Fall 2008
What Is It?
From the moment you turn on your Xbox 360 system, you’re invited into a limitless world of home entertainment — courtesy of the New Xbox Experience. It’s a world where the best games, movies and TV shows live side by side with your personal pictures and music library, and the experience is ready to share anytime with friends in your living room or across the globe through Xbox LIVE. This New Xbox Experience brings an inviting look and feel to Xbox 360 that is fun, social and simple to use.
The New Xbox Experience is your entertainment experience. It delivers your entertainment when you want it, how you want it and with whom you want. In the mood for movie night on Monday, catching up on episodes of your favorite TV show on Tuesday, hosting a party to show off your newest photos on Thursday, and playing the best video games on Friday? It’s all possible through the New Xbox Experience:
• Watch the theatrical cut of “Blade Runner” or other family favorites with instant access to more than 12,000 movies from Netflix.
• Download “30 Rock” or “The Office,” as well as favorite standard and high-definition TV shows and movies from NBC Universal and Universal Studios Home Entertainment.1 Enjoy more movies and TV shows on demand than on any other device connected to the TV2 — all via Xbox LIVE Video Store.
• Hear the real-time laughter of your friends and family when they see that picture of you in a Speedo in Hawaii during a LIVE online party you host.
• Tune your diva skills by playing “Lips,” engage in a massive online “Gears of War” campaign or download classic arcade games with the best and broadest lineup of video games available only from Xbox 360.
Plus, really make it your own with a customizable, animated Avatar that lets you literally jump into the world of Xbox 360. Now your favorite entertainment experiences can be shared social experiences on Xbox 360 — home of the best and broadest video games lineup and more movies and TV shows on demand than any other device connected to the TV.2
What Are the New Features?
New features of the Xbox experience include the following:
Make it a Netflix night. Xbox 360 is the only game console to offer more than 12,000 feature films and television shows from Netflix, available instantly through Xbox LIVE and at no additional charge to all Xbox LIVE Gold members with a Netflix unlimited DVD subscription.2
Get the party started. Xbox 360 is the only device that allows you to create a virtual party and connect your friends with your favorite entertainment. Play a game with up to seven other friends. Share your latest photos or pictures of your favorite “Halo 3” map pack. Voice chat the night away. The New Xbox Experience makes entertainment an interactive event.
Join the democracy. Xbox 360 is the only console that allows anyone to create a game for Xbox 360. Students, hobbyists, independent developers — anyone who fancies making a game — can share their creations with a community of 12 million via the Community Games channel on Xbox LIVE Marketplace (if approved by the peer review process).3
Express yourself. Personalize your entertainment like never before with a customizable, animated Avatar. Dress your Avatar and jump into a party with friends from around the world. Whether you assume an alter ego or just be yourself, your Avatar allows you to express yourself no matter where you go in the new experience.
Online entertainment center. The New Xbox Experience offers more online entertainment from one remote than you can find from any device that connects to the television.4 Xbox LIVE Marketplace is a one-stop digital download center for entertainment, offering more video on demand content than any U.S. cable provider, in addition to exclusive game demos and trailers and thousands of hours of downloadable music videos, movies, television shows and casual games.
Get ready for primetime. Xbox LIVE Primetime, a new channel coming to Xbox LIVE, transforms Xbox 360 entertainment.5 For the first time in video game history, people can come together on Xbox LIVE to play game shows such as “1 vs. 100” with real hosts, fresh content and prizes just like the games seen on TV.
How Do I Get It?
The New Xbox Experience is available this fall through a free download to anyone with an Xbox 360 system, a broadband connection and a storage device of either a hard drive or 256MB memory unit or larger. A hard drive is recommended and is required for some features. Xbox LIVE Gold membership and other fees may apply for some features. Complete system requirements are available at http://xbox.com/live. The New Xbox Experience represents the first time in history that a mass-market consumer electronics device has been re-launched through free software, giving people more fun and intuitive ways to interact, play and enjoy entertainment content.
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1 TV shows and movies are not available in all countries.
2 Available in the United States only
3 Creators Club Premium members in the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, and Spain will be able to create, share and sell their games on Xbox LIVE when Community Games launches this holiday. Microsoft plans to add support for additional countries in the future.
4 Feature availability varies by country.
5 The Xbox LIVE Primetime channel will be available in the future.
