So a new update came down the pipe today but unlike most updates it doesn't auto load, you must download each thing individually if you want them (Facebook, Twitter, Last FM). I've tried them all and I'm not much into Twitter anyways, Facebook is still better on the PC although looking at pics on the big screen is kinda nice, but I gotta say I am really diggin Last FM, Tons of great music and I really like how it shows band pics in the background while the music is playing. Also really easy to use, all together it is excellent free content!
Zune instant streaming! Now, if only my download rate wasn't balls.
Zune Marketplace for videos in 1080 that actually streams at HD (as opposed to Netflix streaming, which always looks like crap on my '2 bars' connection).
My wife's had it for about a month, and she was unimpressed. For the first hour or so she thought it was all awesome, then she kept wondering why anyone would choose to use the twitter or facebook from xbox instead of on the computer, since it looks like ass on the xbox and is more difficult to navigate.
I dunno, I haven't tried it, but those were her thoughts.
Maskim: My wife's had it for about a month, and she was unimpressed. For the first hour or so she thought it was all awesome, then she kept wondering why anyone would choose to use the twitter or facebook from xbox instead of on the computer, since it looks like ass on the xbox and is more difficult to navigate. I dunno, I haven't tried it, but those were her thoughts.
It needs to be better integrated IMO, but it has possibilities. I love the last.fm though.
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Last.FM for sure. I like having that ability to listen to the "radios" that are simnilar to my tastes right from my tv and not have to stream anything.
Twitter is worthless unless they allow for it to tweet achievements and when ur playing games.
Facebook is just plain worthless too
I haven't played around with Last.fm on my xbox yet... can you use it to stream music while you're playing a game or do you have to have the program open?
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Phrozenspite: I haven't played around with Last.fm on my xbox yet... can you use it to stream music while you're playing a game or do you have to have the program open?
unfortunately you have to have the program open
Maskim: My wife's had it for about a month, and she was unimpressed. For the first hour or so she thought it was all awesome, then she kept wondering why anyone would choose to use the twitter or facebook from xbox instead of on the computer, since it looks like ass on the xbox and is more difficult to navigate.
i choose option 4; don't care
All three are missing key features that would make them useful on a game console. I really think the developers put in the bare minimum here in all regards.
Facebook and Twitter need the ability to monitor your achievements, games played, etc. and post updates to their respective feeds based on your preferences.
Last.fm needs to be integrated into the in-game music player. IMHO the only reason this would be excusable as a missing feature is because of system resources.
... and no, Microsoft, I didn't really want another store tab on my dashboard for music.
Last.fm would be the only one I'd be interested in. It would be cool if you could use it as custom soundtracks for games.
Last.FM may have been cool if you could use it while playing games. As it stands all those features are useless if you have a computer.
taintedzodiac: All three are missing key features that would make them useful on a game console. I really think the developers put in the bare minimum here in all regards. Facebook and Twitter need the ability to monitor your achievements, games played, etc. and post updates to their respective feeds based on your preferences. Last.fm needs to be integrated into the in-game music player. IMHO the only reason this would be excusable as a missing feature is because of system resources. ... and no, Microsoft, I didn't really want another store tab on my dashboard for music.
I voted for last.fm myself, in an effort to skew the results in favor of anything but Twitter and Facebook, shameful additions to any console.
I read in a PS3 firmware article that I think Facebook will monitor its trophies. The 360 isn't doing that here? Do they plan to? Not that I'm sure PS3 pulled that off with their update either, but it seems something the 360 could handle.
Screw Twitter especially.
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it sounds as though you cant use last fm to play music while you are playing games and that is disappointing because that probaby be the only way I would use it. I guess that I will have to continue to play music from my HD unless they change it. I have about 900 tracks on mine currently and when you use it while playing games it only uses a small block of 100 songs (50 in each direction) from the starting song on random instead of using from all 900 songs which is also kind of disappointing. If you just play the music without playing games then it takes from all 900 tracks. It seems kind of odd to me but I have noticed that is how it seems to work. Its still much better than having to listen to some games music.