Xbox Dashboard Update Detailed, Includes Games on Demand List
Microsoft has sent out a press release informing everyone what will be part of the new dashboard update that will be hitting next week. Included in the list are the initial set of Games on Demand titles, without any pricing attached to them.
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Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
Burnout Paradise (EA)
Call of Duty® 2 (Activision)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
Meet The Robinsons (Disney)
MX vs. ATV Untamed (THQ)
Need for Speed Carbon (EA)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios)
Prey (2K Games)
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games)
Sega Rally (Sega)
TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED (Atari)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
Tomb Raider Legend (Eidos)
Viva Piñata (Microsoft Game Studios)
Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios)
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Less than a week from today, the Xbox LIVE summer update will arrive to more than 20 million Xbox LIVE members and with it will come the next evolution of connected entertainment on Xbox 360. Get ready to meet the many new faces of your Xbox 360; whether it’s new Avatar clothing and awards from Adidas or “Splosion Man”, or even a private home cinema, Xbox LIVE has something for you.
Movie night on Xbox LIVE
Browse, select and jump right into your favourite movies from the top genres: comedy, action, horror…even a tear-jerking chick flick. There are hundreds to choose from, with many in HD.
Avatars are people too!
Now thanks to Avatar Marketplace the options for customising your avatar are endless. With an ever-expanding selection of stores, full of premium outfits and accessories from your favourite games and fashion brands, you can express yourself through your Avatar like never before. Your Avatar’s one-stop-shop will launch with a growing collection from the top names in fashion and gaming including:
• Top Brands: Adidas, Quiksilver, Roxy, Tokidoki
• Unique Fashions: Steampunk, Recessionista
• Your Favourite Games: “BioShock 2,” “Halo 3,” “Halo 3: ODST,” “Gears of War 2,” “Fable II,” “The Secret of Monkey Island SE,” “Splinter: Cell Conviction,” “Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes”
You can also earn special Avatar clothes and items just by playing your favourite games, starting with a hot logo t-shirt from “Splosion Man,” the hit Xbox LIVE Arcade title that kicked-off off the 2nd annual Summer of Arcade. And to keep your Avatars from getting bored, we’re giving them fun new props to play with; everything from a basketball to pompoms, even a mobile phone…just try to stick with nights and weekends.
Full Xbox 360 games at the push of a button
Xbox 360 games: Games on Demand. Launching with a library of 21 great titles, Games on Demand marks the introduction of digitally distributed full Xbox 360 games: the titles you want, when you want them, straight to your Xbox 360 at the push of a button. You’ll also have the option to easily purchase Games on Demand titles directly via credit card.
From award-winning hits like “Mass Effect,” “and “Assassin’s Creed,” to family favourites like “LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga” and “Sonic the Hedgehog,” Games on Demand gives you access to a growing catalogue of full Xbox 360 titles, updated weekly and available to browse and download 24 x7 from the comfort of your couch. Check out our line-up at launch:
Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
Burnout Paradise (EA)
Call of Duty® 2 (Activision)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
Meet The Robinsons (Disney)
MX vs. ATV Untamed (THQ)
Need for Speed Carbon (EA)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios)
Prey (2K Games)
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games)
Sega Rally (Sega)
TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED (Atari)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
Tomb Raider Legend (Eidos)
Viva Piñata (Microsoft Game Studios)
Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios)
No more hide and seek
Now you can view, find and arrange your content on Xbox LIVE the way you want. Want to send a specific friend a message? Sort your friends list by Gamertag, status and even activity, so you can easily find the friends you want. There are also new options for viewing your Achievements and progress, improved matchmaking support and more.
Best of all, you can now rate every single piece of content on Xbox LIVE Games Marketplace using a five star system. Support your favourite XBLA game with a five star rating, or find the top-rated titles in the newly-updated Indie Games Marketplace – it’s never been easier to find the best and most beloved game content on Xbox LIVE.
Just the beginning…
The Xbox LIVE summer update brings all new ways to play games, and connect with friends or friendly rivals anywhere in the world. It’s another step toward realising the Xbox 360 promise of entertainment for everyone, and another reason why Xbox LIVE is hands down the best entertainment value in your living room. But this is just the beginning…
Coming soon, we’re bringing a whole new wave of partnerships and custom features straight to your Xbox 360 – instant on 1080p streaming video with 5.1 audio from Zune, personalised digital radio stations from Last.fm, and the biggest forces in social networking: Facebook and Twitter.
