Microsoft announces the New Xbox Experience, coming this fall to Xbox Series X and Xbox One, teases new Xbox Dashboard
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The software experience on an Xbox console hasgrown in leaps and bounds since its inception in 2013, but in its current iteration looks stale in comparison to the Xbox app on Windows PC’s, or the mobileXbox Game Passapp on Android and iOS devices. In order to rectify this, Xbox has been hard at work on a substantial overhaul, which started with the gradual rollout of a newMicrosoft Store on Xbox, which drastically improved the Store’s speed, design, and overall usability.
Now, this same design language that can be seen elsewhere in the Xbox family will be coming to Xbox One andXbox Series Xconsoles this fall withthe New Xbox Experience, which should clean up the UI and UX of the Xbox consoles, and make everything run much more smoothly. According to Microsoft, with the New Xbox Experience, the home screen will load up to 50% faster, and consume 40% less memory, which are considerable upgrades in performance.
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Not only that, it seems the Xbox Dashboard will also benefit from these design language updates, with rounded corners, animated backgrounds, and more consistent spacing. Improvements in this area are always welcomed.
These changes won’t just be limited to Xbox consoles, however, as it seems the Android Xbox app will also be getting rebuilt with a new UI, aswe reported on earlier this year, which is fantastic to see. Once all of this rolls out, the entire Xbox ecosystem should look better, run faster, and be consistently smooth no matter where you are, be it your console, your phone, or your PC.
Are you excited about this updated experience? What do you think about the changes? Let us know in the comments below!
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