Major Nelson awarding a select few the NXE prior to its official release [update]

awesome! I hope they pick enough so that I can try it out!

I can wait. I need some good time with Fallout and Gears before pausing them to mess with the NXE. I am kinda skeptical about it. I bet it will be great, I just hope there are not any serious bugs in the update, ie game installs delete all of your previous game data, etc. I may wait a day or two and hear what is being said. With that said, I am looking way forward to it, but am happy waiting till official release.

I still don't think that I like the NXE. Or Avatars.

I think MS is going to have more fun with Avatars than Nintendo does. From the Inside Xbox clip Major does, where he spins around his avatar to make him dizzy, and the emotions they can show. Miis are kind of "static," other than occasionally blinking. And if they incorporate achievements into new articles or clothing, that'll be nice, too.

Here is what I don't get. They are going to make this already "complete" (they stated it was complete at TGS) NXE available for a few but the rest of us have to wait till the 19th? WTF? Seriously if it's done then release it already let everyone use it, as much as they are hyping it you would think they would be wanting to get it out to everyone ASAP.

Seeing as it launches 3 days before the launch 360's run out of the 3 years RROD warrenty. I hate to say it but I smell shenanigans....

Worldwide Nov. 19. I wonder how bad Microsoft's servers are going to crash as legions of hungry fanboys attempt to download NXE at the same time.

i was at Best Buy's gaming invasion at dundas square in Toronto yesterday, and while waiting in line to PLAY GEARS 2, a 360 red ringer, lol, and a guy restarted it and the dashboard it went to was not the one i was used to seeing. im guessing it was the NXE, which i found to look pretty impressive. i didnt have enough time to get a picture, but my buddy got one of the RROD :)

Where's my IPTV?

MS just want to spread the download to a few days. to make their server not overloaded.

Nice work there. It really is! I mean Microsoft did a nice job copying Nintendo's Mii's and Playstation Home. Lmao. Microsoft, please come up with your own stuff please.

@Jacob Rollin.
You need to read your facts. Xbox has had the avatars in creation before Nintendo came out with the miis. Number 2, Home was announced before/with the launch of the PS3 and STILL HASN"T CAME OUT!! Xbox has beat them too it. I am glad sony is suffering. Xbox reigns supreme...AGAIN!