Workforce Xbox continues to deliver new methods to make Xbox higher, with gamers on the middle, as we refine the expertise and ship brand-new options primarily based in your suggestions. This month’s replace sees recreation hubs out there for all PC gamers, new navigation choices are beginning to roll out within the Xbox app on PC, and the Xbox April Replace is rolling out quickly to all consoles.

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Sport hubs are actually out there for all PC gamers

Again in February, we introduced that our crew had began rolling out recreation hubs for our PC gamers to attach much more with their favourite video games.

At this time, we’re excited to share that every one PC gamers can now get pleasure from recreation hubs contained in the Xbox app on PC. Navigate to any recreation in your library or within the sidebar to trace your progress, uncover the most recent content material and add-ons, join and compete with your pals, and get the most recent information from builders.

With this official rollout of recreation hubs to all gamers on the Xbox app, we’re additionally bringing again a fan-favorite characteristic: recreation captures. Any recreation clip or screenshots you’ve captured via Sport Bar for a particular recreation will now be displayed in its respective recreation hub and regionally saved in your PC. You may browse your captures within the app, copy them to the clipboard for simple sharing, or rapidly soar to the file location. You may study extra about recreation captures right here.

We’re simply getting began with recreation hubs and may’t wait to share new enhancements with future updates.

New sub-navigation menu choices for the Xbox app on PC are beginning to roll out

We now have began previewing a brand new sub-navigation expertise underneath the “What’s Taking place” part of the Sport Move tab within the Xbox app on PC with a subset of gamers and with all Xbox Insiders. To study extra in regards to the adjustments you may even see if you entry the Xbox app on PC, click on right here.

Xbox console expertise updates

The Xbox April console replace is beginning to roll out

Beginning right now, the Xbox April replace might be rolling out to all consoles.

In case you’re utilizing Discord Voice in your console, you’ll now have the ability to hear soundboard audio from others within the channel or name. In case you don’t need to hear these sounds, a mute button for soundboard audio could be discovered within the Discord Voice choices: Open the information and go to Choices > Mute soundboard.

Do you save your favourite gaming moments as recreation captures? In case you’re utilizing OneDrive to again up your recreation captures and clips, now, if you add a recreation seize, you’ll get a notification in your console letting you recognize if you happen to’re operating low on area.

Additionally, we’ve added a brand new management in your consoles so you may block whether or not customers in your system can set up or uninstall video games and apps.  You may allow entry restrictions with a “visitor pin” and disable these new controls when a recreation or app set up or uninstall occurs. Your visitor might be prompted for the “visitor pin” to finish the exercise. To view and alter the brand new choices, navigate to Settings > System > Entry restrictions.  

Assist form the way forward for Xbox

Keep tuned to Xbox Wire for future updates and all the most recent and biggest Xbox-related information. For help associated to Xbox updates, go to the official Xbox Assist website.

We love listening to from the group, whether or not you’ve a suggestion for a brand new characteristic that you simply’d wish to see added, otherwise you need to give suggestions on current options that would use some enchancment. We’re all the time in search of methods to enhance Xbox experiences for gamers around the globe. In case you’d like to assist create the way forward for Xbox and get early entry to new options, be part of the Xbox Insider Program right now by downloading the Xbox Insider Hub for Xbox Sequence X|S & Xbox One or Home windows PC. Tell us what you suppose!