New Xbox One dashboard launches today

Microsoft has announced that the update for the New Xbox One Experience is available starting today.

The New Xbox One Experience is a transformation of Xbox One, integrating the versatility of Windows 10. A new Xbox One Home makes it faster to get to the things you want. Microsoft has redesigned Home to provide fast access to the games and apps that you’ve recently used. The new Home also enables you to get to social activities quicker.

A new guide lets users rapidly access top tasks with just one button press. You can bring up the guide from Home by tapping left with the D-pad or left thumbstick. Or, while playing a game, you can double tap the Xbox button on your controller to instantly overlay the guide. You can access your Profile, Friends, and Settings; quickly start a Party; view your Messages and Notifications; and Snap an application all from the new guide.

A new Community section is designed to help you keep up with what other gamers are doing on Xbox Live. Check out what your friends are up to and keep track of the games you follow in the redesigned Activity Feed. The new Trending section lets you view the most popular posts from other players on Xbox Live.

A new Store makes it easier to find content. The Store now includes four areas – Games, Movies & TV, Apps, and Music – plus a new vertical gallery view to reveal more listings at a glance. You can browse through categories like Staff Picks, New Releases, Top played, Top rated, Coming Soon and Recommendations.

Xbox One Avatars from the days of Xbox 360 are back but with some visual fidelity upgrades including anti-aliasing, lighting, and shading improvements.

A complete list of new features can be found at Xbox.com.

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