The First Major Xbox Series X/S OS Update Brings Back Classic Themes Giving the Patrons a Touch of Nostalgia

Xbox Series S/X got their worldwide launch on November 10. While the new-gen console’s hardware has received an exquisite response, not everything has gone its way.

The console, just following its launch, encountered several issues. Surprisingly, the issues revolved around the console’s hardware as patrons have complained of the console shutting down unexpectedly.

Microsoft had marketed the Xbox Series X as the most powerful console on the scene right now. However, the hardware issues have somewhat stained this claim. Moreover, the community was just recovering from the disappointment of not having an exclusive title at launch.

Digital Foundry’s initial experiments revealed a more melancholic piece of news for the Xbox patrons. The initial experiments conducted by Digital Foundry reveal PS5 beats Xbox by a mile and a half in titles available on both platforms.

Sony’s PlayStation 5 too came with a set of problems, but the accompanying exclusives have more or less overshadowed them. While Sony released an update a few days back, Microsoft has just rolled out the first major OS update for Xbox Series S/X, and this is what we know about it.

Xbox Series S/X gets its first major OS update

One of the major additions of the update is the ability to pre-load certain titles from the Xbox Game Pass. This feature isn’t available for all titles. But Xbox Game Pass users can pre-load titles before they make their way to the Game Pass in order to save time.

This will allow the players to enjoy the titles as soon as it hit the virtual shelves, wasting no time.

The next update revolves around dynamic backgrounds. Microsoft has added this feature, especially for the new-gen users. It enables the players to customize their home screens with motion and color.

Microsoft has also added six new variants, which are essentially based around classic Xbox themes. Users can select these from the settings panel of the Xbox dashboard. Moreover, Microsoft has revealed that it is working on more themes and colors which will be added in future updates.

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One of the most eye-catching updates enables the players to figure out what the titles in their library are capable of. Thanks to an ‘Optimized for Series X/S’ badge, the players will get an idea of the number of old titles that have been updated by the devs to make the most of the new hardware.

This not only makes it easier to stay in touch with old titles but also helps users to filter their library to save space.

Lastly, it will be easier to identify which titles are using Auto HDR, as a tag will appear when the players access the Xbox guide when they play a game.

As usual, we can expect a wide array of smaller changes by Microsoft that will steadily improve the console’s performance. We might have to wait for a bit for a massive update. However, this just shows that the experience is getting better slowly but surely.