Tomorrow's the big day!

Well tomorrow we'll see our X-Box systems lose their old blades system to a more Vista like approach to console life.

In light of that, I'm starting a thread to find Boardsies first impressions of this shiny new OS.

I've made my feelings known about this on previous threads, I wait to be proven wrong (maybe I just really like the blades...!).

The thing I'm most curious about though is the level of customisation we'll be allowed with on designing the Avatars, and how much stuff (if any) will be given to us by having completed achievements on games (e.g. get a Lancer gun from GOW for your Avatar).

Anyways, it'll be interesting as always to hear your opinions!

Doomofman

I wish it would come online at midnight.. but it wont... I'm dying to us it.. Looks impressive even if they have blatently ripped off Nintendo with the avatars

The Sparrow

I just really hope that the game installs result in a much quieter console. I just hate how loud the 360 is and it distracts me so much that I almost never play it. If this upgrade makes it significantly quieter I may actually play it for the first time since about May!

Otherwise I'm selling it and getting a PS3.

Slippin Jimmy

I can't connect to live at the moment, but in my oipinion it is a step forward. I was hoping though for a bit more than just avatars, maybe something more along the lines of PS3's HOME. Now that imo would be something worth doing.

yoyo

Should be a good update

Nick

nicklauski

Actually looking forward to this as well. Hopefully it'll live up to all the hype surrounding it. The installation will hopefully make the machine quieter. My Inside xbox has been down for the last few days, hopefully to get it all ready for tomorrow!

Batesy

It's due at 10am tomorrow.

Really looking forward to this update. Just hope theres no issues with it.
I suppose thats why the had the beta though so should be grand.

10 a.m? Cheers, was wondering what time we could expect the update at!

I appreciate that the new functionality will probably make a vast difference to the X Boxes performance, and that it's needed in terms of handling the new content.

So in that respect, I'm looking forward to the new system.

I just hope I can do something with my Avatar to separate from my Mii!

And I'll really miss the old blade system...

TheWitch06

The HDD install better make the console quieter... It's too loud.

Love the interface plus avatars too. :pac:

Fol20

Iv had the nxe update for about a month and believe me it is quieter..put it this way,its the noise your xbox makes while no game is in the xbox after you install the game...The one bad thing i have noticed is that the guide button freezes a good bit propably because it needs more memory.Oh and the miis do suck...sigh i wish there was an option not to have them.

steviec

Had this a few weeks since it got leaked. Can't say I'm too pushed about the new interface, it's better than the old one but then so is anything. It's still a long way behind the competition in terms of looks and navigation, but I don't consider it that important anyway.

What is important is the install feature, which is fantastic. I can actually play Fallout 3 now! As I'm in a shared house I could never turn up the TV loud enough to actually hear dialogue over the turbines spinning inside the 360, but now it's almost as quiet as my other consoles and it's actually usable again, so all in all I'm happy with the update.

god's toy

I'd be over the moon if we could revert back if we didn't like it... I'm looking forward to it but I still really like the blades as they are.

Batesy

god's toy wrote: »

I'd be over the moon if we could revert back if we didn't like it... I'm looking forward to it but I still really like the blades as they are.

You havn't even given it a chance yet!!
Some people hate change don't they?

I reckon it'll be better than the blades and I actually think that there is like a mini blades system incorporated into the interface for like shortcuts and stuff.

ElBarco

I've been using the leaked version alright. I like the new interface but I can see some people not being too hot on it.

The install to HDD thing is fantastic though. The fan noise reduction when playing fallout 3 has saved me no end of grief with she who must not be disturbed.

Finally, a quiet 360

thebman

Now all they have to do is send us silencers for our fans and 3 ?? years after it has been released they'll have finished the design of the console.

BaconZombie

Anybody know if the rumoured 60Gib HD + 3 month Live cheap upgrade are on sale yet?

I stupidly got a 20Gib instead of a fecking Elite and I'm running really low on space so don't know I will even be able to install one game.....

Linku

It's up now, try testing your network connection to force download it

Mr Freeze

Cool, will have to wait until this evening to check it out....

How come you have to force download it?

robinph

We can still play games on the console though can't we, it's not just about playing dressing up with the dolls now?

Mr Freeze

robinph wrote: »

We can still play games on the console though can't we, it's not just about playing dressing up with the dolls now?

Good one! I'm not a fan of those avatars either, but i haven't got the update yet, so will give them a chance before completely condemning them....

Dcully

I fail to see the big deal microsoft are making about this.
Sure it looks better but big deal.
The biggest plus is the ability to install games to HD which they say will quiten down the console and improve loading times,if so then its a big thumbs up from me.
Im installling cod4 to HD atm.

Edit: installed cod4 and yes its a lot quieter, cant say i noticed faster loading ,then again cod4 was never slow to load.

MiCr0

given we don't get netflix here, i think some of the major benefits are missing

RichTea

Didn't know about the installing games to HDD. Sounds good to me. How long does it take to install to the hard drive.

Does it mean you can play without a disk or just in the way that a PC game works.

Linku

RichTea wrote: »

Didn't know about the installing games to HDD. Sounds good to me. How long does it take to install to the hard drive.

Does it mean you can play without a disk or just in the way that a PC game works.

