So evidently the new 360 dashboard launches wednesday....

[The Fake Shemp]

Netflix is cool, but it's really limited.  Not worth paying 'till the selection really expands, which may take YEARS.

[Eel O'Brian]

if you already have netflix, though, it is a swell bonus

[Bloodwake]

Netflix is cool, but it's really limited.  Not worth paying 'till the selection really expands, which may take YEARS.

So the selection is limited? Thanks, I'll pass on busting my ass to get this shit right now then.

[Eel O'Brian]

i think the selection is okay, if you like older movies it's awesome

i just put la vie en rose on my instant queue, in hd no less

[demi]

The HD selection is limited, you still have access to the lesser vids too. I am not registering until I get me a month trial code, which seem to be absent from the internet.

[Bebpo]

Anyone tried installing Gears 2 yet?

Not that there's any real loading except when you die, but still curious.

[Don Flamenco]

it also has decent selection of Korean films.  Gonna watch JSA tonight <3

[demi]

homo

[fistfulofmetal]

I only have 2 gigs after installing RB2.
So I guess I really turned it into my Rock Band Box.

Rock Band platform

[Rman]

I love the new interface.  The blades interface of old was beginning to look dated and cluttered compared to the Wii and PS3.  The avatars are lame and it sucks that they are mandatory.  I love the install feature, my only gripe is that you need to change discs. 

[demi]

They have to do that, otherwise people can just rent and rip

[Kestastrophe]

Just finished watching a Netflix movie. The quality is about the same as the PC streaming quality and it too less than a minute for the video to prompt and buffer. Awesome.

[siamesedreamer]

This shit is the fucking bomb. Got 3 installs with 74gb remaining.

Anyone play Fable II yet off an install? Wondering if the menus are faster...

[siamesedreamer]

One thing they need to fix is being able to close the disc drive without it automatically launching the game when its not needed if you have it installed. Or is that already possible?

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Already possible. It's in the options

[AdmiralViscen]

I was really only looking forward to the party system, but I really like the new dash as a whole. I thought I'd just use the Guide button for everything since the blades are now there, but I only need that for the friends list. It's so fast, it's nice to have my XBLA shit and my achievements appear right away. The new achievement listing thing is awesome.

It's lame that only one pic from a theme appears in your background - why not let you pick which one you want, or have the different little tier things each use one of the blade's pics? I never bought a theme, but still.

[AdmiralViscen]

WTF, every time I try to download anything it says it can't retrieve info from XBox Live, status code 80072ee2

[hyp]

love everything about the new dash.  i'm gay for slick looking pretty apple type shit.

netflix is awesome as fuck.  great documentaries available to download, a few in HD even.  i'm diggin' it 100%  could care less about avatars.  but everything seems faster and squeaky clean.

[drew]

omg the new guide is so awesome

[ch1nchilla]

Loving it so far... It's a huge step up. I'm surprisingly even a fan of the avatars.

[siamesedreamer]

Already possible. It's in the options

Preesh man...so much better.

Installed:

Gears 2
Mass Effect
GTA4
Banjo N&B
Halo 3
L4D
Bioshock
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Dead Rising
Too Human
PGR4

Still got 25 gb left...

[Rman]

Man, my 360 is whisper quiet now with these installs.  Before it sounded like a jet engine when I booted it up.

[Bebpo]

People installing,

Comment on effects of installing!  Someone needs to make a site that says the effects for installing each game.  No point in a 10 min install if it doesn't do anything.


Also do they sell those transfer cables?  And do you need 2 X360s to use them?  I still got my 20giger, so at most I can install 1 game at a time.

[Rman]

You only need one 360.  And the transfer cable are not sold separately, they only come with the hard-drive.  There are some hacks out there though.

[originalz]

Any idea if Netflix is IP locked?

[archie4208]

Comment on effects of installing!  Someone needs to make a site that says the effects for installing each game.  No point in a 10 min install if it doesn't do anything.

Rock Band 2 load times cut by 1/3.  Fallout 3 seems marginally faster.

[siamesedreamer]

If someone needs a transfer cable PM me...

[trh]

People installing,

Comment on effects of installing!  Someone needs to make a site that says the effects for installing each game.  No point in a 10 min install if it doesn't do anything.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=290745

Best part about it is not having to hear the disc drive.

[Trent Dole]

The Bully port's loading times are definitely improved.

[Rman]

Installs have been surprisingly fast too.

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, both fallout 3 and left 4 dead took less than five minutes each for me

[pilonv1]

Rock band & NBA 2k9 load times are much better. Installs are reasonably short too.

[Don Flamenco]

Ninja Gaiden 2's load times are much better.  The time from dying to continuing to playing again is significantly shorter.

Sucks shit that Crackdown doesn't install.  I hope there's a patch or something for that.

[CurseoftheGods]

I changed my mind. The new OS is kinda hot once you get used to it.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

I installed Banjo and some of the loads are like halved. It's awesome.

[MrAngryFace]

streaming netflix ftw. I can watch all of hercules the tv show now!

[Vizzys]

streaming netflix ftw. I can watch all of hercules the tv show now!

i agree, I started the free trial just to see how the streaming is (pretty decent) and im also probably gonna stick with it and have some blurays sent here to watch

[MrAngryFace]

ONLY ONE MAN DARED TO CHALLENGE THEIR POWER!! HERCULES!

"DAMN U HERA!"

