Xbox 360 Fall Update Hitting Dec. 4th….in Winter….
So the Xbox 360 Fall Update is going to be coming in on December 4th, which is clearly not Fall. Unless someone wants to throw that “Well technically the Winter begins on the date of the Equinox on December the 33rd and a half” or whatever garbage, but in my mind, and the minds of others, December = Winter. Not Fall.
Nonetheless, any update is better than no update if there are some cool features, and there are. I guess. The most prominent, it seems, is the ability to see the friends of your friends. I don’t really know what purpose this serves, as often I’ve actually hated the friends of my friends. You can, of course, set who can see your list of friends, from everyone to no one at all. If you are between 13 and 18, you can only set it to “Friends Only”. If you are younger than 13, than everyone is blocked off.
Of course, it would make more sense to me if you set who can see yourself, not your friends list. But maybe I’m just too used to things like Facebook.
The better news is the ability to download original Xbox titles….if you shelled out the cash for an Elite 360 or a 100gig hard drive. I mean, after I clear out some old trailers and demos, I might have enough space for a single Xbox game, at best. Maybe the announcement of a price drop for the hard drives is in order? Something a little more sane?
No other features have been made official, unfortunately, and despite my nitpicking, these features are definitely pretty cool. I’m thinking I’ll nab Psychonauts off of Live since I can’t seem to find it anywhere (and yes, I know it’s free off of Steam, but so sue me I’d rather play on my Xbox).
- Chris “I Talk and Rant Too Much” Cesarano (Grohdinger)
