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So, for those of you who know what I'm gibbering on about, what do you think to the new dashboard layout that's due to launch later on this year?
Personally, I'm looking forward to it. The current dashboard is very laggy for me for some reason, and I can't wait for a more streamlined dash that should hopefully load up quicker and thus give me quicker access to the stuff on my hard drive.
Thoughts?
It makes my eyes bleed >.>
Its really ugly...just more in your face than the current one
Wolfdemon59
16-07-2008, 22:34
Im kinda looking forward to it, but i think they added way to much stuff and the new avatar thing is unnecessary
I don't think they've added too much stuff in. If anything, they've just uncluttered a lot of it and seperated it into smaller segments.
The avatar system looks pretty cool as well, although I am gonna be a bit gutted that I won't be able to use my Fahrenheit gamerpic anymore :(
Wolfdemon59
16-07-2008, 23:09
I don't think they've added too much stuff in. If anything, they've just uncluttered a lot of it and seperated it into smaller segments.
The avatar system looks pretty cool as well, although I am gonna be a bit gutted that I won't be able to use my Fahrenheit gamerpic anymore :(
I'm sure there's an option that you can pick that you want to show your avatar or icon. Just like Yahoo and other crap XD The only thing I see that the avatar (360 Mii XD) is useful is those new online minigames. It would be cool if they make a world for everyone's avatar. But then they would copy Playstation also xD
Yeah, but that's all they showed off. There's bound to be some XBLA games that utilise them, and other games as well.
Wolfdemon59
16-07-2008, 23:17
Yeah, but that's all they showed off. There's bound to be some XBLA games that utilise them, and other games as well.
I guess, but the thing about Xbox is most of its users never play any of those games XD Most of them are like 15 year olds who are obsess with other games
Ill take advantage of the avatar cause i love most of those games ( Hope they add Wheel of fortune or family fued :))
Wheel of Fortune would be awesome :D They'd have to add some UK based shows though, to appeal to us lot.
Deal or No Deal, mayhaps?
I guess, but the thing about Xbox is most of its users never play any of those games XD Most of them are like 15 year olds who are obsess with other games
Ill take advantage of the avatar cause i love most of those games ( Hope they add Wheel of fortune or family fued :))
Party trivia games could utilize them, or sports games...or sports games with motion controlls...
Hell if I wanted to play with an avatar I would use the Wii, what was so wrong with gamerpics? they were real cool, now all you're gonna see are 12 year old kids with avatars that are fat as possible, or have massive breasts...tis the general maturity of the Xbox community
Yeah, but we can laugh at them and mock them for having no originality :D
Yeah, but we can laugh at them and mock them for having no originality :D
We laugh at who? :blink: Nintendo or Xbox?
I tend to laugh at one and cheer the other, but right now I'm laughing at both, Nintendo for having nothing Hardcore, and Xbox for trying to pretend they have nothing hardcore :P
Wolfdemon59
16-07-2008, 23:45
Yeah, but we can laugh at them and mock them for having no originality :D
Just like every other xbox user? XD
No, I meant we get to laugh at the 12 year olds who would make fat/top heavy Avatars, as opposed to a genuine one that reflects who they are as a person, or "who they want to be", as that I'm-Nowhere-Near-As-Good-As-Peter-Moore bloke said.
No, I meant we get to laugh at the 12 year olds who would make fat/top heavy Avatars, as opposed to a genuine one that reflects who they are as a person, or "who they want to be", as that I'm-Nowhere-Near-As-Good-As-Peter-Moore bloke said.
Ah I see...
The whole reason they do it is so they can be laughed at -_- the reason my rep sucks is cause I beat them hands down every time :D
Oh well..I don't care anymore, I'll switch my 360 on when I have gears 2 or Fallout 3, when I finally do that I'll probably mess around with the avatars...MS have got ripping you off down to such a fine art though, It'll cost like 800 points a shirt >_<
Wolfdemon59
16-07-2008, 23:51
No, I meant we get to laugh at the 12 year olds who would make fat/top heavy Avatars, as opposed to a genuine one that reflects who they are as a person, or "who they want to be", as that I'm-Nowhere-Near-As-Good-As-Peter-Moore bloke said.