[MrAngryFace]

streaming netflix ftw. I can watch all of hercules the tv show now!

i agree, I started the free trial just to see how the streaming is (pretty decent) and im also probably gonna stick with it and have some blurays sent here to watch

Easily my favorite new feature on xbox live. Even on blah DSL over a wireless connection its without a hitch and at LEAST broadcast quality.

[CurseoftheGods]

Already possible. It's in the options

Preesh man...so much better.

Installed:

Gears 2
Mass Effect
GTA4
Banjo N&B
Halo 3
L4D
Bioshock
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Dead Rising
Too Human
PGR4

Still got 25 gb left...

Do you really play all those games regularly?

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, i'm just gonna install what i am currently playing

RB2
CoD5
L4D
FO3

[MrAngryFace]

haha, now console gamers can experience the NIGHT OF INSTALLS PC gamers enjoy every time they get a new rig. Never gonna play em but OMG GAMES

[MrAngryFace]

man, so cool just watch HERCULES whenever I want. NOSTALGIA

[The Fake Shemp]

Also, 30 Rock Season 1 and 2!

[MrAngryFace]

I have those on DVD, this is great cause I can watch stuff id never buy, like XENA Lesbian Warriors

[CurseoftheGods]

yeah, i'm just gonna install what i am currently playing

RB2
CoD5
L4D
FO3

Same here.

Rock Band 2
Gears 2
Fable 2
Virtua Fighter 5
Dead or Alive 4

[Joe Molotov]

haha, now console gamers can experience the NIGHT OF INSTALLS PC gamers enjoy every time they get a new rig. Never gonna play em but OMG GAMES

 

When I got my 1TB drive a few months ago, I was digging games out of the closet I forgot I even had anymore to install.

[Vizzys]

i dont like how half the movies I want to watch "are not streamable on xbox" though

[Eel O'Brian]

so you can stream the office in HD

where the hell are the blu ray sets

i've been holding off buying them on dvd since season 2 in anticipation

[MrAngryFace]

i dont like how half the movies I want to watch "are not streamable on xbox" though

HERCULES WORKS

[Eel O'Brian]

i have an eclectic mix of movies lined up for instant watch

goin south
the stranger
sleeper
to hell and back
every which way but loose
any which way you can
our man flint
in like flint
duck, you sucker
kelley's heroes
la vie en rose

[archie4208]

i dont like how half the movies I want to watch "are not streamable on xbox" though

Blame Sony.

[AdmiralViscen]

8 player party chat is completely amazing.


Also are all 20 community games supposed to be buyable right now? Because buying and downloading trial are both greyed out for me, but people on GAF are speaking as if they are playing at least some of them. I managed to rummage around the menus and download the trial for one game without getting a glitch, but even then Buy was greyed out.

[siamesedreamer]

Already possible. It's in the options

Preesh man...so much better.

Installed:

Gears 2
Mass Effect
GTA4
Banjo N&B
Halo 3
L4D
Bioshock
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Dead Rising
Too Human
PGR4

Still got 25 gb left...

Do you really play all those games regularly?

Nah...that's almost my entire collection. Was just trying to see what all I could fit on there.

[Eel O'Brian]

so when i just logged on to the netflix streaming it forced an update

now it tells me my connection is shit (even though i have rr turbo), sound drops out every few seconds, movie stutters

 

[muckhole]

HERCULES WORKS

Hercules!

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Oh sweet jesus the installs are a fucking godsend.  No more crazy jet engine noises just silence..... *sniff* 

It's a whole new experience. 

[Rman]

i dont like how half the movies I want to watch "are not streamable on xbox" though

Blame Sony.

That's incorrect.  The licensing deal did not include the 360 as a stream able device.

There's a lot being written about the disappearance of Sony films from Xbox's Netflix streaming service, and most of it is wrong.

Several blogs have suggested that Sony pulled movies from Columbia Pictures, owned by Sony, because it has a problem with Microsoft or the Xbox. That isn't the case. It turns out that Netflix simply didn't get a licensing deal done with Sony that included the Xbox or some of Netflix's other distribution partners, according to sources close to the situation. This is a bad goof on Netflix's part.

"This issue is not specific to Xbox or any other individual platform," the company said in an e-mail statement on Wednesday evening. "Sony Pictures is currently in discussions with the relevant parties to resolve certain licensing matters related to the distribution of its motion pictures. Given the ongoing nature of these discussions, we don't think it is appropriate to comment further at this time."

Steve Swasey, Netflix's spokesman, refused to discuss any specific studio licensing deals but did say that titles "come in and out of licensing all the time." He acknowledged that some movies once offered as part of the Netflix streaming service on Xbox aren't there anymore. He said the company hopes it's only temporary.

Netflix has done a great job of moving streaming movies from the Internet to TV sets with the Netflix Player from Roku and by partnering to offer its streaming service via Xbox.

But one of the main complaints I have with the streaming service is that it's still light on titles. If Netflix loses those they already have, they're frustrating customers and hurting themselves. This is the kind of basic blocking and tackling the Netflix guys are typically so good at.

(Note to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: Don't flub this kind of thing. I'm sure you're aware some of the studios were lukewarm about Xbox offering Netflix and would have preferred to see Microsoft build its own film offering).

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10102728-93.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

[GilloD]

I like this. Netflix is good. Installs are fun. Locked up once or twice.

I REALLY like the "lighter" pop-up when you hit the XBox button.

[demi]

Avoid browsing the Friends List for now if you dont want you box freezing up (but not locking up)