Magiz
05-15-2008, 11:43 AM
Kotaku put an article up a few days ago with has a list of the new features coming to the 360 for the Spring update. Microsoft has denied this list, but if it's true, there's going to be some great additions to the 360 this time around.
Some of the details...
Some are simply interesting as curiosities, such as an option to purchase Xbox Live memberships for charities and the addition of a Media section for audio delivered through feeds, such as podcasts. Others sound more feature robust, such as Windows Live Mail integration and an expanded "Inside Xbox" with news, weather, entertainment, help and community features.
Perhaps the most interesting additions are "Calibration options for motion sensor devices" for the Dashboard and "Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading" for Games. If true, the former would lend further credibility to frequent rumors that Microsoft is planning to introduce a motion controller for the Xbox 360. The ability to store installation data on a hard drive—as is done with some PlayStation 3 games—would certainly be a welcome option, if that's how the wording should be interpreted. Continue on for the full list of rumored updates.
For the full list of updates check out this link - Rumored Xbox 360 Spring Update Touts "Motion Sensor" Features, Game Installs (http://kotaku.com/5008939/rumored-xbox-360-spring-update-touts-motion-sensor-features-game-installs)
Make sure you take a look at the list. There's some other very interesting update choices (4 person private chat being one of them, motion sensing, and so on). I'm hoping this list isn't that far off the mark. There's some great features here that really should be put in place.
Some of the details...
Some are simply interesting as curiosities, such as an option to purchase Xbox Live memberships for charities and the addition of a Media section for audio delivered through feeds, such as podcasts. Others sound more feature robust, such as Windows Live Mail integration and an expanded "Inside Xbox" with news, weather, entertainment, help and community features.
Perhaps the most interesting additions are "Calibration options for motion sensor devices" for the Dashboard and "Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading" for Games. If true, the former would lend further credibility to frequent rumors that Microsoft is planning to introduce a motion controller for the Xbox 360. The ability to store installation data on a hard drive—as is done with some PlayStation 3 games—would certainly be a welcome option, if that's how the wording should be interpreted. Continue on for the full list of rumored updates.
For the full list of updates check out this link - Rumored Xbox 360 Spring Update Touts "Motion Sensor" Features, Game Installs (http://kotaku.com/5008939/rumored-xbox-360-spring-update-touts-motion-sensor-features-game-installs)
Make sure you take a look at the list. There's some other very interesting update choices (4 person private chat being one of them, motion sensing, and so on). I'm hoping this list isn't that far off the mark. There's some great features here that really should be put in place.