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kotaku.com - 1/30/2009

This Is The New Xbox Experience That Could Have Been [Xbox 360]

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Design firm Grid/plane worked with Microsoft on early design ideas for the New Xbox Experience. While the NXE we ended up with is a different beast, it's interesting looking at what could have been....

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Gizmodo:  The New Xbox Experience That Almost Was [Nxe]

CrunchGear:  This is what the Xbox 360’s NXE used to look like

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gridplane.com - 1/30/2009

Gridplane

— gridplane.com — XBOX Experience Gridplane spent a few months working with Microsoft’s XBOX 360 group developing concepts for the latest graphical user interface for the XBOX 360 console. The time was spent exploring many ways that a new menu system could allow users ... (more) Gridplane

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majornelson.com - 2/2/2009

Dashboard Update (aka the HDMI Audio fix) - Xbox Live's Major Nelson

— majornelson.com — Starting Tuesday morning at 0200 Pacific when you sign into Xbox Live you ll be prompted for a mandatory dashboard update. The update addresses the issue that a few folks were having with audio and their HDMI connection. This update will be rolled out ... (more) Dashboard Update (aka the HDMI Audio fix) - Xbox ...

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gadgetblips.com - 2/6/2009

Xbox Live Update: Great Improvements to Xbox 360

— gadgetblips.com — This is perhaps the biggest Xbox Live Update to date because major enhancements/improvements have been made by Xbox 360 developers in their attempt to provide more fun to Xbox Live subscribers. The new Xbox Live update though is not for everyone. There are certain requirements. (more) Xbox Live Update: Great Improvements to Xbox 360

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The New Xbox Experience That Almost Was [Nxe]
Gizmodo — ... dubbed The New Xbox Experience). Here is their work. Many screens look like little more than an enlarged, green-filtered version of the original 360 dashboard, but the company developed an "immersive 3D environment" (probably seen in that first shot) to navigate much of the system. My favorite screen is actually the simplest—where all of your games span your television. Screw the folks with tiny displays who'd have to squint. I have a big TV. [Gridplane via Kotaku] ...

This is what the Xbox 360’s NXE used to look like
CrunchGear — ... For one, yes, those damn avatars were there from the get-go; thanks, Nintendo. This view looks a lot like a view found in the MediaStream skin that’s in Plex. And this screen shows hints of the old Blades interface. Also, the theme is really “light,” right? As nonplussed as I am with the NXE, I’d say the final product looks better than this iteration. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. via Kotaku