July 30th 2009 6:45 pm PT

Sign up.. Some of the new features are pretty cool. Thx Major!

Cool I hope I get in!

Hey major, are the 360 games coming to games on demand before August 11th or are they not going live until the update is released to everyone?

Ran around a little bit and it seems cool. Don’t use netflix anymore so I am not reaping that benefit. And I’ll be damned if I drop $4.00 on a RC warthog for my avatar. Great job animating it but I’ll save my loot XBL games. I wish they would just give the ability to change the color of the shirts to give them a little more uniqueness.

I do appreciate checking it out early and it seemed to run nice and smooth. Can’t wait for games on demand, and a cheaper hard drive to upgrade for it.

I hope I get in too~~

I thought I was out of luck when i entered the wrong info, but then I signed up again with the correct info and now I really hope I get in. I really wanna check out the Netflix thing.

Now we wait for the epic download, yes

I signed up the other day and forgot to check the box to allow e-mail to be sent to me. Will I be reconsidered or did my account just get passed up? (or did it just get passed up for other reasons?)

Signed up the 28th, still hope I can get in the preveiw.

Hopefully I get in! I double checked everything! ^_^

When is it coming up for the public?
My friend said yesterday I had a pink shirt on instead of my Halo Hoddie.

If there are some mistakes in the survey, how to correct them?
I just found I put a wrong console ID.

I hope we can get some Games on Demand through the preview soon

I got the update earlier today at around Lunch time (12:30 EST) in Upstate NY. No problems. I love the Eject Disk Feature and the faster friend’s list loading.

The Avatar Marketplace takes a while to load but that’s okay since I won’t buy anything there anyway.

I double checked everything and it is all right so I hope I get it.

is there really any good reason why we don’t have the games on demand yet? The update really seemed to bring alot of fixes not features, so the games on demand was all I had to look forward to.

nice

Signed up on the 28th, hopefully i get in. Reviewed all my details, everything is correct COME ON WAVE 3!!

I like some of the new features, and the cool R/C warthog (tho it is too expensive!), but I am sure I have been a gold member longer than the 4 years it says on my Gamercard (the xbox Gold Veteran symbol), as I was a gold member on the old black box before the launch of the 360!
When is this date taken from? Is it full years? I.e. if it was 4 yrs 11months, would it still jsut say 4?

Just got my update last night. Love the new Netflix stuff. My avatar already has a new pirate hat.
Load is much slower then before, but still love the new features.

p.s. when is Netflix coming to the UK?!

Major – clearly the heat in Redmond has gotten to you…
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“we are is still taking additional signups. You can do read more…”
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lol

does anyone no when wave 3 starts

Im one of the poor people who was accepted on the first wave but is still waiting for the update. Double checked my info and its right so please god i wont have to wait too long

As Ajmayers says… I was a gold member on the old black box before the launch of the 360 and my card says “5″ when is this date taken from?

Major has asked another easy question. Lollipop: Yes or No?

Yes

Now that that easy question is out of the way, perhaps she could address us adding our own HDDs…due to speed and size. She has a comforting voice for talking about this possibility…of Microsoft giving us an overpriced (which I am fine with)add-on so we could add our own 3rd party drives. SSD and Lillipop for the WIN!

the other i like from the update is the cache cleaner you dont need to do command to clean the cache just go to memory and click Y and choose clean cache option thats cool…

Major, I was accepted and my info is correct also but i still didn’t get the update yet on my console or an email. On the Microsoft Connect website it says “Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to the 2009 Xbox LIVE Update Preview.” and “We are working on the final touches for the update. You will receive a notification by email when the update is available.” I don’t know whats wrong. Thanks Major!

when does wave 3 start?

Wave 3 started since 12:30 EST. I got the update but no confirmation in Microsoft Connect until 3PM. Update is more fixes (as was said by another person)

JA

I’ve been playing around with the update today.
They finally fixed the laggy guide and the marketplace, only takes a few seconds to display a list of downloads now instead of over a minute.
Avatar Marketplace is a complete rip off, user ratings are a nice addition. Other than that there’s not much else, just little tweaks and refinements here and there.

@ Iconic
I don’t think wave 3 has happened yet, Major didn’t say and he even said in this update “We are collecting the necessary information for another Wave” after talking about 1 and 2. You were probably in wave 2

I got the update yesterday with no emails.

The dash still takes ages to repopulate the ‘Recent Games’ list when you drop out of a a community/indie game. This means you have to wait a while before you can select another game from your list. I hoped this would be fixed in the update, but it looks like it hasn’t.

it would be nice if major could actually answer our questions

@ STEVE39…that’s what quick launch was put there for back last year with the NXE.

stop having a cry steve39 atleast u got the update i singed up in first wave and still havent got it

Loving the new avatar clothes, but how come female avatars get ninja masks and males don’t? Actually most of the female clothing seems a lot more cool than the male clothing.

