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10 Things You Should Know About The New Xbox Experience

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The New Xbox Experience, a.k.a. the new Xbox 360 Dashboard, hits tomorrow. If you've got an Xbox 360 that's connected to the internet, you're going to be prompted to update your console as soon as you turn it on. No exceptions; this is what your machine will look like until either it dies, you die, or Microsoft decides to make ANOTHER Xbox Experience. Unfortunately, unlike Batman, you didn't have time to prepare. Here are the ten things you should know about the new Xbox experience so you can be set for tomorrow.

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NXE starts today!

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Reply#1 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:16 AM EST
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I forgot to mention the article has some nice screen shots of the NXE too.

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#1.1 - Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:14 PM EST
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I got it at rollout (yeah I was up that early).  I gotta say, while I see how it's more expandable (ie Netflix), it's also got more junk (ie ads).  I prefer the old blades.  Now it seems a little kiddie/MTV.

I'm sure I'll get used to it, though.

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Reply#2 - Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:26 PM EST
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