new xbox360 dashboard.

[Fuzzle King]

from http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/m...new-dashboard/

Microsoft just announced at E3 that they'll be giving the Xbox 360 a total software overhaul this fall. "When people turn on their Xbox 360s this fall, they'll get an entirely new interface and Dashboard, an entirely new Xbox through the magic of software," said John Schappert, head of Live services. New features will include those fancy new Mii-like 3D Avatars, a new emphasis on community with IM, video chat, and photo sharing, along with a brand new 3D slide interface for the main Dashboard screen. Avatars will be integrated into your GamerCard, but you can also create a "Live party" and invite your friends, with as many as 8 of your three dimensional homies hanging out at once -- though you're not hanging out in an actual 3D environment. You can use your avatar in certain Live Arcade games like Uno, and even in third party titles such as the upcoming Scene It? title. It sounds like Microsoft is taking cues from the Wii, Sony's Home and Facebook all in one fell swoop, not bad at all.

[Zerox]

...for people connected to Xbox Live. I'm currently not, so I'll remain with my current entirely not updated one.

I'm not liking this much. I guess it's necessary to incorporate the new avatar thing, though those are kinda unnecessary, and just text and scrolling images essentially seems rather lame in compariosn to what we already have at the moment.

At least the avatars don't look completely hideous, with nicely variable faces, it would seem.

[Xavier]

how long will it last until they make you pay for new clothes or "personalisation devices"?

[Havoc]

Not long I'm sure. I hate those stupid avatar things anyway. Rest of the interface looks nice.

[Laser]

Nintendo: "My rip off senses are tingling!"

[Wings of Fire]

Nintendo: "My rip off senses are tingling!"

Nintendo´s rip-off senses tingle so constantly by now you´d think they´d make more patents.

This won´t affect me much as I only go on my 360 once in a blue moon but I always dread making 3D avatars, the temptation to make them look as ridiculous as possible is just TOO strong.

[Leto]

I don't like this new dashboard. Old one aint broke don't fix etc.