The lights are on
Microsoft is bringing some of the March Xbox One update’s social improvements into focus. This morning, a number of upcoming tweaks to friends and parties were detailed. These are in addition to the update coming later this week (and not today as originally planned), which we detailed last week.
The focus is on five new and improved features that should make playing with friends faster and easier. Microsoft is bringing back a recent players list, giving users access to those people recently seen in multiplayer games. An “invite friends to game” option will also be returning, getting you into multiplayer matches faster with your friends.
Microsoft is also improving the friends list, showing those online in a priority location. Party chat will see an overhaul. No longer will you need to turn it on manually. It will be on by default when you start a party.
The March update, which is scheduled to roll out just before Titanfall’s launch, will include a number of other improvements. Microsoft plans to share more details over the coming weeks.
Our TakeI like some of the improvements to the Xbox One, but I miss the ease of use on the Xbox 360 with regard to parties and friends. These fixes get us closer to the user experience we’re accustomed to, and I’m looking forward to trying them out.
Needed improvements. I do agree with you Futter on missing the 360 party/friends aspects when it comes to the Xbox One. I do hope these changes start bringing us closer to that.
Need need need to be able to snap Skype. They showed it off on all their promo demos but this isn't possible to do right now.
Cant wait
I don't undestand why Microsoft failed to include all the features that made the friends and party chat features on the Xbox 360 so great from the offest. It boggles the mind frankly.
Not sure why Microsoft did not have this included in the initial release. Because this would have made co-op games way better.
About... darn... time
I would prefer if they fixed it so that I didn't have to make a new party and invite my cousin first so that we could co-op in Ryse and Deadrising.
You'd think this all would've been in the release of X1 with these features that made the 360 work so well. Better late then never I guess.
Companies are always trying to improve and fix what isn't broken. Hence the changes from the 360 to the One. At least they're listening to people and finding that the changes they made were not actually better, just more annoying.