Shorty Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Why would you? it's bad enough on a PC. I hear they've used a new type of keyboard on the xbox where you have to move a cursor round to press each key. Pins seemed like they were going to be the saviour of the dash, til I realised it works nothing like it does on their (somewhat) more open platforms (Win 8/mobile). You can pin your most used tiles! Great! But not to any of the existing pages.
Cube Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Shorty said: Why would you? it's bad enough on a PC. I hear they've used a new type of keyboard on the xbox where you have to move a cursor round to press each key. Really? That's quite amusing, especially after Valve randomly made a version of Internet Explorer specially designed for the Xbox 360 controller. One thing I don't understand - the Metro interface on Xbox looks quite nice, yet the versions on Windows Phone and Windows 8 are some of the ugliest UIs I've encountered. Mike1988uk said: Got the updated dashboard yesterday... More boxes on home page for more adverts.... Block rpt.rad.msn.com and msnvidweb.vo.msecnd.net through your router or OpenDNS.
LegoMan1031 Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Shorty said: Why would you? it's bad enough on a PC. I hear they've used a new type of keyboard on the xbox where you have to move a cursor round to press each key. Got no intention of actually using it, was just going to have a look at it since it's a 'new' feature. Since my laptop is never far away and if i'm even lazier my iPhone is I have no use for browers on my tv.
Jimbob Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 I signed upto the beta program, was accepted but never recieved the update. Not that i cared too much, i don't look past friends or games on the dashboard to care what the other blocks are.
Shorty Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Cube said: Block rpt.rad.msn.com and msnvidweb.vo.msecnd.net through your router or OpenDNS. This solution is better than nothing, but barely. You end up with a loading animation instead and it's not really the content of the ads that matters, it's the space they take up. Anyway the new update hasn't rolled out to me yet, but I'm trying not to get too bothered by it. They're clearly not listening to feedback, maybe they're working their way towards making XBL Gold free. Ha.
LegoMan1031 Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Shorty said: Anyway the new update hasn't rolled out to me yet, but I'm trying not to get too bothered by it. They're clearly not listening to feedback, maybe they're working their way towards making XBL Gold free. Ha. Mine disconnected me while I was online playing a game! And wouldn't let me sign back in till I downloaded it. Free XBL would nice... I think it would be hard for them to justify still charging when the next console comes out, thats if Sonys next console online is level pegging with party chat etc. But this is microsoft we are talking about...
Shorty Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Oh I don't really see that happening, it's a big profit maker after all. Wouldn't mind some shakeup of the system though. Maybe change Silver to Bronze, Gold to Silver and reduce the price a bit, and make Gold the premium service with no ads and some PlayStation Plus style benefits (free games!)
jayseven Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 New dash looks decent enough. Marketplace is marginally shuffled around, but there's some "recommended games" stuff I've not seen before. Bit annoying that they base recommendations on downloaded demos as much as actual purchased games but still a decent feature (highlight the box and it'll say why they recommended it).
UziT Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 For some odd reason I have not received the update... :/
MindFreak Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 UziT said: For some odd reason I have not received the update... :/ Neither have I. It's rolled out during the week and not just on one day. Probably to take off some of the heavy load on the servers.
UziT Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 MindFreak said: Neither have I. It's rolled out during the week and not just on one day. Probably to take off some of the heavy load on the servers. Ah, that explains it. Thanks!
are1981 Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Quote New dash looks decent enough. Marketplace is marginally shuffled around' date=' but there's some "recommended games" stuff I've not seen before. Bit annoying that they base recommendations on downloaded demos as much as actual purchased games but still a decent feature (highlight the box and it'll say why they recommended it).[/quote'] They should recommend games based on what games you have achievements in.
jayseven Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 The recommendations on the home tab certainly seem to reflect games I've played/got achievements in, but go to 'browse games' then the arcade tab and the recommendations there are based on demo versions. Logically, though, this may be because the demo is the game just without full access -- but still, I definitely don't have achievements for the linked games. The home-tab recommendations suggest I purchase FEAR 2, King Kong, Metro 2033, Dead Space [even though I've already completed it :P], Bionic Commando, Enslaved, Deathsmiles, Alice: Madness Returns. I'm genuinely interested in a couple of those anyway. Plus it seems the downloadable game prices are getting to be much more reasonable. I'll have to see how much Metro 2033 retails for in CEX when I get home, but £5.49 via the dash? Not bad.
Shorty Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Enslaved seemed good from the demo and got positive feedback, worth picking up if you can find it cheap somewhere. Bionic Commando (the full game, not arcade) was awful though, rented it and couldn't give it more than 30 minutes.
Hero-of-Time Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 I highly recommend Enslaved. I thought the story was fantastic and the relationship that builds between the two main characters was great. Still no dashboard update for me yet and from the sounds of it that's a good thing.
Jimbob Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 No dash update yet, but i havn't turned the XB on for 2 days so who knows.
Shorty Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Jimbob said: No dash update yet, but i havn't turned the XB on for 2 days so who knows. Yeah I've not received the Wii update that came out last year for similar reasons! Doesn't tell you much though does it
Ike Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Sooo Smartglass... Does it only work on Windows Phones/Tablets? Can't see any mention of Android/IOS in Microsoft's spam emails, or am I now a blind cave salamander? Using IE on the 360 takes me back to using Dream key on the Dreamcast.
MindFreak Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 No, it should work on any tablet and phone. I am, however, worried that it will only be (fully) available to Gold members. I can't, however, find any English source for it at this point.
Cube Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Ike said: Sooo Smartglass... Does it only work on Windows Phones/Tablets? Can't see any mention of Android/IOS in Microsoft's spam emails, or am I now a blind cave salamander? It's out on Android/iOS early next year.
Ike Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) Ah cool, double checked the website and they only mention Windows devices. Not planning on renewing my Gold subscription when it runs out in November though and the Wii U might have Nintendo TVii before the time the Android app is out. Edited October 24, 2012 by Ike
Shorty Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 I only got the new update yesterday and I actually think it's ok. It feels a little faster after you've been on it for a while, IE10 is actually nice controlled by a pad (except the keyboard), pinning games and apps is handy and, most importantly, they've brought back a dedicated Arcade section. The negatives really are that 75% of the screen real-estate feels like ads to me, there's a debate online as to what constitutes an advert - some people saying only the ones with "advertisement" written beneath are ads. I think that's BS, anything that highlights something I don't own yet, in big fancy graphics with a tagline, designed to make me click through and then purchase, is an ad. One day soon, I'll get tired of achievements, the Halo and Gears franchise wells will have dried up and that'll be it, I'll make the transition to PS3. Or maybe even Wii U! ha
Cube Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Ike said: the Wii U might have it before the time the Android app is out. The Wii U might have what?
Ike Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 Cube said: The Wii U might have what? Nintendo TVii, sorry :P
jayseven Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 I've now come into borrowed possession of several games; N3, Rage, metro 2033, darkness 2, mass effect, battlefield bad company 2, lollipop chainsaw (fuck yeah) AND dishonoured (!!!) - I'm most-way through Darkness 2, then I gotta flash through ME to get my char ready for ME2/3... I went from a couple of evenings with nothing to play and BLAMMO! Now I got loads of single player funz to supplement my co-op borderlandsing.
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