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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 10:49PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Is the Sky Player UK only?
I'd love to have that, but alas, I am American!
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I'd love to have that, but alas, I am American!
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 10:58PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
It's a TV service over in the UK.
If I knew it was being offered here in America, I'd run out and buy a 360 right freakin' now. I want me some Premier League. =/
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If I knew it was being offered here in America, I'd run out and buy a 360 right freakin' now. I want me some Premier League. =/
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:46PM MystileArmor said
Yeah it's the UK's answer to netflix, sort of. Since they don't get Netflix, they'll get SkyTV instead and watch live sports games on their Xbox.
I want Sunday Night Football on my Xbox!
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Oh and I got in the preview program. I'm somewhat excited to test out Last.fm, even though I can use it on my computer, I kind of hope there will be some new features or atleast have it be a faster, more streamlined experience...
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I want Sunday Night Football on my Xbox!
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Oh and I got in the preview program. I'm somewhat excited to test out Last.fm, even though I can use it on my computer, I kind of hope there will be some new features or atleast have it be a faster, more streamlined experience...
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 5:44AM SmokemeaKipper said
All Canada got was a Zune market place BETA, with no TV shows. Just a few movies.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 5:46AM seriousam7 said
Dude, DirecTV on Xbox, how sick would that be? Especially if you could record stuff to your xbox hard drive.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 10:49PM weezernofx said
got mine in the middle of playing gears.
just like last time.
its cool but i wish i could check my facebook or twitter while playing a game :-\
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just like last time.
its cool but i wish i could check my facebook or twitter while playing a game :-\
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:57PM Peter Moore said
I wish I could stream Last.fm through the in-game guide.
Oh well, it's nice to just play it through the app when I'm doing work.
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Oh well, it's nice to just play it through the app when I'm doing work.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 1:21AM WackyCoffee said
I got in and I have to say that the Last.fm app is pretty slick... it's definitely going to get a lot of use. Looking at the facebook app, you can tell that it's a work in progress right now cuz it's moving a bit sluggish. Looking at photo albums tho is a great feature. The twitter app is well put together too but I don't really have much use for that one.
I'm noticing connect errors but it's to be expected in a preview and especially with people still hitting the servers on the first day of this stage of previews.
One thing that interests me is how they've seem to created a "framework" of sorts to have outside sources make mini-streaming internet apps.
With the msnbc, dilbert, and new yorker cartoon mini video apps, I think we're getting a glimpse of where the dashboard is going by setting the stage for 3rd parties to bring web "apps" and streaming content directly to it.
Overall it looks like it's going to be a great dash update when they open it up.
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I'm noticing connect errors but it's to be expected in a preview and especially with people still hitting the servers on the first day of this stage of previews.
One thing that interests me is how they've seem to created a "framework" of sorts to have outside sources make mini-streaming internet apps.
With the msnbc, dilbert, and new yorker cartoon mini video apps, I think we're getting a glimpse of where the dashboard is going by setting the stage for 3rd parties to bring web "apps" and streaming content directly to it.
Overall it looks like it's going to be a great dash update when they open it up.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 3:18PM phinn said
What's the big deal about Facebook and Twitter anyway? Twitter sucks, Facebook is cool, but PS3 has been able to view both of them with it's web browser since launch. Not to mention it's the only console that has Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls (the best RPG ever)
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 10:52PM (Unverified) said
Got mine is a FIFA 10 match.... Its amazing... but i wish i could check it on the fly like MSN...
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 10:57PM SecretAgentHam said
this made me LOL....
and nice screen name >.>
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and nice screen name >.>
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 10:57PM Peter Moore said
Cool, I got in.
For those of you that aren't sure, here's how you can find out if you're in the first wave.
When you sign in to Microsoft Connect, click on Xbox Live Update.
If your screen looks like this: http://img196.yfrog.com/i/fall2009update.png/ then you're in.
If when you turn on your 360, the update doesn't come up right away, you can clear your HDD's cache, then restart. That should prompt the update.
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For those of you that aren't sure, here's how you can find out if you're in the first wave.
When you sign in to Microsoft Connect, click on Xbox Live Update.
If your screen looks like this: http://img196.yfrog.com/i/fall2009update.png/ then you're in.
If when you turn on your 360, the update doesn't come up right away, you can clear your HDD's cache, then restart. That should prompt the update.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 3:30AM seriousam7 said
Dude, I know you're Peter Moore and all, but you really need to fucking lay off the fucking F-word. It's not at all cool if you use it all the fucking time like you do, gosh!!1
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 4:20AM Peter Moore said
Don't. Just don't.
You can try to emulate me, but you'll just end up in pool of your own shame and urine.
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You can try to emulate me, but you'll just end up in pool of your own shame and urine.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 5:08AM seriousam7 said
great, so I'm emulating you by using one of the most generic jokes out there, fantastic. maybe someday i'll go bald too.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 11:54AM (Unverified) said
Yeah I have that screen, but as late as this morning I still don't have the update on my 360. I'll try clearing the cache when I get home from work and see if that fixes it. If it doesn't, I'll know that I must have entered my serial # incorrectly when filling out the form.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:02PM PedoJokerBear said
IM IN, IM IN, IM IN IM IN IM IN!
heyyyyyyyyy mr passerby crest on bidmans helmet!
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heyyyyyyyyy mr passerby crest on bidmans helmet!
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:04PM (Unverified) said
I got in like 45 min ago! Facebook is my favorite - not as excited about Twitter. Can't get enough of the Halo Wavepoint! =)
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:10PM (Unverified) said
I mean Waypoint... I just got into the Google Wave beta and had that on my mind! lol
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:05PM msucokeboi said
sweet...i was just playing CoD:WaW and i got disconnected...then it said i had an update. Downloading now!
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:06PM KeegdnaB said
I got in.
dear christ microsoft is loving me today. After 10 months of beta testing 7, and I finally buy it, now they're giving me the ability to indulge myself in my twitter-whoreish habits on yet another screen? I got so excited I ran out to walmart to buy a chatpad.
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dear christ microsoft is loving me today. After 10 months of beta testing 7, and I finally buy it, now they're giving me the ability to indulge myself in my twitter-whoreish habits on yet another screen? I got so excited I ran out to walmart to buy a chatpad.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 12:47AM (Unverified) said
Not modded actually, just taking the liberty of upgrading my hard drive without the Microsoft tax. It actually hurts the functionality, because backwards compatibility doesn't work anymore. But it's worth it overall, that is unless it gets broken by the new patch.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 12:55AM NukeAssault said
Back compat works. You just gotta add it in yourself.
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 3:00AM (Unverified) said
You sure? 'Cause I'm totally never connecting to Xbox live again until I get this confirmed.
Not that I would lose much.
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Not that I would lose much.
Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 3:01AM (Unverified) said
...by remaining disconnected to Xbox live, I mean.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:12PM Accessgranted said
I'm in! =) let's tweety blog and facey space each other some time lol. Oh yeah to check to see if you got in try starting an arcade game thats what I had to do.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:48PM (Unverified) said
yes please report back if this is affecting third party hdd for xbox.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 11:27PM Maccadude33 said
I'm in. Gotta say, the social media stuff looks like they've put some work into it, and it does work pretty well. The FaceBook navigation seems a bit choppy at times, but that may have been intended. Twitter works but is pretty much useless. Zune Video seems just like the old Video Marketplace to me, but the video quality may indeed be up to snuffs. I'll have to switch from my monitor to my HDTV to find out. So far so good though. Good to know that the Xbox division continues to do a great job on Live. Will mess with the update further tomorrow.
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