Honestly, I like it a lot better than before. And I believe it is more functional than before. Party chat is a godsend when you play games like Gears of War and you don’t want to hear the idiot bloodthirsty 12 year olds. Just pop everybody together in the same party.. and you can even communicate when you’re dead. I think they’ve organized everything in a good arrangement.. rather everything in the marketplace being shoved into one tab. That and it would bug me when I used to see an interesting ad on the old dashboard.. only to have it reload a different ad later. This way they can advertise everything all at once that’s relevant. And finally, being able to see who all is in a party is a nice advantage too. Because sometimes.. I may want to join my friend’s party, but he’s in there with 3 or so morons I can’t stand.