@Haz450

How am I in Wave 2 when I got no update until Today at 12:30PM and Microsoft Connect updated at 3:30PM indicating I’m in the Preview???

@Haz450 I see what you mean but that means Waves can cover multiple days then.

Cheers Major! I have my fingers crossed!

Yeah around 4:30 ET I checked my status and it said I was invited. However I still haven’t gotten any update. And I resubmitted my ID still nothing. Am I in the 3rd wave and its coming or was i in the 2nd wave and something is wrong?

signed up during the first wave release and still nothing. . . .

your probably in wave 3 when did you sign up?
and does it say status:participating (quit)

A day before Wave 1 (monday I think)

and no it says congratulations you are in.

then check your console id and serial number something is probably wrong

nope everything is right. weird.

microsoft fail

i don’t see too much of a difference with the Preview or anything wrong with it. what are we supposed to do with it? just play around with it?

Hey everyone, just letting you know that I did not receive and e-mail about being in the program, and my Microsoft Connect page still does not indicate my acceptance, but I DID get in. My 360 downloaded it when I got home last night at 9:00 PST. I guess I was in the second wave. Just thought some of you might like to know.

oh man, i want that update 2! :’O

majornelson if i got in it said i got resubmit my console id how long does that process take untill they get so i can get the dashboard update so i can try the new feature

Help please !!!! I left a digit out of my console id and now i dont know how to change it on the connect site, Please help.

You change it after you get in.

I feel slow. Where is the new Eject feature?

hey tiger hows tails of vesperia?

@NeverBelieveDF

But i wont get the update if my console id is wrong I need to edit it on the site.

Never received my email, yes, checked spam folders and etc, still got the download last night though

If the Serial or Product ID numbers are wrong, How do i change it to correct it????

KNIGHT ZOMBIE

Seconded please help !!!!

mine also doesnt’ show the right amount of years for having xbox live.. i have been in since beta that is like 7 years and mine says 5 or 6

@munkynutz84 yeah at first but then you can change it. So you’ll get accepted you get features to change the ID, and then it will send the preview to the new ID entered.

If i quit the update preview it says i can’t do another survey, So how do i correct the one i did after it’s done???? Help Please!!!

I signed Mid-Day-ish Yesterday hoping there will be another wave, looks like my prayers are answered xD fingers crossed!! xD

@STEVE39
Hey, do we HAVE to look at Game Library to see purchased (and trial) Community Games (now called Indie)? Check it. It would be nice to have those games in the overall Game Library like regular games.

NetFlix Party is awesome. Simple thing, but fun to share!

@ KNIGHT: dont quit…when it says you are accepted on the connect site it gives you an option to change your serial and console id #s…just wait and dont quit!!!

The registration keeps loading and loading and I’m never able to complete a signup.

I just really want in

I signed up using another email with the correct console id. It shouldn’t make my other one invalid as it is a new email adress etc.

Hope i get in.

Thanx major for advising us to check our survey sign up but it would have been good for some advice as to what to do if you did get it wrong.

I hope i Get some

@ oCORYo: But i won’t get accepted if the Serial or Product numbers are wrong.

@ KNIGHT: dont quit…when it says you are accepted on the connect site it gives you an option to change your serial and console id #s…just wait and dont quit!!!

Some people have stated that they didn’t get emails or the opportunity to see that they were accepted on the connect site.

If i dont get in i dont get in its only just over a week away.

@skychat What Browser Do You Use??
I Found Anything Other Than Internet Explorer Didn’t Work…

I did my registration on Firefox

@Devil Room, Good Luck Mate It Says On The Xbox.com Website Page About The Preview That Gold Members Will Be The Priority When The Selecting Is Done, Hope You Get Picked Too!!=]

Never received any e-mail, but the update is installed and looking nice:-) The avatar items seems a bit overpriced, but some of the new shortcuts are nice. Was hoping to see the Indie Games back, but guess that’s still just in the US:-(

Really guys, unless your big Avatar Marketplace spenders, the only cool stuff is:

-Eject Button (Go to the Game Disc Page of My Xbox and press X)
-Free Avatar Clothes (they added a few more items)
-Faster Friend’s list

Everything else is pretty much the same. This was a mid-update for the Fall Update IMHO. It took way too long to give us really nothing. I have yet to try the parties to see how stable it is. I’ll report back on that.

JA

Does anyone know what happend to the Halo Hoodie on the Avatar Marketplace?

Major, when will you post a list of games supporting avatar trophies?

If your a Netflix user, this update will be a Major upgrade for you.

Oops, just realized there’s a typo in my Console ID. How do I update the Console ID on Microsoft Connect? Do I need to quit and re-enter with a new survey?