Then they laugh at us when they kill us in a game cause they have no lifes and play the game 24/7 XD Circle of life
Then you laugh at them again because they're only 12 and they find something meaningless like that rather life improving ^_^
I'm hoping the majority of clothes for your Avatar will be free though, much like what Sony seem to be planning for PS Home...whenever that eventually comes out.
Killer French Bread
17-07-2008, 00:02
I'm not really into this avatar bollocks myself.
Then you laugh at them again because they're only 12 and they find something meaningless like that rather life improving ^_^
I'm hoping the majority of clothes for your Avatar will be free though, much like what Sony seem to be planning for PS Home...whenever that eventually comes out.
I read that Home Beta will be released by the end of the year...now that is a really exciting project, I can't wait to get my teeth into it <3 the possibilities are endless!
I'm sure they'll charge for licensed material...master chief helmet anyone? I suppose the one thing that lacked from Mii's were clothing options, but they could have made some effort to keep the 360 avatars a little individual
Yeah, CliffyB was asked whether he'd do anything Gears related to go alongside the launch of Gears 2, and he said he didn't think he'd have the time to do it. I would've liked to have had a Locust as an Avatar..only he wouldn't be unique, as everybody would have one.
Killer French Bread
17-07-2008, 00:10
Do people want to live in their games consoles these days then? It feels like it is becoming more and more an extension of your self in the big-bad online world of 14 year old racist americans.
Wolfdemon59
17-07-2008, 00:17
Then you laugh at them again because they're only 12 and they find something meaningless like that rather life improving ^_^
I'm hoping the majority of clothes for your Avatar will be free though, much like what Sony seem to be planning for PS Home...whenever that eventually comes out.
Im sure it will be free but i bet they will have "special" items that cost money like a dragon costume or master chief suit xD knowing Microsoft lol
Im sure it will be free but i bet they will have "special" items that cost money like a dragon costume or master chief suit xD knowing Microsoft lol
Lol can you imagine it?
"Your avatar is hungry, buy him some food (priced 200 points) or he'll die!"
Wolfdemon59
17-07-2008, 00:55
Lol can you imagine it?
"Your avatar is hungry, buy him some food (priced 200 points) or he'll die!"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
That would suck big time
They been making alot of things to realistic lately xD next thing you know in gta you have to buy gasXD
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
That would suck big time
They been making alot of things to realistic lately xD next thing you know in gta you have to buy gasXD
XD and pay for speeding tickets
^ The petrol idea is actually a good one, it'd liven things up a little when you're trying to get away from the police :P
You have to refuel in racing games, why not in GTA?
Wolfdemon59
17-07-2008, 20:11
^ The petrol idea is actually a good one, it'd liven things up a little when you're trying to get away from the police :P
You have to refuel in racing games, why not in GTA?
Then new xbox menu does seem lightening but not that much
CAN YOU IMAGINE! The cops are chasing you and you have to find a gas station xD plus since the game is more realistic gas will cost a fortune! XD
Then new xbox does seem lightening but not that much
CAN YOU IMAGINE! The cops are chasing you and you have to find a gas station xD plus since the game is more realistic gas will cost a fortune! XD
XD XD That's so true!!
"You performed 3 Drug Runs, but stopped to fill up the tank 6 times, you're broke"
Wolfdemon59
17-07-2008, 20:33
XD XD That's so true!!
"You performed 3 Drug Runs, but stopped to fill up the tank 6 times, you're broke"
"Better start walking buddy" XDXDXD
XD and pay for speeding tickets
Both of these worked fine on Mafia for the PC, but not GTA.
Not that any of this has anything to do with the new redesign, which looks alright or the Miis... I mean avatars which are ok I guess, hope they don't make gamerpics pointless. Not that I'm stupid enough to waste points on them.
Wolfdemon59
17-07-2008, 20:48
Both of these worked fine on Mafia for the PC, but not GTA.
