Xbox 360 news from San Francisco

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Real Xebec — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:52:55 GMT

Spring update news here:

www.joystiq.com/.../rumor-360-dashboard-update-to-support-game-installs-motion-se

Note it appears there will be an option to "fix" DRM on DLC items that were free downloads. We're still going to be screwed for any paid DLC we downloaded.

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aceattorney — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:10:23 GMT

Hey Larry - great seeing you again yesterday! Here are some pics and my write-ups from yesterday's action-packed day:

xboxcheaterwatch.wordpress.com/.../microsoft-spring-showcase-wrap

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a Frisky Dingo — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:21:47 GMT

Any spring dashboard update news? You guys at Microsoft and Bungie are so secretive. I guess you have to because of things in the past. spring ends june 20. I guess we'll know about it the day it becomes available or only two or three days beforehand like we do with the arcade games? sigh.

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android land — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:09:39 GMT

Thanks god the same team is working on Viva Pinata 2. I played the crap out of the first one. The in-game footage I saw looked great. I hope that's running on a real machine, because it looks like the framerate has seriously improved since the first game.

Also, great idea to have the easy mode. Maybe that will allow my girlfriend to have some fun with it, instead of just watching me play.

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metallicorphan — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:42 GMT

sod all those titles(except Fable 2)..wheres Alan Wake???

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Apollo CJD — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:01:29 GMT

Any chance we will hear any of those game devs on this weeks show? Or even news from e about a spring update would be awesome :D

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r3dreck — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:54:22 GMT

www.joystiq.com/.../rumor-360-dashboard-update-to-support-game-installs-motion-se

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Rocky2000 — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:12:11 GMT

Can't help but ignore that tool that's spamming your blog, Larry. Apparently, you work for the service department, the construction of Xbox 360's, AND to top it off, you have no life because your third job consists of being a punching bag for unsatisfied 360 gamers that don't know how to take a step back and relax.

Yeesh. I don't know how you do it, Larry. You're not a constant drug user, are you? I would have cracked by now. All your work here at the blog and for Xbox is EXTREMELY APPRECIATED. Same goes to the Xbox team... Thanks everyone, and I hope the Spring update has mega awesome features!

Cheers.

-Rocky

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r3dreck — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:44:31 GMT

Don't think people are bitching as much as not wow'd or wanting info on the update...

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Alex Atkin UK — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:13:58 GMT

Hahaha, you gotta love the comments about the Xbox showing its age and blah blah blah.

Seriously, what does it take to impress some people? Microsoft release good games and they get bitched at, Sony release nothing or mostly garbage (a lot of the PS2s vast library) and people love them for it. Though granted people are slowly realising this time round what a sham they are.

I just do not get it. What do people expect from a games console? There's a finite number of unique, innovative and most of all NEW ideas for games so 99.9% of games are rehashed ideas. That's life in general, with the advent of the Internet you start to realise not much hasn't already been invented/thought of by someone else. If nothing else the software patent wars prove that.

That said, I think the 360 has the most diverse set of games ever to grace a console. For example it has a TON of racing games but no two of them are exactly alike unless they are the same franchise. Likewise with the FPS games, they all offer a different experience. What more can you realistically ask for?

The ONLY complaint I have about the 360 is its noise level when running, not its games library as its got the largest number of games I like compared to any console before.

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Olimite — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:14:08 GMT

Not impressed with Banjo at all.

RIP Rare.

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FINKnATOR — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:25:59 GMT

I think that Major will tell us about the next update when he can. He has in the past and he's not going to forget cause it's pretty big news that alot of people want to know. A bunch of people spamming his blog about it isn't going to make him break company information policies.

Just be patient and he'll tell us when he can... which will be soon I hope...

Come on group voice chat :)

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GiantDave7 — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:09:07 GMT

Remind me again why all these Inside XBox videos are restricted to the US (we dont get any of that in Australia)

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El Cid — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:55:12 GMT

Wasn't Halo Wars supposed to come out this Holiday Season? Other than that, decent and diverse line-up this year.

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Snap Throw — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:52:35 GMT

Yawn.

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TwitchingZebra — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:14:32 GMT

Can't wait! Glad i got a 360. Now all we need is some details on the Spring update ... please :)