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New Xbox 360 Dashboard Experience Installable On Hacked Xbox 360s

Some leaky monkey at or near Microsoft has just dumped the new Xbox 360 Dashboard "Experience", also known as the fall update, onto the internet. For most of us, this means that that we've got new videos like the one above that illustrate some of the features we didn't get to see at E3. For people who have a hacked Xbox 360, it means they can actually install this and try it out for themselves, but risk brickage in the process. This reminds us of the story of the tortoise and the hare, except instead of animals you have super nerds that want to install stuff months too early. [Xhavok87 via Xbox Scene]

11:41 AM on Mon Jul 28 2008
By Jason Chen
7,461 views, 15 comments

Latest by michaelleung: @Smitty: It looks bad. more »

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Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update Details

Here's what we just learned from Microsoft in their round-table discussion on Xbox Live and the new Dashboard. First, the impetus for re-designing the dash was that the current content navigation is too difficult. They only planned on a couple hundred/thousand items, but they currently have 20,000+ pieces of content in their marketplace. There needed to be a change, and the change is the streamlined dash. Here's what else we found. More »

6:16 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Jason Chen
64,736 views, 43 comments

Latest by Freeassociator: First thing I'm buying for my avatar is a sweet propeller cap. more »

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Xbox 360 DVD Player Still Sucks After Update, HD DVD Not Great Either [Updated]

We've known that the Xbox 360 DVD player was asstastic for a while, but surely this latest fall update would have improved things at least a little. No such luck, as the player still only got a 40 out of 130 on the HQV DVD test—which is a non-improvement from before the update. Are things better on the HD side? More »

2:30 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Jason Chen
19,623 views, 52 comments

Latest by thaddyusmaximus: I also have a PS3 and Xbox 360 and cannot tell any difference in PQ. And my Xbox is connect more »

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Xbox 360 Fall Update Full Details (DivX! XviD!)

Update: Apparently there's actually something good in this update! Too bad they didn't actually include it in the press release, but the Xbox 360 will support DivX and XviD! Hurray! Here's what we got from the Xbox team: More »

12:40 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Jason Chen
45,152 views, 45 comments

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Xbox Downloads on Xbox 360, And More! (But Not Much)

The contents of the Xbox 360's fall update have been revealed to the world. Great! So do we get IPTV now? Uhh, no. Maybe the new Zunes are doing something cool with the console? Not that we've heard. How about downloading old games? Yes! More »

9:12 AM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Mark Wilson
11,027 views, 19 comments

Latest by nailscars: I love the idea of downloading full games. I am such a lazy bum that I hate getting up to more »

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Xbox 360 Parental Timer Rumors Solidifying

Rumors of the long-expected parental timer embedded in the Xbox 360's impending fall update have been picking up steam in the last week or so, with the latest sort-of confirmation supposedly coming from a Guitar Hero III keychain. The included pamphlet reportedly describes the timer thusly:
A simple tool that lets you manage how much time your kids spend on their Xbox 360. Manage in daily or weekly increments. Easy for parents to suspend and add time. Available in December 2007 only through Xbox Live.
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2:30 AM on Tue Nov 6 2007
By Matt Buchanan
1,908 views, 12 comments

Latest by Jaymez: Great idea. Better idea is not buying your kid the damn video game system to begin with. I won't allow more »