Not that any of this has anything to do with the new redesign, which looks alright or the Miis... I mean avatars which are ok I guess, hope they don't make gamerpics pointless. Not that I'm stupid enough to waste points on them.
Im surprise people waste points on pointless things like that. -_-
Both of these worked fine on Mafia for the PC, but not GTA.
Not that any of this has anything to do with the new redesign, which looks alright or the Miis... I mean avatars which are ok I guess, hope they don't make gamerpics pointless. Not that I'm stupid enough to waste points on them.
The only redeeming feature the could use was Achievement Integration.
You gained 50 points, you get a new shirt, you got 1000 points, you can get a backpack
^ Microsoft are on about tying Achievement points into unlocking new pieces of clothing, if the developer wanted to do it.
Another thing they've mentioned is that they want the majority of the Avatar content to be free, and will only charge points for premium content (i.e. clothing/accessories advertising certain games etc.)
^ Microsoft are on about tying Achievement points into unlocking new pieces of clothing, if the developer wanted to do it.
Another thing they've mentioned is that they want the majority of the Avatar content to be free, and will only charge points for premium content (i.e. clothing/accessories advertising certain games etc.)
Sounds like they're headed in the right direction then :) people have moaned for ages on how Achievements should unlock something
I'll definitley look forward to giving it a whirl :D Maybe I can make the Dark Magician! XD Or Vegeta....
Kaito-kun
09-10-2008, 23:08
19th of November is the official date for the "Experience" to arrive. I'm curious more than anything else and I'd like to have a go, but I hope that if you don't like it there'd be some way to bring it back to the old dashboard.
19th of November is the official date for the "Experience" to arrive. I'm curious more than anything else and I'd like to have a go, but I hope that if you don't like it there'd be some way to bring it back to the old dashboard.
Yeah, with the release of the new Scene it?! game, and other games that utilize avatars on the 22ndish, it'd make sense to be november time...
I'm fairly sure its been said there's no way to change back to the old dash, you can keep your Gamercard though
Well the new dash is out tomorrow, anyone looking forward too it? :P
Personally I'm quite excited, can't wait to see and be dissapointed at, the lack of avatar options :D apart from the shiny look and avatars I can't think of anything too exciting...
Installing games, but that's pointless for us 20GB HDD owners huh? :/
I'm not to bothered i just want to play games and thats its. Dont care if Microsoft are stealing Nintendos ideas.
I'm not to bothered i just want to play games and thats its. Dont care if Microsoft are stealing Nintendos ideas.
Really? I want to do way more than play games...and these days I can't, there's always some stupid issue with lag or in need of patches.
The Mii's are gay and useless. At least while ripping them off MS have the oppertunity to do it right. I'd be amazed if there weren't clothes packs to buy, but they could tie them to achievements, pre-order bonuses, it looks to be fun :D
I wanna use my avatar in Gears 2 >w< /
BiG MARCKy MARC!
19-11-2008, 01:05
It doesn't really matter to me... what they should do is put more focus on their games more than on the dashboard you see like for 30 seconds before the game starts...
It doesn't really matter to me... what they should do is put more focus on their games more than on the dashboard you see like for 30 seconds before the game starts...
Am I the only one that spends any ammount of time on the dash? :ohmy: I'm always messaging or checking out stores or achievements...something XD...
And to be fair...MS have the strongest line-up of games out of all 3 systems
BiG MARCKy MARC!
19-11-2008, 01:15
Am I the only one that spends any ammount of time on the dash? :ohmy: I'm always messaging or checking out stores or achievements...something XD...
And to be fair...MS have the strongest line-up of games out of all 3 systems
Oh well sorry!
You took it the wrong direction... I meant make more good games! In the amount of time creating a dashboard they could be working on another game for us to value! Get me?;)
Oh well sorry!
You took it the wrong direction... I meant make more good games! In the amount of time creating a dashboard they could be working on another game for us to value! Get me?;)
Fable II, Fallout 3, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space, Gears of War 2, Call of Duty: World at War, Banjo Kazooie 3 aren't enough for you? XD granted they're not all first party.
I think its different departments anyway...making the Live department work on a game would be like asking a baker to build a house :P
BiG MARCKy MARC!
