Gamers and Xbox fans have been waiting for the launch of Microsoft’s new Live Experience for the Xbox for a while now. As promised last month, Microsoft has launched a free version of the new console software and it seems like it has made a very good impression. One of the most talked about features on the Xbox Live Experience is users’ ability to directly stream movies from Netflix.

This feature is only available to users that have unlimited streaming account on Netflix in order to use Xbox’s new feature. There have also been rumors claiming that movies produced by Sony cannot be streamed on Xbox. Netflix declared that there are some issues surrounding licensing but these will be resolved. Currently, Xbox users can stream movies produced by Warner Bros., Paramount, MGM and Magnolia Pictures.

The new Xbox software also included new navigational designs. The Live Experience replaced the old blades with a more user friendly system. The new software also allows users to create avatars, which most compared to those the Wii uses, and use them in a chat room that can hold up to 8 players. In the chat rooms, users can chat, join multiplayer games and exchange pictures.

Another great new feature is that Xbox users can install games on their hard drives, making for better loading times and considerably reducing the noise the console makes. The system can also play the games from the CD drive, everything remaining to the user’s options. The Xbox is trying to do everything to be the future of home entertainment and its seems like it is succeeding in this task.