XBOX upgrade/update

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

if you havent turned your xbox on in a few days...when you do you will be prompted to jump through all the hoops for the new and exciting update...( insert a sarcastic face thingy here ). you will be told if you decide not to accept the new terms.. ( they can bounce your @$$ off the network whenever they decide and with no good reason...simply should a bug crawl up their butt and tell them to do so) you will not be permited into xbox live. also expect ( unless they fixed it after last night which i doubt) to get generously disconnected and otherwise get bumped off line...( hint for today ) dont play long games. i am sure a competent team of trained professionals are working diligently to rectify this situation and will resolve it short and timely manner. <<< why i own an mac.

On the positive side, party chat now sounds much better, clearer and crisper. Its kind of weird to hear your friends speak now, its like their voices have a new dimension that wasn't hearable before.
Game chat seems to be the same as before though.
Some people don't like the white backbrounds but I'm starting to like it.

The disconnection problems have been happening on and off for the last week before the update came out. I expect this is because of the work being done and swiching servers about, stuff like that. In previous years xbox live has had to be taken down completely for a day while the servers were maintained or major update installed and then you would still get disruptions for a few days afterwards. I guess with the extra servers gained from the death of original xbox live they can now get it done without any downtime but we still have to expect some disruption.