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yo_john117 on 30 July 2009
FKNetwork said:
My 360 just updated,

The marketplace is a LOT LOT LOT faster, instant for me now, a few other good features like ratings and quick launch also now includes indie games but the avatar marketplace is a ripoff and the rc warthog is missing in my marketplace!?

The veteran thing is weird too as it says I have been a gold member for 1 year when it's actually 3 years!?

Have you had different accounts?

And I got in too!!  I wish they had Facebook, Last.fm and all that in the preview though



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FKNetwork on 30 July 2009
yo_john117 said:
FKNetwork said:
My 360 just updated,

The marketplace is a LOT LOT LOT faster, instant for me now, a few other good features like ratings and quick launch also now includes indie games but the avatar marketplace is a ripoff and the rc warthog is missing in my marketplace!?

The veteran thing is weird too as it says I have been a gold member for 1 year when it's actually 3 years!?

Have you had different accounts?

And I got in too!!  I wish they had Facebook, Last.fm and all that in the preview though

Naa, same account since day one, but it did go to silver for a week last year when my card ran out, must be that?

Also, I didn't get any emails or notices on MS connect site, I just turned my 360 on and it asked me to update, my 360 is also flashed and works perfectly (online and offline) after this update so all good!

Overall this update is nothing major compared to last years NXE, I think twitter, facebook, lastfm and sky should have been in this preview too!



Seece on 30 July 2009

I got into the NXE beta so I hope they pick me again!



 

FKNetwork on 30 July 2009
seece said:
I got into the NXE beta so I hope they pick me again!

I only got mine this morning and joined it 3 days ago, major nelson is now saying everyone who signs up should get in so make sure you head over to nelsons site and sign up! wave 3 previews should be going out later today!



Munkeh111 on 30 July 2009

I didn't get an invite, but I did get the update, but I can't really tell the difference apart from the Avatar marketplace, which I don't care about because it is so expensive



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FKNetwork on 30 July 2009
Munkeh111 said:
I didn't get an invite, but I did get the update, but I can't really tell the difference apart from the Avatar marketplace, which I don't care about because it is so expensive

Same here, no emails no notices on my connect page, just turned my 360 on and WHAM! an update, and yeah, the avatar marketplace is a total ripoff, i had a look around, 160 points for a hat, 180 for shoes, wtf?!



piggychan on 01 August 2009

just got the email this morning and the xbl update is installing as I type..

 

those that still want to apply for it goto here and see if you can still get in:

 

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/07/20/xbox-360-system-update-preview-program.aspx

 

Make sure you run a spychecker/keylogger first cause you DO need to enter some personal details

 

 



Manos on 01 August 2009

Blah. No netflix, last fm or games on demand. Is there anything interesting on that preview?



sinha on 01 August 2009
Manos said:
Blah. No netflix, last fm or games on demand. Is there anything interesting on that preview?

 

What the hell?

Not only was Netflix there already, but this update makes Netflix 10x better:

-Parties

-Browsing from the 360

-improved streaming

-ability to see what movies your friends are watching in your Friends List

 



We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that they [developers] want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so the question is what do you do for the rest of the nine and half years? It's a learning process. - SCEI president Kaz Hirai

It's a virus where you buy it and you play it with your friends and they're like, "Oh my God that's so cool, I'm gonna go buy it." So you stop playing it after two months, but they buy it and they stop playing it after two months but they've showed it to someone else who then go out and buy it and so on. Everyone I know bought one and nobody turns it on. - Epic Games president Mike Capps

We have a real culture of thrift. The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games. - Activision CEO Bobby Kotick

 

Manos on 01 August 2009
sinha said:
Manos said:
Blah. No netflix, last fm or games on demand. Is there anything interesting on that preview?

 

What the hell?

Not only was Netflix there already, but this update makes Netflix 10x better:

-Parties

-Browsing from the 360

-improved streaming

-ability to see what movies your friends are watching in your Friends List

 

Maybe you have netflix there but in EU there is no such thing. Not even with the preview.