Users will have to be a paying member of Netflix to avail of this feature. In this updates users keep all their old themes and gamer pictures as well as the option of 's of new themes and gamer pictures. However only one background image will be used. Halo 3's page in the new Xbox Live Marketplace theme is so detailed that each page on the NXE is different and the whole feel and look of the dashboard is changed to suit the theme.
Gamer pictures can replace the Avatar, users can also take pictures of their Avatar and use that as their gamerpicture, Avatars will always remain on the Gamercard section of the dashboard. Gamerpictures are still a huge way of user customizing their Xbox Experience. Upgraded Visuals. The NXE has additional support for the aspect ratio and resolutions x and x over HDMI or VGA , though when running in these resolutions, the screen is letter boxed to form a image.
Nevertheless, the new resolution support does mean users of widescreen monitors no longer have to put up with stretched visuals. Announced at E3 , this new feature which is to be released in Fall will allow users to search Microsoft's Bing search engine through use of the control pad as well as the Kinect Voice Commands. This new and exciting feature to the Xbox Experience was announced and launched on the 6th of June at Microsoft's E3 Conference.
This fun new feature that is downloaded from the Marketplace allows users with the Kinect Controller to access brand new technology utilising the Kinect. These however are new and under development which include achievement points for users. As the Fun Labs grow there will be newer features added and newer features using the Kinect Support which was severely lacked in the early release of the controller.
On the 4th of November Microsoft announced that over half of the originally planned features for the new Xbox Experience were cut during development. This is a much smaller issue than it would have been before the update however as, due to architectural changes within the system new features can simply be dropped on to the dashboard as optional updates at any time during the year.
Xbox Primetime was a feature heavily pushed early on in the lie of the NXE however running costs and falling usage meant that the service was pulled. At the beginning there were two versions of the NXE. One of the versions was scrapped, and surprisingly it was very late in development, and looked pretty finished. It looked a lot like the Old Xbox Dashboard, but looked more abstract as well. Anybody interested was asked to sign up on Microsoft Connect, the site used to host all Microsoft betas.
The Beta invites were sent out in 3 waves and eventually everybody who applied for the beta were given access to the update. The Dashboard update was also released to many torrent sites, it could be loaded onto a USB drive and installed.
It was also possible to install the update by plugging in the hard drive of a person with the update into a console without the update. Users attempting either of these methods would find themselves unable to sign into Xbox Live. The New Xbox Experience games list is a list of all games that have or will be adding Avatar support. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users.
This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Metro Dashboard The New. New Look During E3 it was announced that another new dashboard experience was being produced for a fall release. During movies The Features Avatars The Avatar system on the New Xbox Experience was introduced as a way to make the Xbox Live experience a more enjoyable, creative and personal experience. Parties The NXE allows users to create a party with up to seven other friends.
Deleting Zero Gamerscore Games Also added to the New Xbox Experience is the ability to remove any games that have no gamerscore points from your Gamercard, a much requested feature since the launch of the Xbox Installing to Hard Drive One of the biggest new features that was included in the update is the ability to install the game data to a hard drive. Online Marketplace As a part of the update Microsoft also updated the Xbox. Parties will be able to watch films while over chat.
The update is free to all Xbox console owners and includes an overhauled Dashboard look , an expanded set of Kinect voice controls, integrated Facebook Sharing, and cloud storage for game saves. Starting from the 6th, the console will also include new entertainment options, such as live TV and streaming movies and music, though which particular new service you get will depend on where you live and what content agreements Microsoft has in place. The assurance from the company is that "a wealth of new content" will be forthcoming, with options expanding further as we move through the holiday months.
Update: Xbox Live spokesman Major Nelson has posted more information. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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