Nevermind, helps to read the prior comments. For anyone else wondering, you can change the Console ID and Serial Number once you get accepted on Microsoft Connect. Good luck!

if you quit the survey you can not re sign up!!!

I need to fix the Console ID but how do i get accepted if it’s wrong????

How can we check the information that we submitted?

@IconicSoulJA

The reason I want the update right now is for Netflix

what you can do is create a new gamertag and windows live id, quit with the one that you are in right now then re sign up putting the same console info and it worked for me…i put in the wrong console id…freaked out…made a new account and did the survey…then i quit participation with this account…and then i hoped for the best!! it worked and i didnt even have to log on to the other account to get the update because it updates your console with all the accounts on it…hope that helps!!

the only thing about that is if you get accepted you wont be able to use your real gamer tag on the preview update forums…but thats no biggie…

so cory you think that this thread will hit 1k like the last?

I hope I get in. My Xbox is just running so slow and the dashboard keeps locking up. Friends list browsing always locks up. I can’t understand why, my Internet connection is FIOS with 20MB d/l speed. I hope the next update fixes all the issues I’m having. I hate clicking to join a game, get in, then wait 2 minutes for the Xbox menu to close so I can play the game.

No email, but got it yesterday afternoon when I logged in. DL took about 3 mins on DSL2 connection, I know it’s a waste but I just HAD to have that RC Puma… I mean Warthog.

please God let me get in…

lol probably not…most of the people already got in….

that was @ lvl 100

I just really want to get in

Signed up for real this time, followed the wrong link a few days ago. Oooops. *crossing fingers*

Hoping to get in wave three, signed up on monday.

I’m in woohooo !!!!

I’m still hoping for an invitation on wave 3.

Last night turned on the console and it said there was an update so downloaded and installed. Checked the connect site and email and both didn’t say I was in, but this morning connect says I was in. Seems to be responding a lot faster than it used too which is all I care about.

I double checked, triple checked and I put in the right info on survey. Still nothing Aug 11 not that far away. I just wanted a sneak peak.

@ CaNiBaL
Same here, I’m still surprised i haven’t been let in yet though, ah well. Wave 3 should be on its way.

I got in. Didn’t expect it because I have a silver account. Still waiting for a deal Thanks!

God damnit. I typed my console ID wrong. -_- You CAN fix it when you and if you get accepted, right?

Will I Subscribe For A New Update And I hope that I Receive A New Update

I GOT IN!!

On the connect page it says im in….but no E-Mail…..

and my xbox won’t update for some reason…any way to fix this???

Cheers Major

Yeah, I’m waiting, too. I was under the impression that my console ID was wrong, just because I got accepted, and no update. So I submitted it again (just in case)!

Major I have to ask that if you guys are allowing everyone who signs up pretty much will get in, then whats the point of this why don’t you guys just publicly release it already?

@ Goodeye84

That was just what i was thinking, they have it, they sneak peak for signups, just release it and fix the bugs.

Major, the sections in the dash are herky jerky now. I hope this gets fixed by launch(the 11th). The freezing is a little better but when I am browsing thru content it skips a little. It used to be so fluid and smooth.
Just wanted to let you know so you can inform the team know. Thank you and the team for the free preview though.

oh man, i wanna go in that update D:

I got the update, but never received a confirmation email. I guess it really doesn’t matter since I got the update, still its cool and it runs real smoothe. I really like the trouble shooting options. None of my friends have the upadate so I have been unable to use Netflix parties. I really like being able to add to my Instant Que right from the channel. I also really dig how you can launch a game from the Achievements list and that it keeps track of your completed games.

There’s so much to like and this upadate doesn’t even have the Facebook and other apps yet. More in store in the near future. This is why I pay $50 a year!

@SIRIUS L3G3ND

Exactly man. And I’m not saying that cause Im not in it, you can clearly see that I am, by my gamerpic and netflix status (at the time of posting this)

They botched getting those of us who got in, into the preview update forums so we can all talk etc. (most of us were somehow upgraded into ambassadors on the forums which is being fixed) nothing in what they posted said they would get us into the appropriate forum just that we will be removed out of the ambassador forums.

Seriously it’s stupid just stop this HYPE BS crap out release it out. This is nothing to do a preview on in my opinion Facebook twitter, and Last.fm would be but this IMHO doesn’t really warrant a preview.

@ SIRIUS L3G3ND & Goodeye84: its easier to send the update to a couple of thousand of people rather than over 8 million people…and then they have to fix bugs then resend the update to everyone 8/11…that makes no sense and that means more work for microsoft and that would delay the official release of the update…

When does the update apply?
…when the console starts up (before the dahboard) or when you start a game.
Connect page says im in…now just w8ing for update

@oCORYo

There will be NO other update on 8/11 this is the final update. We will not be prompted for any new update.

The NXE preview was the same thing there was no new update at all for those who got into the preview they just signed in like normal.

