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5 reasons why the new Xbox dash sucks

The new Xbox dash seems filled with adverts and is based more for the minority of Kinect owners.

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Noteworthy4514d ago

The only problem I have is the lack of finer details on options. I keep downloading Zune apps by accident...

darthv724514d ago

with people that dont understand. Ads are a part of everyday life. If it meant that paying for something meant no more ads then it would be great but unfortunately like us as consumers...companies pay for ads as well.

You buy a new movie and are forced to sit through previews. Funny how that works now. Some movies you can bypass them with te press of the menu key but I'm sure we have all had that one where no matter what you press...you get that red circle with the line through it. That tells me that the advertising money the studio got for disabling that feature was worth more than what the consumer pays.

TV commercials on paid subscriptions to tv service. POP up ads on web pages through a service that is paid for. Ads on the back wall of sporting events you see at games or even on tv. Ads that drive around the streets on the side of buses or even on the inside of buses where people paid to ride.

Advertisement on the walls of the bathroom of clubs or resturants people pay to be a patron. Those are all extreme examples of the marketing power that $$$ can provide. It would not surprise me if adverts would be placed in games (oh wait...).

The ads the live service has are different than all of those examples. The ads live has are non intrusive. Meaning they are by choice to view. In some ways they offer gaming related stuff to those who do view them.

I guess the flip side is, if there was no ad you would never know if it would be something of interest.

Hicken4514d ago

The problem with these ads- a problem you and many others don't seem to understand- is that they shouldn't be present within a service you're already paying for.

Free as it is, there are no such ads when you start up your PS3. And only select pages within PSN have ads. If your paying for XBL goes for all the server costs and such, why would they still need to show you ads?

darthv724514d ago (Edited 4514d ago )

the simple reason for that is the xmb is detached from the rest of the PSN. The 360 dash is incorporating everything from the basic personal stuff to the rest of the live service in one seamless approach.

When you go to the store on the psn you get ads. You go to home you get ads, etc. This is why the comparison of live to psn always fails. Live you fell.....like you are there with anything at your fingertips.

PSN you feel detached and separate from everything. Like the XMB/PSN is a mall. Everything is isolated from the next. Live is a superstore with freedom to move about as you wish.

I pay for live because i like the quality of the service and what it offers. That is something people who werent there from the beginning just wouldnt understand.

To your point..."The problem with these ads is that they shouldn't be present within a service you're already paying for." we dont live in should land.

Iroquois_Pliskin4514d ago

You do realise that you are paying to watch ads? XBL aint free friend.

kreate4514d ago

if ur a ps3 gamer, the new xbox dashboards will feel very comfortable becuz the feel of it is similar to that of the ps3's cross media bar.

it is more colorful with ads but doesnt seem to really get in the way.

overall the new feel seems good.

aviator1894514d ago (Edited 4514d ago )

I really like it, especially the search option and cloud storage. I really don't mind the adverts, they're just there and sometimes I even check them out once in a while if they're interesting.

consolez_FTW4514d ago

*Looks at article title*
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*Looks at website that made article*
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Judging from what I've seen at my friends house ( he owns kinect ) this new dashboard just seems more slick and modern, nice if you ask me. Though I do agree with the Ads, but Xboxlive had those before too...so it doesn't really bother that much.

zerocrossing4514d ago

Wait a minuet, the 360 has Ads on the dashboard now? then why are MS still having us pay for online?

Tr10wn4514d ago

The 360 has ad's since like 2009 there is nothing new about it, and if you mean by "us" me well then i pay so the system don't get hacked, no outage, and my credit card is safe

bobrea4514d ago (Edited 4514d ago )

inb4 fanboys start crying

Also, lol @ a paid service that shoves ads in your face. I'm glad I never renewed my Live membership. What a waste of money.

Tanir4514d ago

idiots are idiots for a reason. i dont understand why someone would pay for live just to play cod all day when they could play on PC or ps3 for free

the ads are ridiculous and idiots saying it makes it feel more like an interactive media center are so easily bran washed there will never be any getting any sense into them.

on anotther note, the original layout was the best and easiest to navigate, now not as good as the ps3 layout but it wasnt so bad, just was ugly.

ps3 has animated themes, sound effects, is labeled correctly and easy to use

DeathAvengers4514d ago

I'm an idiot? That's news to me. Have you ever thought the reason I don't buy a playstation and use their free service is preference?

Captain Qwark 94514d ago (Edited 4514d ago )

i like the ads myself, once in a while i see something i didnt know came out and i want it or something i wanted and is currently on a nice sale. there not obtrusive and dont take away from the experience or make it harder for me to navigate.

i have zero problems with them, you just seem overly critical and nitpicky. seems like its that time of the month for somebody......( Tanir )

and the interface for the PS3 sucks dong. syncing trophies is a chore, reading messages in annoying as shit becuase of the way they bundle them. its slow and unresponsive when you hit the guide button. and overall it needs work, alot of work. seems to me like your just a ps3 fanboy pissed becuase its been running the same interface since it dropped.

Bigpappy4514d ago

Like the more sensable person above you (consolez_FTW) has pointed out. There were there before the update and can not therefore be a strike against the new dash.

Oh, and these adds are not pop-up or people kelling at you when you change the page. They are quite passive really.

Intentions4514d ago

Really... Why is people complaining about the ads? It is ONLY one ad, which only changes when you go back/refresh the dashboard.

It isn't like you're going to stay on that certain tab all the time.

TheColbertinator4514d ago

The new dashboard update is a colossal abortion.It looks hideous and truly insults clean interfaces.

I miss the blades from 2006,now that was Microsoft efficiency.

FACTUAL evidence4514d ago

XBL have half of gig of cloud storage, where ps3 owners try to fight to get 200mb...

darthv724514d ago

correction. "where ps3 PLUS members try to fight to get 200mb".

Cloud storage is a paid subscriber perk for PS3.

StrongMan4514d ago (Edited 4514d ago )

@darth

Cloud storage is a paid subscriber perk on XBL too, just like Facebook and Twitter.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2617d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905062d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5062d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905062d ago (Edited 5062d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5062d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5062d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5062d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495062d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5062d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5062d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2653d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One