19-11-2008, 01:24
Fable II, Fallout 3, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space, Gears of War 2, Call of Duty: World at War, Banjo Kazooie 3 aren't enough for you? XD granted they're not all first party.
I think its different departments anyway...making the Live department work on a game would be like asking a baker to build a house :PLol well thanks for going through all of that to prove me wrong wise guy:P well I'll just walk away into the shadows in shame....=[
Lol well thanks for going through all of that to prove me wrong wise guy:P well I'll just walk away into the shadows in shame....=[
Go do that! XD
Nah...If it was up to me I'd hate the 360, I want to :D but every few months there's Gears of War 2, or a new halo, or some exclusive that's just too good not to play.
Gonna go try out the new dash just now :)
Edit: Just downloaded, currently making an avatar :D This is SO cool, there's a lot of customization to be done....my guy looks awesome XD well done Microsoft
Oh well sorry!
You took it the wrong direction... I meant make more good games! In the amount of time creating a dashboard they could be working on another game for us to value! Get me?;)
Microsoft don't... they don't even make games.
Holy hell is this awesome, Avatars rock. Oh it's not a Mii but let us use almost the same music the Mii channel uses!
Kaito-kun
19-11-2008, 20:54
Am I the only one that spends any ammount of time on the dash? :ohmy: I'm always messaging or checking out stores or achievements...something XD...
You're not alone, there's always something to be looking at.
And to be fair...MS have the strongest line-up of games out of all 3 systems
I used to be very against the Xbox but I realised that fact and I wound up getting one.
Anyway! The new dashboard. I quite like it; yes, as everyone's said they're ripping off Ninty a little with the avatars, although the Microsoft ones do have a bit more customisation and look a little livelier. (Heh heh, bad pun.) But if find the new menu system a little slower (Probably just my webernet though) and when I see friends in parties I feel like a right loner...
It does look pretty though...
I personally hate the New Xbox Experience, if you haven't guessed, I own a Wii and I feel they're not being to original. I know that Microsoft can do better then "borrow" from Nintendo. They're only doing this to get all the 5 year-old's to come over to the Xbox, it really is cheap. I also don't like the fact that most of like the shirts say Xbox 360, it's really excessive branding. They'll probably also charge to get "special items" for your avatars, like 500 points for a Mijolnor Mark VII suit or something. And for those of you saying it looks faster, in real terms it'll be slower, because it has to load your avatars, it'll take longer to load menus and submenus.
I personally hate the New Xbox Experience, if you haven't guessed, I own a Wii and I feel they're not being to original. I know that Microsoft can do better then "borrow" from Nintendo. They're only doing this to get all the 5 year-old's to come over to the Xbox, it really is cheap. I also don't like the fact that most of like the shirts say Xbox 360, it's really excessive branding. They'll probably also charge to get "special items" for your avatars, like 500 points for a Mijolnor Mark VII suit or something. And for those of you saying it looks faster, in real terms it'll be slower, because it has to load your avatars, it'll take longer to load menus and submenus.
I get where you're comming from, but I can't see it as a Nintendo rip-off...the facial features came straight from the Mii's, but its the hairstyles and clothing that really make them cool :D I have like 20 different avatars now.
I personally hope they do charge for clothing, of course 500 would be insane...but 20 or 30 points for a pack of clothes would be fun :)
The new dash is confusing...but looks good, its great for getting news and game updates...It just looks a little more personal and stylish than the old ugly one :)
suzzopher
20-11-2008, 14:12
Love the dash update. Not keen on the avatars mind but the installing of games is a god send. Now the TV can have the volume low for me to hear the in game soundtrack.
Been fiddling around abit, themes determin the backgrounds your friends Avatars have on the friends tab, that's pretty swish.
Don't really care for installs (don't have the HDD for it) but that doesn't bother me since I hardly notice the 360's engine anymore and not overfused about load times.
richarddavies
20-11-2008, 19:10
Been fiddling around abit, themes determin the backgrounds your friends Avatars have on the friends tab, that's pretty swish.