Sorry but I would have to say your wrong in this case.

Two weeks before release you don’t start beta testing. This is nothing but hype for MS’s new product the new dashboard enhancements thats all. I’m not faulting them for hyping it really it’s their choice. But if it’s a final product and they are going to give the update to EVERYONE who signs up at that point you might as well give it to everyone as in all of xbox LIVE.

@Jipsonburger

Either or. I had to load like 5 different games for it to finally kick and realize what needed to be done.

Not sure it has anything to do with it but Halo 3 was the game that finally prompted the update for me on Tuesday.

so then the xbox preview channel will just disappear on 8/11? i dont mean to sound like an a** but im really just asking you that question

@oCORYo

Ya actually in the connect website, the thing about the NXE is that much of it is server side and they can update so much on their end without taking down live, or pushing out actual updates.

You noticed how Community games name changed to Indie there was not “update” pushed out to the boxes they just changed it that name change was done BEFORE the preview was out.

They can just remove it when they choose.

@oCORYo

You notice you can’t access photo channel anymore you may have the actual channel but there is absolutely NO way to access it from the dashboard (speaking of which major why remove it I actually liked it and used it)

They just removed right from the dash any way of accessing it. NXE was all about being server side so updates are pushed out with out actually forcing a box to download up update etc (like the when the regular folks all got NXE on public release etc)

Not everything can but what they have removed at will shows that they can and will just remove the channel and just like last year there will be no new update for us when it releases to everyone else.

ohhh ok cool…then i dont see why they do this and not release it now!! lol

@oCORYo

Exactly thats what I am saying!

but one more quick question…on the xbox preview channel, why does it have the beta symbol in a circle under each slide for that channel if its not a beta and this is the final build?

So pretty sure I just got the red rings of death with this. Was running around in the new Netflix when it froze up and then came back on with red rings.

A lot to enjoy in the update, but – on the downside – I’m not able to browse Netflix categories (select/manage queue) nor can I find the restricted forums on xbox.com set aside for discussing the preview. I didn’t get an email confirmation for the second wave, but was prompted for the update last night and downloaded it then.

I’ve found some general forum posts on other sites that indicate others have the same problem in not being able to browse Netflix categories, but no one has any resolution. Is there any info on this?

Also, I was looking forward to some of the options I’d seen when another site previewed the avatar marketplace for readers, but was very disappointed to find female avatars have a more limited selection. Given that my female character in Fable II sports Explorer pants I was looking forward to plunking down some points for those, but they aren’t available. And the Halo 3 options also seem to be much more limited for female avatars, which seems very odd since ‘girl spartans’ don’t seem to be an issue with the game itself. Is there someone who can speak to the differences in avatar options and how decisions are made?

These items aside, I’m enjoying the update options and appreciate the early access opportunity. And the steampunk togs.

So, anyone in Wave 3 get it yet? Or am I left in the dust? D:

What is weird is that I never got an e-mail nor does it show up on my Connect page but I did get in the second wave of invites.

How do I check if i put in the correct Console ID and Serial Number? I was accepted and have not received the email yet. Thanks

How do I check if i put in the correct Console ID and Serial Number? I was accepted and have not received the email yet. Thanks

@oCORYo: This is not necessarily the final build. When I was using the NXE preview, I did have the final build, but other members who were on the previous wave before me had been upgraded a day prior to the Wave 3 members (me). There were no majorly bad things happening, so that was their final release.

ok…thanks

:Change: How do I check if i put in the correct Console ID and Serial Number? I was accepted and have not received the UPDATE on my Xbox yet. Thanks

@BuckyKatt98 I haven’t had the update but did you try and redownload netflix?

@SlyTy71 Go to connect dash, Xbox LIVE Update preveiw, then surveys, then click on completed survey.

@CaNiBal Elite Yeah thats what i tried but its says no completed surveys. I still got the email saying that i was accepted into the Preview program.

Ok, did we have to allow emails to be sent?

it doesnt matter…as long as your connect page updates to congratulations or if you get the update b4 you get the congratulations msg then youre in! all you have to do now is wait until major says that wave 3 emails have been sent then wait 2-3 hours and it will kick you off live and update you or you might have to put in a lot of games to make your console realize that it has an update…

Major Nelson is going “off the grid” according to a Twitter post roughly 15 minutes ago. Could the Wave 3 people be getting the upgrade around Midnight (Pacific Time) tonight? Or, maybe sometime tomorrow? We’re being ripped off here! And, for once, it’s not just me!

idk… but i put my survey in about 5 hrs ago lol… chances are i didnt get in… but thats ok… hope everyone is enjoying it… i cant w8 for the official release in the fall!

