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  • Well said Raychul ! :)

  • I've don't have a XBL account, but I got the download from the website. And when Ifirst seen the chaanges they made, I thought "WTF?". I mean it looks nice but I used to see my avatar guy when it started, I relize that its not a big deal. But yeah I agree with the others, XBOX is going the wrong way with this.

  • I hate every theme on xbox's other then the 1 that was installed on the console I bought when 360 came out.

  • The Xbox 360 is turning more into an entertainment console, rather than a gaming console.

  • Playstation 3 only shows ads when you go to the playstation store. I think this is called respect for the user.

  • actually netflix is a app for video like zune

  • Ads and yearly fee. Nice. >:-)

  • how come i pay for a service that force feeds me ads....if ads are top priority for the new dash maybe it should be free

  • Xbox 360 original dash was the best by far-getting worse and worse.

  • Question is: where did the deal(s) of the week go?

  • well organized? are you joking? it's one of the most unorganized confusing dashboards to date, it's impossible to navigate through the game market place, clean? REALLY?

    pretty safe to say the only reason you get hits is because you show cleavage

  • also youtube is very kick ass on xbox sense i have a huge tv.

  • dont like it get ur ass on xbox and go in psn and never come back problem solved.

  • i like the new dash board people need to pull the 360 controller out of there asses there is nothing wrong with it its cleaner less lag and more mature looking it you ask me your just going to play it any way why are you getting so mad about it you don't have to do any thing with the stuff on the dash board no one is foreceing you oh look a tiny ad ITS SO ANNOYING AHHHHH RAGE!!!! calm the hell down oh apps which you don't have to fucking use AHHHHH RAGE. ppl stfu and play xbox.

  • *mute*

    sit back and enjoy

  • When advertising is used in a context that makes sense & genuinely adds to the experience, similar to the Coca-Cola advert in Blade Runner, then it's a win for everyone. But that's rare.

    The new 360 dashboard though, represents what I call 'enforced advertising', when something which doesn't really add to the experience is shoved down one's throat. If it was a bit more subtle, I'd not mind at all. But as it is, it's a potentially good interface screwed over by corporate greed, for now anyway

  • I hate the new dashbord but its great hear a girls open mind on the gaming universe ;)

  • the tab browsing is Lb and Rb ;) not RT or LT lol

  • who needs a computer when u got a 360?.. oh wait everybody does

  • all i have to say is "XBOX: BING: this update kicks ass!!!!!!!!!"

  • When I updated, my eyes became blind to the whole screen except for the little "play game" and "my games" tabs. I'm so uninterested in anything else on the screen that I haven't yet looked at any of the other pages you get. There's no point to them for me.

    Turn on xbox

    Press A

    Play Skyrim

    I win :D

  • If you want to go to next tab faster press RB or LB

  • this dashboard try sell you kinect and tell you you need one even if you think different. For me look like windows 7 mobile .

  • I guess you've already been told this a hundred times but just to be sure; you use RB or LB you can scroll though the top menus without scrolling through each item. :)

    I also quite like the dash, it looks nice but the amount of ads is off-putting, but it's the games that matter so I really don't mind a huge amount.

  • RaychulMoore@ you can use right and left bumpers to switch through the tabs

  • I like he layout, but if I'm paying £40 a year for gold, why do I have to look at tons of adverts?

    Most of which have fuck all to do with gaming

  • I WANT YOUTUBE ON XBOX DAMMIT!

  • @BillyBrootz they are gonna put it in soon. i dont know when...

  • use right and left bumpers -_-

  • Also, you can't find netflix in video? The default square you have highlighted is "My Video Apps", which is where netflix, zune, hulu+, etc. all normally appear. You just have to install the new versions first, from the "apps" category off the main page. One step and then they all appear in video.

    Seriously, you didn't spend more than a minute or two with this before getting the camera out to cry, did you?

  • ou can navigate the categories by using the shoulder buttons

  • You can navigate the categories by using the shoulder buttons, you don't have to navigate up there with the stick or dpad. >.>

  • It reminds me of Windows Media Center more than anything, which I rarely use. I'm not too fond of more ads being on my dashboard at any given time. I bought the 360 for gaming not for viewing advertisements, however it is what it is so I'll just have to get used to it.