Fallout 3 took me around 6/7mins. You have to have the disk in the drive to play.

calex71

ok 1st stupid question about this:

how the hell do you launch a game without opening the tray from the dash ???

edit : nevermind its on the guide button

Indie18

how much space would a game take up on the HD.

rizzla

calex71 wrote: »

ok 1st stupid question about this:

how the hell do you launch a game without opening the tray from the dash ???

Well, assuming you have the game in there. Go to the My Xbox channel and in the first panel it should say Play "X" whatever game X may be.

Captain Chaos

Indie18 wrote: »

how much space would a game take up on the HD.

Anywhere from 4-7gb from the games I've installed so far.

calex71

rizzla wrote: »

Well, assuming you have the game in there. Go to the My Xbox channel and in the first panel it should say Play "X" whatever game X may be.

Yes i see it there now just wasnt there right after the update

wandatowell

installing games is very fast, thought it would take ages but no, just over 5 mins. What are peoples first impression????

uncleoswald

So any problems yet? I was going to wait a few days as I remember hearing that a few ps3 died after its last big update but i know as soon as I go home I won't be able to resist the nerdy urge to update. Hopefully the long beta testing ironed out all the bugs but these are the same people responsible for Windows after all...

robinph

The update has been out for weeks, just most people have not had access to it yet. Doubt there are going to be any problems with the consoles due to the update, although plenty of people will blame it for something.

Batesy

Very impressed so far. The HDD install feature is a gift. Much quieter now when playing games.

i like it alot, all though my avatar looks like a complete fag.

The tax man

LittleNipper wrote: »

all though my avatar looks like a complete fag.

+1.
Will get used to the new UI over time but these avatars take the biscuit.

BTW will my gamertag below change automatically at some stage to the new look or do I have to do something??

5T3PH3N

Linku wrote: »

It's up now, try testing your network connection to force download it

I can't Download the update. I checked the network connections and they're all fine except for Xbox Live.

I keep getting the option to download but when i try it says Update failed.

Can someone help, and also how do ya force Download it?

Edit: Just saw the sticky and it's working now:)

Just installed it a few minutes ago.

Ok, first off - to my surprise, I quite like the new interface, especially the "in game" blades system.

Haven't tried installing any games yet to HD.

There don't seem to be any "special / achievement" customised stuff for the avatar, which I'm quite disappointed with, though hopefully that will coem with time, and will read existing achievements (I know that when the PS3 got it's "trophies" you didn't get them unless you played though all your games AGAIN).

Another question, hopefully someone will be able to answer. What's happened my gamer pic - I know that I've created a new one, but I thought that my old one could be incorporated somehow into my new Mii I mean Avatar.

Instead I can't even find it! I paid for that bloody pic pack!!!! :mad: (Admittadly not much, but the point remain the same!)

The tax man

The tax man wrote: »

+1.
Will get used to the new UI over time but these avatars take the biscuit.

BTW will my gamertag below change automatically at some stage to the new look or do I have to do something??

it should, think they all temporarily went to default gamertags.

bucks73

The tax man wrote: »

BTW will my gamertag below change automatically at some stage to the new look or do I have to do something??

Nothing to do. Mygamercard.net are working on it.

http://www.mygamercard.net/#nhttp://inside.mygamercard.net/2008/11/18/xboxcom-updates-play-tricks-on-mgc/

Linku

Indie18 wrote: »

how much space would a game take up on the HD.

Here's a list.

This update is going to make me finally upgrade to a larger harddrive, the difference in noise coming from the console while playing a ripped game in incredible! Now off to look for a 120GB at a reasonable price...

Edit: Holy crap, what a markup on the hard drives! Almost worth me buying a new 360 instead, just incase this one fails

Lucious Sweet

I know nobody here would dream of doing such a thing. But what would prevent someone from going to Xtravision or wherever, renting a load of games, them sticking them on the Xbox HDD?

moz

Mr Freeze

moz wrote: »

I know nobody here would dream of doing such a thing. But what would prevent someone from going to Xtravision or wherever, renting a load of games, them sticking them on the Xbox HDD?

moz

You still need the disc in the drive to play the game, the same as games installed on a PC.

tman

moz wrote: »

I know nobody here would dream of doing such a thing. But what would prevent someone from going to Xtravision or wherever, renting a load of games, them sticking them on the Xbox HDD?

moz

The fact that you still need the disc in the drive in order to play... MS can be dumb, but not quite that dumb:p

Jip

The fact that you need a copy of the game in the DVD drive.

Linku

God I hope that question stops getting asked soon, I've seen it so many times already :rolleyes:

johnny_ultimate

moz wrote: »

I know nobody here would dream of doing such a thing. But what would prevent someone from going to Xtravision or wherever, renting a load of games, them sticking them on the Xbox HDD?

moz

Disc still has to be in the drive. Its running off the HDD, but you still need the physical copy of the game in the console too.

lardossan

moz wrote: »

I know nobody here would dream of doing such a thing. But what would prevent someone from going to Xtravision or wherever, renting a load of games, them sticking them on the Xbox HDD?

moz

the fact that it prompts to enter the original disk for verification when you launch a game from the HDD. they microsoft, not the salvation army...

Lucious Sweet

Ahh right. Now I see.
Sorry if I've asked a dumb question .

moz

NiSmO

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Gerard_Smith

What the heck is going on with the XNA community games? Are they only available in the US?