I feel like media as a whole has moved to much more sterile, minimalistic designs instead of experimenting with really unique UI like in the early 2000s. It makes me sad, but I'm sure UI is viewed as a minute detail to most developers/designers. If anything, the new basic designs are effective and functional
@@sethnewton870 I grew up with the streamlined sort of 360 but when I got my hands on an original xbox a few years ago to play the original Halo (before 343 fixed the porting problems) I was blown away by its UI and how it made navigating to play a game fun
For the Xbox 20th anniversary lots of fans remade the Xbox dash as a wallpaper that lined up with the Xbox One Series X/S! I edit one of 'em to be Pink and Cyan and used that! If only we could pick a sound track that'd loop on the dashboard though. Like how myspace that let us pick songs for our page
@@sethnewton870 Nothing has any personality anymore. It's all soulless and corporate. Personal favorite from my childhood was the gamecube start-up screen/jingle. It was charmingly quirky, and always made me smile before my game started up. It was truly part of the experience, just as much as the games were.
Holy the nostalgia for the original Xbox. 😭 Simple by today's standards but for the time it was so good. Music playback with the trippy lights and lines was one of my favorite things.
The Netflix watch with friends feature on NXE was killer back then. I used it all the time, then one day it was gone. Imagine having that functionality during the pandemic. The other services made available for Netflix watch parties today does not compare.
Me and my friends still talk about netflix watch with friends to this day. It was the greatest feature every created, and the fact they just took it from us one day without warning was heartbreaking. It really needs to come back
One of the broken original Xbox consoles I got at Goodwill one time still has the original non Xbox Live dashboard. Other than the Xbox Live tab not being there, some of the animations look a little different funny enough. There's a really bright green effect when you open stuff that just isn't there in the Xbox Live version of the dashboard. Seems to boot into the dashboard significantly faster too
The Xbox 360 nxe it was my favorite dashboard of all time I didn't get to experience blades that much because I had a PS3 but the nxe was way better than the windows type dashboard they updated to at the end of 360
I hate how minimalist and inoffensive design has become these days. Every console, device, app menu, game menu, interface, etc. - they all look basically identical, and focus more on trying to sell you shit than trying to actually make your experience fun and engaging, or trying to set a tone for the games you're about to play. It's all so corporate and dull. They add all these live tiles and overlays to try and keep things moving, but they're always just basic monochromatic boxes with videos in them. I want a return to menus made out of rocks and gears, with every submenu having a different background. We don't need fully animated character models lagging out the home screen - we need animated menus with character that can still run on a potato. I don't know why that is seemingly no longer possible.
I actually kind of like it. I had a PS4 for 7 years which has a very simplistic design in the dashboard and I didn't really like it. Now, Ive bought the Xbox one S and I love the design. I
The OG Xbox menu was so cool. I typically use the XBSXS2 emulator on my series X to play old games now, but I do still fire up my old Xbox from time to time and it's always such a great nostalgia moment. I had the 20 GB pro Xbox 360 so I saw all three generations of the menu. I really liked the blades version, but I hated the second one. The 3rd (final) version is probably the best as far as usability and ease of use. Though I do think the first one looked the coolest.
I won’t lie, seeing the first iteration of the Xbox 360s dashboard brought back a lot of memories that were pleasant, but the NXE dashboard made me burst into tears. I’d completely forgotten about that design and I wasn’t prepared for the slew of bad memories associated holy shit.
I've gotta agree, the NXE is the best Xbox dashboard. I never even had an Xbox until recently (I got a 360), but it looks so fun and inviting. It looks like I'm going to have a good time when I see that dashboard. Not to mention how good the animation is. Honestly as a society I think we should all move back to that sort of Windows 7-esque design instead of the flat design that we use now. I mean, the flat design is alright but the kind of glassy look to everything looked way better.
Looking at the 2001 and 2005 dashboards feel like a dream from the past that left us too quickly. Its disheartening that we won't get to live that time ever again. We really don't appreciate what we have until it's gone.
I personally would have gotten the sequel consoles had they kept that original start up with progressive upgrades but no alas corporate came and poo poo'd an icon.
That's a nice video, I only wish there was some footage of Halo 2 interface. I feel like they based a lot of their interface on what they've done on Halo 2 back then, atleast on the multiplayer/friend list aspect. In 2004, Xbox Live and Halo 2 were pretty much the same thing.