  • @LockeX007 Thats fine so long as you boycott the advertisers forcing their products and services down your throat uninvited - its my opinion but they crossed a line here - thats fine and all - it is their platform - I just wont use it - and, as a retailer - I wont recommend it to others either without warning them what they are in for ... at least with email you can filter most unwanted spam - this is pure forcefed advertisement and I for one wont bend over and take it ...

  • @StraightShooter01 With all due respect though, isn't that the same with web browsers on computers as well as videos anymore? You click on a video or go to a website and there are ad banners everywhere as well as advertisements before a video. Isn't that essentially the same thing? I'm just saying that it's not just Microsoft that's done this, it's everywhere. If you follow your line of logic, which you have a right and some good points, you may as well not even surf the web.

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  • Playstation 3 guys

  • I love her boobs and voice I keep staring at them the whole time 

  • @Youriiza I bet you love to let us know what you love bro

  • I have no problem with the new dashboard. only problem is the damn advertisements.

    I dont give a fuck that Chuck Norris plays WoW...

  • Devastatingly beautiful.

  • xbox is not about games at all! there about money and hype... lucky for them there are one or two first party studios that actually care about game. and if it wasn't for gears and halo 3 i wouldn't even look at my xbox!

  • New dash = :D

    this video = :D

  • WTF. PLEASE TELL ME THEY DID NOT TAKE AWAY NETFLIX.

  • @TheGearOfWar303 no they didnt!

  • I like the part where you sweeear.

  • I really like the new dashboard because its much more organise I also like cloud storage and the beacon thing because u can organise party's easier for any game. The only thing that I hate about it is how large the advertisements boxes r compare to game related stuff boxes.

  • The zune marketplace is not for Zune music players. Microsoft discontinued them long time ago. It's for people with Zunepass. You can stream unlimited music on your Xbox just like Spotify. More you know..

  • If you click on "My video apps" on Video tab, you can find Netflix there. I really like the new dashboard. It makes stuff easy to find. It does take some getting used to though.

  • notice all the ads and the game section is like 5th in the list

  • It's always frustrating when companies change up their gooey's. If it ain't broke...don't fix it! :) eBay is don't this all the time as well. Gotta keep employees employed I guess. Thanks for posting....hopefully I'll be lucky enough to be one of your friends on xbox one of these days! lol.

  • Yeah we pay like £40 for xbox live, £200 for the xbox and soo much more for whatever addons which is needed... which is many... why do they need to make money from "Big Arse Ads" ??

  • PS. I love when you cuss....."Big Ass Add" FTW!!!

  • I completely agree with what you just said. Seems to be one big advertising now which is just not cool. Overall its ok and kind of cool that its voice controlled. And I don't think they even make the Zune anymore. As always awesome job Raychul.

  • I love my Zune.

  • Not to sound pervy but that shirt makes her tits look huge

  • Raychul's first complaint is wrong seeing as you can set you're xbox to just start your game automatically.

  • Yep, this new dashboard is brainwash advertising centric.

  • I hate the fact that it's all a bunch of fucking adds just so they can get us to buy their crap!

  • u should do gameplay commentaries!!!

  • its fine 2 me its just... shouldnt ps3 have all the ads?

  • @MrKapman45 Good question, you would think with the PSN being free that it would be more ad saturated than it is. Thankfully it isn't as I log on to my system to play games not look at advertisements.

  • Do you play League of Legends?

  • Woah woah woah! I have a Zune. It's amazing. Especially right off the PC. Good Review though. I might have called it First Impressions if I were you, but still pretty good stuff :)

  • @SergeantPope BTW, in my opinion, they made such a drastic change in this update because they want to sell more Kinects. It looks like this would work better with Kinect than the actual controller.

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  • Oh please, please, please, the next time you do some "clean-up" could you consider adding me? I'm a HUGE fan, and it'd be awesome to play together sometimes! GT: Levanoir

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  • The single thing that annoys me about the new Dashboard, is all the goddamn ads!

  • Xbox sucks, ps3 rules

  • I think it's really lame that they spent all that time thinking about the best way to make the UI ad-friendly (they're such marketing geniuses!), and yet they just threw every indie games in a single list without any search or sorting, have fun finding the game you're looking for game among the 2k+ games. You can tell they really didn't give a f*** about it.

    A console is not a smartphone, it's supposed to be about games first and foremost and this UI just fails in that regard at the moment imo.

