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Archived: Xbox 360 Spring Dash Update set for May 9th

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Xbox 360 Spring Dash Update set for May 9th
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Microsoft announced this evening that the Spring Dash update will take place sometime after 5:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday May 9th. The eagerly anticipated update will feature the addition of Windows Live Messenger capabilities, a security crackdown on Multi-Region downloading and a standalone Marketplace blade among other things. See the release for full details.


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Windows Live Messenger Comes to Xbox LIVE, Uniting Friends and Families on the TV, PC and Mobile Phone

Starting tomorrow more than 6 million members of Xbox LIVE can instant message with people on PCs and mobile phones, one of the hundreds of enhancements coming with the Xbox 360 Spring Update

Beginning May 9th, Xbox LIVE, the most interactive gaming and social network available, is once again expanding with the arrival of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360. This new feature, available as part of the Xbox 360 Spring Update, will connect people across Xbox 360 consoles, Windows PCs and Windows Mobile devices. Xbox LIVE members will be able to socialize with people on their unified friends list, including their contacts from the more than 260 million Windows Live Messengers across the world. With Instant Messenger, Xbox LIVE members will have the ability to:


In addition to the availability of Instant Messenger on Xbox LIVE, the Xbox 360 Spring Update will bring with it hundreds of other features and enhancements to the console. Here are just a few:

The Xbox 360 Spring Update is free to all Xbox LIVE members. For more information, please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm.
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Fi-na-lly.

So, with the messenger, what if i've never used Windoze live messenger before? Can I still talk to people normally, or do I have to download WLM onto my computer and make a screename, etc. before I can use the service on my 360? Or, if I need to make an account, can I just find whatever website handles this and create an account and link it to my GamerTag? I only use AIM >_>
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I've only used AIM too. Way back a couple years ago I tried Windows Messenger and thought it was alright, but I really didn't know many people who used it so I never continued. I'm wondering the same thing as Frothy. I hope I can just start using it without having to create an account and make a name... but I'm pretty sure I won't have to.

It's been two years so I could be wrong, but I think Windows Messenger might use email addresses instead of a username or screen name. Hopefully then I can just use the email address my gamertag is tied to without any problems.

I love the achievement pop up update.
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oops, i saw this stuff last night and didnt think to post it lol
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