Ahh ok. Thanks for the clarification. I guess I am going to have to install some games soon then.
Ahh ok. Thanks for the clarification. I guess I am going to have to install some games soon then.
I personally think the pissing and moaning over the adware in NXE is overblown. Unfortunately you can't (yet?) set your default 'tab' to be "My Xbox," but at the end of the day I personally see the ads less often and find them less obtrusive than the previous setup.
On the original setup they weren't full page like they are now, but they were everywhere.
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This is true with the old dashboard as well; it's nothing new. The only difference is that I don't see Mountain Dew ads every time I turn on my console--and I'd rather see the DLC ads that we get, instead of that, any day. I totally agree the default tab should be "My Xbox". But that's Microsoft for you--even if you pay for Live, you still get ads.Originally Posted by TurboGenesis
All NXE is is a bunch of fucking adware.
I hate it and cannot be bothered to deal with it everytime I turn it on and want to play games and catch up with friends.
I hate turning on my 360 and getting hit in the face with movie ads and junk adverts when I am supposed to be playing video games, getting away from the dreck seen on the television and heard on the radio.
Also, when in the NXE, if you press the xbox button, you basically get the old dashboard anyways.
Fuck NXE adware
I'm starting to really wish I had a 60GB hard drive, but the prices for those are way too absurd. If I hadn't just paid $100 for a 500GB drive for my PS3, $100 for 60GB on the 360 might be easier to swallow. Does a hard drive mod still require a specific hard drive? (Else I could just use my old 60GB PS3 drive.)
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The new dashboard sucks balls. Stupid that they changed it.
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no choice now, unless you plan on never playing a new game on that xbox again:
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/04/co...60-game-discs/
I guess the only way to keep it original is to just play all my old games on it. Ah well, we'll see how it goes. Most of the new games that come out I get for PS3 anyways. I usually just pick up cheap titles for the 360.
I miss the old dashboard more and more. I LOATHE the fact that they've found a way to get advertising into a fucking gaming console. The first time I fired it up (old dashboard mind you) and saw a Subway ad I raged.
Damn. They are now forcing everyone to upgrade. Kind of like ebay making us use their "new" search tool when it becomes mandatory in a few weeks. I hate that.
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No different than PSP games forcing firmaware upgrades to play. They've been doing that from the get go.
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That doesn't mean it's right. As far as I'm concerend, unless I'm engaging in online multiplayer, updates should be optional.
Updates to system firmware aren't only for the users. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo add features to the console that developers can take advantage of, such as different compression schemes, faster hard drive access times and such.
Without forcing updates on the users, the developers wouldn't be able to take advantage of the advancements.
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