  • You have to remember though everything revolves around marketing. From product placement in games to game reviews. A lot of people are cutting the cord so companies have to find new ways to sell to us consumers. It's not a horrible thing, It's just that were not used to seeing this kind of advertising in the game market really or maybe not as strong. I'm from the time of Dreamcast, SNES, PS1, Etc. where gaming was gaming and not mixed in with marketing.

  • this has probably already been said but you can move from tab to tab by pressing RB and LB

  • Proof Xbox sucks. Enjoy your ads.

  • Nice review Raychul always enjoy your thoughts and opinions in the gaming world. Like anything it always takes a bit of time to get accustomed to a new layout but I like the look of it. I personally don't own a 360 only a PS3 and would like to see something similar if the PS3 does an update to their xmb as it feels a bit dated now. Take care.

  • @Stormyhog It's dated, but it's simple and friendly. Also, no stupid ads besides netflix... I want to personalize it, not HAVE TO view ads that M$ produces.

  • You can scroll through the top categorys with the bumpers lol

  • You look so goddam hot today :D

  • MonoplySoft =(

  • yer i didnt like the update at first but im geeting uesd to irtr

  • how about some fucking games MS!?

  • @leo1337hs YES!! Agreed!!!!

  • @leo1337hs um where have you been there's tons of games new and old on market place lol.

  • I'm not loving the new update at all. To me, it seems MS is just pushing everything EXCEPT gaming on their console. It's ridiculous.

  • that is microsoft for you.  they nickle and dime you to death.

    loved your review rachel.

  • she has some big boobs o.o

    SHOW MEEEEEE!@!!@!@!@!

  • It's confusing, it's poorly organized, it sucks.

  • can people party up on netflix anymore

  • Also raychul, we aren't allowed to sue them, lol

  • @RaychulMoore you do know you can use Right and Left bumper to swap sections on the home screen

  • Raychul used to have Zune, but then she took an arrow...ugh... I mean she got an iPod.

  • Skyrim.

  • @RaychulMoore you mentioned not being able to scroll though the titles on the dashboard with the triggers. you use the bumpers to flick through them :)

  • What a complete joke. Mostly ads, wow and people are proud of this.

    Atleast on my superior system called PS3, we don't have all these ads. In fact we got 2, the What's new box and the one underneath the clock in the upper right corner. That is it. I bought a console for gaming not for ads. It shows Microsoft cares more about money than gaming.

  • only complaint is why the hell did they give us bing? nobody uses that shit. you can't even look up porn on it.

  • I do like the look of it but that fucking advert image annoys the fuck out of me. 

  • ...boobs....

  • you can use RB and LB to scroll through the tabs at the top.

  • Netflix is for hookers.

  • Considering I pay for the service, the ads just piss me off.

  • bigg titts is all she represents lmaooo

  • Its turning into a full all around entertainment system then just games. Your to attractive my heart hurts need u to administer CPR ASAP

  • I'm pretty sure you figured this out by now but Netflix wasn't in the video section because you had to install the app first. You have to install all of the apps again before you can use them.

  • I know you don't use it but the Kinect is great now.I don't worry about the small play game box as when u turn on I just say "xbox play game" and it plays

  • For netflix go to apps and it installs it to videos

  • To scroll the categories use the bumper buttons

  • Actually you can tab browse with the rb and lb buttons. In video you have to go into your apps to get to netflix. I believe you are forgetting that The 360 has not been only a game console but multi-media console for quiet some time. I had been beta testing the whole thing and had no problem seeing the new stuff and ads because it means i get more out of my live subscription for it.

  • its a sad day when the last thing your gaming system wants you to do is play a game. all that shouldnt be rammed down your throat the second your turn your console on. speaking of things i dont like, how do you feel about the new youtube?

  • The thing that bothers me the most is that my (old) xbox elite cant turn it self off now. I have to plug out my power adapter in order to fully shutdown my xbox. By shutting it down (In the menu or by pressing the power button) my xbox goes into some weird standby mode. C- keeps flashing green and that's it.

  • I actualy like it but what I can't understand is that videos comes before games, games should be directly after social

  • also I think you have been too easy on microsoft.

    They alreayd make money from game sales, xbox live subscriptions etc. There is no real need for them be this extra gressive in making money.

  • yeah its all a commercial centre now, extra ads, but also much harder to navigate as its been done for kinect, also that they show much less items per section on this.

