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My New Avatar November 21, 2008

Posted by Lyle in Just For Fun, News.
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avatarpic-l

Or, um…  Mii

Or “Miivatar” haha…

Anyway, the “NXE” (new Xbox experience) really is all that and a bag of Doritos.   If you have your Xbox 360 connected to Xbox LIVE you should already have this update to the 360’s dashboard.  Really if you don’t have LIVE then go to a friend’s house who does and download the update.  It is really more of a complete overhaul than it is an update.  The new Xbox guide is way better looking and at least for me, tons faster and easier to use.  It takes some getting used to, but the guide has never been more responsive.

Plus you get one of these:

avatar-sylenc3r

Yep, that’s me…  My Xbox Avatar is just as good looking in fake-land as I am in real-life:)

And yes, it feels like a Mii (Nintendo Wii’s version of the same idea) ripoff, but the higher ups at Microsoft are saying they thought of it a long time ago.  Yeah, yeah, who cares!  The Avatars are pretty cool I think; and better-looking than the Miis.

More important enhancements to the Xbox Guide are:

  1. Install games to the hard drive for faster, smoother loading (and much quieter gaming)
  2. Vastly improved interface overall (some might not like it, but I do)
  3. 8 player party chat (in game and out)
  4. Stream your Netflix Instant Watch movies through the 360!
  5. It’s pretty…