New Xbox Experience launches November 19 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on October 09, 2008

News: Avatars are almost here.

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 Dashboard update that will redesign the entire dashboard and bring about the "New Xbox Experience" will happen worldwide on November 19. In addition to the Mii-like Avatars, which is the major addition to this update, Xbox 360 owners will get to use the following new features:

Entertainment without limits. Xbox 360 invites you into a limitless world where the best games and movies live side by side with your personal pictures and music library, and ready to share your fun anytime with friends across the globe through the Xbox Live online entertainment network.

Xbox Live Party: Xbox 360 allows you to create a virtual party on your TV with up to seven friends. With Live Party, voice chat while you play games, share photos in real-time[2] and entertain friends all over the world.

Personality plus. Create a customisable, animated avatar and literally jump into the world of Xbox Live. Your avatar is your game-face throughout the New Xbox Experience and represents your personality Ц whether you are a Live Party host or chatting with a friend. With custom avatars created by the more than 14 million members worldwide, Xbox Live will have as many avatars as Tokyo has residents[3].

On-demand entertainment. Xbox 360 is home to the best movie and music entertainment, including a large online library of on-demand high-definition movies from partners like Warner Bros. Entertainment, Constantin and MGM.

Games for the community, by the community. For the first time in the history of console gaming, thousands of games developed by the creative community will be available to the public. The Community Games channel on Xbox Live will include games made by students, hobbyists, and everyday people all around the world and will be exclusive to Xbox Live.