Hoewel er van Microsoft zijn kant nog niks bekend is gemaakt over een datum voor het nieuwe MetroSeksuele (Windows 8 grap) Xbox 360 dashboard. Meld de website Gigaom.com dat deze op 25 november zal verschijnen, en dat deze een aangepaste versie van Silverlight zal draaien voor de video content. Silverlight is de Microsoft versie van flash om het zo maar makkelijk uit te leggen. Of dit ook echt zo is zullen we binnenkort wel horen en zien.

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We've confirmed that the apps expected to be added with the next major update to Xbox Live will be based on Silverlight - at least to a point. The framework they're being built on is code-named Lakeview, which is essentially a prettied up version of Silverlight with new features like Xbox Kinect's voice recognition and gesture control. Surprisingly enough, partners are not using Microsoft's Smooth Streaming for video delivery but have chosen to use H.264-encoded video with Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) instead.

Microsoft is targeting a Black Friday release of the Xbox Live update, according to sources, which would add the new video apps and features like Bing universal search. That could help build demand for Xbox sales over the holidays and will give existing Xbox Live members cool new toys to play with on their day off after Thanksgiving. The Lakeview code is still being modified, however, as Microsoft is still issuing weekly updates to the application framework.