New Xbox Experience opens, for some

**MIG-31** · Nov 18, 2008, 08:11 PM

While the official first day of the New Xbox Experience (NXE) is November 19, users who applied for the preview program are already seeing their updated Xbox interface, new sections, and the Netflix Instant queue with exclusive HD content.
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BlueMak · Nov 18, 2008, 09:32 PM

Installing the games so that I don't hear the lousy optical drive is the best thing about this for me. Still, I rather wait a couple of days in case there are any major bugs with it.

Judas · Nov 18, 2008, 09:56 PM

i saw some xbox360 120gb drives the other day for $99 ..... so this leaves me to beleive that a new larger drive will be showing up likely very soon...

of course to take advantage of the newer interface and it's features

Necrosis · Nov 19, 2008, 01:02 AM

Crap guess I shouldn't of deleted that one e-mail.

Tipstaff · Nov 19, 2008, 08:01 AM

I would like to see more articles that do comparisons of DVD loading vs HDD loading like the one I read (I think a link was posted here, but can't seem to find it) that showed that loading Halo 3 took longer off the HDD than it did the DVD (sometimes by as much as 10 seconds longer), while some games didn't benefit at all from the loading (or the stupid article about Fable 2 looking better when loading from the HDD).

**MIG-31** · Nov 19, 2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

I would like to see more articles that do comparisons of DVD loading vs HDD loading like the one I read (I think a link was posted here, but can't seem to find it) that showed that loading Halo 3 took longer off the HDD than it did the DVD (sometimes by as much as 10 seconds longer), while some games didn't benifit at all from the loading (or the stupid article about Fable 2 looking better when loading from the HDD).

It's this one i presume.

Tipstaff · Nov 19, 2008, 09:39 AM

That's the crap one. I have yet to see one person other than him mention having better graphics due to the game loading off the HDD.

I can't seem to find the one where the guys compared load times for levels from individual games from the DVD and the HDD, such as Orange Box, Halo 3, Fable 2, and such. All I remember is that Halo 3 load times were horribly worse.

Edit: Found the article HERE at Eurogamer.

sterben · Nov 19, 2008, 02:53 PM

I wish I had a 360. lol

**Mousey** · Nov 19, 2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sterben

I wish I had a 360. lol

lol same

**MIG-31** · Nov 19, 2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

That's the crap one. I have yet to see one person other than him mention having better graphics due to the game loading off the HDD.

Edit: Found the article HERE at Eurogamer.

I know thats not a great article... it was the only one that shown up in the quick search..

BlueMak · Nov 19, 2008, 06:32 PM

I just finished installing and quick testing Mass Effect.
OH MY GODS! It's sooooo much better now. It does feel a bit quicker to load, but the major difference is the sound. No more hoover running inside the xbox. It's all so quiet...love it.

Tipstaff · Nov 19, 2008, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

I just finished installing and quick testing Mass Effect.
OH MY GODS! It's sooooo much better now. It does feel a bit quicker to load, but the major difference is the sound. No more hoover running inside the xbox. It's all so quiet...love it.

No kidding. Much better gaming "experience", wouldn't you say?

First game I tried was Fable 2. That game streams so much data off the DVD drive it's insane. Not only do you get a lot slow downs as the game loads on the fly, but the DVD drive is constantly running. Now the game runs super super smooth, menus and all, and it's nice and quiet when I'm playing.

Oh, and Fable 2... looks the same as it did before.

Cannyone · Nov 19, 2008, 09:30 PM

The new interface looks cool. And I imagine that the facility to be able to load games I'm playing to the HDD will be very welcome. But I'll have to need to wait just a bit longer to find out. I'm still "burning in" my new 42" Plasma... (Deep Sigh! The last one started to have some image retention issues after a week of playing Fable II for 12+ hours/day.

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Nov 18, 2008, 08:11 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,739 Rep Power: 441 System Specs	New Xbox Experience opens, for some While the official first day of the New Xbox Experience (NXE) is November 19, users who applied for the preview program are already seeing their updated Xbox interface, new sections, and the Netflix Instant queue with exclusive HD content. _____________ Source: Betanews __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,240 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: New Xbox Experience opens, for some Installing the games so that I don't hear the lousy optical drive is the best thing about this for me. Still, I rather wait a couple of days in case there are any major bugs with it. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 19, 2008, 01:02 AM	#4
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	Re: New Xbox Experience opens, for some Crap guess I shouldn't of deleted that one e-mail.

Nov 19, 2008, 08:01 AM	#5
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,658 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	Re: New Xbox Experience opens, for some I would like to see more articles that do comparisons of DVD loading vs HDD loading like the one I read (I think a link was posted here, but can't seem to find it) that showed that loading Halo 3 took longer off the HDD than it did the DVD (sometimes by as much as 10 seconds longer), while some games didn't benefit at all from the loading (or the stupid article about Fable 2 looking better when loading from the HDD). __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Nov 19, 2008 at 09:42 AM.

Nov 19, 2008, 09:39 AM	#7
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,658 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	Re: New Xbox Experience opens, for some That's the crap one. I have yet to see one person other than him mention having better graphics due to the game loading off the HDD. I can't seem to find the one where the guys compared load times for levels from individual games from the DVD and the HDD, such as Orange Box, Halo 3, Fable 2, and such. All I remember is that Halo 3 load times were horribly worse. Edit: Found the article HERE at Eurogamer. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Nov 19, 2008 at 09:47 AM.

Nov 19, 2008, 02:53 PM	#8
sterben DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	Re: New Xbox Experience opens, for some I wish I had a 360. lol

Nov 19, 2008, 06:32 PM	#11
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,240 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: New Xbox Experience opens, for some I just finished installing and quick testing Mass Effect. OH MY GODS! It's sooooo much better now. It does feel a bit quicker to load, but the major difference is the sound. No more hoover running inside the xbox. It's all so quiet...love it. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 19, 2008, 09:30 PM	#13
Cannyone HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 85 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: New Xbox Experience opens, for some The new interface looks cool. And I imagine that the facility to be able to load games I'm playing to the HDD will be very welcome. But I'll have to need to wait just a bit longer to find out. I'm still "burning in" my new 42" Plasma... (Deep Sigh! The last one started to have some image retention issues after a week of playing Fable II for 12+ hours/day. )