Thanks Major Nelson
Ive always check your blog site to check wassup and new on the Xbox Scene your the best
and by the way i got in woohoooo
” Welcome to the Xbox LIVE Preview on Connect!
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to the 2009 Xbox LIVE Update Preview.
Welcome, and we are glad that you are on board! “

wow thanks i signed up and now i will hope for the best

Got the new update, and so far so good, everything seems to be working well and the added features smooth a few of the not so rough edges.
<— much appreciated Monkey Island avatar clothes.

Awesome! Signed up for it! I hope I get into the super exclusive EXTREME Update Club.

Only 142 Comments (at the moment), sounds promising!

@SlyTy71 double check your Xbox’s codes on Console Settings, then when (if) you get your e-mail, make sure it is correct. If not, I think an e-mail, or something of the sort, showing it to here would fix it.

Well got the beta…nothing that good about it…
I cant believe how much they’re charging for clothes and extras for the Avatars?
High Way robbery!!!!
320p for ODST remote control car NO WAY!
Needed to be alot cheaper,id get a arcade game over that anydaY

I got in…..but…..MY CONSOLE WONT DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE!

how do i get it to start??? ive tried loadin several games and double checked my console ID…but nothing=(

@BuckyKatt98 and other members: I discovered a forum access request for the LIVE Preview Update forums on the LIVE Preview Update home page. It asks to submit the gamertag in the LIVE Preview Update program.

Is there not a way to edit your survey? I AM a Netflix subscriber, but I didn’t select YES. I would like to change that, and I can’t. I’m going to be very disappointed if I can’t get into the preview program because of my stupidity.

Can you possible shed some light on the issue surrounding the initial announcement of Monitor Resolution Support via HDMI.

Upon updating the option simply did not work when changing the Display Detection options and the details have since been removed completely from the list of features found on the Microsoft Connect “Features FAQ” without any explanation as to why?

It’s the only feature I was actually interested in….

when is wave 3 goin’ on? D:

@Javi Mata, don’t know, but I want to be on it!

Hi,

I noticed that there is something missing in this Preview that we should all have, when sending voice messages I thought there was a new feature added to show that you are not on mute but that feature is missing. The section on what is new features did not say that the voice messaging voice sensor would be at a later date.
Also I have noticed no one with the update can see my new gamertag displaying number 6 and no one can see my new avatar Halo 3 clothing.
Lastly I have to admit that the Avatar marketplace is rather expensive.

@Supersaiyan4, this is quite possibly a beta build. The final build on August 11 should have all features.

Major Nelson, by “We’re looking for multiple thousands of participants, so your chances of making it in are good “, how good exactly are those chances? Can I have some numbers?

Typically, my xbox gave me the RROD just after I installed the update so I didn’t get a chance to try much out.

Everything filled in correctly a few days ago, but still have the “Status: Participating”. So I’ll sit and wait patiently.

Can anyone with the update already confirm whether when in a game and going to look at the friends list, or a players gamer card, it still lags/freezes like it currently does for a lot of people.

@GriffGB

I have not experianced the lag yet.

@Crimson Spider: Thanks for the heads up. I’ve submitted my GT and am hoping to have access soon.

@CaNiBaL Elite: No, I was not successful in redownloading. I’ll try again this weekend.

And I erred in describing the Fable II clothes – it’s the Highwayman trousers (and boots) I’d looked to purchase. Went steampunk instead, but perhaps a future show topic could cover how decisions are made on what to offer for avatars. The T-shirt options are good and I was happy with the steampunk, recessionista and Monkey Island choices. But since it’s now paid content I’m hoping the avatar marketplace will have more overlap and female options will not always fall back on corsets, bustiers, short jackets, thigh boots, and hot pants. (Not even my avatar can pull those off…)

@GriffGB

mine says that, my connect pages hasn’t changed, but i got the update yesterday.

I got the update about 36 hours ago. The new netflix works great, friends load faster, the game marketplace is faster also, no more waiting 2 to 4 minutes for the next dlc list to load. The avatar marketplace is a nice feature, but content is overpriced. Sending party and game invites while playing a game is faster and smoother also. None of my friends have the preview, so no netflix partys yet. So far it works like they said, so i have no complaints yet.

wait i don’t get it, his saying to check our information to see if the ID is right. so what happen when you only put half of the ID and din’t realize it right after you finish the survey. so how i’m going to fix my console ID if im not allow to?

Still nothing on connect, email, or update. Have all the info correct but I guess not gonna get in.

Me and my brother signed up the week the started this thing and we got it two days ago (Wed)without receiving an email we are really happy, but since we’re in Canada no Netflix for us let’s hope we’ll get Zip or something else in the future. to pple who are waiting after a confirmation, just make sure you’re conneted to live or try to update a game to see if you have it. Cheers

I haven’t received my e-mail but when I check the status tab it says I’m participating. Does that mean I’m in?

no only if it says your accepted.

@Lites: While on the page that states that you are participating, click on “Xbox LIVE Update Preview”. If you have been accepted, you should now see the following message:

“Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to the 2009 Xbox LIVE Update Preview.
Welcome, and we are glad that you are on board!”

Has anyone in the UK recieved the update yet? Connect dashboard says congrats and all that but no email yet and no update when I’ve signed in on the console. My console ID Is correct as well.

Any ideas?

Hey, Major!
I have the new dashboard! It appeared mysteriously without advance notice, sometime Wednesday morning. It’s great! I liker the Netflix interface, especially all the available movies!
I was expecting the e-mail, never got it, but this is like a xbox surprise present.

Thanks!

glad my xbox guide no longer suffers from lag with this new update
well worth signing up just for that

Is wave three supposed to come out today???

i haven’t got in yet

Major, Have you posted a bug report site? I found a big one (at least for me). I can’t stream videos from my PC without being logged into Live. It worked before just fine. Now, not so much. I cc’d you when tech support wrote back trying to fix my movie rentals. Do’h!

I got the update in wave 2 and since the update everything has been fantastic. Btw, the biggest improvement for me is the fix of the slow dashboard!!!! Now everything just works at a good speed and of course the other feature i love is the update to Netflix. Love it, keep up the good work.

today’s wave 3 rite?

@OptimusFrag yeah its not just UK i live in the US. I think its either wave 3 hasnt happened yet or we are bugged. All my info is right too. And we aren’t the only ones. I initially thought I was the only one but then I have been hearing a lot of people having this now. What’s wrong!?

i hope wave 3 starts soon, i want in so bad

NeverBelieve

thanks for the heads up. At least I know it’s not just me. It will sort itself out soon enough I guess.

@Optimus Frag: I have the same issue. Connect says I was accepted, but my console won’t download the update. I also cannot check the information I submitted since Connect seems bugged and it says I haven’t completed any surveys, which is quite obviously wrong.

Does anyone know if the wave 3 emails have already went out?

@hydroxide Yeah this is either an issue or wave 3. if its an issue someone needs to fix it. And I know its not your fault major just wondering if it is a bug. ><

@hydroxide Yeah this is either an issue or wave 3. if its an issue someone needs to fix it. And I know its not your fault major just wondering if it is a bug. ><

This is weird. I signed up and was allowed to download the preview; however, I never received an email indicating I was chosen.

I don’t understand the big deal about people clamoring to get in. I got it and aside from the Netflix changes, it’s not much to get excited about.

@captpluto9465 you say that cuz u got it, but what about the other ppl who don’t have the preview? everyone wanna try it, if you didn’t have it you’d like 2 be in 2, am i wrong?

I want in wave 3 so bad.

@Lord Of Blah me to D:

@Javi Mata I know right? Maybe they’ll teake me because they want varying people, and I have a lot less Gamerscore than most (if not, everyone) here. XD

@Lord Of Blah maybe they chose me 2 cuz i got a 14330 gamerscore, so a lot of people can have more than me or less than me, but not 14330 like me(: lol:)

@Major Nelson (or other admin), by “We’re looking for multiple thousands of participants, so your chances of making it in are good “, how good exactly are those chances? Can I have some numbers? Please? :O?

Well not too much has been added IMO. However 2 fixes are very much welcomed that I emailed major about months ago. My profile was very large 22mb and would cause issues when looking at the market place…fixed

I was expecting twitter and facebook???!!!

I like the new features but I am having one issue I am hoping Major or someone can help. I talked with someone last night on twitter who is having the same problem. Netflix is still the old version? I can’t get it to update or bring anyone in to watch something with me? I looked on Xbox .com forums for help but the only thing I saw was someone mentioned the same issue. I just wanted to try it out there is two Netflix items on the dash the one looks like you should be able to browse the DVD’s and has the video to get people to join up. I then have the other on that launches my Que but I can’t change the Que or anything else that was described? If you know how to get it to update please let me know. Also how do you get the warthog to pop out while in a party so others can see it?

Thanks I have looked everywhere for help.

@ COL BLAIR, AND NorthMr Taylor, this is still a Beta Build, to my knowledge, also, some features may be missing, as some may have different builds. I am sure it will be complete on August 11th.

If I remember correctly I believe they let everyone into the NXE preview on wave 3 that applied. This was a surprise, but I am hoping for the same.

This sucks I’m still waiting for the e-mail. I’m stuck at work for another hour. Wonder when major is going to give us an update…

I like the Deletion suggestion in the harddrive section or was that always there? Anyway i will be using that alot until i get the 120gb stuck with 20gb for now and need to keep deleting stuff. The new avatar marketplace is brillant cant wait for new stuff in there.
Rating the games/themes/vidclips is also sweet except i dident think you could/should rate stuff you hadent played/scene.
Its all good keep up the excellent work : )

@AnotherSociety

The deletion suggestions was always there.

