For those of you who don't already know about the update or what is was for here is some quick info: Beginning May 8th, sign on to LIVE from a Windows Vista™ PC with your existing gamertag at no extra cost. One gamertag, one friends list, one list of achievements. It all adds up to one great multiplayer experience.
More about Games for Windows — LIVE.
IM with Windows LIVE™ Messenger
Be more social. Starting this week, you’ll be able to instant message friends from your console just like you do on a PC or mobile phone.
More about Windows Live Messenger.
Faster Marketplace Downloads
Up to 3 times faster! Our Spring Update is adding speed to video downloads. But being faster is just the beginning. You can now fast-forward, pause and rewind videos, trailers and movies as they're being downloaded on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. All that plus more free content and promotions at Xbox LIVE Marketplace thanks to new sponsors.
More about Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
Dashboard Updates
Whether you're playing, looking for downloads or bragging, your Xbox 360™ Dashboard is making it all better with these updates:
New achievement pop-up with name and score value
New Marketplace blade places content all in one place
“Friends playing now” at Xbox LIVE Arcade
Faster access to free trial versions of Arcade games
Console can be set to turn off after downloads to save energy.
Enhanced Family Settings
If you have kids or just want to be able to better control who can contact you, use our updated family settings to enable different defaults for video and voice/text chat for even safer communication.
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More about Games for Windows — LIVE.
IM with Windows LIVE™ Messenger
Be more social. Starting this week, you’ll be able to instant message friends from your console just like you do on a PC or mobile phone.
More about Windows Live Messenger.
Faster Marketplace Downloads
Up to 3 times faster! Our Spring Update is adding speed to video downloads. But being faster is just the beginning. You can now fast-forward, pause and rewind videos, trailers and movies as they're being downloaded on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. All that plus more free content and promotions at Xbox LIVE Marketplace thanks to new sponsors.
More about Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
Dashboard Updates
Whether you're playing, looking for downloads or bragging, your Xbox 360™ Dashboard is making it all better with these updates:
New achievement pop-up with name and score value
New Marketplace blade places content all in one place
“Friends playing now” at Xbox LIVE Arcade
Faster access to free trial versions of Arcade games
Console can be set to turn off after downloads to save energy.
Enhanced Family Settings
If you have kids or just want to be able to better control who can contact you, use our updated family settings to enable different defaults for video and voice/text chat for even safer communication.
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