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Post by kleaneasy on Apr 18, 2004 8:26:02 GMT -5
xbox live is going to be offline for approx 24 hrs on wednesday 21st for the updating of the system
this is only a partial update so some of the expected updates and improvments will not be in place at the time of this update, so dont panic if u cant see what u expect
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Post by mrsLMD on Apr 18, 2004 9:02:14 GMT -5
i just hope things dont start fkn up like they usually do when they update the system lol
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Post by kleaneasy on Apr 22, 2004 12:48:50 GMT -5
taken from xbox live forum and originally posted by major nelson, should answer any questions
Well it's been a long day and night, but the upgrade is now complete and Xbox Live is back online. Thanks to the hard working team here at Xbox Live, it was a team effort all the way..great job! The service is coming back online as I post this. As I have noted in numerous posts, your won't see any changes to your dashboard, as it's up to Xbox game developers to adopt the new features that are now built into the service. Once these games adopt the new features, that is when you'll see the many benefits of this upgrade. The one thing that you will notice immediately is voice messaging. From the dash you can send a friend request with a voice tag. Eventually, you'll be able to do this in game, but games will have to adopt this new way of handling messaging. That means that no current games will be able to utilize this voice messaging feature (or any other feature from this upgrade.)
I have not had the change to really experiment with voice messaging, so I'll let you guys jump in and take a look and play with it. Feel free to start some threads on how to use the feature.
Thanks,
Major Nelson out
As a reminder, here are some of the cool features that you can look forward to from future Xbox Live enabled games: Original post with outline of the features
Please bear in mind that you need to think of this update as a high tech "paint box" that game developers use to paint on a canvas called Xbox Live. How they use each item in this "paint box" is entirely up to them, with each developer adding their own style to the way they paint on the canvas.
Here is a quick FAQ that I'll add onto as other questions come up:
Q: Where can I see the new cool clan and teams stuff that I read about? A: You can't. As noted numerous times on the board, it's up to the game developers to include these new features into their games. Xbox Live has placed the necessary code on the servers and on the dashboard update to support these future features.
Q: Will (insert current game name here) support voice messaging? A: No. In order to deal with this new message type, games need to be built to handle the voice messaging. There are no games in the shelves that support it, but you can use it when sending a friend request from the dash.
Q: Can't game publishers just give users a patch to make their existing game work with these new features? A: They probably could, but it's not easy and not the best way for developers to spend their time. It's a better use of their time to build the features into a new game from the ground up, as opposed to try and figure out how to make a current game to something it was not programmed to do.
Q: Ok..I get it..game publishers have to include the new features in their game for us to use them...so what is the first game to use some of the new features. A: I can't share that with you yet, but when I do I'll post in the forums.
Q: If you can't tell us what the first game to support the features what about games like Halo2 and other games that have been announced? What will they support? A: I can't answer that, since I don't know. I am confident that our development partners will see the great value of these features and want to include as many as they can.
Q: If you can't tell us what games will support (insert new feature here), can you tell us how (insert new feature here) works? Can I (insert question about feature here) ? A: I can't answer that, since it is all dependent on how the game developers implement the feature.
Q: The Xbox Dashboard Connection tool has new information, what are all those numbers? A: The Xbox Dashboard Connection tool was modified to help Xbox support troubleshoot connection problems. Next week, look for a web page on Xbox.com that will explain how members can use some of this information to troubleshoot their home routers.
Q: I read in one of your posts that there is MSN Messenger integration...what do I need to do to get that? Do I need a new download? Will I be able to (insert question here) with Messenger? A: As noted previously, the MSN Messenger integration will not be available in this update. We have placed the proper server pieces in place so when we do get ready to make that available, we won't have to do another upgrade to the service. I can't answer any specific questions, because to be honest with you I have been too busy with the upgrade to look at the messenger stuff yet! Keep watching the forums for more details on how that will be implemented.
Q: Will the messenger integration work with Windows Messenger, AOL or Yahoo? A: No. This will work with the latest MSN Messenger Windows version only. (Sorry Mac users..this won't work for you!)
Q: Is it true that at the Xbox office you have a cooler filled with all the free soda you can drink? A: Yes....we have all the big brands. But we have to pay for the food in the vending machines
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Post by hovin9 on Aug 8, 2005 15:49:19 GMT -5
ah im a bit l8 but hey i wanted to post something so here it is ...........................something
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Post by mrsLMD on Aug 10, 2005 11:57:29 GMT -5
hehe trust u hovin pmsl
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Post by Aliendave on Sept 22, 2005 3:17:30 GMT -5
ok
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Post by hovin9 on Sept 27, 2005 17:17:43 GMT -5
i need a piss
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Post by Aliendave on Sept 27, 2005 18:23:49 GMT -5
go for it , i will fill in for u
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Post by hovin9 on Sept 28, 2005 6:45:45 GMT -5
thx 4 that
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Post by Aliendave on Sept 28, 2005 10:36:56 GMT -5
your more than welcome
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Post by hovin9 on Sept 28, 2005 12:32:08 GMT -5
will i be seeing u in my gun sight l8ter
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Post by Aliendave on Sept 29, 2005 9:11:03 GMT -5
u never know then again icould be my turn to kill u
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