  • Sad how Xbox gamers think they're getting there moneys worth when there are so many ADS on the homepage.They're making money off of you added to what you pay to get Live.What a joke I can't believe Microsoft is allowed to do this especially how small the game box is.

  • I had a classic zune and still have the Zune HD. Both were and are still much better than what Apple offers. :/ I did find out you can cycle through ad pages with the RS. My main complaint about the new dashboard is that organization has gone out the window, IMO. The Games tab is the worst where you have too many unneccessary clicks to get to what you want. Also, a lot of filters for sorting game are no longer there. Where did "Full Games" go?! I just prefer the old dash, TBH.

  • I miss when gaming was about gaming.

    Yes, I'm probably aware of what you have to say, so don't say it, would you kindly?

    +2 points for the reference, though.

  • I think the problem is many platforms are trying to turn themselves into 'as many things into one as possible' so people will get that over other things, so instead of getting like a stereo from there and a VCR from there you get an Xbox, it is a way of ensuring product survival I surmise..

  • Anyway, it is an American system, expecting there not to be adds is well Capitalism and adds go hand in hand, it's like bread and butter I also don't understand what the big problem is, I don't know on PS3 I have to go into playstation store to watch them, and also, my understanding is today multi-functionality is the new hotness, so it makes sense they want people to use Xbox as a stereo and VCR as well as gaming console, iPods can also play videos, PS3 can do 3D television, etc etc etc etc

  • I just have one question why do you have your tv mounted so high doesn't it give you like a bad neck to look that high all the time .. I am sitting in my comfy couch when I play, I had to be practically reclined to look at it

  • The only thing I think they need is programmable hot-keys, so you can pick two items you can press a shoulder button or something to instantly access, so you could pick loaded game and NetFlix, anyway it is good you like the graphics, pleasing colours, I bet it can't be easy to make something that appeals to EVERYONE

  • I don't have Xbox 360 because I am a hard-core gamer dude and wanted the PS3, which looked a bit more Playboy and had better hardware, it is in terms of muscle, better than Xbox, that said I do like that NetFlix is under apps because it makes sense, more power to viewer, and considering Xbox is mostly American, I sort of expect there to be adds, sort of like Capitalism, I bet they are trying to help as many companies out as they can that way

  • camera more away please!

    

  • Raychul they do have tab browsing. It's called bumpers...

  • fuck Netflix I use torrents lol

  • You pay for this. You pay to have advertisements front and center. It's a Kinect interface. Hence no tabbed browsing.

  • alot of ppl have windows phones and they use zune :3

  • I think it may be the people who dont like change who are saying its bad..

  • i know here in the UK we have love films (British version of netflix) and its on both the Video tab and apps tab.

  • you use the bumpers to quick scroll the menus not the triggers lol. i think if they made at least the home tab customizable so you could pick 4 or 5 things on there you wanted it would be much better.

  • It's designed for for Kinect and that is all.

  • I like it as well. All though they should of kept the blue bit of Xbox rather then the boring plain white look.

  • Should be able to choose between xbla layouts a this point, now it's pushing commercials right in your face. And yes "cluster fuck" is right.

  • i want my old xbox theme back this sucks its buggy slow and sales orientated

  • Dashboard !!!??? WE WANT NEW GAMES NOT NEW DASHBOARD. DX

  • i like the new dashboard. the only thing i hate is the big ad when you turn the xbox on and how small the game in the tray box is

  • Any interface that you OWN should be customizable; to be able to turn OFF any and ALL unwanted ads - this force feeding of ads is at the very least in poor taste - as a retailer I can longer recommend the XBOX console as a gaming platform without informing customers that is now a huge ad platform to cram as many ads down your throat whether you like it or not - simply a bad move on Microsofts part - sell your stock - their sales are going to take a hit ...

  • @StraightShooter01 technically you don't own the UI being it's their software

  • @Hatmantc True - just all this unwanted commercialism really gets on my nerves - the "your gonna watch this whether you like it or not" aggressive approach is verging on rude. The popup ads in youtube videos in addition to the side ads already present was bad - now going to a console for gaming is no longer an escape ...

  • I play games to get AWAY from commercialism - thank you for the heads up on this new update - now I know I will never buy an XBOX console and will stay with the PC platform where ads wont be crammed down my throat - BAD move Microsoft ... lost a customer - permanently.

