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   Joe
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   Aero-points:233

    

   So, yesterday, we got the announcement of the new system update that is coming to the 360, and it looks decent.  It seems to cater less to the core gamer, and more towards the Walmart and Target crowd, the same market Miis and PSN Home are looking to hit.  The Xbox 360 interface reminds me of a mix between Vista Media Center, and the Windows + Tab tiling feature that is in Windows Vista.  Nice, but not really necessary. 
   
   Beyond this is a bigger issue, in my opinion.  I look at this new interface and I see that themes and gamer pics are gone.  An product of a soon to be bygone era in the 360 interface.  While this is not a huge issue, it seems like Microsoft has asked us to buy these things for just about every game they release, and now those that might of spent money on either the pics or the themes, is basically going to be up a creek without a paddle in regards to those point.
   
   What is Microsoft looking to do for those people that bought into these gamer pics and themes, and from looking around at my friends list, a fair amount of people have bought into them?  Do they credit points back to these people?  Good customer service would say that this would be wise, but I have a feeling that Microsoft plans to gloss over this issue, hoping that people just forget that they spent that money on something that is no longer useful.  I would hope that the loyal customers would get something for their dedication to their favorite games, but in the long run, it looks to me to be lost money for the customer and easy money gained by good ole' Microsoft.  Let me guess what is next, themed avatar clothing that costs me points.  Yay, break out the vasoline while it still got some gravel in it.

   
   
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   Paul Munn
   Moderator

   Aero-points:7

    

   Have gamerpics been a success for Microsoft? All I have heard about them is how they made it basically impossible and difficult for CheapyD to make CAG pics. Hm, do we drive adoption by making people want to spend more time in Xbox Live Arcade with their favorite themes or not?

   While I'd hope they'd at least let you keep yours as art assets for something. Maybe they'd let you put them on a shirt for your character? That would be nice, right? It could actually spark a big market in the tags. People who want to keep the classic UI (if they let you) can still use them there, and people who want avatars can put them on their shirt.

   I do hope that they do this.

   

   Posted 5 months ago #

   
   
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   Shane
   Work to live, not live to work.

   Aero-points:84

    

   They're probably still there, they just haven't discussed it yet as a big feature. Surely they won't let this release go without desktop/theme customization!

   
   
   

   Posted 5 months ago #

   
   
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   Joe
   Moderator

   Aero-points:233

    

   First off Paul, if they weren't making money, they wouldn't be selling them. Also, the interface is mandatory. Everyone will have to update to the new System interface if they want to use Xbox Live. Maybe some of the hackers will find a way around it, but I would rather not have to mod my 360.

   From what we have seen so far, there is no real desktop to customize anymore. I assume you might be able to do something with that white/grey background, but that does not seem to change as they go through the different sections of the interface. I have an inquiry into Microsoft to see if they can comment on the issue of gamer pics and themes in the new interface.

   Posted 5 months ago #

   
   

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