New Connect program - Kinect dashboard preview

ic1male · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:46

Major Nelson just posted about testing the new Xbox dashboard, as was previously done for the NXE in 2008. This is NOT the Kinect program, you won't be getting a free sensor.

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/09/22/xbox-live-update-preview-program.aspx

ic1male · 22 Sep 2010 at 19:02

Yes, it will be nice to have a tinker with the new dash. From the leaked videos I've seen on YouTube, I'm a huge fan. Love the new colours, the sharp lines, etc.

ic1male · 22 Sep 2010 at 19:45

Zensuji said:
Says you wont be able to use party chat in the beta.

Because of the new voice codec.

ic1male · 22 Sep 2010 at 23:20

sunlitsix said:
Looking forward to trying it out not sure if I like the look of it from the videos that I've watched.

I'm wondering how the new avatar Friends section is displayed. If they have adopted the "straight on" look as with the other sections, that will muck up all the pre-existing premium themes, won't it?

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 10:35

Well it's been a week since sign up and nothing yet here. Anyone else been prompted for a system update?

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 10:40

Memphis said:
They did say within the next two weeks.

I know, I'm just getting impatient.

I want something new to play with.

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 15:06

PiKe said:
Rollout starts today.

Where didst thou learnest this?

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 15:18

PiKe said:
MJN via Twitter

Ooh, great stuff. I guess it won't take effect until late tonight/early morning here by the time the Xbox tech bods in Redmond get going.

Supplementary - I seemed to have missed this bit at E3.

I’m also excited to confirm that Video Kinect will integrate with Windows Live Messenger at launch, so Xbox LIVE members can video chat with hundreds of millions of PC users around the world. Video Kinect will use Kinect to bring the people you care about right into your living room without a headset, and adjust automatically to capture everyone in the room.

http://gamerscoreblog.com/press/archive/2010/09/29/lp456.aspx

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 21:54

What are you doing, cu3ed? Is that an email or a message on the Xbox?

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 23:06

Needles said:
Seems some people on Neogaf who were accepted when they signed up have received emails now stating they were not successful.

Could be they've typed in serial numbers / console IDs wrong?

ic1male · 29 Sep 2010 at 23:12

Oh noes. That is a bummer. I've been anticipating it all day (yes, I'm sad) - to be rejected now would be gutting.

ic1male · 30 Sep 2010 at 01:59

Ooh yes. I like it even better than in the videos. So clean and crisp.

Anyone tried the new voice codec yet?

ic1male · 30 Sep 2010 at 10:50

anticonscience said:
When is this rolled out?

Should be out when Kinect is launched, November 4th.

ic1male · 30 Sep 2010 at 22:34

So are they not upgrading the voice codec for in-game chat, just party chat? :confused:

ic1male · 1 Oct 2010 at 17:47

JUMPURS said:
I got a 2nd update today and now it just keeps saying there is an update and i cant connect to live

The second update was just some tutorial presentation explaining how to navigate the dashboard. I guess you'll have to keep trying until it goes through? :confused:

ic1male · 1 Oct 2010 at 18:06

finite said:
Provided the LT shortcuts are still there it isn't much of an issue imo.

I wish they had an option to configure which section the triggers skipped to. It never goes to "My Xbox" and "Friends" but always something daft like Spotlight.

ic1male · 1 Oct 2010 at 20:16

5punk3monk3y said:
Well I learn't that the button in the middle of the controller lets you read messages in game, I always used to turn my console off and reboot it to read messages.

Seriously, you are having us on?

ic1male · 9 Oct 2010 at 23:52

I see there's another dashboard update tonight. Wonder if this fixes the inability to download things from the marketplace.

EDIT: Interesting. It now tells you how big the patches are when you need to update a game on first launch. I just started Mass Effect and it says 592K to be downloaded. Useful info, I suppose.