Features of the Spring 2007 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update

The Xbox 360 ‘dashboard’ interface normally gets updated with new features and fixes every 6 months, the next one is scheduled for 7th May 2007 and is rumoured to include the following:

• Instead of just showing ‘Play Game’ at the bottom of the screeen, it will show which disc you currently have in the drive – the number of times I’ve opened the drive or loaded up a disc just to see what’s in the drive – now that’s progress!
• Windows Live (MSN) Messenger functionality can be added to your Xbox Live account allowing you to communicate with your friends while on your Xbox – although it takes me forever to type out messages with my Xbox controller as it is, so you’d hope voice chat was an option!
• Improved Achievements functionality.
• Xbox Live Marketplace to get it’s own ‘blade’, presumably to make it easier for us to spend our cash on stuff!
• Option to put your Xbox in low power mode for downloading which then shuts down when complete – again another good idea given I often leave it on over night.

EDIT: For details of more features that have been announced since, take a look at TeamXbox

Check out this video that demos some of the new functionality:

Related Pages:

1. Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Update – An In-Depth Video
2. Xbox 360 Controller Keyboard
3. Xbox 360 Voice – Your Console’s Blog!
4. Microsoft Bans ‘Chipped Xbox 360 Pirates’ From Xbox Live
5. Xbox Voice – The Blog Of Your Xbox 360!

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