November Xbox 360 Update Will Upgrade Interface July 15, 2010

Screenshots have leaked onto the web which have been confirmed by Microsoft as genuine that have depicted a new interface for the Xbox 360, scheduled for release alongside the November update.

The new menu options include support for the Xbox Live Family Plan, where you can have four Xbox Live accounts running for 100 a year (half the price of 4 separate accounts), giving parents greater control over their children’s Xbox Live accounts.

I don’t agree with putting restrictions into hardware use for any reason, or for that any use of console lockouts or v-chips based on rating as I consider that age discrimination, but I’m not a parent and I know that gaming parents do appreciate having this kind of technology available to them.