Microsoft are looking for beta testers for the next Xbox 360 system update, which will include support for an “updated disc format”.
“We are conducting an open call for US based participants for a public preview to help us prepare for an updated Xbox 360 disc format,” says community chap Major Nelson on his blog.
“This is an important update as we continually strive to improve our products and we could not do so without the help of our great Xbox community.” Quite.
The real treat for signing up for the trial? A copy of Halo: Reach, which is probably worth the effort. Shame it’s US only, but that’ll be those “disc distribution limitations” at play again.
Applications from Gold members (so to speak) will be prioritised.
Foxhound_Solid
it will be a shinier dvd
clashcityrocker
Perhaps Microsoft are about to leave all Xbox owners in the lurch again, and release an updated console that they all need to rebuy (again).
I already bought 3 Xboxes from Microsoft in the time my single PS3 has lasted. 1 to get HDMI, 1 to replace an out of warranty RROD and then a Xbox Slim…
baggyg
I suspect anti-priacy
wirralsman
Well don’t MS use up a couple of GB of every DVD disc with copy protection / system files. Perhaps they are just testing the waters with reducing this amount so as developers have more to play with on the disc. They probably need to update the firmware to handle the change in the amount of expected data coming off the disc that is not related to the actual game.
Spotter5
Floppy disc?