www.gamefront.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Xbox 360 Spring Update NEW FEATURES * “Download manager” - Marketplace items now download in the background, queue up to six pieces of content * DVD bookmark support will remember the film’s timing and location when resuming viewing * Fast-forward and rewind now offered at 2x -16x for any videos saved to hard drive * “Boot to Dashboard” setting will bypass the loading of any disc in the drive and open directly to Dashboard during power-on * Begin slideshows from any photo * Music player saves “shuffle” setting * Much player save “repeat” setting * Music player now displays which file is currently playing in the playlist * Music volume level persists between game / reboots * 8 new locales added (Chile, Brazil, India, South Africa, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia) * Separate settings now offered for Game and User volume controls * Themes can now be set from the “System” blade on the Dashboard * User-selected music continues play when switching from Dashboard to game or game to Dashboard * “All Arcade Games” added as a selection in the Xbox Live Arcade area * Personal gamer pictures allowed as Gamertiles – displayed only to those on your Friends List * Added support to disable sound effects when navigating Dashboard * Instantaneous “Change Theme” option added upon downloading new Dashboard themes * Preserve folder structure of source when viewing photos * A / B labels now provided to identify memory units in Dashboard * Online status set to “Away” when screensaver becomes active SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS DVD Player * Improved audio/video sync after extended pauses * Improved visual quality * DVD player outputs at native resolution over VGA connection * Improved playback smoothness * Improved fast-forward and rewind smoothness * DVD play continues to attempt to read a disc after “disc read” error * DVD play à Pause à Play jitter / out of synch issues improved * DVD play à Slow Play à Play jitter / out of synch issues improved * Repaired issues with missing menu selection icon from DVD disc menu for certain films * Improved Xbox 360 Guide efficiency during certain films * Repaired playback stutter during certain films Music Player * Player now populates music data (Title, Artist, etc.) when no track information is available * User music is now pauses, instead of stopping, when games override user-selected background music * Selecting an artist’s album no longer displays albums for all artists * Improved performance when retrieving playlists from a Windows Media connection * List music tracks in track-order when viewing albums by specific artist * Unified music controls for music player in Dashboard and pop-up Guide * Improved playback for Mono AAC-encoded files * Improved connection timing between console and CD database over Internet * Player no longer allows hard-drive selection when no hard-drive is connected * Removed handling of MTP/USB devices when playing music from them more robust * Improved error codes / messaging associated with unplayable content Localization Improvements * Fixed partially truncated strings in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian * Korean clock / date format corrected after initial set-up * Fixed system hang when changing the language of the console immediately after signing out * Korean virtual keyboard “down” navigation now works for lower-right button * Korean virtual keyboard caps disabled for input mode * Fixed overlapping characters for pre-paid Gold membership card (Japanese localization) * Removed extra spaces in several translated words (French localization) * PC name displayed properly when containing Japanese characters * Support single apostrophe character for Japanese virtual keyboard Memory Area Improvements * Streamlined selection – no profile selection required * Improved overall performance, allowing quicker access to content * Improved content views including name, file type, size, profile owner and location * Faster identification of file types and fewer steps for actions such as copy, move, delete, etc. * Capacity (or percentage-full) of storage device now consistent between select-a-device and storage scenes * Device selection now shown on each screen to improve usability Miscellaneous System Improvements * Time elapsed now displayed when playing music files * Enhanced categorization of media library * Accelerated scrolling of large music lists * New “shuffle” icon * Repeat / Shuffle icon now operates as toggle button * Default button for manual IP address is now “A” instead of “Done” * Hidden and system folders are no longer displayed from MTP / mass storage devices * Difficulty levels for gamer profiles ordered correctly * Added additional line and word-wrap to “Publisher” in video area * Shuffle / Random no longer skips last image in list when viewing photos * Improved handling of Friend Requests between Gamertags that have changed names * No longer asked “Exist to Dash?” when switching between areas in the Dashboard * New error messages for when Windows Live ID requires password change * Unlocked Achievements now displayed first in Game Summary page * Selecting an Achievement now shows the specific Achievement details * Full date now displayed for “Member Since” and “Next Bill Date” tabs on Membership scene * Updated messaging for deleting arcade games purchased by different profiles