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Xbox One/360 Dashboard & Update Discussion (Retail/Beta/Preview Versions)

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  • #1652
    MJohnston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,724 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    I know they're not necessarily related but PC and mobile preview builds basically hit final state today, so I'd imagine Xbox is very close too


  • #1653
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    CatInABox wrote: »
    It's getting close to finished now.

    Cortana still needs a lot of work. Also they should ditch the Hey Cortana and use Xbox.


  • #1654
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,455 ✭ [Deleted User]


    My USB doesn't work anymore since the update.

    Anybody else have this too?.
    I'm sure I wasn't the only one plugging in a pocket USB with movies on it to stream?.

    Stopped working with the update anyway, USB is fine but says "No Devices Found"...

    That's a negative.


  • #1655
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,401 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Cortana still needs a lot of work. Also they should ditch the Hey Cortana and use Xbox.
    That said, the natural language usage for Cortana is much easier to use ... Instead of "Xbox, Off .... XBOX... XBOX? OFF?", its much nicer to use "Hey Cortana, turn off the Xbox" or a bunch of different varieties. I've found it works about 90-95% of the time.


  • #1656
    Gizmo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Gizmo55


    The Xbox commands are so responsive now, it's very rare I have to repeat a command. They've improved it so much.


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  • #1657
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,774 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Fingleberries wrote: »
    That said, the natural language usage for Cortana is much easier to use ... Instead of "Xbox, Off .... XBOX... XBOX? OFF?", its much nicer to use "Hey Cortana, turn off the Xbox" or a bunch of different varieties. I've found it works about 90-95% of the time.

    Most of the time it googles what I say to it rather than doing the actual command.


  • #1658
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Most of the time it googles what I say to it rather than doing the actual command.

    Same, wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so slow loading the right panel so you can unsnap and start again.


  • #1659
    Max Mafioso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,248 ✭✭✭Max Mafioso


    I noticed yesterday when I was in the Store on the Xbox that I could filter the games by New, Free, Coming Soon, Add-Ons etc.
    I like this, I normally have to look online on Store Parser or something like that to see what DLC is available for free but now I can just do it from the store.


  • #1660
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    CatInABox wrote: »
    It's getting close to finished now.

    No its not!


  • #1661
    trixiebust
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭trixiebust


    Tried to snap something yesterday. After a couple of seconds, the result I got from Cortana was " Snap are a 90's German techo band, whose biggest hit was Rhythm Is A Dancer ". :eek:


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  • #1662
    Max Mafioso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,248 ✭✭✭Max Mafioso


    trixiebust wrote: »
    Tried to snap something yesterday. After a couple of seconds, the result I got from Cortana was " Snap are a 90's German techo band, whose biggest hit was Rhythm Is A Dancer ". :eek:

    See, its working fine!! :D


  • #1663
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Latest update allows you to revert to 'Xbox....' commands.

    Oh nice updates in my games and apps is working now too and games can be updated without inserting the disc


  • #1664
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,774 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Latest update allows you to revert to 'Xbox....' commands.

    Thank ****


  • #1665
    MJohnston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,724 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    I wish it wasn't an either/or situation, and you could continue using the older "Xbox..." commands while still being able to use Cortana too. Really its the speed of things like "Xbox Pause" that I miss, but I really like having Cortana available.


  • #1666
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    MJohnston wrote: »
    I wish it wasn't an either/or situation, and you could continue using the older "Xbox..." commands while still being able to use Cortana too. Really its the speed of things like "Xbox Pause" that I miss, but I really like having Cortana available.

    It's down to how they work and process the commands I think. Cortana is dependent on going back to MS servers to process them hence the lag, where as the kinect does the work for the Xbox ones.

