Microsoft has announced that the latest Xbox 360 dashboard update is rolling out to all Xbox Live users now, following a staggered release over the past week.
"I hear that the Xbox LIVE dashboard update should be going live now for all, enjoy!" tweeted Xbox EMEA social marketing manager Graeme Boyd. Let us know how you get on with it.
As to why some Xbox Live subscribers got the update in advance, Boyd added that "it was based on a number of factors including location, ISP, bandwidth etc. It was a stress test, basically." Don't worry, Microsoft loves you all equally.
Busy times.
12 comments so far...
msbhvn on 23 Oct '12 said:
Downloading now. *grumble*
EDIT: Hey, this is actually pretty good. It doesn't look so badly upscaled anymore.
GallifreyDog on 23 Oct '12 said:
Finally haha. Was worried that they'd forgotten me. Quite looking forward to SmartGlass.
Vegetunks9000 on 23 Oct '12 said:
I have to say dude, i think that's the first compliment i've seen you give haha
Wadium_Arcadium on 23 Oct '12 said:
Might only be a minor update but I really like it. The Pinning idea is essentially Quick Play though so that hasn't added much.
msbhvn on 23 Oct '12 said:
Hey, I'm not that miserable!
I think this is the first dash update that has been a real improvement. It looks much better, there's more tiles on each page making the ads seem less intrusive, weird recommendations to laugh at, not taking two minutes to load the list of apps after I exit one, and I can actually see myself using Internet Explorer unlike the atrocious Wii browser. Everything seems to work like it should rather than taking forever and showing swirly circles for minutes at a time.
mulieman on 23 Oct '12 said:
Wow. Im actuallly writing this on my xbox via the internet explorer app and to be honest its kind unsettling in a exciting way. Its kinda funny that the link for oxm website comes up with a warning about certificate authenticity.
Toots McCleggan on 23 Oct '12 said:
Well im gonna be negative.....i dont like it....the internet explorer is a good idea the rest is abit meh! I know microsoft want to integrate the xbox into everything but i just wanna play games!
GHOSTY05 on 24 Oct '12 said:
Great idea, love it.
Much easier to use and see everything i need.
SidTheSloth on 24 Oct '12 said:
Hah, i presume then that it's not just me that's having pretty much every game i already own recommended?
I felt like it was trying to guilt trip me into playing some of the backlog rather than buy anything new!!
Hmm, i still kinda get this, but only on startup and on returning to the dashboard, it's about 40 seconds on startup which seems a stupidly long time but unsure if it's just teething so i won't throw my toys just yet, otherwise it's a thumbs up from me but i wasn't too unhappy with the previous one if im honest.
J3wsuf on 24 Oct '12 said:
Well now I can't get on live because of an apparent hardware error, which hasn't stopped me updating before. Microsoft's advice.. Buy a new xbox.
FishyGinger on 24 Oct '12 said:
also writing this on xbox. its not taking hours, honestly. like it though so far
ultradage on 24 Oct '12 said:
will internet explorer be available for sliver members or just for gold members