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Who said anything about boorus?people are all upset cuz [parasitic bomb] is getting banned, but big deal, its still easy as pie to get.
But he could have!Hes, he *could* have.
Somewhere in the deep ghettoes of RPM City
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Blast. Damn you captain Flame!What? ):
What's slate gray and phosphate green and slow as a stack of plates wrestled through radioactive ooze? If you said the Xbox 360's dashboard, 10 points. 15, if you specifically invoked the word "guide." That's because the dashboard--the space where you kick around the Xbox 360's colorfully cool little panels on vertical or horizontal axes--is actually pretty consistently breakneck.http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090623/tc_pcworld/newerfasterxbox360dashboardduein2009
The guide, on the other hand, isn't. It's that slightly curved (but mostly rectangular) panel that pops up, center-screen, whenever you thumb the glowing green X in the middle of your gamepad. It's also your shortcut to anything, the place you go to fast-quit a game, answer or issue chats, check achievements, shuffle music, even turn the system on or off. Most days, it's nice and quick, but some days--and I know each and every one of you will attest with me--it's a total train wreck, like trying to shuffle a deck of card underwater while swimming through an oil slick in a scuba suit.
Good news, according to Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, who told VG247 in a podcast that an upcoming Xbox Live system update is positioned to notably boost the dashboard's performance.
"We are making the guide faster," said Nelson, adding that the development team has managed to tweak the performance all around. "Whatever we call it, and it's not going to be called the NNXE, but whatever the next version of the dashboard is called, it's better with a lot of very cool new features."
The update's due out later this year, according to Nelson.
Other "cool new features"?
Me, I just want a better way to surf the dashboard's X-axis. I'm constantly veering slightly up or down and falling off track entirely. Thing is, when you want to get to the system options (on the far right side of the My Xbox menu setting) your tendency is to thumb-tap quickly (isn't it impatience that's a virtue?) leading to momentary bouts of dizzying incompetence.
See how I make this about me, not Microsoft?
Let me remedy that slightly: The current menu system forces you to slow down too much just to surf accurately, which by the time you back up and move across all the panels again has already doubled (or trebled, or in my case, even quadrupled) the amount of time you ought to spend getting from X to Z. Also: I don't have this problem moving up/down or across the PlayStation 3's similarly oriented XrossMediaBar.
So guide button speedup, enthusiastic check, but hopefully there's been a rethink on the navigation process as well
Suzuki unveiled today its full-line of cars and SUVs at the 2006 San Diego International Auto Show. Its 2007 line-up includes the all-new XL7 midsize crossover SUV and the SX4 compact X-over.http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12490/Suzuki-Integrates-Xbox-360-on-Concept-Cars-Dashboard/
The car manufacturer also has on display the SXBox, one of the company's all-new "Suzuki LIVE Series" brand-dedicated concept vehicles based on the 2007 SX4 that are specially designed for life enthusiasts, adventurers and thrill-seekers.
The SXBox is designed for video game enthusiasts. What console could Susuki choose for the SXBox other than the best selling next-gen system?
The SXBox is equipped with a dashboard-integrated Xbox 360 video game system, coupled with a close proximity digital projection system to display games or watch a HD DVD movie on the interior of the vehicle's retractable hood, which can be enabled by the push of a button.
A second Xbox 360 powers two separate LCD screens in the seat backs of the SXBox for rear passengers. In addition, the SXBox is equipped with a 30-inch retractable rear projection screen in the cargo area.
All this Xbox 360 paraphernalia is complemented with force-feedback front seats with four wireless controllers, including a steering-wheel-mounted gaming control for the driver, and a multi-channel surround sound system.
The vehicle’s interior features a game-inspired color and recessed LED emitters to brighten the interior of the vehicle.
Why would I want to do that? D:It does that. mine advises me im up late.
...Sigh. If this damn thing says good morning or some other wise-crack at me being up at 1:30 in the morning I'm going to...I dunno yet, haven't thought that far ahead but it won't be pretty.
Mind is blown.
GIAS GIAS GIAS IGAS GIYGAS...
