Xbox 360 dashboard to be updated tomorrow

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Microsoft will update tomorrow the Xbox 360 consoles system software. The Fall System Update adds 1080p support and expanded video playback and streamlines Arcade menu. The biggest addition to the Fall System Update is obviously that Xbox 360s will now support the 1080p resolution. Just in time for November’s launch of the Xbox 360 external HD-DVD drive. Both games and videos will have the ability to be played back in the sharp resolution, and Microsoft has confirmed that existing Xbox 360 games can be upscaled to 1080p.

The biggest addition to the Fall System Update is crystal clear–for owners of high-definition displays. Xbox 360s will now support the vaunted 1080p resolution that is so valued by videophiles–just in time for November’s launch of the Xbox 360 external HD-DVD drive. Both games and videos will have the ability to be played back in the sharp resolution, and a Microsoft rep confirmed that existing Xbox 360 games can be upscaled to 1080p.

But that’s not all for video updates that will be ready by tomorrow. Gamers will be able to stream Windows Media Video (WMV) files from connected PCs, as well as play video files from data media discs (CDs or DVDs), USB 2.0 flash drives, and Xbox 360 memory units.

Source: gamespot.com

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