We’re persevering with to carry new methods to make Xbox higher based mostly in your suggestions. This month’s replace has brand-new experiences throughout PC gaming, Xbox apps, consoles and extra. Learn on for all the small print:
PC Gaming
Recreation Bar Compact Mode Is Now Out there for All PC Gamers on Home windows
In August, we introduced that Recreation Bar Compact Mode, a brand new mode optimized for smaller screens and Home windows handhelds, was obtainable to Xbox Insiders.
In the present day, we’re excited to share that each one PC gamers can now take pleasure in Recreation Bar Compact Mode on their favourite Home windows gadgets. You’ll be able to view not too long ago performed video games, entry widespread recreation launchers and different gaming utilities, and discover the Widget Retailer, the place you may uncover and handle widget functions.
With Compact Mode enabled, entry to widgets and navigation is simplified to make sure you may get to the content material you need as simply as doable on smaller screens. Compact Mode can also be optimized to navigate with a controller, and you’ll shortly swap between widgets with left and proper bumpers (LB/RB).
We additionally added a brand new characteristic in Recreation Bar Compact Mode to assist you to stop a recreation that’s operating by going to the Residence widget, choosing the sport and urgent shut – supplying you with a sooner choice than quitting from the sport itself or navigating out to your desktop. To activate Compact Mode, go to Recreation Bar Settings and, beneath the Common tab, swap on the Compact Mode toggle.
We’re simply getting began with Recreation Bar and might’t wait to share new enhancements similar to modernizing the appear and feel and including assist for digital keyboard navigation with future updates. You’ll be able to be taught extra about Recreation Bar Compact Mode by visiting the characteristic overview web page.
Extra Recreation Administration Choices Coming Your Approach Through the Xbox App on PC
As we introduced again in August, we’re persevering with to boost recreation administration experiences within the Xbox app on PC. This time, now we have made further enhancements to save lots of you obtain house and time managing your library of video games on PC.
- Simply view and set up all add-ons upon recreation set up.
Now you may view and set up all add-ons associated to the sport that you’re putting in, no matter if you acquired them or in the event that they have been a part of the identical bundle. This helps you see all content material associated to the sport you might be putting in at a look, as an alternative of getting to navigate the app to see and set up the totally different add-ons or content material tied to the sport you wish to play.
- Capacity to handle all of your recreation content material in a single place.
In case your put in recreation has add-ons or further content material, we’ll show it multi functional place. That is additionally helpful to handle any further content material you might need acquired after you added a recreation to your assortment. To entry this new view, right-click on any recreation that you’ve got put in both going to your library or the left navigation panel. Then click on on “Handle” and go to the brand new “Add-ons” part.
Xbox App on Cell
The Xbox App on Cell – Coming Quickly with Xbox Recreation Move
The Xbox app on cellular is the right hub to remain linked along with your video games and group, proper out of your cellphone or pill. Beginning this week, we’re streamlining the cellular app expertise by shifting options from the separate Xbox Recreation Move app into the Xbox app. These updates might be obtainable for Xbox beta members on cellular and might be coming to everybody quickly. As a part of these adjustments, we are going to now not assist new downloads of the Xbox Recreation Move app, beginning in November.
Key options – like the power to discover Recreation Move and handle your membership – will now be present in one place with the Xbox app on cellular. You’ll be capable of browse the complete Recreation Move catalog to search out your favourite video games and keep within the loop with alerts for brand new video games coming to the service. For those who’re a Recreation Move Final member, you’ll additionally be capable of view and declare your Perks. Recreation Move Final members can even stream choose video games by means of Xbox Cloud Gaming on their iOS or Android gadgets utilizing a supported browser at xbox.com/play.
You’ll be able to proceed to make use of all of the options you’re keen on within the Xbox app, together with staying linked with your pals or receiving the most recent updates and notifications in your favourite video games. Use get together chat for video or voice calls whereas gaming, watching a present, or simply hanging out. Rejoice your epic gaming moments by sharing recreation clips and screenshots in your favourite social networks. Take a look at your achievements and recreation stats and evaluate your progress with buddies at any time. And in the event you’re away from house, you may set up new video games in your console, so they’re able to play when you’re.
Hold the Xbox app on cellular updated for the most recent content material.
Xbox Consoles
Pre-download Your Video games and Begin Taking part in When the Replace Is Stay
No extra ready for recreation updates to obtain. Now you may soar in and begin taking part in proper when the replace goes reside. To start out utilizing this new choice in your console go to My Video games & Apps > Handle > Updates the place you’ll be capable of see all obtainable pre-downloads. This characteristic is supported by a few of your favourite video games now, together with Sea of Thieves, Minecraft, Cassette Beasts – and anticipate many extra titles to assist it quickly.
New Want Record Notifications for Free Play Days and Extra
Is your want record updated? As a result of it’s about to get much more useful. Your want record already helps you to preserve monitor of your most wished video games, Free Play Days, add-ons and extra, and notifications will enable you to preserve monitor of when these long-awaited video games pop up. With the brand new replace, when a recreation in your want record is launched, enters the Recreation Move library, or turns into obtainable as a part of a Free Play Day promotion, you’ll now obtain console notifications. These notifications will be enabled or disabled per your desire in your want record notification settings.
Assist Form the Way forward for Xbox
Keep tuned to Xbox Wire for future updates and the most recent and biggest Xbox information. For assist associated to Xbox updates, go to the official Xbox Assist website.
We love listening to from the group, whether or not you might have a suggestion for a brand new characteristic that you just’d wish to see added, otherwise you wish to give suggestions on current options that might use some enchancment. We’re all the time on the lookout for methods to enhance Xbox experiences for gamers all over the world. For those who’d like to assist create the way forward for Xbox and get early entry to new options, be part of the Xbox Insider Program as we speak by downloading the Xbox Insider Hub for Xbox Collection X|S & Xbox One or Home windows PC.