Avatars are simply the most pointless and twee thing ever invented by mankind. I'm not 16 anymore......

Is this the best MS could come up with?

Its a games console, not a media player or social network device. 

Concentrate on the games please.

Stop with all the console BS already!!!!!! they all steal from each other and each have there strengths and weaknesses so just enjoy the systems and stop fanboying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well i hope it prevents RROD with the extended warrenty soon to be up.

It's just a complete PS3 Home and Wii's Mii's rip off from what you say with the up and down left to right new dashboard format that sounds like another rip off cough cough PS3's XMB style dash.

Yes it's the old saying if you can beat them join them but jeez try not to copy to much Microsoft. I wonder how many this update will BRICK systems the last 1 did quite a few. And how the hell would arcades get it you have to have a HDD to get onto live anyways ???? they going to release it via disc???