Microsoft is now rolling out its August replace for the Xbox One consoles to start out tying collectively the entire Xbox expertise forward of the Holiday 2020 launch of its next-gen console. We noticed a preview of this update earlier than when Microsoft confirmed off what the Xbox Series X interface would appear to be and defined that related modifications could be made to the Xbox One units and cellular interfaces to unify the expertise. Some of these modifications releasing now embody a brand new touchdown web page and improved social options like higher notification inboxes and streamlined menus for partying up and speaking with buddies.
One of probably the most notable modifications Xbox One house owners will discover first is the improved touchdown web page. As showcased within the gif under, the Guide now presents customers with higher choices for accessing not too long ago used components of the Xbox expertise and grants customers the choice to customise the Guide to their liking.
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“The new Guide landing page is designed to be cleaner and easier to read at-a-glance,” Principal Program Manager of Xbox Experiences Jonathan Hildebrandt mentioned. “The layout makes it easier to navigate between the most recent things you were doing, the Dashboard, and My Games and Apps. For those of you who want to customize the Guide, you’ll have the option to change the order of the tabs that show up. We’ve also added buttons to the bottom of the page for important utilities like notifications, search, and audio settings, making it easier to access them from wherever you are.”
A brand new notifications inbox has additionally been added within the August replace that incorporates alerts, game invitations and message notifications and works throughout each Xbox app. For individuals who occasion up with buddies usually, you can too now management the person volumes of various members of your occasion as a way to flip down the amount on that one one that all the time has their mic manner too loud.
Within the Activity Feed, customers may also discover modifications.
“You will notice all posts shared on Xbox are now the same size: no more guessing on how they will show up in the Community or Club pages,” Hildebrandt mentioned. “We have made improvements in the Game, People and Community Content Blocks on Home, videoclips auto-play, reduction of metadata over posts and display of engagement counts. We have also introduced shortcuts for easier engagement with the post and for easier discovery of players and games the post relates to.”
Microsoft’s August 2020 replace for the Xbox One units is rolling out now.