You can still sort of get a leftover of Blades if you have an Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc and put it in 360. However on One/Series it'll only download whatever included games are backwards compatible
I remembered the Xbox One Snap feature. I really enjoyed it but only used it for one thing tho. I would hook up the cable box HDMI to my Xbox and snap it on the side to watch the Simpsons when FXX would have their block of episodes. Remember watch the show and playing Destiny at the same time, multitasking. Lol But once they got rid of the feature, I stop having cable so there wasn’t a total loss. Plus now I can watch the Simpsons anytime streaming on Disney + and play Destiny 2 on my pc. Crazy how times have changed.
I was really interested in what happened to the Xbox One Snap system, as I didn't get an Xbox One until 4 years later. I obviously didn't get that feature.
I was 10 years old when the Xbox first came out. That startup and dashboard will forever be a shining moment in my life. But nothing was more kool when that little "charm" sound when you got a friend request or a message in Halo 2
Still like the 2009 dashboard a lot cooler than today's. The current one isn't bad but doesn't really feel like it was made for gamers or with a sense of style.
back in 2013 it drove me crazy, how bad the original xbox one dashboard was. it felt like a very bad version of a tablet OS. (like the windows phone OS actually was) totally loved the nxe dashboard. microsoft was wayy ahead of its time with the xbox 360 and also marked an era of gaming and internet, which was much less obtrusively part of everyday life than today.
I got the Xbox 360 (first Xbox) around either the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015 I believe. Next came the Xbox One S around 2017 or 2018, then the Xbox Series X in 2020. Halo 4 on the Xbox 360 was the best. It was the first Halo game I owned and had ever played and I had a great time with my cousins (although most of the time it was fighting and arguing lol) Edit - Minecraft was also amazing to play with my cousins and people online, same with Destiny 1.
9:12 ... SIR I AM OFFENDED !! Me and my friends have had Minecraft, Halo Reach & Black ops 2 on our beacons list for the last 84 years... On a real level, I remember uses this feature a lot with friends i made around the world as well as guys i knew at school...
I actually really like Xbox 360 Metro compared to today. Never used the non-metro 360 ones though. From what I've seen, a lot of big 360 fans hate metro for whatever reason though.
who else remembers trolling kids on call of duty when the Xbox one came out and everyone used Kinect for a microphone. it was fun to hear randoms using headset and say "Xbox turn off" in game chat and just shut off like 4 or 5 systems. now things are boring lol.
@RocketSloth you can actually still use your 360 avatar if you liked it! I enjoyed showing off my Vidmaster Endure Recon Helmet and still do today Edit: on the Xbox One and Series X/S I mean
I miss being able to use my Kinect sensor. There was the odd diamond in the rough game that Kinect functionality made the game feel more fun, Deadrising 3 was a good example of it because with the Kinect if you got grabbed by a zombie all you had to do was literally shove the zombie off of you by shoving with your controller. The Kinect wasn't as bad as people made it out to be it just shouldn't have been sold as a requirement with the Xbox One originally. Edit: The windows phone is still around today believe it or not
@usuckcock So have I, i just like the idea of motion control, i think its a concept that hasn't been explored enough in gaming. But people are fat and lazy and dont want to stand for longer than it takes to microwave something
@usuckcock Sorry if I'm one of those people who doesn't take the internet at face value %100 of the time but it is a wealth of misinformation. I suggest you give things a try before blindly getting on the hate wagon
@usuckcock Using the internet properly has nothing to do with misinformation on the internet. Space force is never going to work but I bet you think it will because of all the misinformation out there
I wish it was possible to mod the current Xbox's to make the dashboard look like the old ones, I would do anything to have my dashboard and quide to look like the 360 dashboard
Hi . I saw your post regarding about XBOX 360. I have a question. My current dashboard is 2.0.17502.0 , can I directly update it to the latest version 2.0.17559.0 without following the next updates after 2.0.17502.0? I hope you'll notice me. Thank you.
2001 & 2011 was the best. The peak time for Xbox was 2011, I doubt they’ll be able to bring it back not to mention the games releases today fail in comparison to what’s been released within 2000-2015
my computer is my full fledge xbox now. it works seamlessly with the xbox ecosystem, and my one S is virtually useless at this point. with crossplay being so common, gamebar being flawless (most of the time), and the longevity of my PC i highly doubt ill buy another xbox for a very long time. i get the best of both worlds.
I'm not really a fan of the current menu and I'd like it if they changed it to a cleaner one in the Home menu so I can better appreciate the wallpapers as a PC xd
Technically on the Xbox 360 last UI update they brought it to the Xbox One. Basically it almost looks basically the same on the Xbox One when it first came out in 2013. But later on they changed it completely. Right now it looks totally shit
I would kill for a more creative dashboard like the original Xbox
I feel like media as a whole has moved to much more sterile, minimalistic designs instead of experimenting with really unique UI like in the early 2000s. It makes me sad, but I'm sure UI is viewed as a minute detail to most developers/designers.
