The Xbox Live dashboard isn’t the only Xbox feature Microsoft is giving a makeover to. The My Xbox section of Xbox.com is getting replaced in a few days as well. Microsoft is calling the new section “Social”. Social will implement the previously announced Xbox 360 Beacons feature, and Microsoft’s Metro user interface. Metro is also featured across other Microsoft products such as Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8.

Today was an exciting day for the PlayStation Home community. Sony released a totally new Home design that’s meant to make Home feel more like a gaming destination. Different gaming genres have been broken into districts and new Home games have been introduced such as Bootleggers’ 29 and RC Rally. It may seem overwhelming at first, but we’re here to be your tour guide in exploring the new PlayStation Home.

The time has finally arrived. The new and improved PlayStation Home is now available. We must admit we didn’t think it would happen so quickly. The next time you boot up PlayStation Home, you’ll be given an image that shows you all the new locations such as the districts and the new Hub. You’ll have to download each location before you can access it just like the good old days. Other than that, there are no updates or installs to worry about.

Earlier this week, we got a taste of what the new PlayStation Home would include thanks to a video from Sony. Home’s director Jack Buser kept saying the launch was near and he wasn’t exaggerating. Get your PlayStation 3′s ready because Home is coming back for round two on Thursday November 3.

Sony is almost ready to release the brand new redesign of PlayStation Home. Today on the PlayStation Blog, Sony posted a new video that details some of the main attractions of the new PlayStation Home. Jack Buser, the director of PlayStation Home, repeatedly emphasized the update is nearly here.

Nintendo’s 3DS has not been the runaway success a lot of people thought it would be. We can blame it on software or 3D in general, but something about the handheld wasn’t resonating with the public. That is why Nintendo cut the price of the 3DS to $169.99 not six months after its North American debut. That may not be the end to this story. A french site named 01.net claims Nintendo is currently creating a new version of the 3DS.

Perhaps you’ve haven’t been taken in by PlayStation Home. There’s no shortage of content, but something about PlayStation Home puts off PS3 owners. Sony has come too far with Home to walk away from it now, so it’s making drastic changes. Starting this fall, PlayStation Home as you know (or may not know) it will be completely changed.

Not too long after Google released 16 games on Google+, Facebook announced it was making some changes of its own when it comes to its gaming platform. The way we see and interact with games is being redesigned to give developers a better chance at gaining more users. Among the changes is a ticker that shows what your friends are doing in games as it happens and bookmarks.

The Xbox 360 dashboard is not the only thing that’s getting a fresh coat of paint. Xbox.com is in for a major change tomorrow (October 20, 2010). Starting at 5:00am eastern time, Xbox.com and the Xbox forums will not be accessible for a little while. Xbox Live however will not be affected by this upgrade.

The biggest change with the controller is the directional pad. The d-pad can be changed from a disc shape to a plus shape by twisting it. This allows for more precise inputs for games that rely heavily on the d-pad. Other changes include more concave analog sticks and grayed face buttons. The Xbox 360 controller always had red, blue, yellow and green buttons, but Microsoft decided to use only a few base colors with this design.