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E3 08: Don't like the new 360 dashboard? This video might change your mind

Grim of Destructoid says,

"I'll come right out and say it: when the new Xbox 360 dashboard was unveiled during Microsoft's press conference yesterday, I wasn't really feeling the drastic change in design.

Yes, it's much prettier, more user-friendly, and contains some sweet new community features and Netflix integration, but it's so radically different from the current dashboard which I've grown to love over the years.

That (and the silly avatars) was my biggest concern about the upcoming update, until I saw the walkthrough video above.

Anyone who currently owns an Xbox 360 should be happy to know that the brand new Xbox guide looks almost exactly like today's dash, so you shouldn't have any navigation problems come this fall. "

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Ghoul5765d ago

aehm no... it dint.

in fact this dashboard destroy every last bit of useability the 360 had.
comeon brwosing those huge as coverflow crap is ridicioulos.

i want a sleek menu where i can instantly see what i have and what to do not that pseudo 3d interface ala vista wich is horrible.

truth for gamers5765d ago

hey I like that it looks like vista and actually works, youre just jealous, the new interface rocks, thanks MS.

Linzoid5764d ago (Edited 5764d ago )

Disagrees already! Ok it's the same style but the colour is different!

solidt125764d ago

I like that it looks like Vista Also. I always wondered when are they going to get this interface on the 360.

CrashSharc5764d ago

Look, I'm really all for re designs and innovations, but could MS be any more obvious that they secretly love apple with the way they steal their aesthetics?

poopface15764d ago

but I FUC#en HATE it. Are they really going to thow this avatar crap at us. I dont want it. I want the gamercard, not some Little sims rip off crap. This is what I dont want to happen to xbox. I think microsoft might be retarded.

I watched the rest now. The guide is cool, but completely unnecessary. Do I really need to start watching a netflix movie when im in the middle of a CoD4 game? They could easily mess up the little guide thing. why? cause right now it has all the features right when you press the button: messaging, music, friends. If I have to press left or right ill be pissed.

I guess Ill wait to try it before deciding I already hate it. But I know I hate avatars, cause its ghey.

FordGTGuy5764d ago

Its a white version of the Media Center UI.

Milky5764d ago

I can sense the major freezing when scrolling through the icons fast.

matt19915764d ago

this dashboard looks stupid but i have not seen it in person so what do i no but what will we do with our themes and gamer pics

daveman35764d ago

i have the same concern, i spent probably $10 or so on themes and gamerpics, its not much but they are mine now that i bought them and the least microsoft could do now that they took them away is give me my points back.

also i think that this new interface is completely dumb. i know a ton of my non hardcore gaming friends with 360s will think its the dumbest thing when it comes out.

harrisk9545764d ago

of the PS3's XMB mixed with windows vista.

cito35th5764d ago

innovation? HAHA yea..ok (sarcasm)

Homicide5764d ago

lol. reminds me of XMB. rip off!

thereapersson5764d ago

How is he "jealous"? I don't understand that because he has a different opinion that doesn't coincide with yours, or that he doesn't like the new layout, that makes him a jealous fanboy?

The mentality of some people around here is atrocious!

RevN8r5764d ago

I just needed one more comment to put me over 15000 points, so here it is. :D I love videogaming and N4G has been a great addition to the way I learn about videogames. Thanks to everyone who posts and comments on this site! Even if I don't agree with you, I definitely get a chance to see things from another perspective. Keep up the great work!

StephanieBBB5763d ago (Edited 5763d ago )

Starting cost: 299$ or 29,9£ for the xbox360.

Next in line is subscribtion to Xbox live gold: 59.99$ for 12 month subscribtion package.

Then finally it's the netflix subscribtion: 8.99$ (A month) because I want to have 1 movie download at the time and have no limit to how many I watch a month.

So on my right I have the PS3 which is 399$ and then free of additional cost if I don't choose to buy/rent any movies for 2.99-14.99$ bringing in a total cost of 399$ over the total year plus 2.99 for 1 movie rent once in a while when I feel like it.

Or on my left the xbox360 which has a total cost of 367,98$ as start with gold membership, Then it's an additional cost of 167,87$ A YEAR to keep up with these subscribtions bringing in an cost of 466,87$ over the total year and an additional 167.87$ the next year, and the next, and the next, and the... ya you get my point.

Taking a quick glance at the hardware bit you get last gen technology with dvd9,RROD and battery driven (additional cost for charger and batteries) controls for 466.87$ or next gen technology with blueray-dvd,Cell processor and bluetooth controls for 399$. Hmm tuff choice... or not.

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The Wood5765d ago

but flipped 45 degrees.

Only foreseeable issue i can see is when you have a load of content on your HDD. Folders allowed the xmb to be refined and easier to navigate instead of scrolling through x amount of thumbnails so i'd guess this would do the same. looks slick though. I wonder how many people will just instantly love this though. Either way i think its more intuitive and less cluttered than the blades

FordGTGuy5764d ago

its the twist interface from Media Center not XMB.

RevN8r5764d ago

I didn't suspect this would be such a hot topic! Still, I understand why, and that's why I posted it.

As for the topic at hand, it does seem to be borrowing from a lot of other ideas, and that's not really a bad idea, I just kinda wish they would've made it an optional thing, rather than required. I know that a lot of people (as can be seen in these responses) really like the blade system, and are really not looking forward to the new look. I guess we'll see how it goes when it comes out!

micky_21_uk5764d ago

Can't wait to have a go at the 1 vs 100 that is pretty smart. Good job Microsoft

misterssippi5764d ago

1 v 100 is nothing like Buzz.
But Scene It will be awesome, intuitive and will be much better than Buzz. Just as the 1st Scene It was.

ry-guy5764d ago

I hope we can change color schemes.

Gray is going to get old very very fast.

pav23235764d ago

They will probably let you change colors or themes. At a price of course.

go ahead a disagree, but prove to me that is not the business model.

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

This could be fun as they make great tables. Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16.

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum2d ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies2d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken2d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing692d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker2d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing692d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt2d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken2d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.