@Lites

I’m still waiting for my email too, hopefully Major will give us an update soon

If they’re letting everybody in here that applied, that could explain why most of us have been waiting 24+ hours! They have to sift through all the people who improperly filled out that form. Trust me, with the NXE Preview, I made the mistake of entering the wrong ID … luckily I caught it in time and fixed it … I still managed to score it!

Joe221: Delete the optional media update then download again from a new account.

I’m going to be so depressed if I don’t get in… Hopefully they just let everyone in like the NXE Update. (As I recall?)

200!

I was in the first wave, and for whatever reason I (and some other people I know who are in the preview) don’t see the new Netflix — there was no title update and all I see is the regular old queue. I don’t get it.

YES! i’m in Wave 3, Bow Chika Wow Wow

@TheSmokingManX, this could be a beta build, but in your case, I think it is glitching. Try restarting your xbox, or removing your HDD and putting it back on, something of that sort.

How many waves are there?

@ xXSeaniauXx

lucky

OH MY GOD! I was accepted! I just checked Microsoft Connect

Just got in wave 3, anyone know when the update is going to be released today??

@zI KaMiKaZe Iz, don’t know, but I wish it was soon.

WAVE 3 happened? :O

mine said “participating”, so I clicked on the “xbox live update preview”, and see the

Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to the 2009 Xbox LIVE Update Preview.
Welcome, and we are glad that you are on board!

Cool. Guess it’s just a wait for it to arrive, and hope there’s no bugs in it.
All I want is a lag free friends list that doesn’t hang for ages while i’m in a game.

I’m also in the UK. I think it was OptimusFrag asking if anyone is from the UK. I’ve also seen other people with United Kimgom in their gamercard here.

ALA MIERDA NENAS!!!

I GOT THE UPDATE, BUT TURNED MY XBOX ON AND NUTHIN D:

IS THAT CUZ I’M BLACK?:(

In spanish:

¡Enhorabuena! Has sido aceptado para la previsualización de la actualización de 2009 Xbox LIVE.
Bienvenido. Nos alegra tenerte a bordo.

oh man! i want that update, still nuthin’ D:

anyways

THANKS MAJOR!!!:D

SO, I signed up, and actually received the update for my xbox. There are now lots of new panels that rave about all the new features… but I can’t seem to access any of these new features. The Netflix app is exactly the same. I even deleted it and redownloaded, but no dice. I don’t see any options for sorting my friends list. I tried to go to the forum on xbox.com, but I didn’t see any forum for the preview. I re-filled out the forum-request form, but still no luck.

Any ideas???

Got in just the update waiting game now. Thank you.

i got accepted but when i turned on my xbox no update wtf?

@COL BLAIR &
@NorthMr Taylor:

They’ve said that the integration the facebook and twitter apps was NOT gonna make it into this upcoming August update. They said those will be in a future update arriving “before Christmas”.

@ ALL WAVE 3 People: Wave 3 hasn’t gone live, they’re collecting the info. We have to wait for them to update wave 3 participants. The wait is killing me, too.

YES! I got in! I’m so happy! Now i just gotta wait for the update to come to me

woohoo…I got in just have to wait for the update to be made available.

I got and it’s a has great features but no the new Netflix features were removed today. Did anyone else experience this issue?

Weird that some are having Netflix issues… I can browse everything on there (Although they do not have a complete a-z list thats brows-able

Made it in Wave 3!. I love xbox! When do i get the download?

I still didn’t get in, But i can’t edit the survey to correct the Console ID number that i entered wrong. Does anyone know i can fix it????

@KNIGHT ZOMBIE, If you get accepted, then there is an option to change/correct your Colsole ID. If you don’t get accepted, it’s ok, as it won’t matter.

I’v been a Gold Member of live since the 360 came out, This sucks that i aint getting accepted. I thought long gold members were the priority for this program. Epic FAIL!

Xbox Preview Program Wave 3 is in progress. Look for emails (if you opted in) and the update later today.

@Lord Of Blah / got lucky bro?: )

Am I the only one that signed up the first day and DIDN’T get it? >_>

Looks like we have bad luck after all xD

im already in the preview program (meaning i already have the update) and i went to 1 vs 100 and i got a second update??? i updated on wednesday and now a second one on friday??? anyone else have this????

Woop! I finally got the update, got the message on connect just a second ago

To be considered for the program, you must complete the survey and provide your 12 digit Console ID. If your Console ID is not correct, you will not be chosen to participate.

That’s…. really not fair. >_>

Am I in Wave 4? (As if you know.)

@SpaceNinjaDino / there’s no wave 4…

That sucks that there is no wave 4, thank god i got in 3

Congratulations! You’ve been accepted to the 2009 Xbox LIVE Update Preview.
i got in !! thank u major .. still i cant belive my self

@oCORYo I just got a second update too. Cannot find any information about it however.

still no email

lol, i just got the email although i was in on the first wave…

just got the update, thanks xbox.

