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Gamespot leaks Xbox 360 dashboard update?

GameSpot has accidentally posted a video of the Xbox 360's spring Dashboard update and it has made its way to YouTube.

Although no one has confirmed the update or the leak, you can watch the video here (it does not look fake):
Video




According to the video, here are a few of the updates:

-Will be offcially released May 7th

-Your contacts will integrate Windows Live Messenger, and show joinable session status

-Your live messenger contacts can see what game you're playing, and your gamertag as well

-Marketplace will "have its own blade, which will be skinned independent of your theme"

-You can watch partially downloaded movies

-Other updates include "Users will now get inline achievement updates", "Low-power download mode and auto-shutdown", "You can text chat messenger six friends playing games watching movies" and finally a few tweaks to the interface.

Source:
Engadget

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 7 Apr 2007 10:28

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• 15 comments

• andersg

  Can't wait till I can afford my 360 lol.
  Too bad my old one broke on me :(

  7.4.2007 10:39 #1

• b18bek9

  i just hope it doesnt effect any flashed drives from going online but we'll see i was waiting for this to come.....

  7.4.2007 11:06 #2

• andersg

  No worries for me, I'm too scared I'll break my Xbox if I try to od it. I'm definitly looking forward to the messenger capabilities.

  7.4.2007 11:08 #3

• Spartan28

  Isn't May 7th not March 7th or next year?

  7.4.2007 11:30 #4

• ZippyDSM

  OMG a news site cant post news...oh wait there a propaganda site....really who isn't now adays 0-o

  7.4.2007 11:48 #5

• SProdigy

  You can't reflash a flashed drive with the newer firmware available, even doing so the way you originally did. The drive would need to be unlocked. I think MS can't do anything about the flashed drives and is just moving on with newer mobo's and optical drive hardware.

  7.4.2007 13:08 #6

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by SProdigy:You can't reflash a flashed drive with the newer firmware available, even doing so the way you originally did. The drive would need to be unlocked. I think MS can't do anything about the flashed drives and is just moving on with newer mobo's and optical drive hardware.
  couldn't MS make a boot flash program that reboots the system and flashes it?
  
  Altho if they did that they could "fix" the frimeware hacks :X

  7.4.2007 13:11 #7

• Moomoo2

  Yeah Messenger Capabilities are pretty sweet. Integration, wootsauce.

  7.4.2007 13:31 #8

• Rydis

  Official release March 7th huh. Next year?

  7.4.2007 14:46 #9

• DVDBack23

  Originally posted by Rydis:Official release March 7th huh. Next year?sorry guys, major typo, it is indeed May 7th of this year.
  Sorry

  7.4.2007 14:49 #10

• plutonash

  watch partially dl'ed video real nice

  7.4.2007 15:14 #11

• fgamer

  It'd be cool if they added a feature to allow you to set your 360 to show you offline to specific people on your freinds list besides it showing you offline to everyone.

  7.4.2007 17:57 #12

• Domreis

  I wonder if the update will come preloaded on the elite...

  7.4.2007 21:53 #13

• andersg

  Originally posted by fgamer:It'd be cool if they added a feature to allow you to set your 360 to show you offline to specific people on your freinds list besides it showing you offline to everyone.Isnt that what the "block" feature does in messenger itself?

  8.4.2007 03:32 #14

• paddyrice

  i bought my xbox 360 in november 06 flashed already, now it keeps asking me to up date when i try to play new back ups what should i do

  13.6.2007 13:30 #15