Avatars Beat Home
Xbox 360 gets its Avatar service and new dashboard in just 2 hours.Published 19/11/2008 at 8:00 by nofi
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Well, Home 1.0 is nearly here. Like really near. Thankfully, we’re not attention grabbing kids desperate for hits; our moral obligation is preventing us from posting the full Home 1.0 detail list (although it’s practically all over the net now) but as soon as another site with integrity posts the lists we’ll do the same.
Regardless, there’s loads to look forward to, and we’re sure you’ve read through the list already, the simple fact is that in just 2 hours Microsoft unleash the New Xbox Experience, something we’ve been testing for just over a week. The NXE, as it’s dubbed, offers full Avatar support beating Sony to the punch in some respects, although apparently Sony aren’t happy with 360 users seeing certain Sony films…
Sure, there’s no Home Space equivalent, there are no minigames to play and no stupid dances to ‘partake’ in, but the fact is that Microsoft are on the ball with the new dashboard: it’s clean, easy to use and a refreshing change from the previous dull blade system. Whether it’ll be expanded to offer ’spaces’ in the future we don’t know, but the option to install full games to the hard drive is a real blessing.
So, all eyes now on Home, and what Sony do with the 1.0 release. We know it’ll stay in closed for a few days, then spread wider quite quickly, but thankfully public release dates still haven’t been leaked. If anyone’s in the current Home closed beta and fancies a get-together real soon, drop your PSN in the comments and we’ll organise something.
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Pingu | 19/11/2008 08:27
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Well, I gues I’ll have to update the 360 today then =)
thedragonrider | 19/11/2008 08:54
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i expected as much.
it’s a law of nature if scee are involved in anything it will either be terribley delayed or just never finished at all.
but seriously, ms manage to bring out their answer to home and scee still havent even finished home
seriously, how do you go from two months from launch (as was announced at one point) to a year delay?
you work for scee thats how.
got a joke for ya.
reeves makes a two and a half minute boiled egg, takes him half an hour.
fredrikpedersen | 19/11/2008 09:02
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Nothing to do with Sony, in a way. Its a licensing issue that Netflix overlooked to be able to stream onto other devices. Netflix never licensed Sony movies to be able to stream onto the 360. SO once Netflix gets its Licensing issues deal with, those movies will be able to watch through the 360.
stefhutch20 | 19/11/2008 09:09
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Actually, N4G have published a release date. Don’t know how kosher it is though.
Pixl1983 | 19/11/2008 09:39
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If you’re referring to the headline date for the article, it’s actually when 1.0 gets released into the closed beta.
On topic, I knew this would probably be the case. Sony were right not to release this into the wild before it was ready. They may have been pipped at the post but it is a dramatically different bit of software that isn’t really comparable.
MS are really hamming this one up though.
Check out the official press release and laugh….
“In 1954, the introduction of colour TV heralded the dawn of a new era in entertainment. On Nov. 19, more than 50 years after that dramatic shift, a new era in home entertainment begins with the New Xbox Experience as millions of Xbox 360 consoles will transform instantly through the power of software.”
seedaripper1973 | 19/11/2008 11:04
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lol…comparing it to how TV revolutionised ‘home’ entertainment
(every pun intended)
cc_star | 19/11/2008 09:21
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Sony try to re-invent the wheel, and a bit like the guys from Top Gear are too over-ambitious, Microsoft think hmmm sounds a good idea, lets do something similar but quicker and simpler.
But hopefully just like he guys from Top Gear, Sony come roaring back and the end result is spectacular.
I’m not holding my breath though.
Jeebers | 19/11/2008 09:41
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This is gonna make me dust off my 360 to have a look. NXE and Home are both free updates so I guess you can’t complain however they turn out but somehow it does seem there’s a lot riding on this. I must admit i’ve lost track of exactly what Home will offer when it comes out. I guess (lots of time!) will tell…
cc_star | 19/11/2008 10:17
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The ability to sit in a virtual apartment with your friends watching a virtual Sony Bravia TV, streaming movies off your HDD
Oh no! that was scrapped because of piracy scumbags
Basically hanging out and chatting on your new PS3 chatpad, and a couple of themed areas you can go in and, well… hang out and chat on your new ps3 chatpad.
cc_star | 19/11/2008 10:27
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To late to edit.
Just seen the features and improvements and they sound really cool, just made more desperate to get in now.
Note to SCEE:
Have a look down your list and make sure CC_Star is in the first wave, if not you know what to do
Jas-n | 19/11/2008 13:27
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You forget what Phil said in one of the old conferences “…and you can throw you’re Bravia down the stairs and it will carry on working… like in real life”
Ahhhh Phil Harrison, how we miss you.
andytorr | 19/11/2008 10:16
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I haven’t turned my Xbox for 5 month. I don’t actually have any games left so there isn’t much point. But I’ll probably load it up just to have a goosey and see what it’s all about.
cc_star | 19/11/2008 10:20
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Won’t work with 360 core or arcade unless you have more than the included 256MB memory card
gazo69 | 19/11/2008 10:29
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Good things come to those who wait, if used right Home will be great, I can’t really comment on Microsoft’s offering, so I won’t.
I’m definitely up for meet in Home, besides we have a game of bowling to finish, nofi.
andytorr | 19/11/2008 10:41
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OMG TSA bowling tournaments FTW!!!
burtens | 19/11/2008 13:04
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Yeah, lets hook up Home!
Bowling..?
Ok, I’ll dance!
seedaripper1973 | 19/11/2008 11:15
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Well in all fairness, i would put this new NXE down to Microsoft, competing with Sony’s home and Nintendo’s Miis…its actually more of ‘homage’* to nintendo’s efforts than home really…because of its simplistic nature, of course its going to be easier to bring to the table first (home is a fully 3d world), whereas NXE uses a 2d plane in order to communicate with friends..i am for one looking forward to home ( i read about some of the cool new features too, and they’re enough to whet my appetite) and couldn’t care less about microsoft’s offerings ( i don’t own one) to moan about how long it’s taking for home to come out…
*rip off
seedaripper1973 | 19/11/2008 11:35
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oh, and because im a bad man…heres a link to the ‘new features’
http://www.tawkn.com/index.php?page=site-newspost&news_id=839
TSA clubhouse anyone???
RocketSOL | 19/11/2008 13:06
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sweet, first ive seen of the new features.
would you fit everyone into the clubhouse???
Spotter5 | 19/11/2008 11:39
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put me down.. PSN: Spotter5
Pixl1983 | 19/11/2008 12:07
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Really? Okay then.
Well, it’s been nice knowing you Spotter5.
Michael, hand me the lethal injection.
Now this won’t hurt a bit…….
RocketSOL | 19/11/2008 13:06
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a witty reply always goes down well.
cc_star | 19/11/2008 12:07
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I lose my internet on Friday for 3 weeks, if there is a clubhouse I want in! Someone may have to save me a space
jediryan123 | 19/11/2008 12:09
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about time, I was looking forward to getting home back in october 07
funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) | 19/11/2008 12:59
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C’mon Engerrland!
seedaripper1973 | 19/11/2008 14:10
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come on germ…er….i mean ENGERLAAAANNND!
(Scheißen)
n_duffy_91 | 19/11/2008 19:38
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Come on IRELAND!