@myself in preview forum
http://forums.xbox.com/28366486/ShowPost.aspx

Very good update Major!

I was in the first wave and I just got another email. So I decided to run a network test and I got a second update, what was this major?

PLEASE ADRESS THIS! I’m already in the preview program and got the update in the first wave. Now all of a sudden I was prompted to recieve another system update on the same console. Can anyone tell me what this is? Did this happen to anyone else?

i got no email, but in the connect thingy it says congrats

I got into the first wave, and earlier, my brother got into the third wave! Lucky us! =D

Anyways, I was wondering why I got a second email congratulating me on getting into the preview. Is there another update or was it just some sort of system error?

i’m just on the 3rd wave and know the fact that some people got on 1st or 2nd and got a 2nd update(:

What does the second update do? I had the first update a few days ago, and I just now had a second system update.

I got in. I’m excited.

Not complaining since I got the update today but just wanted to note that I got no e-mail and no welcome note on the connect site, still says participating.

I just got my update. No email and the connect site still says participating. I guess it’s different for everyone.

GOT IT, I’M DOWNLOADIN’ IT NOW! YESSIR!

When do us wave 3 people start downloading? I can’t download yet…

If i’m not getting accepted because of the wrong Console ID? Then why the hell can’t i edit it so it can be fixed???? This is such BS!!!

I’m wave 3 and I’m downloading right now.

@ Javi

WOOP good to know more people that didn’t get the update before are getting it now, WAVE 3 FTW

I haven’t got the download yet? Is the problem on my end?

i have just had my 2nd 5-minute update in 3 days??? normal??

Major I was in the first wave and I just received another email saying congrats and I had another update when I turned on my xbox again,do you know why?

@Haz450 thanks Haz:’D

BTW, hope U R ok major nelson: O

@KNIGHT ZOMBIE: If you got an email telling you that you got accepted, the email should tell you that you can correct your console ID and it should also give you a link that takes you to a page on the Microsoft Connect site where you could correct your console ID. In case you didn’t get the email, here’s a link that should take you to the page I’m talking about.

https://connect.microsoft.com/Survey/Survey.aspx?SurveyID=9003&SiteID=719&wa=wsignin1.0

@ Judau X: I havn’t received any emails since doing the survey when it came out. I’m pissed cause i have been on Live since 360 came out. Other then the Console ID being wrong, I don’t know why i’m not getting accepted.

I just got an update for the preview for a 2nd time (got my first on in the 1st wave) kinda weird…

Why did i just get another dash update?

I just signed up earlier today, and was wondering about how long it takes before I might get an email or get the update, if accepted? And congrats to those who have already gotten the update.

Yeah I was in the first wave too, and I also just got another email about an hour ago and when I turned on my 360, there was another 4-min update to download! Was there an update to the update? lol

help… i haven’t been able to download yet. Resubmitted console id and everything. help me!

Anyone help me please… Major?

Got e-mail
no update
can’t get to the forum
Resubmitted console ID

Please help…

Got informed first on connect, then email, then went in netflix prompted update. The update took like 2-3 minutes total. Great job, can’t wait to dig in.

Just got it!!!

need people to try the net flix who wants in?

wow, I guess i’m not worthy of an acceptance

@Knight Zombie:
Is it possible that you mistyped your console’s serial or forgot to opt-in for correspondence?

Check your Microsoft Connect Dashboard and your NXE Dashboard. Not everyone who was accepted has received an email; I know I didn’t.

For those ppl in the 1st wave wondering why they’re being prompted to dwnld a 2nd update, yesterday MajorNelson blogged, “Thanks for all your feedback. Based on your suggestions, today we’ll be sending out a fix to some of the items you pointed out in the first and second waves of the preview.” So, that’s probably the patches.

I can’t seem to get on this program at all, when ever I click the Sign up link on Major’s page it takes me to the connect page but I can’t sign up to the preview program and also when I search for it, it’s not there. What’s going on?

signed up yesterday at 4pm xbox live cut off around 2 maybe 3 am bam update and i thought it took a week to be considered

If you signed up and haven’t gotten it yet, go to system settings and and click on TEST XBOX LIVE CONNECTION it will sign you out and then check your LIVE connection and it will ask to update the system (if you were accepted to the preview program). I hope this helped those who were having problems ^_^

i havent gotten the preview program update…
i really want it….come on major nelson…can you hook me up!!!

Is netflix comming to France ?

DO YOU THINK THEY ARE STILL GIVING OUT PREVIEWS

I am in. Awesome. Already spent money on the new stuff. Love the improvements to Netflix!

I hope I get in

Got in few days ago, got my avatar a sexy Halo 3 shirt.