The Escapist Presents: Preview: Xbox Dashboard Update

[Utarefson]

Addition: The arcade game 'splosion game will be the first to award stuff for your avatar
(based on the last majornelson podcast)

Is this just a USA thing or is it happening in the UK as well?

Everything except the netflix stuff... but i heard microsoft made a contract in the uk with a company called 'sky" that is similar to netflix

 

[psyfai]

I hope that comes along soon. :/

 

[Krakyn]

I can almost promise you that that the many chans are going to muck with the ratings on XBL just like they did with google searches, pushing all the most terrible applications to the top of the list.

 

[Agent Larkin]

Good but I need to point out one flaw in your reveiw. The system that allows you to see how many Gamerscore you could have gotten out of the total is already there. Now maybe it hasn't been out in America before but we have had it in Ireland since the last update.

 

[black lincon]

Cool, but i knew paying for avatar stuff would come eventually. on a side note can you alter the color of your clothes for free yet?

Nope.

damn. I sick of the only shirt they give you that I would actually wear being purple.

Good but I need to point out one flaw in your reveiw. The system that allows you to see how many Gamerscore you could have gotten out of the total is already there. Now maybe it hasn't been out in America before but we have had it in Ireland since the last update.

it's sort of there in the US. It's ascetically different, and it appears it's in a different place than before.

 

[Johnn Johnston]

I really hope this is gonna be in the UK; I assume it will be, but you can't be sure.

And finally, a better way to show off how much of an Achievement Whore I am! I'm tellin's ya, them bleep-bloops just ain't cuttin' it any mores!

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Achievements may actually be worth something if they decide to tie them to the "awards" section.

 

[Kiutu]

Im glad to get the achievement progress stats BACK. (They took it out with the first big update that added avatars) I had fun knowing what my 1000th achievment was. (Ironically, it was beating Halo 3 on Legendary)
Paying for avatar items however...well
I wont be buying any.

 

[Curtmiester]

Rating system is a interesting idea. But it reality, is will succeed of fail. No middle ground.

 

[paragon1]

What!? Microsoft didn't deliver on all of its promises! Well isn't that new and different.

 

[ActionDan]

Wow, actually buying stuff for your Avatar with real money? I find that concept quite pointless. It would be like paying the Escapist to have your Avatar on display. absolutely pointless and shows that Micro$oft are just bigger money grabbers than we knew.

 

[The Shade]

So....is Canada getting this or not?

 

[walls of cetepedes]

Hmm... buying clothes... only if the Hitman Suit is there.

 

[Altorin]

didn't we already have a dashboard update this year? Or was that late last year? it wasn't long ago, I know that.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Meh. I don't care about netflixs so no big deal. The avatar stuff is kinda cool, but they'd have to come out with something really cool for me to actually pay for it. Awards seem awesome. I cant wait. I like the total points thing. Its a cool thing to know

 

[AutumnGold]

i cant wait

 

[Colm]

Yeah Sky TV are going to have a similar thing to netflix, or so I've been led to blieve. In the UK and in Ireland aswell I think, that is, hope!

 

[Dyp100]

Yeah Sky TV are going to have a similar thing to netflix, or so I've been led to blieve. In the UK and in Ireland aswell I think, that is, hope!

Yeah, but Sky is not as good, and PLUS, you need to be a Sky member as well! So, you need extra money, since I'm sure Netlfixs are free.