Xbox Spring Update To Offer Codecs, MSN Messenger

adachan writes "It seems that Microsoft has decided to add Xvid playback into the upcoming Spring Xbox 360 dashboard update. Xbox.com has a list of all the upcoming enhancements to the dash. The playback of video using H.264 and mpeg4 codecs seems to be the biggest news for those using the system as a media extender. If this is indeed true, my Xbox Media Center will be used less and less." Update: 04/09 17:29 GMT by Z : MSN Messenger is kinda interesting as well. Several sites are reporting that instant messenging is being added to the Xbox Live experience, with a USB keyboard controller attachment to be offered sometime in the near future.

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If they would only make a downloadable firmware update that would allow for commercial DVD playback :( I'd gladly pay the $20-$30 licensing fees for DVD playback with the Wiimote! Well, this summer Nintendo's going to release their DVD playback capability. Still up in the air as to whether this will require a firmware update, a hardware upgrade, or only be available on newer systems. I'm putting my money on a firmware update, since, technically, the current Wiis have all the hardware neccessary for playing DVDs. But maybe I'm just being too optimistic.