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Xbox 360 User Interface Revealed
Eric writes "BetaNews has some screenshots up of the new Xbox 360 user interface, which appears to be greatly refined over the original Xbox Dashboard. The new UI can be customized by the user and offers access to four main screens: System, Games, Media and Xbox Live. The big focus seems to be on tying Xbox Live into all aspects of the console, be it gaming or entertainment. Consequently, Xbox 360 will ship out of the box with a free Xbox Live Silver-level subscription."
Well, telling you that there is a new game available in Xbox Live Arcade...
Is that a banner ad, or is it an 'informative message.'
I would go with the 'informative message' myself.
When I am on a website that sells shoes, and they have a 'see our new stuff' button, I don't see it as advertising. I see it as a convenient way to find ou what new products they have at their store.
I'm already there, I've already expressed interest...I just want to find stuff.
I don't want to sort through a list of all of the Xbox Live Arcade games just to see if there is anything new- it is so much easier when they tell me about it...
On the other hand, here we are at Slashdot...right now I have a huge Vonage banner at the top of my screen. I am not interested in Vonage, nor does Vonage have anything to do with this section of Slashdot...but I keep coming back.
No reason to lie.
Either MS is wanting to suck up to the /. crowd, or they are anticipating really bad virus problems this time round.
"To any truly impartial person, it would be obvious that I am right."
... when they could be playing the games?
It's a nice interface, clean lines and all that, but the thing I notice most about interfaces in video game consoles is that you want to spend as little time as possible in them.
You want to get to the game, after all.