I guess it just depends on whether you’re a pessimist or an optimistic pessimist. Speaking with CVG, Microsoft’s Jerry Johnson said “Half the things we wanted to do [in NXE] we cut out of the service.” Although consumers may not have to wait an exorbitant amount of time to see them come to fruition.

“There’s still a lot of stuff we want to do,” Johnson added. He then went on to explain that the new dashboard overhaul is built in such a way that allows for Microsoft to be able to add new functionality available almost instantaneously (the way he words it makes it seem optional, though), instead of the old Spring/Fall schedule. Johnson said ““There’s a Photo Party app that will be part of the platform, the way it will be distributed is all of a sudden you’ll see a slot on the dashboard and if you don’t have it you click on it and it’s going to download from the service onto your application part of the dashboard. Those are the type of things we’re going to start doing.”

The way he words it almost makes it sound similar to the  Wii Channels’ set-ups. Which in addition to avatars, are a proven way to bring the casual crowd in, arguably the main focus of this “New Xbox Experience.”

Johnson also confirmed that Xbox Live Primetime, their advent into server-based interactive game shows, will launch sometime in Spring 2009.

NXE itself will be available on Xbox Live November 19th, 2008.

Source: CVG

Tags: New Xbox Experience, NXE, Xbox

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1 Comment » madpuppy on November 5, 2008 7:52 pm cutting features to release software is a common Microsoft strategy. the only feature that I am glad they didn’t cut is Netflix, that is something that I really looking forward to. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.