Check your inbox: Last wave of NXE preview invites sent

by Richard Mitchell { Nov 14th 2008 at 10:00AM }

Last night, Major Nelson announced that one final wave of invites to the NXE preview program were being sent. Specifically, another 10,000 lucky gamers have been given preview access. If you signed up for the initial phase of the program and have yet to be invited, make sure to check your inbox, as Microsoft sent out the final invitations last night (don't forget to check your spam). Remember, this is the last wave of invites, so if you haven't made it now, you're not going to. But hey, don't sweat it if you still haven't been invited, as the official rollout is only five days away anyway.

[Thanks to everyone that sent this in]

Tags: new-xbox-experience, new-xbox-experience-preview, nxe, nxe-preview

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Mike @ Nov 14th 2008 10:09AM

Yay! Now I can make an angry looking avatar and tell people it's "pensive" too!!

I joke, I joke!! I kid, I kid!!

Ellianth @ Nov 14th 2008 11:53AM

post a link to your avatar on here, I want to see it.

Mike @ Nov 14th 2008 11:55AM

No problem - will do

Mike @ Nov 14th 2008 3:33PM

http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/what%20the%20geek/avatar-body.png

As promised.

Mike - frowning angrily

emoruffino.com @ Nov 14th 2008 6:35PM

got in... whoopee!

BL4CK @ Nov 14th 2008 10:10AM

w00t, didn't think I would get it but I did! I got in!

SeNiLe911 @ Nov 14th 2008 1:23PM

I got in as well.

I am very excited for this update. It's going to be an all new Experience on an old box.

The avatars could have stayed with the Wii but I will try to make do.

marklar @ Nov 14th 2008 1:42PM

yuppers, i gots in too - can't wait to check it out tonite

Zoot Suit Jedi @ Nov 14th 2008 10:11AM

Am I the only one not excited about this POS in the least?!?

John @ Nov 14th 2008 10:46AM

You shouldn't be excited about this update since it won't work on your Wii anyways. Go away troll!

xenocidic @ Nov 14th 2008 11:21AM

all I care about is the installable games, since my DVD drive is teh crap

Zoot Suit Jedi @ Nov 14th 2008 11:30AM

Maybe you should check my posting history before talking shit, asshat.

myabsolution @ Nov 14th 2008 11:40AM

I guess if you have no friends on xbox live you wouldnt care about the new party system and multi-user chat?

TTSP @ Nov 14th 2008 10:12AM

Woot I'm in, I got in from two places, USAToday was running a thing, got in there and this. But USAToday had problems we were supposed to get it a few days ago but now their just batching those winners with this.

Disco Ball @ Nov 14th 2008 10:14AM

Can I get your extra code?

Swede33 @ Nov 14th 2008 10:14AM

Major Nelson, why hath you forsaken me?

Mr Bunky @ Nov 14th 2008 10:45AM

My xbox died the RROD for our sins.

Deezul @ Nov 14th 2008 11:40AM

True Dat. I told a friend about it, and he gets the hook up. I'm left hanging for a whole 5 more days.

mrpeatie @ Nov 14th 2008 10:18AM

I'm certainly looking forward to the new setup but it will be interesting to see how Live holds up when millions of users are all downloading the new update on the same day...

Jim Halpert DM @ Nov 14th 2008 10:51AM

It should hold. They loaded most of the prep work for it months ago. It took me no longer than 10 seconds to receive the update.

Destroyer88 @ Nov 14th 2008 10:31AM

Ain't that just great. I said screw it and illegally installed the beta yesterday, and then last night I get an invite. Anybody notice the irony in that? Hopefully this means they will enable my live again, but I'm thinking since I did something illegal my live will still be disabled until the 19th.

Mike @ Nov 14th 2008 10:40AM

most likely you'll just be able to take the console online again after 5 pm Eastern time today. As far as I understand the way it works, you shouldn't be penalized for having it early.

