Oh, for fucks sake. If you just want to play a game, press the 'A' button. If it really bothers you that much, do it with your eyes closed. MS are spending all this time, money and effort trying to expand their platform and you're complaining about having to see the options you don't care about? Have a listen to…

Being the centre of the living room has always been the goal of Microsoft and they've never been shy about it. You don't think MS are going to deliver and you're going to "look elsewhere"? You mean buy a PS3, because that's your only other option and if you think they're offering more value then I don't really know…

You're welcome to sort out the licensing deals and code the app before then for them if you like.

The BBC is an exception rather than the rule. All Sky channels have adverts and that's a paid service. Microsoft could get rid of the adverts like some people are asking for, but then the price would go up to offset the lost revenue, then people would complain. There's a section of gamers that are never happy. Not…

If you need to watch a movie while playing a game or vice versa, see a psychologist.

The button for playing whatever game is in the drive is the default button on that channel and the default thing selected when you turn on the system. I don't see how they could improve it.

"...I have to pay for Xbox Live, and then I still get a torrent of adverts" Ever paid for TV and had to sit through adverts? Ever paid for a movie and had to sit through previews? Ever paid for public transport and had to look at ads while sitting there. Exactly. Microsoft are the only company spending all these…

Wasted space = Space for themes. I'm also sure that I get ads exactly like this as the first thing when I turn on my PS3 too. The new 360 UI is very similar to the XMB and if you don't like what Microsoft is doing here, then you also don't like what Sony have already been doing.

"No more having to go up, up, A, up, right, right, right, right, a, a, down, a, a, a or whatever to grab it. " To be fair, have you compared the steps required to get friends information on the current dashboard to the new UI? It's more complicated and slower in the new version that it was.

The only "prominent" part of the home tab for me is a reminder that my Gold expires next month, which I'm more than happy to have there.

For one thing, there's always been ads on stuff like this and for another, I've been using the thing for weeks and haven't even noticed it.

The new dashboard looks and feels very slick in my opinion, but I think they've taken a step backwards in some areas. I used to find it very quick and easy to get all the information I needed about who was online and who was in a party. Now it's way too many steps to get to that information and not all the same…

Oblivion..?

"So the South Park Game Actually Sounds Pretty Great" Interesting headline. You seem to have left out the information that backs that up. I think the game sounds pretty fucking terrible. What's South Park got to do with anything mentioned here?

As soon as you pulled out that word, you became worse than him.

Yeah, right. :) [xkcd.com]

I still don't understand what FIFA has got to do with all this. Please someone tell me what I'm missing.

An awesome display of the power of their engine and the smoothness of their physics code. Then he gets stuck in the scenery trying to chase them. I think that sums up a Bethesda game just nicely. In a good sort of way.

I don't know which planet you're on, but here on earth, the 360 is has been the biggest selling console consistently of 2011. Sony are not outselling them. Also, a PS3 is the same price as a 360 already.

I don't believe that's true. Sure, I know many people who've had a RRoD, but in almost all of those cases, the machine was replaced for free. I know my fair share of people who got a YLoD and decided to buy a new console rather than pay almost 75% of a new console cost to have it repaired. Also, you're reversed on who…