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[Rumor]: Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update leaked??

This is a "rumor" as it gets so don't get too excited if none of it is actually true Hmm.

From Xbox 360 Rally :

  • Compatibility with 3rd party wireless controllers
  • Compatibility with messenger pad
  • Xbox Live Vision firmware upgrade, sharper image filtering
  • Many more Vision Cam settings
  • New screensaver settings - when away from Xbox 360, screensaver will play for optional time, before screen goes dark
  • New Xbox Live Arcade blade - where you can download, play and learn about Xbox Live Arcade
  • Brand new “web based adver-games” flash games which aren’t downloaded, but are playable bite sized games, accessed via new Xbox Live Arcade Blade
  • New Screensaver option in Themes and Gamer Pics option in Marketplace blade
  • New functionality with Messenger, works with chatpad
  • New XNA Game Launcher for those that have the program, new options
  • New language, time and date settings
  • New “advertising opportunities” in gameplay
  • Xvid support
  • New “favourites” option via Xbox Live Arcade, can rate according to preference
  • IPTV Functionality - support for TiVo like PVR options. Will be able to record TV direct. Options include source by channel, director, actor and distributor
  • Filter friends list, will be able to filter friends via games
  • New clan support - will be able to launch clan games direct from dashboard, can “fold” friends into new clan category in friends list
  • Better translations in settings and other options for Japanese, German and Spanish languages
  • New quick option to delete via X Button in memory viewer.
  • Option for having downloadable In-game content not inform when completed download
  • Option for having video content not inform when completed download
  • Faster settings for viewing unfinished video content downloads
  • New option in Games tab - beta and others, will be launcher for MMO and multiplayer betas
  • New option in Marketplace Games tab, search by letter, can be inputted via text pad or console
  • Smarter game settings - you can be messaged via publishers about new in-game content for your games
  • Picture in picture functionality for DVD Drive and some other updated settings
  • Improved USB Keyboard settings
  • Improved voice chat settings in game and from dashboard
  • Faster response times to Redeem Code settings
  • Option to play a Redeemed Code game straight after redeeming code
  • Console will now recognise low Hard Drive space, will inform you immediately if can’t download current item, will automatically download next available that is able.
  • Increased space size for gamerpics and dashboard themes
  • Themes can now be animated
  • Themes may now have sound effects
  • Better slideshow capabilities, new options added. New sound effects and integration with Hard Drive/ PC music capable.
  • New estimated timer for downloads, informing how long download will expect to take

    • More here (including some screenshots). 

    Published Aug 21 2007, 12:23 PM by AzShrapnel
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    Comments

     

    jigsawhc said:

    I don't believe this to be true.  They is no way they are going to add xvid support.  Also, I thought Microsoft had already said they were not building Clan support directly into the 260 and that it would be game specific.  Could be wrong on that one though.  It would be nice to have one Giant AGE Clan that spanned every game.  Would make game nights easier too.  

    August 21, 2007 12:40 PM
     

    KingHackenslash said:

    A web browser would be nice considering the chat pad is due out in a couple of weeks.

    August 21, 2007 4:29 PM
     

    Crimson Mazz said:

    It makes sense and expect some of this stuff for the fall, not all of it, though, it is just too much, but for example

    < New Xbox Live Arcade blade - where you can download, play and learn about Xbox Live Arcade

    >

    < Brand new “web based adver-games” flash games which aren’t downloaded, but are playable bite sized games, accessed via new Xbox Live Arcade Blade

    >

    These last 2 are part of the support for the "new console" (CORE) that will be called "just play" or something like that, which will be sold as a console to mainly play arcade games, a 2XX Mb memmory card will follow, in this way they keep selling th CORE without committing fraud as in the near future won't be able to play all 360 games due to several will demand a HardDisk...I will even dare to say that even some special games (for kids) will be developed for that console...it looks like MSFT's Wii

    <Filter friends list, will be able to filter friends via games

    >

    Great! Finally, when I heard about the PS3 having FL per game besides the main FL from dashboard I thought it was pretty cleaver, most of the people thought it was stupid, I do not know why...well, here you have the same principle...of course in the 360 you won't need to add twice the same friend I assume and everything is more integrated...but at the end is what I always wanted to have, I just hope you can edit the friends per game (or your friend can remove him-her/self from the list) and the list is not created based in the info stored in "Your games" taking into account that most of the people rents games and they do not keep them forever, if that is not editable, then is not that useful, the information won't be accurate anyway...

    < New clan support - will be able to launch clan games direct from dashboard, can “fold” friends into new clan category in friends list

    >

    Pretty similar to the above FL per game, but this one will only be available for certain games, only those that supports Clans so you will belong to several Clans (1 per game that supports it)...this give me the answer why Bungie did not include Clan support right now for Halo 3, COD4 is confirmed it will support clans because for the time it comes out the update will be there, it makes sense!

    August 21, 2007 6:11 PM
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