E3 conference confirms new 3D X360 dashboard and community features this fall

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Sorry for the poor screens - I'm sure better ones will appear soon.

There's a new 3D interface, with the option to make your own personalised "avatar", and several community options. More information to come...

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]Microsoft just announced at E3 that they'll be giving the Xbox 360 a total software overhaul this fall. "When people turn on their Xbox 360s this fall, they'll get an entirely new interface and Dashboard, an entirely new Xbox through the magic of software," said John Schappert, head of Live services. New features will include those fancy new Mii-like 3D Avatars, a new emphasis on community with IM, video chat, and photo sharing, along with a brand new 3D slide interface for the main Dashboard screen. Avatars will be integrated into your GamerCard, but you can also create a "Live party" and invite your friends, with as many as 8 of your three dimensional homies hanging out at once -- though you're not hanging out in an actual 3D environment. You can use your avatar in certain Live Arcade games like Uno, and even in third party titles such as the upcoming Scene It? title. It sounds like Microsoft is taking cues from the Wii, Sony's Home and Facebook all in one fell swoop, not bad at all.
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And a video of the reveal...

 
Seems like a very interesting way that you'll be able to go through the menus and such. They say that the Avatars will be usable like the Miis in some games, but not everything. Not a bad thing I say, but clearly, they seem to being going down a "middle road" between Sony and Nintendo with this new direction.
 
I wonder if it will be faster than the current interface? Loading the friends list always seems to take a second or 2. Sometimes longer if you have something else going on. Maybe this is an attempt to fix those problems. The current system can be a little confusing to get around.
 
I smell features that the PS3 & Wii introduced in this.

And those avatars. Yeah, I see nothing but a big cash cow for that b/c there's no way they're not going to try and release DLC for that.
 
The avatar thing is definitely similar to the Miis on Wii. And the community options are no doubt an answer to Sony's upcoming Home. We'll see I guess how this turns out, but I guess it's going to be a big hit.
 
My thoughts exactly.

BTW, I haven't a heard a word about it, but is that one window a clue to a new Lego Batman game?
 
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BTW, I haven't a heard a word about it, but is that one window a clue to a new Lego Batman game?
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Thats been in the works for a while now. I think its supposed to drop in September or something. It won't have anything to do with this movie coming out on Friday, but more or less, the entire Bat-Genre in general. From the photos I saw in EGM, all of the villains will be there; The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, Two Face, Bane, Poison Ivy, Harley, etc...
 
Hi I'm a 360, [censored] you Wii and PS3 or and we also ripped off both your ideas. Thanks :rolleyes:

eh, I'll add a [censored] you to Apple to for solid fro's cover flow rip off idea too.

During that whole presentation you know what I heard saw...?

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Great...
 
I think what they have done here is totally wrong..... lot of people prefered the blades and it was a unique look they worked well, now the have just gone and copied the XMB, or be it a similar "up - down - along" interface... actually it also seems to draw from Apple's Front Row...

As for the avatars I don't get why they went for the cartoony look, it makes the consoles image more childish in my eyes but I guess they wanted to find the mid point between Nintendo and Sony's avatars.

Robin
 
Robin.
I think what they have done here is totally wrong..... lot of people prefered the blades
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And who says they think the new upcoming system is worse? No one has used it yet.

In my opinion, the blade system is pretty good, but when you try and find specific options or content it's pretty confusing. I'm hoping this new interface will be a lot better.

I agree the avatars look too cartoony though. Very Mii-like...
 

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