wraggster
November 9th, 2011, 22:31
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/8640.gamebeacon.jpg-550x0.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/xbox-com-upgrade-will-add-new-social-features-support-for-xbox/)
The Xbox 360 hasn't received its new coat of paint for the fall (http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/xbox-live-fall-2011-dashboard-update-preview-bing-search-voice/) yet, but Microsoft just announced Xbox.com will be seeing similar changes in "the coming days." The old "My Xbox" section is getting the boot in favor of a "Social" area that lets you keep track of your XBL friends, thanks to some of the new features enabled by the upcoming dashboard update (http://www.engadget.com/tag/falldashboardupdate2011). Before the dash update is released, Xbox.com users can check out Beacons (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/xbox-live-adds-cloud-saves-beacons-that-tell-friends-what-you/) that let them mark which games they're willing to play, or check out a friends activity page that resembles recent additions to Facebook and Twitter by informing you what friends are up to in real-time. Also revamped is the video section that lets users buy or rent movies and TV shows for viewing on their console, Windows Phone or Zune. Hit the source link for a few more screens of its Metro UI-fashioned new face and additional details, we'll let you know when it all goes live.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/xbox-com-upgrade-will-add-new-social-features-support-for-xbox/
The Xbox 360 hasn't received its new coat of paint for the fall (http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/09/xbox-live-fall-2011-dashboard-update-preview-bing-search-voice/) yet, but Microsoft just announced Xbox.com will be seeing similar changes in "the coming days." The old "My Xbox" section is getting the boot in favor of a "Social" area that lets you keep track of your XBL friends, thanks to some of the new features enabled by the upcoming dashboard update (http://www.engadget.com/tag/falldashboardupdate2011). Before the dash update is released, Xbox.com users can check out Beacons (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/xbox-live-adds-cloud-saves-beacons-that-tell-friends-what-you/) that let them mark which games they're willing to play, or check out a friends activity page that resembles recent additions to Facebook and Twitter by informing you what friends are up to in real-time. Also revamped is the video section that lets users buy or rent movies and TV shows for viewing on their console, Windows Phone or Zune. Hit the source link for a few more screens of its Metro UI-fashioned new face and additional details, we'll let you know when it all goes live.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/xbox-com-upgrade-will-add-new-social-features-support-for-xbox/