Every year, Microsoft releases an Xbox 360 dashboard update that leave gamers frothing at the mouth. These updates are not one big annual update; sometimes, Microsoft has Spring and Fall updates too. Changes to the layout, marketplace, and technical updates provides many things that gamers crave. The updates have become such the norm that every year, and with much anticipation, the consumer expects a massive change to what they've grown accustomed to whether they want it or not. Are such dashboard updates worth losing sleep over? Why do people create a huge hype over them?
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
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If nothing else, it seems that the downloadable game marketplace could change alot!
At least these updates are as large or as time consuming as PS3 firmware updates!
i would like to say that the updates are not all suppose to be major improvements, and that showing anticipation for updates can actually still be a good thing regardless of what negative comments people say on it. (at least it shows ms that people still want to see change)
it's true that having now the ability to download whole xbox 360 games has both it's ups and downs, it's an interesting concept.
companies like "steam" rake tons of money by doing this same thing, so it's not all that out of the norm.
i guess what most console gamers are accustom to is owning the game "physically". (frankly speaking I'm actually like that too :)
the way i see it, ms just wanted to adopt this way of owning a game to further please their online clientele (which IMO is actually a good thing cause it adds more to the online experience.)
my two cents :)
who doesnt like new added functionality once in a while?
what is considered huge hype this gen?
i really dont see much news about updates to the 360 dashboard, sure as hell not every day like you see blogs about a ps3 price drop..