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New Xbox One Experience Brings Windows 10-Inspired Updates To Preview Members Starting This Month
Microsoft has announced its plans for previewing the revised Xbox One dashboard. Starting this month, users in the preview program will have the opportunity to opt-in for testing.
Because this is such a significant revision, Microsoft isn’t assuming that everyone will want to risk it. You’ll receive a message via Xbox Live to register your interest in the preview app.
The publisher will be starting with members who have provided the most feedback and slowly add more on the way to launch in November. There will be a number of builds pushed through along the way, so expect to receive a updates before the general public gets in.
The “New Xbox One Experience” as it’s being called (similar to the New Xbox Experience on the 360) will enable backward compatibility for all, with more than 100 titles planned for launch. Microsoft say that it will also speed up the user experience by up to 50 percent, improve the OneGuide, and improve usability of the storefront.
[Source: Microsoft]
Our Take
The backward compatibility feature alone is a solid addition, and I’m glad to see that the sluggish dashboard is getting remedied. I expect that this will go a long way to muting the Kinect-focused design of the original user interface, as the device is all but phased out. I’m eager to see how the platform evolves with this, as I was fond of how the 360 matured over its life cycle.
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