  • I'm canceling my xbox live membership when it ends, i'm done with this crap microsoft want to throw at us. I hardly play online with any more anyways.

  • I like Windows Phone, but I'm not too keen on the WP interface for Xbox Live (MS is also applying this style to Windows 8). I agree with the other complaints. But maybe it will grow on me.

  • I was backing away cus i felt like i was gonna get a tooth knocked out by ur controll waving :D

  • Everything is being turned in social sites (youtube, its a video site, so why turn it into a social site) and xbox is kinda more about "oh we're gonna be the a huge overall entainment system"...its a gaming console. Everything on the new dashboard is ads for movies and programs. finding stuff is quite annoying now.

  • Xbox Gt:KreyzAim for people who wanna fill their friends list. . The thing I barely noticed today that REALLY ticked me off was that now I can't watch something on Netflix together with my party. why would they do that. AND who the heck uses BING as a search engine? WHO?!

  • I say I like it too I prefer it to the old one, and I think after our Gears collectable hunting I hit 40,000 and then I got a bunch of achievements after so now I'm nearly at 41,000 yey and Raychul 5:43 LANGUAGE TIMATHY!

  • god damn raychul you get more and more hotter in each new vid!

  • ,,,,,30 seconds into the video strangely, my pants were down to my knee,,,

  • What's your GT? If anyone else doesn't mind sharing theirs, feel free. I need to build up my friends list so that I have more people to play with - although skyrim is taking away from MP games at the moment.

  • The update grew on me - but it's added kinect-ability made it worthwhile.

  • cant find netflix? try using bing. thats why they brought it in

  • This review is a lot better than her Skyrim review.

  • good review, 100% agree

  • nice breasts

  • It's a pretty big clusterfuck that's for sure.

  • I hate it !!!!

    Premium themes are just like normal themes now :(

  • @nightslash2021 Oh you're right! Didn't even think about that.

  • @nightslash2021 They're are still premium. Just go to where it says"friends" and press A.

  • I just wanted to thumbs up because of the bioshock background... lol

  • I didn't like it @ first, but I'm stating to get use to it. Microsoft need focus on games now for gods sake.

  • U buy what you wanna buy. They don't make you buy anything. I still think PS3 menu is best though.

  • @ChimairaGod Ewww. I hate PS3's UI, but their video services imo are superior (at least in quality).

  • @karausu Xbox Live Interface is a joke lmao.Your paying $60 a year to see ADS?

    Really Microsoft has been screwing you enough making you pay for an online service which sshould've been free from the start.

    What a joke lmao.

  • @ShawShank503 How many times has the PS3 Network been down this year??? Too many times. At least I know that paying $60 will ensure me that I can keep playing online,

  • @coolio69man Still regardless Microsoft is ripping you off without you knowing lmao.

    Not to mention XBL was hacked like 2months ago.Secure?They ban people for no fucking reason lmao.Oh to add insult to injury Microsoft Points converted to PSN money in real time your paying more on XBL then you PSN.Just Sayin.

  • meh im not a fan of the new dashboard because it is very AD friendly. i feel like now i have to buy a KINECT just in order for me to enjoy the benefits of the new dashboard. so i feel forced to spend more money on a MICROSOFT product just in order for the searching and exploring the layout just in order to make it easy to just say XBOX BING halo. see how easy that was. ITS A SCAM

  • OMG look at those big milk tits

  • xbl... the best ad campain ever

  • Yeah I really dislike the new look. I mean some of it is convenient and it definitely looks organized but it's pretty much a clusterfuck of ads and annoyance for me anyways. I get that it's supposed to be more user/Kinect friendly but seriously wtf?!?! Oh and who the hell uses bing??? I definitely prefer the old look. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Good review though and best of luck getting to 40,000 gs.

  • kinda looks like ps3 layout

  • I am glad, I sold the xbox.. because of the prices xbl charges for their shit.

  • You can set it to auto-play whatever game is in the tray from the settings menu. You can also switch tabs with the bumpers not the triggers

  • @SyfyHorror Hey, at least I was half-way there when I thought it would be the trigger buttons. *shrugs* :) It's times like these that I tell people why I make a better blonde. :)

  • @RaychulMoore yeah that makes sense because thats how you could navigate with the last dashboard

  • I wish everyone would sell their TVs and point 3D Ready projectors at their wall @100" instead for the same price (or ALOT LESS $400).