NXE

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Fun fact: the rings around the Xbox logo seen throughout these screenshots are actually displaying the console's serial number, which Microsoft used to sneakily track down and ban people who leaked images of the dashboard before its release. (Wow, so disrespectful...)

They're still in the final version of the dashboard as an easter egg.

Pre-Release#

2.0.7258.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 18 Jul 2008 09:51:03

Watch on YouTubeA fairly early build of the NXE dashboard.

• Has a silver styled design.
• Different dashboard menu graphics.
• The locations of the player LED and gamerpic in the guide are swapped compared to the final version.
• There is no button to return directly to the Dashboard in the Guide. The only way to do so is to press the Y button.
• Has a "Jump In" button in the Guide that opens a "Quick Launch" menu.
• Has a "Primetime" button in the Games tab of the Guide. Its purpose is unknown.
• The Themes menu is in Console Settings like how it is in the Blades dashboard.
• The dashboard is completely silent but still uses sounds from the Blades dashboard for menu highlights and using the select and back buttons.

2.0.7342.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 11 Oct 2008 09:45:03

• Dashboard menu graphics have been updated to resemble the final version.
• Final sounds have been introduced and the dashboard is overall much more finalized.
• The avatar silhouette is slightly bigger than final.

2.0.7355.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 25 Oct 2008 07:16:45

2.0.7356.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 29 Oct 2008 09:23:21

Post-Release#

2.0.7359.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 25 Nov 2008 23:55:33

2.0.7366.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 03 Mar 2009 01:14:44

2.0.8204.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 04 Dec 2008 10:15:40

• An internal dashboard with debugging features.
  • Has a Shutdown Dash (DEBUG) button in Console Settings.

2.0.8464.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 02 Jun 2009 16:03:23

• The Video Marketplace has been renamed to Video & Music Marketplace a change seen in later retail versions.

2.0.8495.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 22 Jul 2009 18:14:31

2.0.8496.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 30 Jul 2009 07:33:33

2.0.8955.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 20 Oct 2009 08:25:16

• A build that was compiled twice for both development kit systems and retail systems in the form of a regular system update.

2.0.8958.0#

dash.xex timestamp: 30 Oct 2009 19:48:15

Watch on YouTube

• An internal dashboard with debugging features.
  • Has a Shutdown Dash (DEBUG) button in Console Settings.
• Has 5BL and 6BL, meaning it can be used as a base for updating with offline updates made for development kits from any external storage media.