Comments on: Xbox360 Dashboard Ideas

By: Matthew Smith » Blog Archive » Thoughts of the Day: Zune, Xbox, Blackberry, etc.

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:02:34 +0000

[...] Xbox—I am really looking forward to going home and firing up the Xbox 360 to get the dashboard update. Even though I do not get the Netflix service, I think a change will be welcomed. I was a big fan of the blades, so we will see if this is better. Now, I think Xbox needs to focus on tighter integration with the Zune Marketplace and maybe opening this thing up to third-party apps. [...]

By: Matthew Smith » Blog Archive » Zune/360 Integration within a Year

Matthew Smith » Blog Archive » Zune/360 Integration within a Year — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:56:10 +0000

[...] back, I wrote an article about improvements I would make to the Xbox360. One such improvement was integrating the Zune into the Xbox360 platform. Well, it looks like [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:33:18 +0000

It is a done deal. It will come out with the dashboard update. No specific date to my knowledge has been set. But, it should be sometime this fall.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:20:42 +0000

Is the Netflix thing already a done deal? How can I get this on my 360? I have downloaded HD movies through the marketplace, but it’s like 4 bucks per.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:57:20 +0000

I agree with all 3 and so would almost everyone else. I saw recent news about adding Zune capabilities to Windows Mobile so I would expect Xbox to follow suit. Microsoft needs to capitalize on its competitive advantages over Apple.