Official Word on the Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update
Microsoft has finally spilled the beans on the system update that's coming on December 4th. Here's a quick lowdown on the important parts:
- As we have been told before, new "Xbox Originals" will be available for download via the XBLA. That means you can get old Xbox games such as Halo and Psychonauts, optimized for your 360. 1200 MS points each. That works to 15 bucks, plus tax.
- Also on the XBLA, some of the older games that are already available will now become "Arcade Hits" which means they'll have a permanent price drop. Two important ones are Lumines going to 800 points while Zuma drops to 400.
- There will be an expanded bio option for your Gamertag, letting you do more than just have a picture and a motto. You can limit this bios to friends only, if you want. This may be where they implement the ability to change your Live ID, as I heard about last week.
- Also, the previously known "friends of friends" will become available, if your settings allow. You can let your friends or anyone see your own friends list.
- New controls will let parents set a timer on their kids' Xbox access. Per-day or per-week time limits can be set.
- New full-screen movie previews will be available.
There will be more details that will be officially announced at the Xbox Live website upon the release of the update.
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