Xbox Fall Update Preview Program Registration

Queasy

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MS is doing another public preview of the fall update.

From Major Nelson

At E3 we announced the new Xbox LIVE dashboard which will deliver intuitive navigation, increased responsiveness and improved engagement with Xbox experiences – all beginning this holiday. Now that our work on the dashboard is almost complete, we are announcing an open call for all Xbox LIVE members to register to participate in a preview program to help us test the system. This is an important program as we continually strive to ensure the reliability of a service that reaches tens of millions globally. We could not do so without the ongoing help of our great community.

Once this program is kicked off, an update will be pushed to your console that will contain select dashboard features, including:

  • New design with integrated Kinect voice and gesture controls
  • Beacons
  • Facebook Sharing
  • Cloud Storage for Game Saves and Xbox LIVE Profile
  • Other features and entertainment partner apps may come into view during the program period.

Note: A console in the program is expected to remain fully compatible with standard retail consoles not in the program. (e.g. party chat will function)

For those familiar with previous registrations for our program, we have a new model for registering your consoles this year. The new model is a more automated process that should make it easier for you. We will not ask you to type in your console information upon initial registration; once you are approved to participate in the program, look for details on our portal about how to register your console.

Click here for the initial register for the Public Preview.

The latest information will be available to you via the www.connect.microsoft.com/xboxliveupdate program portal.
 

Beev

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If there's one thing Microsoft has yet to do right, it's the 360 dashboard. They've all been so damn terrible. Are there screenshots yet?
 

RedRooster

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If there's one thing Microsoft has yet to do right, it's the 360 dashboard. They've all been so damn terrible. Are there screenshots yet?

I will agree with that. This new one looks like my Windows Phone, which is cool, this one should be quite a bit better.
 
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I've not found a problem with the two dashboards so far. "Terrible" is by far not the word I would use. The blades were good until the Marketplace exploded and became hard to navigate. The current does a good job of doing what it needs to do. The upcoming one looks to be an even nicer iteration.
 

Kabob

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Every time I try to sign up they send the "verification email" and I never receive it...
 

purbeast0

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thx, signed up.

doubt i will be selected since i don't use any social media sites and don't have a kinect. i'd like to see the dashboard improvements though, cause I too don't think it has been done well yet.
 

cloud7a

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I wish I could have gotten in on it before it closed.
But It's going to be released here on the 25th or around there.
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