New X-box Live update...

[El Skutto]

I don't have any problems with it. Works the same as before.

Agreed. I have no complaints about the update. Everything still works fine, and I couldn't really care less about the aesthetic changes.

 

[cadaver202]

I think its boring but it did let us in Canada finally get netflix on the xbox

 

[hairlesswookiee]

and ESPN is cool.....but was it really needed? I don't think so.

I don't think so either. It's not like you can watch live games or anything. And some of the crap that is on there, nobody wants to watch. Rugby and Cricket?? Sorry, but not interested.

 

[Vader AL]

I love that they added ESPN3. I watch the replay of college football games of my team, scout the team for the next week and watch their previous game and other games I missed on replay. You can watch live games too though (watching the South Florida/Rutgers game now on the 360 and also Best of the 2009 UFC on another t.v.)

I have 3 monitors/t.v.'s in my man cave and love that I don't have to watch ESPN3 on the computer so I can use it to browse the internet and watch ESPN3 via the 360 on one of the other t.v.'s and can have another t.v. program on the 3rd t.v.

 

[Matt S]

Finally updated this today and I have no issues with it. Looks fine, runs great. Everything had to be updated, it seems. Dashboard, Netflix, avatar store - all seems pretty fast now....prefer the PS3 Netflix update a bit more, but both work great

 

[blue_rogue]

I'm not a fan of the new look. I agree with those who say there's too much white.

I'm also sick of seeing all of the Kinect crap all through the Spotlight and Inside XBox sections of the dashboard.

 

[The Mike]

New update feels like a huge step backwards but what is worse is the sound through the headsets. Sounds like you're taking in a tin can and supposedly its be newest and best audio drivers.

 

[The Josh]

Talking with folks sound fine but its way to white/bright. Just no the best overall setup with the dashboard.

 

[Starkiller]

I feel like they lost the design, it was cool before now it feels rather plain.

 

[dominishin]

I haven't had my 360 with me since July... how does the dashboard look like? Does it look anything like the new Xbox site? Because I hate it.

 

[Biojex]

I haven't had my 360 with me since July... how does the dashboard look like? Does it look anything like the new Xbox site? Because I hate it.

Yup, same design aesthetic.

 

[cokebabies]

It looks like a "retro" skin, or something. Awful.

The update coincided with the first time I've used Live since I moved, and had to switch from wired to wireless connection, which was terrible. So bad XBox week for me.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Looks ____tier, I guess it's been dumbed down for the Kinect folks?

 

[Mongoleone]

Don't mind the dashboard, prefer the white bottom to the old grey one. But WHY THE HECK cant we change the "ground" color or get rid of it all together. Where are all the customization options we originally had???? And the guide is ugly, just white boxes with black text. Who thought that was a good idea?

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Don't mind the dashboard, prefer the white bottom to the old grey one. But WHY THE HECK cant we change the "ground" color or get rid of it all together. Where are all the customization options we originally had???? And the guide is ugly, just white boxes with black text. Who thought that was a good idea?

Exactly. Wish we could have an option to turn it back to the last version. My friend's 360 is still the original dashboard from 2007. He doesn't have LIVE and refuses to update it online.

 

[speedy485]

I actually prefer the 360's original UI to the "newer" ones. It was so much simpler. It would be cool to be able to swap versions depending on preference.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

edit: it looks crap.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

I actually prefer the 360's original UI to the "newer" ones. It was so much simpler. It would be cool to be able to swap versions depending on preference.

yep, everything seems to get worse with each update in terms of looks.