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Xbox Live Primetime Not Ready For Primetime [Xbox 360]
Kotaku — ... new dashboard and avatars. It was supposed to launch on November 19, along with the rest of the "New Xbox Experience". Well, it's not. Microsoft have just announced that Primetime is being held back until Spring 2009, so as "to ensure a smooth launch of the system's new user interface". Can't really say that's much of a personal disappointment, though it does make you wonder if Microsoft are having a little trouble ironing the kinks out of the new dash ahead of its release. Microsoft Xbox: Not Ready For Primetime [Forbes] ...

Microsoft Xbox: Not Ready For Primetime
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... According to this Forbes report, Microsoft has pushed Xbox Live Primetime - its programmed series of interactive games with real-world prizes - back until spring 09. ...

Xbox Live Primetime Misses Launchtime
Kombo.com — [image] Microsoft has unveiled a bit of disappointing news. Microsoft has delayed the launch of "Xbox Live Primetime," its programmed series of interactive games with real-world prizes, until the spring. Microsoft managers say the delay is necessary in order to ensure a smooth launch of the system's new user interface (or, if you prefer the terminology of Microsoft's PR department, the "new Xbox experience") -- Forbes It makes sense but it also smacks of it being behind schedule. We still don't know much about Primetime regardless, so it may look very different in the spring ...

Xbox Live Not Ready for Primetime
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — When Microsoft first unveiled the New Xbox Experience (NXE), one of the key features of the overhauled system software was something called Xbox Live Primetime, which is basically an online quiz show channel (part of Microsoft's ongoing effort to broaden the Xbox audience). Now, however, Forbes is reporting that this component of NXE won't be ready for the launch on November 19. Microsoft apparently said that the delay is needed in order to ensure a smooth launch of the new 360 dashboard. Xbox 360 owners will now have to wait until next spring to go Primetime. As reported ...

Xbox Live Primetime Features Coming After NXE is Released
Planet Xbox 360 — Forbes' Game On blog has revealed that Xbox Live Primetime, a series of scheduled programs where Xbox Live members can play against each other, won't make its originally November 19 (the day the New Xbox Experience will be rolled out) scheduled launch date. Instead, the Xbox Live Primetime has been pushed back to Spring, 2009. Microsoft told Forbes that the delay is necessary in order to ensure a smooth launch of the new user interface. Chris Morris adds: That's too bad. Xbox Live Primetime is a provocative concept and could represent the gaming industry's first serious foray ...

Xbox Primetime Not Ready To Go Live
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... is a provocative concept and could represent the gaming industry's first serious foray into the turf dominated by TV," he said. Xbox Live Primetime will usher in a new competitive level for Xbox Live users, allowing them to obtain tangible prizes instead of simply unlocking achievements and gamer points. Recently, the video sharing featuring in the New Live Experience has also been delayed and will come soon after the update's launch. Source

Xbox Live Primetime Delayed Until Spring In America
GamerBytes — ... " "That's too bad. Xbox Live Primetime is a provocative concept and could represent the gaming industry's first serious foray into the turf dominated by TV. By waiting until the spring, Microsoft's offering will likely go up against a more compelling lineup of television shows--and put its chances of instant success at risk." A shame. Hopefully they can expand the amount of territories it will be available for before release. Source: Forbes - Microsoft Xbox: Not Ready For Primetime ...

Forbes: Xbox Live Primetime Slips
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... The vaunted Xbox Live Primetime feature is going to miss the launch of the "New Xbox Experience" on November 19, Forbes reports. ...

Xbox Live Primetime Slips
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... The vaunted Xbox Live Primetime feature is going to miss the launch of the "New Xbox Experience" on November 19, Forbes reports. ...