If anything, the new basic designs are effective and functional
@@sethnewton870 I grew up with the streamlined sort of 360 but when I got my hands on an original xbox a few years ago to play the original Halo (before 343 fixed the porting problems) I was blown away by its UI and how it made navigating to play a game fun
For the Xbox 20th anniversary lots of fans remade the Xbox dash as a wallpaper that lined up with the Xbox One Series X/S!
I edit one of 'em to be Pink and Cyan and used that! If only we could pick a sound track that'd loop on the dashboard though. Like how myspace that let us pick songs for our page
@@sethnewton870 Nothing has any personality anymore. It's all soulless and corporate.
Personal favorite from my childhood was the gamecube start-up screen/jingle. It was charmingly quirky, and always made me smile before my game started up. It was truly part of the experience, just as much as the games were.
@@GrabTheSwitchMike that generation as a whole is so iconic. Ps2, xbox, and GameCube all had incredibly iconic start up sounds and menus.
The PS1 & PS2 startups are nostalgic af, but the OG Xbox's is my favorite one.
gamecube is the best ever
OG 360 peak
blade gang or die. merely seeing that interface brought me instantly back to that release. i miss the good old days.
Listening to that OG Xbox dash Easter egg brought back so many memories, and the blades dashboard will forever be my favorite.
Holy the nostalgia for the original Xbox. 😭
Simple by today's standards but for the time it was so good.
Music playback with the trippy lights and lines was one of my favorite things.
The Netflix watch with friends feature on NXE was killer back then. I used it all the time, then one day it was gone.
Imagine having that functionality during the pandemic. The other services made available for Netflix watch parties today does not compare.
@usuckcock ok
Me and my friends still talk about netflix watch with friends to this day. It was the greatest feature every created, and the fact they just took it from us one day without warning was heartbreaking. It really needs to come back
I grew up with each generation of Xbox consoles, but the nostalgia I have for the original Xbox and early 360 is unmatched
One of the broken original Xbox consoles I got at Goodwill one time still has the original non Xbox Live dashboard. Other than the Xbox Live tab not being there, some of the animations look a little different funny enough. There's a really bright green effect when you open stuff that just isn't there in the Xbox Live version of the dashboard. Seems to boot into the dashboard significantly faster too
The Xbox 360 nxe it was my favorite dashboard of all time I didn't get to experience blades that much because I had a PS3 but the nxe was way better than the windows type dashboard they updated to at the end of 360
The current dashboard for the Series S/X is actually quite nice, I just hope they add more fluent design materials to it like Acrylic glass or Mica.
I hate how minimalist and inoffensive design has become these days. Every console, device, app menu, game menu, interface, etc. - they all look basically identical, and focus more on trying to sell you shit than trying to actually make your experience fun and engaging, or trying to set a tone for the games you're about to play. It's all so corporate and dull. They add all these live tiles and overlays to try and keep things moving, but they're always just basic monochromatic boxes with videos in them.
I want a return to menus made out of rocks and gears, with every submenu having a different background. We don't need fully animated character models lagging out the home screen - we need animated menus with character that can still run on a potato. I don't know why that is seemingly no longer possible.
I actually kind of like it. I had a PS4 for 7 years which has a very simplistic design in the dashboard and I didn't really like it. Now, Ive bought the Xbox one S and I love the design. I
I really want Microsoft to make a new UI for the series consoles. It is always fun to get a new console and have to learn the UI.
They are currently working on a new UI which will release in 2023
The OG Xbox menu was so cool. I typically use the XBSXS2 emulator on my series X to play old games now, but I do still fire up my old Xbox from time to time and it's always such a great nostalgia moment. I had the 20 GB pro Xbox 360 so I saw all three generations of the menu. I really liked the blades version, but I hated the second one. The 3rd (final) version is probably the best as far as usability and ease of use. Though I do think the first one looked the coolest.
I won’t lie, seeing the first iteration of the Xbox 360s dashboard brought back a lot of memories that were pleasant, but the NXE dashboard made me burst into tears. I’d completely forgotten about that design and I wasn’t prepared for the slew of bad memories associated holy shit.
I miss the 360 dash board and even the sound effects. I always liked how you could view your avatar and it show your friends to
you forgot about kinect dashboard for 360 (or nxe 2) it was a mix between nxe and metro
This video seems familiar 🤔
The startscreen on the first xbox looks litterly like a game menu 👌🏽
You forgot about the Kinect dashboard right after the NXE
Man the 360 just wins everything for me, goat system
Gen 2 Xbox 360 dash was awesome at the time. Good times.
