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Gridplane shows off what the NXE could have been
xbox.joystiq.com - 1/30/2009
Gridplane shows off what the NXE could have been
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Design and animation studio Gridplane has revealed one of the many mock-ups it developed for Microsoft as a potential user-interface update, which later became the NXE . Tasked with creating new ways for users to interact with multimedia, this particular mock-up showcases some of the style ...
Rare: User-generated content likely for Avatars
vg247.com - 2/6/2009
Rare: User-generated content likely for Avatars
— vg247.com — Rare’s told VG247 that the Xbox community “may” receive features allowing them to create their own Avatar... kit, saying that user-generation was simply too big a deal to force into NXE’s launch last year. “User-generated ... (more) Rare: User-generated content likely for Avatars

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Microsoft Finally Fixes NXE HDMI SNAFU [New Xbox Experience]
kotaku.com - 2/3/2009
Microsoft Finally Fixes NXE HDMI SNAFU [New Xbox Experience]
— kotaku.com — The Xbox 360 's " New Xbox Experience " wasn't filled with the joyful noise of Avatar... belches for some owners of the console. Some found their HDMI-ready systems without sound, which Microsoft is now, finally, addressing. Following the NXE roll out ... (more) Microsoft Finally Fixes NXE HDMI SNAFU [New Xbox Experience]

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Kotaku:  This Is The New Xbox Experience That Could Have Been [Xbox 360]

Kombo.com:  Designer Gridplane Reveals the Old New Xbox Experience

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This Is The New Xbox Experience That Could Have Been [Xbox 360]
Kotaku — ... been. While Grid/plane's ideas obviously centred around a new menu system, they also "dreamt up an immersive 3D environment for users to explore the latest games, events and online activity within the XBOX Live community". Sounds familiar... Anyway, if you're interested in checking out an alternate history, one where the "new" Xbox experience looks a lot like the "old" one, only with avatars, hit the link below. Grid/plane Xbox [Grid/plane, via Joystiq] ...

Designer Gridplane Reveals the Old New Xbox Experience
Kombo.com — ... You can find more screens of the prototype NXE in the link above. Joystiq comments: While the mock-up is stylistically impressive, it all looks a little too much like we forgot our glasses somewhere. Luckily, the final NXE nabbed some of the best ideas and ditched the whole "ethereal plane" look this version seems to evoke. So, which version do you like better?

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