Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Going Live December 6th

Your Xbox will be getting a new look and fresh features in two weeks' time.

Major Nelson finally divulged the official release date of the Xbox 360’s dashboard update today. The updated will be available to all 360 users on December 6th. The dash is currently being tested in beta form. We’d love to tell you all about the specific details, but Microsoft has told us to keep our big fat mouths shut in that regard. The good news is that they’ve summed it all up for you in handy-dandy bullet form:

  • New personal and social features including Cloud Storage for Game Saves and LIVE Profile
  • Beacons and Facebook Sharing
  • Enhanced Family Settings
  • Integrated voice and gesture controls across the dashboard and in apps
  • Bing voice search (Available this year in the US, UK and CA)

On top of all of that; new apps for music, internet vids, sports, and TV will be incrementally rolled out starting when the update goes up. Specific details about said apps were not unveiled.

[Source: Major Nelson]

[Image via Venture Beat.]

Nick Santangelo
Nick Santangelo
Nick Santangelo

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Nick has been a gamer since the 8-bit days and a member of the MTB editorial team since January of 2011. He is not to be interrupted while questing his way through an RPG or desperately clinging to hope against all reason that his Philly sports teams will win any given game he may be watching. Seriously folks, reading this acknowledges that you relieve MTB of any and all legal liability for his actions.

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