Xbox Series X and Xbox One UX Gets An Extreme Makeover

The world is waiting for an announcement for the Xbox Series X price and release date. While that may still take some time, Xbox has something else for us. The UX of the upcoming Series X and the existing Xbox One recently got a refreshed look and now it looks ready for the next-gen. There are a lot of new changes to discuss so let’s jump right into it.

One of the biggest reasons for this visual change was that Xbox wanted to unify its experience across all platforms. PC, Console, and Mobile will let you experience your content in the same manner.

For starters, the home screen/ landing page is now revamped. It is designed to enable you to read things at a glance. You will also be able to customize the guide tab and rearrange your tabs.

The chat and parties were recently combined into a single tab. This has also been improved and a preview option is now added. And it also brings individual volume controls for every member. This was something a lot of fans had requested and the devs finally made it happen.

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Xbox Series X has a revamped activity feed

The activity feed also gets a new look. The official blog says “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. 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.”

In addition to all this, Profile themes also make their debut. Customizing your profile will be easy with this feature and more themes will be added over time.

The xCloud service recently launched for Android and the fans loved it. To make it a much more seamless experience, certain tweaks have been made. “To make that experience even more seamless, we are making some changes to the way you sign in on Xbox.  You will be able to sign in on as many Xboxes or Xbox Apps as you want, all at the same time. Now you can use your Xbox console as much as you want for other watching movies, using apps, chatting with friends, and more. When it comes to games, you’ll be able to play on one device at a time so all your progress, achievements and saves stay up to date and synced whichever device you choose to play on.

This is excellent stuff. Microsoft is pushing for its xCloud service and the response is incredible. This is a step in the right direction for the company and will possibly change the gaming industry for good. More announcements will come our way soon so stay tuned for further details.