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December 2007 Video Playback FAQ
December 2007 Video Playback FAQ ** Represents a new feature or change in functionality from the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/29/2007
How To Get O.S. Software Updates for your Xbox 360
FATE has made a new post: re: The Xbox Operating System.Q: Is there any way to get ahold of an OS...
Author: cesargar Date: 03/07/2007
Media Marketplace
Hmm, looks like we got there first. Again.
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 11/06/2006
Emergence Day
What takes 4.7 million lines of code, partner teams from all over Microsoft, and millions of dollars...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 11/03/2006
Streaming High Def over a Wireless Network
Streaming High Definition Video over a Wireless Network With the Xbox 360 Flash Fall 2006 System...
Author: Jun_Ma Date: 11/01/2006
Fall '06 Supported Video Formats
As you may have heard, with the Xbox 360 Flash Fall 2006 System Update we are adding support for WMV...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/31/2006
The Xbox 360 November '06 Fall Update is heading your way
Hello everyone, Wow, only 5 months have passed since we first posted about the Spring update. The...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/30/2006
Licensing and Xbox Live Marketplace content
Over the past few months, forumers have reported issues with certain content items functioning...
Author: bsalem Date: 08/10/2006
PAL video settings and HDTV
Hey folks, My name is Kevin Meyer (gamertag: doulWeapons) and I'm on the test team for some of the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/02/2006
Digimask and Xbox Live Vision
The Team Xbox crew recently sat down for an interview with Digimask. The article is a good read, but...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/21/2006
New System Update & More Backwards Compat Games
We posted two updates last night. New System Update: This update has no new features. It only...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/13/2006
Clearing the System Cache
With the release of the Spring Update we did provide a way for our product support engineers to help...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/11/2006
Personal Gamer Pictures
Some of the questions I’ve seen asked a lot: “What is the deal with personal gamer pictures?” “Does...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/09/2006
On Backwards Compatibility
I finally got around to writing that article on backwards compatibility, with a little help from...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 04/04/2006
Ask and Ye Shall Receive
Sorry for the hiatus - lots going on in Xbox-land, what with GDC going on and all our projects are...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 03/22/2006
On Backwards Compatibility
I'm certain that many of you have been waiting for us to say something about how backwards...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 03/20/2006
"Live" is our word!
Kutaragi-san, games have been "Live" since 2002. Please find your own buzzword, kthx.
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 03/15/2006
Our Development Environment
By now, you have probably seen many interviews in the gaming press that laud the environment Xbox...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 03/04/2006
New System Update for Xbox 360
There is a new System Update available for your Xbox 360. The official announcement says: “The March...
Author: cesargar Date: 03/02/2006
Online status and notifications
A user asks: "It would be nice if it was possible to deactivate the notifications for DVD playback....
Author: cesargar Date: 02/19/2006
The Xbox Operating System
Sorry it's been a while since my last post - blogging is hard to keep up with, especially when it's...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/17/2006
The Console Charge Mode explained
I could not find any article in Xbox.com explaining the console charge mode, so here it goes: If the...
Author: cesargar Date: 02/13/2006
Multiparty Chat
Since Xbox 360's launch, I've been trolling various message boards for feedback about my biggest...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/09/2006
On software development
A reader of this blog asks "how you go about deciding the priorities of features for XBox Live? Is...
Author: cesargar Date: 02/05/2006
The Play & Charge Cable
There was a good question I saw in my last post: "Why could the play & charge cable not be...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/05/2006
Favorite Features?
If you have a favorite feature you've been dieing to know more about, here's your chance. Let us...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/03/2006
Welcome, Wilkommen, Bienvenido...
Welcome to the Xbox Team blog! Now that Xbox 360 has been out there and is being enjoyed by a ton of...
Author: Garry Trinder Date: 02/02/2006