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At E3 this year, amid the massive stage show by Microsoft, one of the key points that it continually pushed was its Xbox dashboard, and the coming changes to it. We’ve already seen an upgrade to the ESPN app, and Hulu Plus is firmly entrenched as well. But there is plenty more to come, including new search features, more social network integration and more TV options. We know all that is coming, the only question is when.
According to an internal memo circulating throughout PayPal and obtained by Kotaku, the next upgrade for the dashboard will hit consoles on November 15—the tenth anniversary of the release of the original Xbox.
PayPal is already integrated into the Xbox payment system and has been since May, but the new update should highlight the partnership a bit more and offer more comprehensive payment options. As for the rest of the update, much of it will be dependent on the ongoing negotiations between Microsoft and several cable providers. If they can come to terms, the Xbox 360 may be able to replace your cable box.
If that isn’t your thing, then the Kinect controls will feature an update, the search features will be massive upgrade and the whole system will receive a shiny new look. Microsoft has yet to confirm the release date, and the PayPal memo isn’t exactly rock solid proof, but it makes sense to release the update on the tenth anniversary of the system. So barring future changes, expect a new look for the Xbox dashboard on November 15.
Those of you who like to watch Hulu Plus and Netflix on your Xbox, prepare for a pleasant surprise. Today, as predicted, Microsoft has expanded its app partners on the Xbox 360 from 3 (ish) to 50. Yep, 50. These partners range from music streaming services, to movie sites like YouTube all the way up to HBO Go, Comcast Xfinity, and Verizon FIOS. The Xbox is simultaneously about to become a cable TV set-top box and a pretty broad Internet streaming/download platform. Google TV, you may have your work cut out for you.
The full list of partners are below. Some of them require a full cable TV subscription, while others will not. The new upgrade will be able to search through all services connected to an Xbox. So if you want to find, say, The Office, you only have to search for it in Bing and Microsoft will find the app you need to watch it. Kinect users will have expanded voice control options as well.
In addition, as we’ve known, the entire Xbox 360 dashboard will get a Windows 8-like facelift with the update, which doesn’t yet have an official release, though it’s believed to come out in mid November.
Entertainment Partners on Xbox 360 (and countries of availability):ABC iView – AustraliaAlloCiné – France, Germany, Spain, U.K.Antena 3 – SpainAstral Media’s Disney XD – CanadaAT&T** – U.S.BBC – U.K.blinkbox – U.K.Bravo – U.S.BSkyB** – U.K.Canal+* – France, SpainChannel 4 – U.K.Channel 5 – U.K.CinemaNow (Best Buy) – U.S.Comcast – U.S.Crackle – Australia, Canada, U.K., U.S.Dailymotion – Available in 32 marketsEPIX – U.S.ESPN** – U.S.Facebook** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE marketsFOXTEL** – AustraliaGolTV – SpainHBO GO – U.S.Hulu – JapanHulu Plus**– U.S.iHeartRadio (Clear Channel) – U.S.Last.fm**– U.K., U.S.LOVEFiLM – Germany, U.K.Manga Entertainment – U.S.Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment/Real Sports – CanadaMediaset – ItalyMSN with MSNBC.com – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, U.K.MUZU.TV – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K.Netflix**– Canada, U.S.Rogers On Demand – CanadaRTVE – SpainSBS On Demand – AustraliaSyfy – U.S.Telefonica – SpainTelevisa – Mexico“The Today Show” – U.S.TELUS** – CanadaTMZ – U.S.Twitter** – Available in all 35 Xbox LIVE marketsUFC – Canada, U.S.Verizon – U.S.VEVO – Canada, U.K., U.S.VimpelCom** – RussiaVodafone Portugal** – PortugalYouTube – Available in 22 marketsZDF – GermanyZune**– Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., U.S.
We’ve highlighted a few of the Internet streaming services. The addition of YouTube and Dailymotion is welcomed, as is Facebook. At the same time, we’re sad that Vudu, Amazon Instant Video, Pandora, and other big streaming services weren’t added. Most of the attention has gone toward cable TV programming around the world, which can be quite costly. Still, it’s good to see cable TV services expand their reach and attempt to start offering services consumers want how they want them. Hopefully this trend will only continue. We look forward to the day when HBO Go and ESPN won’t require a $100 monthly cable subscription.
Finally, Microsoft released this not-so-pretty infographic to show off the new Xbox Live.