Nice. I signed up and was accepted. Now I pray this doesn't break my system. :P
New Xbox Experience
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The New Xbox Experience, or NXE, overhauled the Xbox 360's dashboard, released on November 19th, 2008. A new "Metro" dashboard was released on December 6th, 2011.
Microsoft Needs Testers For A New Xbox Preview Program
" Got in. Hope it doesn't explode my Xbox. I wonder if anyone is being denied? "Yeah really. They took me right away, and I don't have netflix. I might sign up for a trial or something during this though, just to see the new app. The old one was ok, but I still wanted more.
Their sign-up didn't work for shit. I wouldn't have actually participated, but I thought I'd check out the signup, at least. When you click on the first link they give you, it never actually took you anywhere. Probably some proprietary IE bullshit and I'm not going to load IE just to sign up to be someone's beta testing bitch.
I signed up for that weeks ago, I had an account on connect from the last 2 betas I took part in on xbox 360...
Is it just added features for the dashboard, or is it the leaked 'updated' dashboard with really square panels and the such?
Yes, and I was accepted immediately. Interesting seeing how I do not get ESPN nor Netflix..." Has anyone from Europe entered? "
so I can't party chat with people outside the preview program? I think I'll wait this time, I've been in on the last few previews.
Got in. Don't really care about party chat since the only friends I have are either never really online or kind of annoying on the mic.
i believe they will accept ton of people until they hit a certain number, gotta realize there are ...i wanna say millions that play xbox every moment i bet once they hit a high number lik e...i wanna say 500,000 it will start rejecting
"Is it just added features for the dashboard, or is it the leaked 'updated' dashboard with really square panels and the such? "
It's the new dashboard with all the features and appeareance. I will say the square theme is a bit odd looking, but it's certainly much cleaner. Considering how much people were complaining about the amount of "ads" and clutter though, I see why they've gone for something like this.
Also looks to be much easier to navigate with Kinect.
I dont like that I can't party chat with non-preview people, this wasn't true in the two previous previews I participated in :-(
Major Nelson just tweeted that they're almost full. Now is the time to decide if you want in or not.
@mfpantst said:
" mother humper, I actually need to be at my xbox to do this..... pffffffbbbbbbbb "
@kagato said:
" @mfpantst said:
"mother humper, I actually need to be at my xbox to do this..... pffffffbbbbbbbb "Yeah i got caught out on that one too, hope there is still a space by the time i get home tonight! "
I just checked and you can get your serial number by going to the support page and requesting a repair. If your console is registered it will show up there. You don't actually have to go through with the request, it's just a place to select which console you want repaired.
The console ID is available from the license transfer tool here. Select "star the processs now" (you don't have to go through with it and it should show up. I've actually done a transfer, so you may need an extra step to get to a place to see your consoles if you haven't already done it.
i got accepted into the program as well. i've started using espn 3 more often and i like what is offered with it. will be nice to have it right there instead of having to hook my laptop up to my tv all the time. a bummer though that non preview ppl can't party chat with preview ppl but hopefully the full release goes out soon after the preview stuff so we can all party up anytime we want with all friends and not just some.
These are the sort of people I actively avoid lol, looks good for people who like that sort of thing though, and that's all that matters in the end.
Major Nelson tweeted whilst i was on the way home that they now have enough testers and are refusing anymore. I was lucky enough to register last night as soon as i got home from work, im in the UK too. There was an option to choose which country you where from and they where all in there.
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