropriate things.

Messiah · May 19th, 2006, 02:30

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Originally Posted by Rival24

You'd like to PAY for those TV episodes ?

If they give them to me in 720p without commercials and logo's. and it has the same release time (maybe 1 day later) as the airing date, i'm willing to pay for it yes.

Chris · May 19th, 2006, 02:42

I'd like to have a way of transfering mp3s from a flash drive (or any mass storage device) onto my HDD on the xbox 360. I also want group chats instead of one on one private chats. I wish I could download content from the Marketplace and watch a DVD at the same time too.

Messiah · May 19th, 2006, 02:47

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Originally Posted by Chris

I'd like to have a way of transfering mp3s from a flash drive (or any mass storage device) onto my HDD on the xbox 360. I also want group chats instead of one on one private chats. I wish I could download content from the Marketplace and watch a DVD at the same time too.

I thought the group chats where disabled because it did use to much bandwidth on xboxlive, background download and watching a dvd should be possible i think. And for copying music, i'm using my ipod, but it sure would be a nice feature.

amjadabbas · May 19th, 2006, 05:52

- Background Downloading (for sure)
- DirectTV Blade (remember they promised?)
- DivX and XviD Support (never gonna happen)
- Microsoft's deal with Fox (so i can download Family Guy's free episodes)

Messiah · May 19th, 2006, 13:02

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Originally Posted by amjadabbas

- Background Downloading (for sure)
- DirectTV Blade (remember they promised?)
- DivX and XviD Support (never gonna happen)
- Microsoft's deal with Fox (so i can download Family Guy's free episodes)

Yeah that was the name i meant, i mean the DirectTV Blade. I'm even willing to pay for it.

jaaj

Curry · May 19th, 2006, 15:36

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Originally Posted by Messiah

I thought the group chats where disabled because it did use to much bandwith on xboxlive

I think E3 proves they've got more than enough bandwidth available by now

As for DirecTV, I don't think they actually promised that? As far as I know it was a rumor from OXM

I also mentioned it to Major Nelson last month, and he was extremely vague, leading me to think it's not going to be a dedicated DirecTV blade, if it is involved at all. Judging from his whole presentation I'm expecting a new blade somewhere this year, but far more general than just DirecTV.

Messiah · May 19th, 2006, 16:41

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Originally Posted by Curry

I think E3 proves they've got more than enough bandwidth available by now

As for DirecTV, I don't think they actually promised that? As far as I know it was a rumor from OXM

I also mentioned it to Major Nelson last month, and he was extremely vague, leading me to think it's not going to be a dedicated DirecTV blade, if it is involved at all. Judging from his whole presentation I'm expecting a new blade somewhere this year, but far more general than just DirecTV.

I thought they announced a partnership on the latest Consumer Electronics Show 06 in januari. And they promised about the Directtv option for xbox360. But maybe the option will come available trough XboxMediaCenter. If they do that they have a larger userbase.

Curry · May 19th, 2006, 17:17

The partnership is most certainly official. The blade isn't

amjadabbas · May 19th, 2006, 19:20

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Originally Posted by Messiah

Yeah that was the name i meant, i mean the DirectTV Blade. I'm even willing to pay for it.

jaaj

i'll consider paying for 'em if they're HD!

Ponder416 · May 19th, 2006, 20:30

It would be cool if 360 made some time of Itunes so we could download our favorite podcast...Even make it possible to have like IGN, Gamestop, TeamXbox reviews, downloads, videos, screenshots. I knwo we have marketplace for that kind of shit but it would be cooler if we could get info from all 360 suporters.

trj156 · May 19th, 2006, 21:24

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Originally Posted by Ponder416

It would be cool if 360 made some time of Itunes so we could download our favorite podcast...Even make it possible to have like IGN, Gamestop, TeamXbox reviews, downloads, videos, screenshots. I knwo we have marketplace for that kind of shit but it would be cooler if we could get info from all 360 suporters.

i dont think ms would go for that because if there is a bad game, they would still like to sell it, and with a bad review, people wont buy it.

Ponder416 · May 19th, 2006, 23:02

ah...didnt think about that...you have a point

king pin677 · May 21st, 2006, 05:21

soon u will b able to dwnld multiple tings at once play games while downloadin and if that never comes we can all download smthing and eat or poop or sleep or shower witch i know some of u dnt (lol)

McGrude · May 21st, 2006, 08:03

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Originally Posted by king pin677

soon u will b able to dwnld multiple tings at once play games while downloadin and if that never comes we can all download smthing and eat or poop or sleep or shower witch i know some of u dnt (lol)

Man... buy a vowel or two or 'smthing'!

Number 13 · May 21st, 2006, 21:11

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Originally Posted by trj156

i dont think ms would go for that because if there is a bad game, they would still like to sell it, and with a bad review, people wont buy it.

But they still have "Official" magazines in most countries, and while they're less likely to give a bad review than independant ones, they still mark games down now and again...

Emily · May 26th, 2006, 22:40

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Originally Posted by McGrude

Man... buy a vowel or two or 'smthing'!

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prplaya4life · May 27th, 2006, 07:13

I would like to see a web browser that everyone can use, not just people with a PC, cause I have a mac, and its not fair that mac makes stuff work for the pc like itunes, ipod, and virtual PC, Microsoft needs to do the same, but besides that, I would like a web broswer like web tv or something to surf the web on my tv.

TRIGGER M4N · May 27th, 2006, 21:31

Aren't Micosoft supposedly doing 2 major updates a year? So whatever doesn't make it in this one, like all the DirecTV blade, maybe that will appear in the "Autumn" update.

Curry · May 28th, 2006, 13:23

I think intention was 4 updates per year, 1 per quarter, but it seems to be going towards "majors" in Spring and Autumn and "minors" in Summer and Winter now yeah.

D4V360 · May 28th, 2006, 17:08

A fix for all the games you can't play correctly with the VGA cable would be nice (stretched view like PGR3 or even more anoying games that only work if you put it to PAL-50/60 with your normal cable first).