I've gotta agree, the NXE is the best Xbox dashboard. I never even had an Xbox until recently (I got a 360), but it looks so fun and inviting. It looks like I'm going to have a good time when I see that dashboard. Not to mention how good the animation is. Honestly as a society I think we should all move back to that sort of Windows 7-esque design instead of the flat design that we use now. I mean, the flat design is alright but the kind of glassy look to everything looked way better.
Looking at the 2001 and 2005 dashboards feel like a dream from the past that left us too quickly. Its disheartening that we won't get to live that time ever again.
We really don't appreciate what we have until it's gone.
The smartglass/ xbox app came in clutch when i was younger
I hope we get a new dashboard for the Xbox Series X|S tbh.. 😭
Man I loved the original, the og hit different
anyone know EXACTLY when the metric dashboard came out, like what date?
Snap feature was the best I wish they would bring it back! I used to love watching tv and playing games at the same time
I grew up playing on 360, even if i didn't play on a og, im still in the XBOX family, and that will NEVER change
I personally would have gotten the sequel consoles had they kept that original start up with progressive upgrades but no alas corporate came and poo poo'd an icon.
You forgot the Kinect Dashboard for Xbox 360
I forgot your avatar was used in Castleminer Z, goddamn what a fun game
You missed the Kinect one, it very much is a mix of the 2008 and 2011 dashboards though lmao
That's a nice video, I only wish there was some footage of Halo 2 interface. I feel like they based a lot of their interface on what they've done on Halo 2 back then, atleast on the multiplayer/friend list aspect. In 2004, Xbox Live and Halo 2 were pretty much the same thing.
Snap was cool to use I could watch TH-cam for music and play my video games.
You can still sort of get a leftover of Blades if you have an Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc and put it in 360. However on One/Series it'll only download whatever included games are backwards compatible
I remembered the Xbox One Snap feature. I really enjoyed it but only used it for one thing tho. I would hook up the cable box HDMI to my Xbox and snap it on the side to watch the Simpsons when FXX would have their block of episodes. Remember watch the show and playing Destiny at the same time, multitasking. Lol But once they got rid of the feature, I stop having cable so there wasn’t a total loss. Plus now I can watch the Simpsons anytime streaming on Disney + and play Destiny 2 on my pc. Crazy how times have changed.
Doritos crash corse was such a good memory
XBOX is so innovative & amazing. it's a shame alot of must have games released only on PlayStation 😞
I miss the snapped apps feature, I used to snap tune in radio n listen to tunes while playing games
I was really interested in what happened to the Xbox One Snap system, as I didn't get an Xbox One until 4 years later. I obviously didn't get that feature.
The original 360 blade dashboard was the best until they changed it to that forced touch panel one.
NXE was my favorite, then Blades
It felt like I was being haunted by my Xbox as a child, I had it on late at night and I hear 1:55 I didn't know what to think🤣🤣
R.I.P. Xbox One 2013-2020
I was 10 years old when the Xbox first came out. That startup and dashboard will forever be a shining moment in my life. But nothing was more kool when that little "charm" sound when you got a friend request or a message in Halo 2
Nxe was my fav dashboard
Still like the 2009 dashboard a lot cooler than today's. The current one isn't bad but doesn't really feel like it was made for gamers or with a sense of style.
back in 2013 it drove me crazy, how bad the original xbox one dashboard was. it felt like a very bad version of a tablet OS. (like the windows phone OS actually was)
totally loved the nxe dashboard. microsoft was wayy ahead of its time with the xbox 360 and also marked an era of gaming and internet, which was much less obtrusively part of everyday life than today.
I dunno why but I about had a heart attack when I saw GTA V on the 360 dashboard, god that game is old
The Xbox 360 menu changed
The OG Xbox has my favorite dash of all time.
4:40 Самый лучший дизайн Xbox дальше пошло назад
You can switch your Xbox Avatar to the original style, its in the avatar tab
I got the Xbox 360 (first Xbox) around either the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015 I believe. Next came the Xbox One S around 2017 or 2018, then the Xbox Series X in 2020.
Halo 4 on the Xbox 360 was the best. It was the first Halo game I owned and had ever played and I had a great time with my cousins (although most of the time it was fighting and arguing lol)
Edit - Minecraft was also amazing to play with my cousins and people online, same with Destiny 1.
22:31 the 4th game on the top. Phantom dust! PHANTOM DUST PHANTOM DUST!!!
U know they remastered that and it's available for free right?
@@organicinsanity2534 OH YEAH
6:35 name of music?
I miss the blades but 2009 had the quick dashboard which was like a mini blade yo and I used that more often.
