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We always knew Microsoft was going to roll out the “New Xbox Experience” with this year’s Fall update, but now we have a precise date to pencil in on our calendars.  The much-anticipated dashboard update will hit Xbox 360 consoles on Wednesday, November 19 and will feature, among other things: Netflix streaming movies, personalized avatars, and dynamic themes.

While you’ll have to wait another month to try all the new features on for size, a heaping pile of new screenshots and a fact-sheet detailing all the changes awaits you after the break.

From Microsoft:

“What Are the New Features?

New features of the Xbox experience include the following:

Make it a Netflix night. Xbox 360 is the only game console to offer more than 12,000 feature films and television shows from Netflix, available instantly through Xbox LIVE and at no additional charge to all Xbox LIVE Gold members with a Netflix unlimited DVD subscription.2

Get the party started. Xbox 360 is the only device that allows you to create a virtual party and connect your friends with your favorite entertainment. Play a game with up to seven other friends. Share your latest photos or pictures of your favorite “Halo 3” map pack. Voice chat the night away. The New Xbox Experience makes entertainment an interactive event.

Join the democracy. Xbox 360 is the only console that allows anyone to create a game for Xbox 360. Students, hobbyists, independent developers — anyone who fancies making a game — can share their creations with a community of 12 million via the Community Games channel on Xbox LIVE Marketplace (if approved by the peer review process).3

Express yourself. Personalize your entertainment like never before with a customizable, animated Avatar. Dress your Avatar and jump into a party with friends from around the world. Whether you assume an alter ego or just be yourself, your Avatar allows you to express yourself no matter where you go in the new experience.

Online entertainment center. The New Xbox Experience offers more online entertainment from one remote than you can find from any device that connects to the television.4 Xbox LIVE Marketplace is a one-stop digital download center for entertainment, offering more video on demand content than any U.S. cable provider, in addition to exclusive game demos and trailers and thousands of hours of downloadable music videos, movies, television shows and casual games.

Get ready for primetime. Xbox LIVE Primetime, a new channel coming to Xbox LIVE, transforms Xbox 360 entertainment.5 For the first time in video game history, people can come together on Xbox LIVE to play game shows such as “1 vs. 100” with real hosts, fresh content and prizes just like the games seen on TV.”