The new dashboard for the Xbox 360 has officially released to certain regions, with the expectations being that it will be available worldwide soon. The new UI has an updated layout with more tiles, a combined TV & Movies channel and a Sports destination.
Also added are recommendations and ratings for increased discoverability, and pinning for some limited dashboard customizability. Also added for Xbox Live Gold subscribers is Internet Explorer with support for HTML 5 videos.
“What about Xbox SmartGlass That’s coming too, but not until Windows 8 launches on October 26,” noted Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb. “When the Xbox SmartGlass app launches on tablets, PCs and smartphones, it will include key foundational experiences for interacting with your Xbox 360, such as dashboard and app navigation and Internet Explorer control, like text input, scrolling and pinch and zoom.”
