When the Xbox 360 Fall 2007 update was revealed, the feature that caught everyone’s eye was the support for DivX. This feature had been on everyone’s wishlist for quite a while now, including ours, just so we could turn the console into a media hub and not have to resort to transcoding and streaming via the Media Center. Naturally, we were pretty excited about the update and were prompt in updating the console as soon as the update was rolled out.

However, all of us updating through our Indian gamertags were a bit perplexed when we came across this strange bug that would not let us get the Optional Media Update which will actually enable us to play our DivX files on the Xbox 360. After having installed the main update successfully, when we tried to pop in a DVD, it would prompt us to go for the Optional Media Update. However, there was no download option to be seen anywhere except for a “More Information” link. A quick workaround was to use a spoofed US gamertag to get the update. Still, it seemed pretty odd that Indian Xbox LIVE users had to suffer this hassle.

Finally, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. While browsing through the Dashboard last night, we stumbled upon the Optional Media Update buried deep inside Game Add Ons. A quick install and it confirmed the fact that we had hit pay dirt. Here is a quick look at where you have to navigate to once you login using your Indian gamertag:

Marketplace >> Game Store >> More >> Game Add On >> All Game Add On >> Optional Media Update ( At #33 )

Now that we have a way of getting the update through our Indian gamertags, the process has become much more simpler, atleast when compared to the earlier process of getting it by signing up for a spoofed US gamertag. So much for running the extra mile just to be able to watch our 50 TB of porn on the XXXbox 360.

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