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xlost7 on 20 November 2008
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The NXE is a nice addition and upgrade from the original Xbox 360 Dashboard setup.

First thing is first, I like the slick design. Everything is so well implemented. From the friends list to the movies to the downloads. What's so exciting is like once you have a title your playing for example Gears of War. I select that title in my games collection it highlights everything about the game, plus it gives you the latest downloads also. Another factor is the avatar, I already fell in love with them. I created my avatar the exact same way I look and it turned out perfect. The options were limited but I know Microsoft will add some more things in the near future. I see that the avatars where more aimed at the casual more so then the hardcore.

The "install 360 games to HDD" is a nice feature. The 360 is quiet there is the sounds going off, no disk drive sounding like a jet plane taking off or anything for that matter. It sounds like your sitting at the NXE opening with no disk inside the drive at all. A nice addition and many gamers have been cravy for that for so long.

It goes back to the day I remember I tried to make the DVD drive quiet myself. It was a way where you would put a disk in the drive that required a update once that update screen came up you would then eject the game and then put in the game you wanted to play and once the update was finished the Xbox 360 would then for some reason play the game you just put in and the drive would then be quiet.

lol.at that above scenario. It worked but was a hassle. The only gripe I have about the "install 360 games to HDD" is that I have a 20GB HDD. I don't put demos or anything on my drive. I had 13 gigs of space available for me to use. After installing Gears of War on the HDD, I ended up with 6.6 gigs left for me to use. That's not a lot. So I will have to upgrade my drive ASAP real soon.

Other than that the interface is slick. I like the new guide button. You press it and the guide appears in the center of the screen rather from the left of the original. I also like how everything is at a fast response. You select what you want and it goes straight there without any lag.

I love it and will not complain at it. Microsoft did a good job making a nice worthwhile update that every gamer will enjoy. I just think the avatars are going to be pointless to some but will be enjoyed by others.