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Xbox 360 update promises 'no new features'

There are a lot of new features coming soon to Xbox 360. However, today's system update offers none of them.
Andrew Yoon
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There are a lot of new features coming soon to Xbox 360. However, today's system update offers none of them. Major Nelson reminds Xbox owners that today's update is simply "preparation for additional system enhancements coming to Xbox 360 later this year."

Kinect is the big focus of the upcoming system software update, including a revamped Dashboard and Bing Search. Other features include the addition of YouTube and BBC iPlayer support, as well as "live television" and cloud storage.

So what's in today's update? Version 2.0.13599.0 of the Xbox 360 system software adds--you probably guessed it--enhanced anti-piracy measures. Online mumblings also suggest that Avatar Kinect will be enabled by the system update. (It was promised to arrive by the end of July.)

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    July 19, 2011 1:00 PM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Xbox 360 update promises 'no new features'.

    There are a lot of new features coming soon to Xbox 360. However, today's system update offers none of them.

    • Rauol Duke legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      July 19, 2011 1:45 PM

      I really wish they'd give out some more info on the TV play thing.

    • Eskimo Keith legacy 10 years
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      July 19, 2011 2:01 PM

      I wish that Microsoft would just leave the dashboard alone for a year or two.

    • InfernoAblaze legacy 10 years
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      July 19, 2011 3:07 PM

      I'm so happy! The only new feature I wanted was BBC IPlayer! But now I want more! Xbox make me a sandwich...

    • Memphis-Ahn legacy 10 years
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      July 19, 2011 3:09 PM

      I've always been meaning to ask: is Major Nelson an actual Major or is just that his given name (like Judge Reinhold)?

    • Videosta legacy 10 years
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      July 19, 2011 5:21 PM

      I'm so ready for cloud saves!

    • Thresher legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      July 19, 2011 6:18 PM

      I understand that Microsoft is justifiably excited by their new toy, but the Kinect will never be as necessary to a gaming console as a good joypad. It really feels like they're giving short shrift to anything that isn't Kinect related. I don't get the same vibe from Sony. They seem content with integrating Move into games that can be played just fine without one, while putting out a few Move centric games from time to time.

      • Dr_Cube legacy 10 years
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        July 19, 2011 8:51 PM

        Your gamepad is the new keyboard and mouse. It's now the legacy interface. Both Sony and Microsoft need new platforms and new platform capabilities to push in order to sell units.

      • spidlb legacy 10 years
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        July 20, 2011 8:17 AM

        I do not think your perception of Microsoft's treatment of Kinect matches reality. They are spending millions and millions on non-Kinect related items. However, the biggest complaint with Kinect once it was launched is the inability to use it throughout the dashboard. They are fixing this issue now.

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