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I really miss the original 360 “blade” dashboard. It was so fast and everything was predictable. So much so you could navigate without looking at the screen. It

I really miss the original 360 “blade” dashboard. It was so fast and everything was predictable. So much so you could navigate without looking at the screen. It also had a great sound effect when you switched between blades.

sedatk 4y ago
The blades also resembled the shape of a 360 case. Beautiful design, but I believe it wasn't scalable enough for the new content, therefore got replaced.
- sylens 4y ago
  Yes, before it got replaced entirely they added a fifth blade for "Marketplace" - hard to believe now but that was a major development in 2006 or 2007 when it happened. But when they opened up the floodgates for video streaming services and such, they just couldn't keep adding blades
- z3c0 4y ago
  > the new content Ah, yes, the advertisements, masked with the veneer of pointless avatars and a nearly-useless Facebook app. My first time having ads funneled natively through a device I had purchased. Now advertisements in the dashboard are the status quo for Xbox and Sony, so I guess they were ahead of the curve there.
topbanana 4y ago
For sure. The new UI is way too complicated
Lammy 4y ago
I scratch this itch with the JX 720 XBMC skin as the default dash for my OG XBOX: https://sites.google.com/site/xbmc4xboxskinmods/jx720 https://sites.google.com/site/xbmc4xboxskinmods/jx720 Not sure where to find it now, but back in The Day there was a modified copy of the XBOX360 1888 dash (November 2005 launch ver) floating around as a standalone XEX that would run on a homebrew-enabled 360.
georgyo 4y ago
Totally agree, by far the best dashboard of any console I have ever used. Another great feature was just how blazingly fast it was to hope into and out of that dashboard while playing a game. Both the PS4 and Xbox One were such a disappointment to me. Even after years of use, figuring out where menu items were and long delays switching between menus. Combined with PC gaming getting both cheaper and gaining great controller support made it so I will never buy a console again. Buying games for a system with a limited lifespan to then be frustrated by the experience is a just not worth it. Meanwhile Steam games I bought almost 20 years ago are still downloadable and playable.
- tapoxi 4y ago
  The PS5 and XBSX|S are a lot better in this regard, everything is much faster and they have full compatibility with the last generation. The Xbox's compatibility goes as far back as the original system from 2001.
hot_gril 4y ago
I miss game consoles not having dashboards. Game just runs.
- doublepg23 4y ago
  With game consoles being more “media centers” than just game consoles in 2023 I’m not sure I agree. At the same time I don’t think there’s anything preventing you from ignoring 90% of a console and just launching disc-based games. You’ll need an internet connection for patches but beyond that it’s pretty easy past initial setup.
  - KerrAvon 4y ago
    Do you actually use the media center pieces? I only use PlayStation for gaming and occasionally to play a BluRay. It’s really not a great general media box; it would need a better remote control, for starters. And yet Sony insists on wasting screen space with a a pointless media library icon that can’t be removed.
    - doublepg23 4y ago
      Do you mean the media remote is poor or do you mean the controller? https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/media-remote/ https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/media-remote/
    - amatecha 4y ago
      I use an Xbox One X solely as a "YouTube/Kodi home theatre"... (I also have a lot of game systems and computers). Indeed I have the trusty infrared remote! It's a pretty nice setup! Especially as I can play some games on it from time to time. :)
    - pandaman 4y ago
      All HDMI PlayStations can read control signals from the HDMI receiver i.e. can be controlled by the TV remote, though running third party apps (such as Netflix) would be problematic with a TV remote because for some stupid reason Sony does not allow apps to exit(3) so you can start anything with a TV remote but if it's a non-builtin player you need a PS remote or a controller to bring up the system menu and kill the app.

sedatk 4y ago

The blades also resembled the shape of a 360 case. Beautiful design, but I believe it wasn't scalable enough for the new content, therefore got replaced.

sylens 4y ago
Yes, before it got replaced entirely they added a fifth blade for "Marketplace" - hard to believe now but that was a major development in 2006 or 2007 when it happened. But when they opened up the floodgates for video streaming services and such, they just couldn't keep adding blades
z3c0 4y ago
> the new content Ah, yes, the advertisements, masked with the veneer of pointless avatars and a nearly-useless Facebook app. My first time having ads funneled natively through a device I had purchased. Now advertisements in the dashboard are the status quo for Xbox and Sony, so I guess they were ahead of the curve there.

topbanana 4y ago

For sure. The new UI is way too complicated

Lammy 4y ago

I scratch this itch with the JX 720 XBMC skin as the default dash for my OG XBOX: https://sites.google.com/site/xbmc4xboxskinmods/jx720 https://sites.google.com/site/xbmc4xboxskinmods/jx720 Not sure where to find it now, but back in The Day there was a modified copy of the XBOX360 1888 dash (November 2005 launch ver) floating around as a standalone XEX that would run on a homebrew-enabled 360.

georgyo 4y ago

Totally agree, by far the best dashboard of any console I have ever used. Another great feature was just how blazingly fast it was to hope into and out of that dashboard while playing a game. Both the PS4 and Xbox One were such a disappointment to me. Even after years of use, figuring out where menu items were and long delays switching between menus. Combined with PC gaming getting both cheaper and gaining great controller support made it so I will never buy a console again. Buying games for a system with a limited lifespan to then be frustrated by the experience is a just not worth it. Meanwhile Steam games I bought almost 20 years ago are still downloadable and playable.

tapoxi 4y ago
The PS5 and XBSX|S are a lot better in this regard, everything is much faster and they have full compatibility with the last generation. The Xbox's compatibility goes as far back as the original system from 2001.

hot_gril 4y ago

I miss game consoles not having dashboards. Game just runs.

doublepg23 4y ago
With game consoles being more “media centers” than just game consoles in 2023 I’m not sure I agree. At the same time I don’t think there’s anything preventing you from ignoring 90% of a console and just launching disc-based games. You’ll need an internet connection for patches but beyond that it’s pretty easy past initial setup.
- KerrAvon 4y ago
  Do you actually use the media center pieces? I only use PlayStation for gaming and occasionally to play a BluRay. It’s really not a great general media box; it would need a better remote control, for starters. And yet Sony insists on wasting screen space with a a pointless media library icon that can’t be removed.
  - doublepg23 4y ago
    Do you mean the media remote is poor or do you mean the controller? https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/media-remote/ https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/media-remote/
  - amatecha 4y ago
    I use an Xbox One X solely as a "YouTube/Kodi home theatre"... (I also have a lot of game systems and computers). Indeed I have the trusty infrared remote! It's a pretty nice setup! Especially as I can play some games on it from time to time. :)
  - pandaman 4y ago
    All HDMI PlayStations can read control signals from the HDMI receiver i.e. can be controlled by the TV remote, though running third party apps (such as Netflix) would be problematic with a TV remote because for some stupid reason Sony does not allow apps to exit(3) so you can start anything with a TV remote but if it's a non-builtin player you need a PS remote or a controller to bring up the system menu and kill the app.