    You're right it shouldn't be an either or , the thinking is likely they don't want to confuse people with 2 sets of commands when in reality it would work better with Xbox pause, play go to youtube and then hey cortana whats the weather like or send a text to etc


  • #1667
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,636 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    Didn't turn the Xbox on all week and now I'm paying the price. 4GB update :(


  • #1668
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »
    Didn't turn the Xbox on all week and now I'm paying the price. 4GB update :(

    There was system updates the past 3 nights in a row :pac:


  • #1669
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,636 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    There was system updates the past 3 nights in a row :pac:

    Greeeat. Takes an hour to download 3GB for me. I'm too tired now. DIE HARD :pac:


  • #1670
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »
    Greeeat. Takes an hour to download 3GB for me. I'm too tired now. DIE HARD :pac:

    Jaysus have you not got UPC or some sort of fibre out in Tramore? :eek:


  • #1671
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,636 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    Jaysus have you not got UPC or some sort of fibre out in Tramore? :eek:

    We're eligible for Eir Fibre but since it's not my house it isn't my place to pick and choose, unfortunately. Mammy likes her Sky so we're stuck with Sky broadband's glorious 10mg connection - it's so amazing :rolleyes:

    I've had 10 meg for a good few years now so I'm kind of used to it.

    Once I'm out of the house I'm aiming for Waterford City and fibre broadband.

    ..... I think I over-explained myself :P

    Sorry for derailing the thread :o


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  • #1672
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »
    We're eligible for Eir Fibre but since it's not my house it isn't my place to pick and choose, unfortunately. Mammy likes her Sky so we're stuck with Sky broadband's glorious 10mg connection - it's so amazing

    Don't Sky use Eir's lines for the internet? If so, you could stick with Sky but upgrade to 100mb fibre which is the same price for the first year than €10 more per month after that.

    Yeah, sorry to everyone else for going off topic :p


  • #1673
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,661 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    Don't Sky use Eir's lines for the internet? If so, you could stick with Sky but upgrade to 100mb fibre which is the same price for the first year than €10 more per month after that.

    Yeah, sorry to everyone else for going off topic :p

    Regardless of provider serious spanners will be thrown in the works if you have a monitored alarm in the house. We had to opt out of a massive boost in bandwidth on vodafone even though it was Virgin Media who put the cables in on our road due to our monitoring crowd looking for more a year to move us over to GSM monitoring and the change was a 3 digit a year increase so we opted out of the upgrade until we can get a more reasonable rate and service for4m alarm crowd.


  • #1674
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Regardless of provider serious spanners will be thrown in the works if you have a monitored alarm in the house. We had to opt out of a massive boost in bandwidth on vodafone even though it was Virgin Media who put the cables in on our road due to our monitoring crowd looking for more a year to move us over to GSM monitoring and the change was a 3 digit a year increase so we opted out of the upgrade until we can get a more reasonable rate and service for4m alarm crowd.

    Yikes, it would be cheaper (& funner) to have a couple of trained rottweilers in the house with the addes bonus of high bandwidth :D


  • #1675
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »
    Didn't turn the Xbox on all week and now I'm paying the price. 4GB update :(

    Anddddddd another update now, 441mb :P


  • #1676
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    And another.... 5 nights in a row.


  • #1677
    dunworth1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    MiskyBoyy wrote:
    And another.... 5 nights in a row.


    God bless instant on


  • #1678
    erkifino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 850 ✭✭✭erkifino


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    And another.... 5 nights in a row.
    Fkn ridiculous! I'll have used my download allowance in no time!

    Haven't noticed much difference on the One in my day to day usage.


  • #1679
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,788 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    It's all minor bug fixes right now, so you're unlikely to see any real changes.

    At a guess, this pace of releases is probably going to continue right up to the start of august, so if you're worried about your download limit, perhaps leaving this preview would be best. If course, I think that there's a large download to leave too, so.....


  • #1680
    AngryDiMaria
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 489 ✭✭AngryDiMaria


    CatInABox wrote: »
    It's all minor bug fixes right now, so you're unlikely to see any real changes.

    At a guess, this pace of releases is probably going to continue right up to the start of august, so if you're worried about your download limit, perhaps leaving this preview would be best. If course, I think that there's a large download to leave too, so.....

    Im only on the preview for background music early release, as soon as it becomes standard im gone.


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  • #1681
    MJohnston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,724 ✭✭✭✭MJohnston


    I believe updates are cumulative - so if you miss a few updates, one of the later ones will still include all the fixes from those. This means you could choose to skip some of the updates, however you'd probably be unable to connect to XBL in that case.


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