In the meantime, have fun with your Avatar, or download that classic Xbox 360 game you’ve been meaning to pick up. Sit back, relax and enjoy and stay tuned for the next evolution in connected entertainment, courtesy of Xbox LIVE.
Some of these games had some pretty good acclaim that I just never got around to purchasing (Burnout Paradise, StarWars Complete, Viva Pinata 1,2). For the right price this will definately be enticing.
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Netflix browsing is pretty cool, although there is no sort or search I could find. You get lots of prebuilt lists for different genre's and new items, plus some "stuff like X" for the last few things you've watch.
The playback is much better. It no longer goes through the long pause when network conditions change. It just snaps to the new level.
The update doesn't have actual netflix browsing.
It has a few 'top 50' lists by genre or some shit.
It's probably trying to cover the fact that the Netflix Watch Now library is kinda weak. And while you may be impressed with the top 50 titles in a given genre, trying to search for something is probably going to end poorly.
(e.g. with gamers giving up after searching for 5 random movies and none of them are on Watch Now)
Some of these games had some pretty good acclaim that I just never got around to purchasing (Burnout Paradise, StarWars Complete, Viva Pinata 1,2). For the right price this will definately be enticing.
If the Xbox Originals are any indication, then Games on Demand won't be competitive with used retail copies or even discounted new retail copies of these games.
No word on a fix for the lagtastic guide? It was great for the first day or two after the big NXE update, but now the thing takes forever when opening, or worse, when closing. I'd prefer a menu not take 10 seconds to open and 20 seconds to close while I'm in the middle of a game and all I want to do is invite someone who just signed on to my party.
While I'm listing pipe dreams, I wish the party screen was on a separate blade so it'd be even quicker to access too. I seriously want to spend less than 5 seconds opening the guide, inviting a friend, and closing it again, not the ordeal it currently is.
No word on a fix for the lagtastic guide? It was great for the first day or two after the big NXE update, but now the thing takes forever when opening, or worse, when closing. I'd prefer a menu not take 10 seconds to open and 20 seconds to close while I'm in the middle of a game and all I want to do is invite someone who just signed on to my party.
While I'm listing pipe dreams, I wish the party screen was on a separate blade so it'd be even quicker to access too. I seriously want to spend less than 5 seconds opening the guide, inviting a friend, and closing it again, not the ordeal it currently is.
I'm in the preview and I'd say it feels a little faster, yes. It used to freeze for a few seconds once in a while, especially when closing my friends list of all things, and it did not happen since I've updated.
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I'm in the preview and I'd say it feels a little faster, yes. It used to freeze for a few seconds once in a while, especially when closing my friends list of all things, and it did not happen since I've updated.
I'm in the preview and I'd say it feels a little faster, yes. It used to freeze for a few seconds once in a while, especially when closing my friends list of all things, and it did not happen since I've updated.
It happens to me as well, it's so annoying. I think it's trying to load up what your friends are doing.
So, I'm sure this is going to be considered a stupid question by some, but it's just one that I haven't seen answered yet. I've had my Elite for a couple of years (well, I've had the same 120gb HD, anyway), and I think I'm currently down to around 62gb of available HD space. I juggle installing and uninstalling games in order to ensure that I've got plenty of space for DLC, shows, etc...
Now, I assume once you've purchased something on Live (not a rental, obviously), and you delete it from your HD - you can download it again for free, correct? So with these new "Games on Demand" - same thing? I'm excited to be able to purchase these games at reduced cost, but don't want to permanently install a bunch of 4 to 7 gb games on my 360 if I'm unable to remove and reinstall them at my leisure. It seems only logical that this would be the case, since most 360 owners have the 20 and 60 gig HD.
To this point, I don't think I've ever tried to reinstall something that I've purchased and deleted, but I'm sure that's about to change.
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Now, I assume once you've purchased something on Live (not a rental, obviously), and you delete it from your HD - you can download it again for free, correct?
Correct. Any content you purchased can be redownloaded for free. It will be the same deal for the on demand games.
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I'm excited to be able to purchase these games at reduced cost...
These games will cost MSRP. If you want to purchase them at reduced cost, try newegg.com.
