It's August: Does Microsoft intend to fix the issues with X1 anytime this year?

The dashboard UI is getting overhauled very, very soon.

 

I always just double or triple tap LB or RB and go down a tile. Pretty much wherever I need to be. Also, we don't have cursors, so you have to pass over unnecessary blocks, like on PS3, 360, PS4, PS2, OG Xbox, Dreamcast, Wii, Wii U, and even the Atari 2600.

 

1. I agree the UI needs a little work but there is a Beta going on now for new features, streamlining etc.

2. Downloading Games/Data. You are most definitely experiencing trouble on your end or along your ISP route. I live in NYC and have Time Warner Cable which is generally considered amongst the worst net providers. I just downloaded Peggle 2 which is 3 gigs
in about 10 minutes this morning. Run a trace route or speed test on your connection.

3. Downloading Interruption. Downloads resume automatically on my console when they get interrupted, despite living in NYC my TWC internet goes down quite a bit. I check the download que to check on downloads when I'm on the console and feeling concerned
about it.

4.Game Saves/Files. All saves are on the cloud as well as the console, from what I know you cannot interact with the save file right now, I might be wrong. I saw my Dead Rising 3 save when I deleted the game doing one of the Beta tests, after reinstalling
DR 3 my progress was still there. It's something that's being worked on according to support. I would like it to work exactly as the 360 does.

You usually cant bring your save data from a Beta to the final product.

5.Avatars. I was just using the Avatar App on the Beta today and it's 100 times better than the 360 version. All items displayed on the page side by side when you bring up a group so you can see all the pants you have at the same time and a separate tab
for Avatar game unlocks.

6. The new dashboard and features are in Beta Testing now you just need to be a little patient. Yes it's been almost a year but they have had to change so much since the launch, I myself cant help but to give them the benefit of the doubt that they will
have things in better shape in the coming months. They did give gamers two fantastic consoles already, I don't see the Xbox one going the way of the Virtual Boy or Atari Jaguar.

7. Make your concerns known in the feedback section of the forums.

 

My only problem with the feedback system Microsoft is rolling is this: they should not be making big changes to the software if 5-6k people want it via their votes on an obscure web site. 5-6k users do not represent the needs/wants of 5+ million. If they
want to make big drastic changes, they should be obvious fixes, not aesthetics that a small portion of their user base want. Making huge changes should require some sort of polling on the console itself, so that every user gets a say.

 

I have no quarrels here with anything. One patch at a time. Each month it gets better and better. The 360 took a couple years to become the best gaming and community console it was. Patience

 

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The dashboard UI is getting overhauled very, very soon.

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Excellent.

 

I can say that there are some things that I don't like about the UI, but I think that MS will get around to fixing them. Personally, I'm mainly happy that they are listening to us, and making changes to the system. I believe that the X1 will continue to
get better and better over time.

 

Whilst the UI is currently not great, remember that the x360 had maybe 4 different ones, and now that the kinectless bundle is out, a new UI is inevitable.

 

I hope they don't overhaul the ui too much. If I see the 360 ui on the x1 I will be annoyed.

 

LOL @ using your fingers to navigate the UI.