The word on the grapevine is that Microsoft will release the new Xbox 360 dashboard update on 26th October, alongside the Spotify-esque Xbox Music service and Windows 8.
Available on Windows Phone, Windows 8, and Xbox 360, Xbox Music will allegedly be a free streaming service supported by ads, and will allow you to store music and playlists on the cloud, a feature known as "SkyDrive". Xbox Music apps are planned for iOS and Android devices, but won't be available at launch.
- Internet Explorer for Xbox
- Recommendations and ratings
- Pinning and favorites
- Enhanced category search and discovery features
- Voice search (in specified markets)
Ta very much, sources close to the Verge.
14 comments so far...
kronk10 on 4 Oct '12 said:
does the internet explorer add on mean i will be able to browse the internet freely or will it be restricted ? Not a very impressive update list anyway very strange
msbhvn on 4 Oct '12 said:
A porn site is reportedly optimising for IE on Xbox, so I would imagine as long as your account has no parental settings enabled, you'll be able to browse whatever you want. Cue a Daily Mail shock story from some clueless parent demanding that MS block access to everything for everybody because they can't be arsed setting up the parental settings.
IE on Xbox would fail hard if it was as useless as the YouTube app, which has barely any content on it.
Xbox Music sounds quite intriguing, but would it be another paid subscription on top of Gold?
GallifreyDog on 4 Oct '12 said:
"Xbox Music will allegedly be a free streaming service supported by ads"
Still annoyed about getting ads on a service we pay for.
msbhvn on 4 Oct '12 said:
Thanks for that, I posted after not reading the article properly, again!
Ads are annoying, but if you don't let them influence you, they've wasted their money and that's a small victory.
Bongzilla1878 on 4 Oct '12 said:
True that. I never let adds influence me. I Just do it. Because I’m worth it. Simples. I’m lovin’ it.
Tw Sage on 4 Oct '12 said:
I have the beta for the dashboard and I have to say that it is not that good, Internet explorer doesn't have flash, not sure if its just because its a beta or because its xbox?
Either way hope the full version is better and can't wait for smart glass
KernowDevil23 on 4 Oct '12 said:
I've also been on the "new" dash for a while. I'm not allowed to say anything due to the NDA though.....
Lazarus22nd on 6 Oct '12 said:
If they are using the same system as is in Windows8 it may have flash but it uses a white list from MS for security purposes.
As for adverts...of course they are going to need to, £40 a year would not cover the amount of music you could listen to, I assume there will continue to be the usual Xbox Music Pass that will allow you to be advert free for £8.99 a month as it is now.
Elizabeth08123 on 6 Oct '12 said:
Sounds good just have to wait and see
Elizabeth08123 on 6 Oct '12 said:
If it makes it better and more things to do except listen to music I'm game will be waiting to see what happens on 29 the October
zX RICKSTER Xz on 6 Oct '12 said:
I've been on the new dash for a couple of months. Can't disclose anything about it, but I personally think its great...
vadersmyfather on 6 Oct '12 said:
I've been using the new dash for 3 years, but can't reveal any of it. Sorry.
KernowDevil23 on 6 Oct '12 said:
Very poor attempt at sarcasm. At least try and be funny next time.....
STE MO on 6 Oct '12 said:
I have been hearing for a while now that Flash player is nearing the end of its life, and adobe won't be updating it. But it could all be a load of Bo@@&£!s we'll have to wait and see.