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Old 12-01-2006, 05:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
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It has been announced at CES that Microsoft are soon planning to release an update to allow you to download stuff from the Marketplace and allow you to do other stuff on your 360 at the same time.

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The things you will be able to do while downloading demos in the background were not revealed, but we were told that this feature was planned from the very beginning, but needed to be removed before launch because of it wasn't fully tested. Microsoft is working on finalizing this feature and in the near future we should be able to play music, movies, views photos, and maybe even play games while waiting for the latest game demo or movie trailer to download to our Xbox 360's hard drive from the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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nows thats some good news.

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Old 12-01-2006, 06:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm hoping it doesn't include people downloading at the same time as playing say PGR 3 cause I can see it causing lag problems.
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:41 AM   #4 (permalink)
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This is great news!
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Old 12-01-2006, 06:56 AM   #5 (permalink)
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It would be good to play a single player game like Call of Duty 2 while waiting for something to download.
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Old 12-01-2006, 07:22 AM   #6 (permalink)
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i just usually watch tv while im waiting
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Old 12-01-2006, 07:54 AM   #7 (permalink)
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heck all i want to be able to do is listen to music and see my freinds list
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Old 12-01-2006, 08:19 AM   #8 (permalink)
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that a good idea
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Old 12-01-2006, 10:18 AM   #9 (permalink)
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YES! That is my BIGGEST problem with the 360 and it's being fixed!
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Old 12-01-2006, 10:31 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Microsoft has done it again. Making life better for us gamers. I though it was awsome that even when you download, you can still do private chat.
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Old 12-01-2006, 11:08 AM   #11 (permalink)
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When ever I download demos I usually leave my house and do something because the downloading takes forever but if they allow you to do stuff while downloading that would be awesome.
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Old 12-01-2006, 12:08 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Yeah, I usually switch over to HBO\Cinemax... usually there's always something to watch while waiting.

That will definitely be a nice feature though!
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Old 12-01-2006, 05:07 PM   #13 (permalink)
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So the next question is: when? Not that I have downloaded anything (aside from the Halo 1.1 bit), but still good news.
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Old 12-01-2006, 07:50 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I wouldnt play on live if i was waiting, i would just stay in the dashboard and srew around until it downloads. Great find. Great news!
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Old 12-01-2006, 08:26 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I wouldnt play on live if i was waiting, i would just stay in the dashboard and srew around until it downloads. Great find. Great news!
that would be the best bet. I think they will set it up so that you can use your dashboard features like, music, friends list, and with any luck be able to use arcade games. I dont think you will be able to launch a "real game" like PGR while you download a game, could cause some crazy lag issues.
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Old 12-01-2006, 11:18 PM   #16 (permalink)
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they should have it where live is disabled or the DL stops while you're playing and DLs between games.
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Old 13-01-2006, 07:40 AM   #17 (permalink)
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they should have it where live is disabled or the DL stops while you're playing and DLs between games.
yea i have Xfire instand messenger for my computer. you can download patches and game demos through it. it detects when your playing a game and stop downloading
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Old 19-01-2006, 04:00 PM   #18 (permalink)
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wow this just made my day.
i usually wait and watch tv and ever 10 minutes check back into it
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Old 19-01-2006, 07:49 PM   #19 (permalink)
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i hope they get that update soon
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Old 19-01-2006, 08:33 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Out of curiousity, does anybody know what happend to the Fighnight Round 3 demo on Xlive Marketplace?
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