2005 ❤️ I'd buy the first 360 dashboard
9:12 ... SIR I AM OFFENDED !!
Me and my friends have had Minecraft, Halo Reach & Black ops 2 on our beacons list for the last 84 years...
On a real level, I remember uses this feature a lot with friends i made around the world as well as guys i knew at school...
I actually really like Xbox 360 Metro compared to today. Never used the non-metro 360 ones though. From what I've seen, a lot of big 360 fans hate metro for whatever reason though.
I miss snap an app. They should bring TH-cam music to xbox
It's too bad it didn't work very well
I like the Xbox One 2015 Dashboard
who else remembers trolling kids on call of duty when the Xbox one came out and everyone used Kinect for a microphone.
it was fun to hear randoms using headset and say "Xbox turn off" in game chat and just shut off like 4 or 5 systems.
now things are boring lol.
I would use the streaming option on my laptop to play games while pooping.....lol
7:41 OMG ITS KORN🔥🤟
I love the nxe 360 dash
Good vid, just missing Windows Phone and its intergrated features
@RocketSloth you can actually still use your 360 avatar if you liked it! I enjoyed showing off my Vidmaster Endure Recon Helmet and still do today
Edit: on the Xbox One and Series X/S I mean
I wish we could get the aesthetics of the original Xbox on the modern systems.
Notice the progression from atmospheric and moody, to functional, then finally to be optimized to feed you advertisements.
I miss being able to use my Kinect sensor. There was the odd diamond in the rough game that Kinect functionality made the game feel more fun, Deadrising 3 was a good example of it because with the Kinect if you got grabbed by a zombie all you had to do was literally shove the zombie off of you by shoving with your controller. The Kinect wasn't as bad as people made it out to be it just shouldn't have been sold as a requirement with the Xbox One originally.
Edit: The windows phone is still around today believe it or not
@usuckcock So have I, i just like the idea of motion control, i think its a concept that hasn't been explored enough in gaming. But people are fat and lazy and dont want to stand for longer than it takes to microwave something
@usuckcock How do you know this if you never even used it? That my friend is called prejudice, you should look it up sometime.
@usuckcock Sorry if I'm one of those people who doesn't take the internet at face value %100 of the time but it is a wealth of misinformation. I suggest you give things a try before blindly getting on the hate wagon
@usuckcock Using the internet properly has nothing to do with misinformation on the internet. Space force is never going to work but I bet you think it will because of all the misinformation out there
I would really like the science fiction theme for the series xs
I wish it was possible to mod the current Xbox's to make the dashboard look like the old ones, I would do anything to have my dashboard and quide to look like the 360 dashboard
Xbox one using windows 8 Ui looks funny to me
Bro my dad gave me dash board im 14 i played dashboard san andreas like when i was 7
Hi . I saw your post regarding about XBOX 360. I have a question. My current dashboard is 2.0.17502.0 , can I directly update it to the latest version 2.0.17559.0 without following the next updates after 2.0.17502.0? I hope you'll notice me. Thank you.
if i can have xbox360 dashboard on my series x, i’d love it
R.I.P Xbox Console Companion
Rip 2005 dashboard. Good times
so he does have UNO
Tbh I love the 2022 version
Xbox 360 best console Microsoft 🎉
2001 & 2011 was the best. The peak time for Xbox was 2011, I doubt they’ll be able to bring it back not to mention the games releases today fail in comparison to what’s been released within 2000-2015
my computer is my full fledge xbox now. it works seamlessly with the xbox ecosystem, and my one S is virtually useless at this point.
with crossplay being so common, gamebar being flawless (most of the time), and the longevity of my PC i highly doubt ill buy another xbox for a very long time. i get the best of both worlds.
snap was good for music when you could download it
THAT SCARY SOUND
I remember all of these
I'm not really a fan of the current menu and I'd like it if they changed it to a cleaner one in the Home menu so I can better appreciate the wallpapers as a PC xd
Man I wish u can change dashboard on the 360
I remember how I had The first Xbox
Did anyone notice windows media player for the first 360 dashboard
whos here after the 360 and store shutdown dashboard?
Technically on the Xbox 360 last UI update they brought it to the Xbox One. Basically it almost looks basically the same on the Xbox One when it first came out in 2013. But later on they changed it completely. Right now it looks totally shit
Why is sonic 06 your demo game please
10:56 it said play sonic the hedgehog 2006
I have brand new home screen on my Xbox one and Xbox series s they changed it recently
I miss the 360 blades dashboard
I wish you could change the ui for the Xbox one
i personally wish u could change the 360
Assassins creed wasn’t out until 2007