Don't really care for installs (don't have the HDD for it) but that doesn't bother me since I hardly notice the 360's engine anymore and not overfused about load times.
A quick question actually, do you just use a memory card then to save your games? is there enough space on there for your games or do the memory cards get filled up quick.
A quick question actually, do you just use a memory card then to save your games? is there enough space on there for your games or do the memory cards get filled up quick.
The arcade comes with a 512MB card, so its enough for saves and a few arcae games...
Saves don't really take up much more than 20Mb, unless you have hundreds of games -_-
A quick question actually, do you just use a memory card then to save your games? is there enough space on there for your games or do the memory cards get filled up quick.
What I meant was my HDD is too small to waste about 6GBs on just for a few seconds shaved off loading or some noise reduction.
richarddavies
21-11-2008, 10:26
What I meant was my HDD is too small to waste about 6GBs on just for a few seconds shaved off loading or some noise reduction.
Ah right, Im just thinkin of gettin a new xbox over christmas and im not really plannin on going live with it so i was wonderin whether it's still worth getting a hard drive as I don't wanna start gettinga collection of memory cards if i got the arcade version.
Killer French Bread
21-11-2008, 12:17
The Arcade actually only comes with a 256mbit memory card, but should still be enough for general saving unless you have a massive collection. Until about 2 weeks ago I got by on my 64 mb memory card without a problem for over 2 years! The downside is you need a hard disc to download demos and some of the bigger arcade games so can feel a bit left out of the whole Xbox live scene sometimes.
richarddavies
21-11-2008, 12:24
Thanks. I might just pick up an arcade then for now and when I ever do decide to go live i'll pick up a harddrive. they have craploads of hdd's for some reason at my local Blockbuster. Must be all the drives they have spare from all the 360's they get in that have died.
EDIT: Just shopping around online, they got a bundle in gamestation for the 60gb with gears of war 1 and 2 and fallout 3 for £199. Not too bad, it's like an extra £70 for the 3 games and the hard drive.
I'd strongly reccomend a 360 with a hardrive as some games don't work without it and some games run faster as they use it for caching data (i know oblivion does this for sure).:)
Thanks. I might just pick up an arcade then for now and when I ever do decide to go live i'll pick up a harddrive. they have craploads of hdd's for some reason at my local Blockbuster. Must be all the drives they have spare from all the 360's they get in that have died.
EDIT: Just shopping around online, they got a bundle in gamestation for the 60gb with gears of war 1 and 2 and fallout 3 for £199. Not too bad, it's like an extra £70 for the 3 games and the hard drive.
That's a really good deal, fallout & Gears 2 would sell for £30 apiece if you disliked them :) and the Hard Drive really does become essential if you ever decide to go online (Arcade games, themes, DLC, Trailers, etc).
seganewbie6445450
24-11-2008, 00:49
I'm kinda screwed at the moment, because now I need a hard drive to get on LIVE..... Microsoft is offering one for £12.99 for core users, (like me) but on the whole website thing, I pressed next to many times, so on my ISP im not eligible anymore >.>.... So I'm going round to a mate's house and getting it sorted then....
Oh well... I've been neglecting Dead Rising recently... I'm playing that now until I can go round to my mates :P
MrEthernex
24-11-2008, 04:50
(disrupting a different subject on xbox purchases)
I think NXE is OK, but let's face it: The avatars are so original </sarcasm>
I also find it harder to navigate. Took me forever to figure out how to change a f***in' theme :mad:.
(disrupting a different subject on xbox purchases)
I think NXE is OK, but let's face it: The avatars are so original </sarcasm>
Yea, The Sims and CRPGs have been out for centurys Mii's or Avatars never were original in the first place but they're still cool.
Kaito-kun
13-12-2008, 00:21
Interesting good news about Avatars:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88118-Xbox-Live-Avatars-Getting-Third-Party-Items-In-2009
Interesting good news about Avatars:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88118-Xbox-Live-Avatars-Getting-Third-Party-Items-In-2009
Hey that's pretty cool, I forgot Escapist had more than ZP! on it.
Oh and the Avatar news is pretty neat aswell I guess.
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