As everyone knows by now Microsoft issues two updates per year to the Xbox Live dashboard in an effort to improve its functionality.
The next update is currently scheduled to hit the Xbox360 in November, probably around the time the Playstation 3 launches in the USA, although that is just speculation.
One of the changes that will be immediately noticeable is that the Xbox Live Arcade screen is getting a makeover. It will now show an Xbox Live Arcade image for its loading screen. The icons themselves will be wider and generally just look better.
Another feature is the games screen will have a "Launchpad" option where you can play demos as well as XNA games. However, to play the XNA games, you must be a registered XNA user.
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BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.
Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."
Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.
Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.
I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.
It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.
Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.
I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!
Richard writes: "Now was the right time to release the Fallout 4 Xbox Series X|S update. It just could have been more."
They aren't going to give more. We are talking about a company that has rereleased an 13 year old game at least 5 times.
These seem like very minor changes. I would like to see the name of the disc that is presently loaded in the drive displayed in the dash. Additionally they need to allow for more visualizations for the 'media player' which at present are way too trippy. How about a graphic eq type display ala Winamp!? Additionally they need to properly organize the videos. Some appear under videos, others on game videos (even though they are clearly not game videos) etc. How about some RSS feeds for the dash, and a true web browser. I have the MCE browser but that thing is a pain in the arse to use. If Sony can make a browser, why can't MS.....don't they own the browser market!?
The point Microsoft is trying to make is that this
is primarily a games console. They have edged towards the Xbox becoming like a computer but will never cross that 'gap' because they want their to be differences. If the 360 was just a PC but cheaper....who would buy the PC??? They need both markets for double the profit.
The reason you don't impliment a web browser on a console is because people can download content online directly to their PS3 HDD or 360 HDD. You thinking what I'm thinking
Modders now, no longer have to mod their systems HDD because the internets already there. In fact the 360's HDD still hasn't been modded, only it's disc drive.
So that's why, and yes people would still have to buy a PC to run download programs, word, printers, and many other devices.
I Doubt this is all the changes.. they had a massive list on the last update and we have 2 months until this hits. But for these changes I like the new look!! Cant wait to hear more!