Microsoft's new 360 dashboard overhauls the system's entire look and feel. Many of the new features are useful and necessary, but this wouldn't be a true Microsoft update without a few things going wrong.
If you find the voice command doesn't work very well, you might want to try re-calibrating it. That said, mine seems to work flawlessly except when Kinect can't hear me.
i'd say the only thing to hate is no more simplicity on the game marketplace. From what has been shown, you either need to know the name or the genre. I like the current way of you can look at all the newest stuff or look at each section for demos, indie, games on demand and arcade.
If they removed those 4 basic areas of interest in favor of putting it all on the table then I dont know if i could get used to that. Im sure I could but after being able to go into the area of interest so easily the last couple of years just seems like a step back.
Bing...not as bad as people want to believe and currently I use bing for searching on my PC because they have a rewards program. I can trade my bing point for live points. Searching the internet and get MS points for doing do. I got no complaints.
The UI on the PS3 hasn't changed since it launched 5 years ago. They added new things, but it's still the same old, same old. I like having a new UI every couple of years, keeps things fresh.
The Dashboard updates are always very significant, introduce/open up many new changes etc.
How is it different from logging into your ps3 all the time and finding out you have to screw around waiting for an update that's usually slower than heck over wireless???
Having read your comment, I went and checked out Bing (for the first time ever), and I don't really see what's so wrong with it. It seems a lot like Google, except for the background image.
the reason i use google is because google came first theres not much difference between the two but for people who will start using the internet in the future might choose bing over google as they have no loyalty to who came first as both were there from the beginning fro them
I'm not going to use Bing over Google because I've been conditioned to use Google and also because my web browser is Google Chrome and my homepage is Google.
But even Google couldn't get me off of Facebook. I tried using Google+ for a bit but because few of my friends switched over I stayed with Facebook.
Conclusion. There really isn't anything wrong with Bing. It's about the same as Google is and from now on I'm going to perceive most criticism against Bing as coming from irrational loyalty or hatred.
-i do like that there adding the beacon application, i miss being able to flaunt my gamerscore, and achievements on facebook, not only that, but it's also nice to see some gamer scores, combating a Sea of Shirtless people in the mirror, girls with duck lips and also various pics of what people are eating, buying or fucking... oh yea, and their pets and their kids.. gross...
You do realize it's a SOCIAL media site right? Everything you listed you don't like is EXACTLY what should be posted on a SOCIAL media site. If you don't like it, don't use it.
Yes, i use it for the socializing aspect, as in talking to friends, making plans, private messaging people, whats on their minds, what music there listening to, what films their seeing, what games their playing, where there traveling, or in other words things not so self absorbed.
Apart from the cartoon avatars the 360 GUI is fantastic. Its slick, fast, responsive and intuitive. Best of all its evolution has kept it looking fresh.
In comparison the PS3 XMB, whilst functional and intuitive, is positively stale and is screaming out for a major overhaul. Furthermore, access it during a game and not only does it look different but it does not even run as fast as Windows 3.1 on an 80286. In all fairness the 360 GUI used to be quite sluggish in-game but to their credit MS rectified this.
PS3 fans can disagree but even Sony is revamping things for the Vita and I'll bet they do the same with the PS4. The days of the XMB are numbered.
You know what of the great things about the MS GUI, you can change who's logged in without having to quit the game. I want this feature more than cross-game chat on PS3.
Hats off to you for having a relatively balanced argument and where you did bash the PS3, you did so without the usual garbage, abbreviations an profanity.
haha nice try pal. I am a 360 user and I love the updates. I also own a PS3 and their system is basic. The first update was good and the others have just upgraded the experience.
That's funny, because I'm a 360 owner and I'm glad that they update the UI. And, uhh, you can still use a picture from your HDD. I have a BF3 picture as my background now.
Sounds like the PS3 users are getting mad' because the 360's UI is changing, while yours stays bland for another 5 years.
How can you tell me I am only one person and then say in your post "I think 360 users are getting mad"? Using your logic, you're only one person, so how can you speculate what other 360 users are feeling. I am speaking from my the 360 users I game with on a regular basis, they love the new changes. Sure some aspects might be missed or not desires, but overall, the general consensus I get from users is positive.
I love how people began to bash the PS3 and its fans from the start on here (majority) instead of what the article was about, the new update, and what they thought of it.
My one hate about the 360's dashboard was the addition of those kiddie Avatars... those things still scare me. If I wanted that then I'll turn on my Wii. However, now there is Bing.
Maybe its common maybe it is not but i have no problems using my kinect with voice for searching bing even with my English accent it doesn't have a problem.
I like how its easier to get in to a game or get into a app so much quicker than before. Inviting or joining friends to game is much slicker and faster even when you're into an app its much more faster. And the set up is so much more cleaner than before.
Hey Gamingdroid even that article you linked doesn'tsay they don't copy them, it says it uses their results AND cherry pick as Bing themselves say they pull from multiple search engines/queries
"If it’s easy to show that Bing doesn’t do wholescale copying, if it’s easy to find “tail” searches where there’s no evidence of copying, then why has Google gone to the extraordinary lengths of accusing its chief rival of being a cheater?
As I wrote in my original article, it’s because Google does see evidence that Bing is learning ways to improve its results especially for unusual queries and spelling corrections where it says huge amounts of engineering time are spent getting the right answers.
To Google, that it’s not wholescale copying doesn’t make the issue less of a concern. For Google, Bing seems to be cherrypicking the best stuff (though Google hasn’t shown more than one example of this).
For Bing, the opposite. The signal comes from searches across the web, not just from Google — and is so little is used that it’s not a big deal." AS I SAID EAT IT BOY! WOW HOW DID I GET MARKED FOR TROLLING NO ONE READ EITHER ARTICLE YOU JUST AGREED WITH DROID WTF
BTW THAT IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE VERY ARTICLE YOU POSTED. They don't take all results but they do take some. As was proven in the article I posted where they were even taking abnormal search queries results.
Bing watching what people do in "relevancy" for their own search engine...
The way google proves it in the first article is by making fake results for completely nonsensical searches, and what do you know Bing copied the results perfectly. Read at To Sting A Bing. You know just in case you don't wanna read all of it...
The fact they don't just copy Google doesn't mean that they don't steal any results. In the article you link they cite that Bing pulls it's results from many. I.E A student that looks around to copy answers from everyone, not just the star pupil. Does that make it any less wrong?
So in a parallel universe, things u hate about Sony are: 1.) Ylod+hacked accounts, 2.) Trash talk about MS, 3.) Paying millions to retain exclusivity. Hello kettle, this is the pot calling. Btw you are black.
im not trying to be a ass but has anyone realized that he/she is breaking the Program Agreement that they have with Microsoft even though it comes out tomorrow.
Man, I just bought a Kinect and i was hoping this Update would make the voice commands and stuff work better.
How many dashboard updates has Microsoft had? LOL ridiculous..
Bing is stupid, and this Xbox 360 dashboard update proves it.
Yeah the Bing search... not looking so hot. Why do people still seem to think they have a chance in hell of competing with Google?
Some of the other things look pretty neat though.