The old dashboard is no more

Well as promoted by Microsoft the NXE has been delivered and you too should be enjoying its new functions by now.  Say goodbye to the old cover flow of the dashboard and welcome to the “Apple TV-esque look of the new dashboard!

The New Dashboard is out!

With a quick update after a lengthy download you’ll be buzzing around with the avatar creation (new video and post coming tomorrow) and the new control interface.  My opinion?  Well although it doesn’t really add much new stuff, apart from the avatar,burn games to the hard drive and an improved Xbox Live Marketplace, the whole interface seems a lot cleaner and responsive.  The new guide (when you press the Xbox logo on the controller)loads a lot quicker and gives easier access to friends list and achievement details.

There are so many little tweaks that make the experience better and I know I haven’t experienced them all yet. But one hidden feature I have found is that when you load up an Xbox 360 game a notice will pop up if any of your friends are playing the same game.  So say your mates are playing Call of Duty World at War and you started your game up without checking; the Xbox will now inform you if any of your friends are playing the same game.  Then all you need to do is open up your friends list and make a game together.

That’s my quick opinion on the new Xbox experience so don’t wait, boot up your new dashboard now!