My main question remains - what about the old "blade" system? I know it's defunct now, but it it still an option? What about people who have purchased themes for the blades? Are they now totally SOL on their "investments"?
Don't look at me like that - I've never purchase a theme and don't use even free ones. But I'm still a bit turned off by a "forced update" idea if the old version isn't even a legacy option. Do they have a "legacy" mode?
I can't see a legacy option - but when one purchases blade themes, they still show up in the background of the NxE. Let's be fair: a "theme" just consisted of five separate images, one for each blade. The NxE uses the images as backgrounds.
I currently have the Castle Crashers theme (Free. I would, like you, be very hard pressed to pay for five jpgs) and it carried over to the NxE.
I highly doubt there's going to be a way to go back to the dashboard. It's defunct, and doesn't support the functionality that Xbox Live has gone forward with (Avatars, netflix, parties, etc.)
Rada: It just automatically comes when you go online with your 360.
Yet everyone I know (at least my friends) bought one, played it for the first 30 days or so, and went back to their 360.
It's pretty much a novelty. You want one because everyone else does or owns one. Once you buy it you pick up the best 2-3 games people are raving about. Play them for a bit. Then it becomes a dust collector
Yet everyone I know (at least my friends) bought one, played it for the first 30 days or so, and went back to their 360.
It's pretty much a novelty. You want one because everyone else does or owns one. Once you buy it you pick up the best 2-3 games people are raving about. Play them for a bit. Then it becomes a dust collector
I don't like nor dislike the new interface. I think it's overall cleaner, which is a good thing. But I never found the previous blades to be confusing so it's not like this comes across as an upgrade.
So as far as the new features are concerned if I was a netflix user I'd be excited, but I'm not so meh.
The avatars - who cares. When I want cute I'll turn on my Wii and go march in the Wii parade.
The ability to install games to the harddrive is a nice addition, but I still need the disk in the drive which means I'm still going to have to get 15-30 seconds of energy when I want to flip between games. So I'm not feeling a revolution here. However it has sped up the load times on some games and made for a quieter xbox, and a quieter xbox is a happier me.
Overall lots of hype for the hype machine in this patch but nothing that is screaming out gotta have it. Well I guess unless your a net flixer and in that case this is good news and not just yet another day.
Everything else aside with the NxE the ability to install games to the harddrive does rock, for some games. For all games the fact that it no longer access your disk means a quieter happier Xbox, which is nice. But in other games like Fallout 3 for example the reduction in load times is indeed a nice bonus treat.
I think I like it, not too shabby, easy to navigate. The main thing I like about the NXE though is that I can install games to my HD thus allowing me to turn off the woodchipper that is the DVD drive. HORRAY!!! Some games even see a bit quicker load time by doing this but I mostly care about not having to hear the drive anymore. Apparently due to Halo3's design though, it actually runs worse on the HD than from the DVD. O well.
My Wii is also in a box, hasn't been used since I beat Zelda.
The install to hard drive option is what pushed me to buy an Elite last time my console RROD'd. Jeez, I'm such a horrible person. Continuing to support something that has failed completely on me twice.
I am going to join the XBox 360 party soon. I am going to pick up the 360 with four free games at Best Buy on Black Friday. The Netflix is what really sold me.
all nxe is not for me. I wish they would give us a choice to at least not see it on a our own console. I bought a game box not a MMPC... that and I just despise avatars for some reason... my problem but wish i could turn it off. that and the spot light channel. if they want to make an improvement... how but a letting me customise the blade i see... not shoving more adds in may face.
How hard is it to push up and down on the d-pad/analog stick?
Further, why not just set up the console to load the game directly, rather than loading the dashboard? Pushing the xbox button while ingame provides you with anything you're looking for, without all the added fluff (as that seems to be what you dislike most).
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Don't look at me like that - I've never purchase a theme and don't use even free ones. But I'm still a bit turned off by a "forced update" idea if the old version isn't even a legacy option. Do they have a "legacy" mode?
EDIT: Nevermind, re-read the article.
My 360 was never hooked up to our network. It will be in the new house though...
I currently have the Castle Crashers theme (Free. I would, like you, be very hard pressed to pay for five jpgs) and it carried over to the NxE.
I highly doubt there's going to be a way to go back to the dashboard. It's defunct, and doesn't support the functionality that Xbox Live has gone forward with (Avatars, netflix, parties, etc.)
Rada: It just automatically comes when you go online with your 360.
I don't have a 360 though so really I have no clue.
Wii - 803,000
Nintendo DS - 491,000
Xbox 360 - 371,000
PSP - 193,000
PlayStation 3 - 190,000
PlayStation 2 - 136,000
DOMINATION...
It's pretty much a novelty. You want one because everyone else does or owns one. Once you buy it you pick up the best 2-3 games people are raving about. Play them for a bit. Then it becomes a dust collector
H-H-H-HOLY SHIT-shit-shit
We're staying with friends while we close escrow on our house. They own a 360 and a Wii.
I've seen the Wii being used 3 times (by the kids 4 & 2 1/2), and the 360 is on almost daily...
So as far as the new features are concerned if I was a netflix user I'd be excited, but I'm not so meh.
The avatars - who cares. When I want cute I'll turn on my Wii and go march in the Wii parade.
The ability to install games to the harddrive is a nice addition, but I still need the disk in the drive which means I'm still going to have to get 15-30 seconds of energy when I want to flip between games. So I'm not feeling a revolution here. However it has sped up the load times on some games and made for a quieter xbox, and a quieter xbox is a happier me.
Overall lots of hype for the hype machine in this patch but nothing that is screaming out gotta have it. Well I guess unless your a net flixer and in that case this is good news and not just yet another day.
My Wii is also in a box, hasn't been used since I beat Zelda.
Further, why not just set up the console to load the game directly, rather than loading the dashboard? Pushing the xbox button while ingame provides you with anything you're looking for, without all the added fluff (as that seems to be what you dislike most).