Xbox Live Summer Update Released

by Alice O'Connor, Aug 11, 2009 3:30am PDT

Microsoft's hefty new Xbox Live dashboard update has begun rolling out in waves, bringing a whole host of updates, improvements and new features to the Xbox 360.

An assortment of titles can now be bought from 'Games on Demand' at so-so prices, the Avatar Marketplace will be selling avatar clothing and props from August 13, and Netflix picks up improvements including watching with friends in 'Party Watch' mode.

Snazzy threads in the Avatar Marketplace, and Games on Demand.

The full list of changes details a smattering of smaller improvements such as ratings on all Marketplace items, various ways to sort the friends list, and achievement tracking.

The update will spread across the globe over the next few hours. Once it's available in their region, Live users will be prompted to download it when they next sign in.

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By: rosselt x Show Full Post

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does this get rid of the menu downloading crap? I've lost net access at home :(
havent tried batman or the new turtles in time yet!

Aug 12, 2009 4:48am PDT

does this get rid of the menu downloading crap? I've lost net access at home :( havent tried batman or t... : rosselt

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yeehaw, now my xbox wont boot. its frozen at the xbox logo (i can only see the top left quarter of the screen) and wont power down or do anything else.

Aug 11, 2009 10:52am PDT

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- its all better now. just had to pull the plug, pull the HDD, restart, power down, insert HDD, and now im... : Igthuse

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Still no Netflix for Canadian users, yay pathetic.

Aug 11, 2009 9:41am PDT

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Still no Netflix for Canadian users, yay pathetic. : Milleh
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- I think that's netflix who doesn't want to expand outside the us. : gigaduck
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  - I do indeed hate the crtc, I used to work for a cable company. : Milleh
  - The Canadian Rodeo and Television Cowboys. : Fred Garvin

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My RB2 install to disk (after removing it and reinstalling it, natch) dropped 1.5 GB. Very nice.

Aug 11, 2009 7:01am PDT

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My RB2 install to disk (after removing it and reinstalling it, natch) dropped 1.5 GB. Very nice. : Masem
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    They've improved the HD installer to more intelligently copy (compress maybe?) disks. So if you delete an... : TK-421
    - nice I'll have to reinstall some of my games! : Shadowdane
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  Nice, but does it support the Lips wireless mic yet? :) That's been a long awaited feature that they'v... : GaratNW
  - No that support will come with a rock band 2 update supposedly sometime this summer. This was just the X... : excitebike111
  - I bought it just for the microphones to use in RB. (I found it on Clearance at Target for about $8). : Bold

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The Netflix updates are all I care about, and they are so awesome.

Aug 11, 2009 6:24am PDT

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The Netflix updates are all I care about, and they are so awesome. : tomservo
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I don't really feel that it did a whole lot. The only thing that interested me, was the 'Games on demand', which is a joke. Â£19.99 for Call Of Duty 2? That's taking the piss right there!

Aug 11, 2009 5:50am PDT

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I don't really feel that it did a whole lot. The only thing that interested me, was the 'Games on demand'... : kurumba
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  - Steam like sales would be so awesome. Can't resist those impulse buys. : sheetz 15

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My wife and I checked out the preview for the last week or so.. The Netflix update rocks. Things are a bit easier to sort out as well and the ratings will definitely be interesting to watch develop.

Aug 11, 2009 5:02am PDT

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My wife and I checked out the preview for the last week or so.. The Netflix update rocks. Things are a bi... : mesabo
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  Can I add things to my instant queue using my xbox yet? : StuMan1337
  - Long answer: From the linked release notes... "Netflix - Now you can watch movies with your friends... : xsikal

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we dont even have netflix here in the UK just the same old renting system (i think)

Aug 11, 2009 7:59am PDT

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we dont even have netflix here in the UK just the same old renting system (i think) : Excacheon
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      Nice, hopefully will save me spending money on getting a 2nd sky box. : yoshimi20

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No new codec support? Native mkv plz :(

Aug 11, 2009 6:02am PDT

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No new codec support? Native mkv plz :( : ashkie
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Any semi reliable thoughts on when the 360 will see another price drop?

Aug 11, 2009 9:03am PDT

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- Supposedly 360 Pro is getting discontinued (pictures on new arcade units no longer show a pro model). The... : wilcon

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what ? is this 1709 ? still no support for subtitles you dimwits !
do you really think every movie is made in your own language ? or that everybody has perfect hearing ?

its so fucking stupid, about every simple crap DVD nowadays plays divx/xvid with subtitles, there just no excuse anymore. or is the 'media' part of xbox vision just a smoke screen ?

Aug 11, 2009 8:53am PDT

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what ? is this 1709 ? still no support for subtitles you dimwits ! do you really think every movie is m... : BigT
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- 1709? I'm just curious... where did you pull that year out of? I think 1980 would have sufficed, fran... : xsikal

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Wow. The prices on some of the Avatar stuff made me laugh. I have 180 points I really don't know what to do with, so I thought I'd just pick up something stupid. 400 points for a lightsabre?

Still, that Bioshock Bouncer helmet is tempting.

Aug 11, 2009 8:46am PDT

Wow. The prices on some of the Avatar stuff made me laugh. I have 180 points I really don't know what to ... : theangrywaffles

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Perhaps minor, but I was pleased to notice the changelist point out that new games to the Games on Demand service will be released every Tuesday. I'm glad it doesn't have the seemingly arbitrary release schedule of the Xbox Originals program. Setting aside a day of the week for updates--Wii stuff on Monday, XBLA on Wednesday, PSN on Thursday--gives gamers something to look forward to. I'd probably buy more Xbox Original games but I never know when they're going to be released, so I never bother looking in that section of the Marketplace.

Aug 11, 2009 8:35am PDT

Perhaps minor, but I was pleased to notice the changelist point out that new games to the Games on Demand... : David Craddock

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The ratings part will be interesting to watch over time. Right now everything seems to have about 5 stars and 3000 votes already.

Aug 11, 2009 4:05am PDT

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  That is shocking, considering (outside of TV shows - which is the best it has to offer) 75% or more of th... : f4lln
  - Woops, I suppose the rating system is for games not Netflix improvements. Not quite as shocking. : f4lln

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By: AlexIW x Show Full Post

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For those that haven't receieved the update yet...
Try to force it by trying to make a Xbox live connection test.
It worked for me. ;)

Aug 11, 2009 5:03am PDT

For those that haven't receieved the update yet... Try to force it by trying to make a Xbox live connect... : AlexIW

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By: niceguynick x Show Full Post

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Seems like a sweet update from the changelog :)

Aug 11, 2009 4:12am PDT

Seems like a sweet update from the changelog :) : niceguynick

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