New Xbox Experience Hits Launch Day Snags (Updated: Netflix Issues Resolved)

Nov 19, 2008 12:34pm CST tags: New Xbox Experience
With Xbox 360 owners around the world rushing to utilize the new features and interface of the New Xbox Experience, a few launch day issues have cropped up.

Access to the Xbox Live Marketplace, from either the console or the newly-launched web store, is currently sporadic, preventing access to downloads like add-on game content, demos, Xbox Live Arcade games and the new Community Games.

We have also received multiple reports that users are having issues tying their Netflix accounts to the console for streaming movie access, specifying that the Netflix Activate Page is currently rejecting any of the Xbox 360-supplied activation codes.

However, not everyone is having Netflix woes. As of 12:55 PM CST, Shacknews' Steve Gibson was able to activate Netflix "without a problem."

Shacknews has contacted Microsoft for more information, and will update accordingly.

Update: The Netflix issues have been resolved, according to a Microsoft-sanctioned blog post from Xbox Live programming director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb.

        

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