Fafhrdd @ Nov 14th 2008 10:31AM

I can't wait for the NXE...

come on 5 more days!

Henry @ Nov 14th 2008 10:32AM

These three waves have just been a tease for people like me. I have been rejected not once, not twice, three times! Makes me wonder if I am even going to get it on the 19th.

legendtaker117 @ Nov 14th 2008 10:47AM

Im with ya Henry. I didnt get in for a third time either.

Deezul @ Nov 14th 2008 11:41AM

They should have just waited until Saturday or Sunday, and said, "Everyone who applied for the early admission, you get it Sunday night!" All would be happy, at least those who applied.

Stephen @ Nov 14th 2008 5:36PM

@Deezul
A-freakin'-men!

Zach S @ Nov 14th 2008 11:38PM

I'm STILL surprised I never got in- I mean, I have a Netflix subscription and a fast internet connection, like what gives? It's only a few days away now, so whatever, I guess.

Riot9 @ Nov 14th 2008 10:44AM

Awesome, I got in too. I had no expectation of getting in after missing out on the first two rounds.

I'm having friends over to system link Gears 2 on Saturday too, I'd like to get everyone's impressions.

ObiBen @ Nov 14th 2008 10:49AM

Sigh, no luck for me. My friend got in though. Too bad his 360 just died a couple days ago.

Paul @ Nov 14th 2008 11:53AM

man the same crap happened to me. my 360 red ringed right after i filled out the survey for this. i called up xbox and since i gave them my console ID to my old system i won't be able to just use my roommate's 360 with my hard drive on it to get the update. well i could but i would be banned from xbox live for a week. lame.....

myabsolution @ Nov 14th 2008 10:49AM

YES! I GOT IN!

josearoldan @ Nov 14th 2008 11:03AM

today, Im a sad panda, for not getting in...

mernmern @ Nov 14th 2008 11:05AM

So like yeah, got the email last night and should be good by this afternoon. I am looking forward to checking out the netflix portion more than anything else. I would like to load games on the harddrive, but that would require getting a new one. By the way, if I were to get a new one today, should I expect any issues running the new dashboard?

Ian Murray @ Nov 14th 2008 11:06AM

Yes, the NXE is mine.

Jeah jeah.

Brandon @ Nov 14th 2008 11:45AM

I got in woot!! i'm one of the cool kids now!

simon uk @ Nov 14th 2008 11:18AM

Im in! I thought i would have to wait until next week because, lets face it, the UK isnt first to get anything. Actually, if you live in london like me your first to get taxed/charged for all sorts of crap.

1234 @ Nov 14th 2008 11:37AM

Also check your Microsoft Connect Dashboard. If it says you are in on that dash, you are in the program.

DBoyFlex @ Nov 14th 2008 12:39PM

I did that and it says I am in, but I did not get an email (I checked junk folders, etc). When should it download? Has it already? Maybe my MS connect thing is wrong.

1234 @ Nov 14th 2008 1:08PM

The download starts at 5pm EST. I doubt MS Connect is wrong. I checked it before when the other waves came out and I couldn't view it, but now I can, so I think we were accepted; just the emails are slow (that's what I hear from the other posters at Connect).

Still I might just be getting a lot of people's hopes up, but I think there's a good chance we'll get the download.

DBoyFlex @ Nov 14th 2008 2:26PM

I just got it!

Deezul @ Nov 14th 2008 11:47AM

I'm going to call BS on Major Nelson and his famous "There's a good chance you'll get in" line. No, there wasn't. Without that key line, I think there would not be nearly as many POed people. Especially since rounds 2 and 3 had 10000 each, and Major's original post said he figured out a few thousand would even APPLY.

Yeah, I know its crying over spilled milk, but if you're going to hype the early release as a "treat" to the community, come through and actually offer it up. I'll wager there are quite a few folks who got it, and won't be firing up the 360s for a while, even without RROD issues - they just had a friend tell them to apply and they got lucky.

Rant over