Xbox 360 - Childish Interface

I'm a long time PS3 user who recently got a 360 so I can play such titles as the Halo and Gears of War series. I am enjoying the 360 so far, but the whole childish feel to the interface is really bothering me. I sort of expected something sophisticated like the PS3. The 360 is a highly advanced peices of machinery that has a whole range of mature and adult games, yet every time I log on I have some child-like looking cartoonish avatar of myself waving at the screen.

The worst part is, I can't find a way to turn it off or hide it either. This is the type of thing I expect from Nintendo. And in fact the avatars do remind me a lot of the Nintendo Mii's. But with the type of games played in Nintendo consoles you expect little cartoony avatars like that. 

It's not a huge deal, it's still a good console. It's just something that bothers me everytime I turn it on. 

Is there a way of turning it off/hiding it that I haven't discovered yet? 

I'm a long time PS3 user who recently got a 360 so I can play such titles as the Halo and Gears of War series. I am enjoying the 360 so far, but the whole childish feel to the interface is really bothering me. I sort of expected something sophisticated like the PS3. The 360 is a highly advanced peices of machinery that has a whole range of mature and adult games, yet every time I log on I have some child-like looking cartoonish avatar of myself waving at the screen.

The worst part is, I can't find a way to turn it off or hide it either. This is the type of thing I expect from Nintendo. And in fact the avatars do remind me a lot of the Nintendo Mii's. But with the type of games played in Nintendo consoles you expect little cartoony avatars like that. 

It's not a huge deal, it's still a good console. It's just something that bothers me everytime I turn it on. 

Is there a way of turning it off/hiding it that I haven't discovered yet? 

Salanderr

Oh yeah, I'll look into that idea of skipping the dashboard.

When I first got the PS3 it only took me about 30 minutes of using it to get used to their dahsboard and layout. I found it really easy to navigate and quite nice to look at as well. It has a nice layout style I think.

I also think the 360 has a crisp, clean type layout that is nice, I just wish those damn little avatars weren't there making me feel like a 2 year old playing some sort of kiddy game. 

You're going to hate the PS4 dashboard then. It's almost completely similar to the X360 dashboard.experience_fade

I dislike the whole layout of the Dashboard, but since I don't usually have any use for it I just have my system automatically boot to the game in the disc tray.Canvas_Of_Flesh

Oh my grow up. Your frustration on this baffles me.Devil-Itachi

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Topic creator likes the broken system on the PS3, obviously good things bother him greatly

I do agree to a point.  I remember when they implemented the avatars.  It all just seemed like a direct response to the popularity of the Wii.  They are sort of fun when you gain avatar awards and such in the games, but other than that I completely ignore it.  

[QUOTE="Devil-Itachi"]Oh my grow up. Your frustration on this baffles me.Jaysonguy

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Topic creator likes the broken system on the PS3, obviously good things bother him greatly

Oh my grow up. Your frustration on this baffles me.Devil-Itachi