After a few months of Xbox Insider users having access to the much-improved Home experience on Xbox consoles, Microsoft is finally ready to roll out the new dashboard to all Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One users around the globe.
The rollout begins today with a “subset” of consoles, and will gradually continue to be pushed to all players over the coming weeks until everybody is covered. The new UI aims to improve the user experience with a cleaner, simplified layout that better shows off custom backgrounds, easier access to games in your library, better game discovery/curation and more (I’ve personally been using it since the Insider Alpha launch and it’s a vast improvement over the previous iteration).
Here’s what Microsoft reckons you’ll get out of using the new Xbox Home dashboard:
Xbox Dashboard Update July/August 2023
- Makes it easy to go to your Library, the Microsoft Store, Xbox Game Pass, Search, and Settings at the very top of your Home by introducing a quick access menu.
- Creates more space for your personalised background by simplifying the layout and putting the games you recently played and other content and apps towards the bottom of the screen.
- Adds an option to change your background to match the game you are highlighting in the recently played list.
- Improves game discovery by introducing lists of games curated and personalised for you.
- Allows you to customise your experience by pinning your favourite games, curated groups, and system groups like Quick Resume to Home.
- Helps you find what’s going on in your community through the updated Friends & Community Updates row.
- Shows you what media apps and content are available to you via a Watch & Listen spotlight and list of entertainment apps.
You can learn more about what’s different and improved in the new and fresh Xbox dashboard right here.
