It wouldn't be a Microsoft launch without hiccups. Despite having a generally smooth rollout, the New Xbox Experience has suffered from a few problems. There are reports of crashes and the obligatory red rings (my 360 crashed twice in the new friends list last night), but the most common issue is the Marketplace not working right, something I mentioned in the review.
Good ol' Major Nelson has posted to address the problem, confirming that it's not just my imagination. He has also stated that the issue is being worked on.
If you've managed to avoid the problem, it essentially assaults you with server errors when you attempt to access parts of the Marketplace, and is unable to retrieve information. Yesterday morning I was able to access maybe two Community Games in total.
Despite this, Nelson stresses that the NXE launch was an "incredible day." In terms of the nonsense that is usually attached to a Microsoft endeavour, I do have to say that the NXE contained a surprising lack of fail, all things quantified.
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8:03 AM on 11.20.2008
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i crashed 4 times in the new friends list last night before saying "fuck this shit"
*1up sound*
legal issues. Thanks to intense German bureaucracy it is not possible to just launch this service right from the start. German product manager for Xbox Boris Schneider-Johne posted this on his blog: http://www.dreisechzig.net/wp/archives/1453
As you are in Denmark I'm confident that you can read German.
do you think they tested this crap before hand? dint THEY have problems with it? or do they have a magic 360 that works all the time.
i think this is why home is taking so long. there making sure it works as much as possible before they release it. i know there will still be problems, as long as it doesnt kill my system thats fine with me.
...Damn. And there were no holes. And the email was not pleasant.
Sorry about everyone's problems with the update though, restarting your console is much more intolerable than UPS shipping rates.