Beginning at the moment, a brand new Dwelling expertise is rolling out to all Xbox Sequence X|S and Xbox One consoles. This replace is designed from participant suggestions and makes it simpler to find new video games, rediscover video games you already love, join with communities, and create a extra customized expertise.
We’re excited to share extra concerning the journey that led us right here, and what you’ll be able to count on with this new replace.
Your new Xbox Dwelling
1: Makes it straightforward to go to your Library, the Microsoft Retailer, Xbox Recreation Cross, Search, and Settings on the very high of your Dwelling by introducing a fast entry menu.
2: Creates more room in your customized background by simplifying the format and placing the video games you lately performed and different content material and apps in direction of the underside of the display screen.
3: Provides an possibility to alter your background to match the sport you’re highlighting within the not too long ago performed record.
4: Improves sport discovery by introducing lists of video games curated and customized for you.
5: Permits you to customise your expertise by pinning your favourite video games, curated teams, and system teams like Fast Resume to Dwelling.
6: Helps you discover what’s happening in your group by means of the up to date Buddies & Group Updates row.
7: Reveals you what media apps and content material can be found to you by way of a Watch & Hear highlight and record of leisure apps
The journey to replace Dwelling
Bettering the Dwelling Expertise has been actually a Staff Xbox effort —from engineers to designers to researchers and lots of extra. We began by investing in infrastructure that might enable us to attempt completely different layouts of the web page with completely different content material for various conditions and clients. We then evaluated many alternative components of the design course of together with what individuals work together with within the expertise, how straightforward it’s for individuals to finish the motion they wish to take, and the way happy they’re with the general expertise. As soon as we had a model that was able to share, we began to roll it out to our Xbox Insiders.
How to try the new Home UI on your Xbox
We’re currently rolling the new Home experience out to a subset of all Xbox consoles. This means that some customers will need to wait a few weeks to get their hands on it. Rest assured over the next few weeks, it’s coming to a console near you! If you’re seeing the new Home on your console and you want to customize it to your liking, our guide has you covered.
Thank you for all your feedback, and your patience as we built your new Xbox Home. We look forward to hearing what you think!
