2009 Fall Update
The wait is over! At 2:00 AM this morning we flipped the proverbial switch here at Xbox LIVE HQ, delivering huge new features to the Xbox LIVE service. Headlining the update are two huge community features in Facebook and Twitter integration, with instant-on 1080p HD video streaming and last.fm functionality round out one of our biggest updates ever.
Facebook users (a demographic which I’m afraid to report, may include your mother), are now able to update their status, connect with friends and share achievements, all from the Xbox 360. The Friend Linker allows you to connect with friends on Facebook who have LIVE accounts but aren’t on your XBL friends list. We’ve also developed an official Facebook Friend Llinker app, available here: https://apps.facebook.com/xboxapp/
For the update-happy among us, the Twitter app offers the ability to update your status and interact with your friends from the comfort of your couch. Keep up to date with the latest from your friends, the Xbox team and obscure celebrities whose renewed fame cannot be sanely rationalized.
The Xbox 360 has always been on the cutting edge of media streaming and with the introduction of Zune on Xbox, we’re now able to instantly stream 1080p HD with 5.1 audio straight into your living room. Shake the walls, wake the neighbors and enjoy picture quality so sharp you’ll need to child-proof it.
Last.fm is the latest and greatest in streaming radio, and now it’s streaming straight to your Xbox 360. Create a station and customize it to your liking to sculpt your ultimate music experience, which you can even share with friends. Or not, because, well there’s a lot of Air Supply in there.
Log on today and check out the new features, then let us know what you think!
Comments
Anonymous
November 17, 2009
I logged in to my xbox 360 and the only thing that appeared was the zune nothing else....why is this happening?Anonymous
November 17, 2009
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November 17, 2009
Sorry, I meant the My Community channel is one down from the Welcome channel on the console.Anonymous
November 17, 2009
I have a my community channel but there isn't any facebook or anything.Anonymous
November 17, 2009
im having the same problem i have a gold account but all i can access is the Zune thing. no facebook or twitter. But when i log into my old account (which isn't a gold account) i see twitter. Last fm and face book. and a lot of other things that i don't have....Anonymous
November 18, 2009
It would be nice if the twitter app was integrated with the console a bit better. I really like the twitter app, but you have to open it and sign in each time you want to use it. It would be nice if you could access it from the guide window and update, see tweets, etc., without having to leave the current game or music or whatever... Better integration would be, well, better.Anonymous
November 18, 2009
Im having the same issue with no facebook! or twitter! Its working one one of my accounts but not on the other. And the one i use more is the one its not working on. what do i do? Do i need to re download system updates or what?Anonymous
November 18, 2009
I have a problem and I wanted to see if any of you are facing the similar issue. When I try to log in on facebook or twitter, my password automatically doubles up (7 characters turns into 14). I was reading some reports that the engligh version of the update could might be corrupted. Is this true? If so, how can I fix it?Anonymous
November 21, 2009
all i have in my community is Halo Waypoint... what do i need to do to get Facebook and the other stuff that came out with it?Anonymous
November 22, 2009
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December 09, 2009
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January 14, 2010
Yeah the new update came out and i wanted to go to last.fm, so i click and the screen goes black for a second then comes back to the menu!! what happened?