Well it has been around the forums a bit, so I decided to post the news: In an interview found here, Next-Gen.biz has an exclusive interview with Xbox Live's Marc Whitten. In the interview, Whitten stated that there would be no spring dashboard update for Xbox 360 owners this year, saying that resources were instead focused on "building the proper infrastructure and scale for the service."
Whitten went on to mention that Microsoft's DRM Policy will be overhauled, and a tool released next month that will allow 360 owners to re-license content to a single console, finally fixing the issue that forced gamers playing XBLA games to be connected to Xbox LIVE if their 360 broke down and was replaced.
I guess our high hopes about all those cool features will have to be shelved until the Fall update. It is a little disappointing, as I was looking forward to some of the rumored features (Come on Group Voice Chat!), however it is nice to know that they are concentrating their efforts on perfecting the service rather than forcing out an update just because.
Whitten went on to mention that Microsoft's DRM Policy will be overhauled, and a tool released next month that will allow 360 owners to re-license content to a single console, finally fixing the issue that forced gamers playing XBLA games to be connected to Xbox LIVE if their 360 broke down and was replaced.
I guess our high hopes about all those cool features will have to be shelved until the Fall update. It is a little disappointing, as I was looking forward to some of the rumored features (Come on Group Voice Chat!), however it is nice to know that they are concentrating their efforts on perfecting the service rather than forcing out an update just because.
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