The Xbox 360’s Fall update just hit, but there seems to be some rather annoying issues that the video gaming press just isn’t covering. One of the most touted features is DivX support… but what most people don’t know is that it actually isn’t included with the update. After installing the update, you have to sign into Xbox Live and download it. This is where the problem comes in. Microsoft seems to be maliciously tying the DivX update to the console it was downloaded to- so if you don’t have internet hooked up to your Xbox 360 and brought your hard drive over to your friend’s house to grab the DivX update, it won’t work when you take it home. Similarly, if your Xbox 360 is banned, you are out of luck. DRM like this makes me want to drop my Xbox 360 into a trash can (that and the noise).
Another issue is that DivX doesn’t work when the Xbox 360 is being used as a Media Center extender. This is just sad. One of the cooler features of the Xbox 360 has been completely neglected.
So, if someone doesn’t have internet hooked up to their 360 or has a banned Xbox 360 and wants to play DivX on it, what can they do? Apparently buy a PS3.
