Gotenks98 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I got some kind of update for xbox live yesterday. I was wondering what it was for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 4, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted April 4, 2009 Stability in games, no new features http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/04/02/...atures-4-2.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 It now time for Xbox live team to come out with good features, I mean PS3 is updating there stuff every 2 weeks to catch-up with Xbox live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qumahlin Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 It now time for Xbox live team to come out with good features, I mean PS3 is updating there stuff every 2 weeks to catch-up with Xbox live. Yeah, their latest big feature release is text messaging...you know something that should have been included from day 1..some fast catchup they are playing there, the system has been out for how many years now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 4, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted April 4, 2009 Text chat rooms, not text messaging. And no don't give me **** for saying that, there is a difference. Text messaging has been with the PS3 day 1, it's called sending a message through the XMB. Difference is that's slow and only 1 person can be involved. With party rooms there is up to 16 people instantly sending messages universally (in-game, whilst watching movies, in Home, etc). Xbox Live doesn't have text chat in it's party system I don't think (correct me if I'm wrong). It only has voice chat rooms which are superior but the option of both would still be nice for those without headsets or those wanting to use their 360 chatpad. Anyway, christ, stop all the bickering about updates. Stability and no features is still an improvement to your Xbox, what happens if it's a game you're playing that now runs better? Console gamers have too much complaining time on their hands :laugh: As you pointed out XBL is still the superior service so what does it really matter if it's added nothing new in this update? Plus we know MS do 6/12 month large updates, not smaller 1~2 month updates like Sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 It just my opinion but NXE is fine an everything but I'm really tired of MS using cartoon colors to make dashboard. Even original Xbox?s dashboard looked nice. BTW who?s complaining about updates or superior service, I was talking about features. Also 360 has text chat but thru hotmail & live account just like you can chat on PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 4, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted April 4, 2009 It just my opinion but NXE is fine an everything but I'm really tired of MS using cartoon colors to make dashboard. Even original Xbox’s dashboard looked nice.BTW who’s complaining about updates or superior service, I was talking about features. Also 360 has text chat but thru hotmail & live account just like you can chat on PC. Look at it this way, MS are a better software company than Sony, made obvious by how Stonehenge PSN was day 1 compared to 360 Live day 1. Okay MS built Live up from the Xbox days, gaining some sort of a time advantage over Sony, but PSN was in too early a state to be released when the PS3 came out. It's needed far more updates which explains the frequency of them. Lots of things Sony have been adding are things MS already has, so what are MS suppose to be adding to coincide with that PS3 update when the 360 already has what the PS3 is adding that week? Being a software company first and foremost will probably mean they'll stay ahead of the curve from Sony for all if not most of the generation, but that doesn't mean Sony can't keep working at being better on the software side and have a competitive free service with some pros over Live (there are already some). Most gripes right now aren't that the services are not 1:1, it's that some pretty convenient features are missing or not used enough on PSN that Live has, and has had for ages. MS revamped the Dashboard to look the way it does now, doubt they're about to change that again any time soon :p I assume we'll get the fall Dash update as usual, and it'll probably have some cool stuff in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez8 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Microsoft is probably holding features for the next Xbox. It's not hard to conceive I mean you wouldn't put all your eggs in one basket would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 tbh, there isn't much else to add. The biggest requested features before NXE were 16:10 display support, DivX support, clan/party support on the dashboard, and we have all of those. Besides text chat rooms, which seem slightly redundant when the Pro and Elite consoles come with a headset, and a cheap starter kit can supply Arcade consoles with a headset, there isn't much else we need, at least not in this generation. Should be interesting to see what Microsoft do add in the next major update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 tbh, there isn't much else to add. The biggest requested features before NXE were 16:10 display support, DivX support, clan/party support on the dashboard, and we have all of those. Besides text chat rooms, which seem slightly redundant when the Pro and Elite consoles come with a headset, and a cheap starter kit can supply Arcade consoles with a headset, there isn't much else we need, at least not in this generation. Should be interesting to see what Microsoft do add in the next major update. I am with you on this one. I don't see much else to add. Sure PS3 is adding stuff like crazy but its because they have so far to come to catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 tbh, there isn't much else to add. The biggest requested features before NXE were 16:10 display support, DivX support, clan/party support on the dashboard, and we have all of those. Besides text chat rooms, which seem slightly redundant when the Pro and Elite consoles come with a headset, and a cheap starter kit can supply Arcade consoles with a headset, there isn't much else we need, at least not in this generation. Should be interesting to see what Microsoft do add in the next major update. What about an Internet Browser (hello, Internet Explorer)? Every other current gen console (DSi, PSP, Wii, PS3) has one, so why not XBOX 360? It makes no sense. Surely it can't be that hard to port IE once every 6 months to the XBOX 360? Also, I've noticed now this is the second time we've gone without a proper spring update, making it the second year in a row with only one update to the console. I understand that it's a luxury that we've become spoiled with this generation, but come on, it's getting a bit silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 What about an Internet Browser (hello, Internet Explorer)? Every other current gen console (DSi, PSP, Wii, PS3) has one, so why not XBOX 360? It makes no sense. Surely it can't be that hard to port IE once every 6 months to the XBOX 360? Also, I've noticed now this is the second time we've gone without a proper spring update, making it the second year in a row with only one update to the console. I understand that it's a luxury that we've become spoiled with this generation, but come on, it's getting a bit silly. I'm sorry, but I have a desktop, two laptops, an iPod touch, and a mobile phone that can all access the internet at any time. I do not need a poorly featured browser on my games console as well. The Wii/PS3 browsers are crap and awkward to use. It would be a waste of disk space and a waste of a block on my dashboard so I'd rather not see it tyvm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 It now time for Xbox live team to come out with good features, I mean PS3 is updating there stuff every 2 weeks to catch-up with Xbox live. MS are more into the one, or maybe two, big updates per a year than constant rollouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Well, stability in games is good, but how about fixing up some of the performance issues as well? Clean up some of the dashboard code and optimise things a bit like Windows 7. Microsoft has proven for the first time in history it can be effecient, so lets see that on the 360. Sometimes my 360 will work perfectly, other times it'll just sit there for 30 seconds then suddenly snap back into life. Fix it, you've got 512MB of System Memory, thats twice what the PS3 has and they don't have any lockup issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanManIt Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 My xbox has been disconnected from the internet for so long, I've probably been missing out on so many updates :rofl: I usually just play single player or have a couple friends over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I am with you on this one. I don't see much else to add. Sure PS3 is adding stuff like crazy but its because they have so far to come to catch up. I'd love to see Gold Members given remote saving of games similar to the steam works feature in Steam. Another one that might be interesting if possible is tha ability to save the state of a game when shutting down and have it start back up to the exact same spot (without needing a save) similar to what you can do on say a PSP. I know it's not as important for a console as a portable, but it'd still be handy for those times you have to run out the door and the game doesn't allow you to save at any point you want. Those are both "icing on the cake" type features...but theres certainly alot they can still do and I think it'd be a sad day for the industry if we think there isn't much more that can be improved upon functionality wise in regards to the 360's feature list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez8 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 My xbox has been disconnected from the internet for so long, I've probably been missing out on so many updates :rofl: I usually just play single player or have a couple friends over. Mine's in its box waiting to be busted out for the summer. Trying to avoid being distracted by it lol. If Microsoft were to add any feature to the 360 it'd be MKV support, that would be the only battle cry consumers would want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 5, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted April 5, 2009 If Microsoft were to add any feature to the 360 it'd be MKV support, that would be the only battle cry consumers would want. MKV support would change nothing unless MS alter their codec support. MKV is just a container, there are plenty of applications out there right now that can change MKVs to containers that the 360 will recognize - The issue is the audio/video codecs inside and the main reason people want MKV support is for all your pirated movie/tv shows. Due to the way your friends in the scene rip such content, out of the box it won't be compatible in a lot of cases due to how MS have their codec support setup. As things stand you'd still need to use a 3rd party program to modify things even if MS added basic MKV support. While the console supports AC3 and H264, it will not support a combination of the two together - The most popular combination on the web. Aside from files which contain DTS sound tracks, which the 360 won't support at all from the dashboard, only from disc (and real disc structures at that, not burned files on a disc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I'm sorry, but I have a desktop, two laptops, an iPod touch, and a mobile phone that can all access the internet at any time. I do not need a poorly featured browser on my games console as well. The Wii/PS3 browsers are crap and awkward to use. It would be a waste of disk space and a waste of a block on my dashboard so I'd rather not see it tyvm. Ok, then at least offer it as a downloadable add-on. I'd love to see Gold Members given remote saving of games similar to the steam works feature in Steam. Another one that might be interesting if possible is tha ability to save the state of a game when shutting down and have it start back up to the exact same spot (without needing a save) similar to what you can do on say a PSP. I know it's not as important for a console as a portable, but it'd still be handy for those times you have to run out the door and the game doesn't allow you to save at any point you want.Those are both "icing on the cake" type features...but theres certainly alot they can still do and I think it'd be a sad day for the industry if we think there isn't much more that can be improved upon functionality wise in regards to the 360's feature list. It's a nice idea, but I don't see why game saves in the cloud should be a gold members only thing. Steam does it all for free of charge. The most you would need to dedicate for most people would be 1GB of space for game saves, and considering Microsoft offer 5GB of space for all Hotmail users free of charge, it's more then feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 It's a nice idea, but I don't see why game saves in the cloud should be a gold members only thing. Steam does it all for free of charge. The most you would need to dedicate for most people would be 1GB of space for game saves, and considering Microsoft offer 5GB of space for all Hotmail users free of charge, it's more then feasible.I only said gold because if it was to be implemented thats how it'd likely be done, as an incentive to have people put on gold accounts. In an ideal world silver subscribers wouldnt have to wait for demo's too or need a gold account to play games. But I don't want to start one of those debates.Honestly, for a console I doubt its that major a feature anyway but I'd sure like to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts