Xbox 'Game Hub' feature being pushed to insiders ahead of GA
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Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I don't want to be easily reminded of how much time I've spent on certain games.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yeah you can get all that information separately from either the game info page or the achievements page. This is just combining it into a single unified hub.
But I don't like that it's basically adding an extra A button press to actually start the game. Just have all this info in a context menu when you hold start on a game's icon or something, don't make this be the default thing that always shows up when someone wants to start a game.
No BBC=Anger
Member
Yes, mixed view on this one. I could imagine being reminded of a 200 hour playtime of Rumble Roses XX would be a sobering experience for anyone.
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Magic Carpet
Gold Member
They used to hide the playtime in the user account. Nice that it's front and center now.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I'd have to see it. Seems like its turning your library into a DLC shop. Not crazy about it.
reinking
Gold Member
If they swap out the marketing tabs with the friends who play tab it would be better. Similar to how PS5 has the marketing tab at the bottom row. Accessible but I usually do not see it.
LordCBH
Member
That was the first thought I had. The day I hit A to launch assassins creed and I get this instead of the game just launching will make me a wee bit cranky. Hopefully they make changes or give us an option to just launch the game.
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Member
Another way for them to sneak in some ads
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I hadn't even thought of that, I was more thinking about the days I spent on Apex Legends.
Imagine going to a friend's house and spotting they had 3 and a half weeks on Dead or Alive Volleyball.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
"It means you might have to press the Xbox A button twice to launch games soon."
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cormack12
Gold Member
"It means you might have to press the Xbox A button twice to launch games soon."
It will only affect the games not on your history but yeah. There might be an option to bypass though, who knows
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
shit ugly mess. I don't care about gaming 'hubs', fucken 'social feeds' or any other poof daddy bullshit they can conjure up alongside ads.
I want my games and where I buy/download games.
I want my games and where I buy/download games.
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Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
>It means you might have to press the Xbox A button twice to launch games soon.
Thanks, Microsoft. Exactly what I wanted.
Thanks, Microsoft. Exactly what I wanted.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
"It means you might have to press the Xbox A button twice to launch games soon."
also
LordCBH
The bub is, thankfully, able to be turned off for game launches, for those who don't want it.
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Aguero9320
Member
I don't mind that, it's related to the game itself. I've sometimes had frustrating attempts to find DLC content in the store, this makes it easier.
I quite like this, but it hasn't blown me away. Would like to see it developed further. No problem with the extra button press myself, but I'm sure they'll add an option to skip it when it launches. The Xbox UI is pretty good now, but I wouldn't mind a visual refresh (not functionality so much) - it looks a little unsophisticated. Still my favorite UI though.
I'd also like a curated 'recently released' and 'coming soon' section - so much crap to wade through.
Fess
Member
Why are they doing all these other crappy UIs? Just use that blades UI, it's perfection.shit ugly mess. I don't care about gaming 'hubs', fucken 'social feeds' or any other poof daddy bullshit they can conjure up alongside ads.
I want my games and where I buy/download games.
Zacfoldor
Member
Now let me manually manage my cloud saves so I can save scum properly like I can do on every other platform.
That said, at least MS didn't take away several awesome UI features like Sony did going from PS4 Pro to PS5.
Overall, the Xbox Series and the PS5 UI has been a shitshow. Worse than last gen. Especially PS5.
That said, at least MS didn't take away several awesome UI features like Sony did going from PS4 Pro to PS5.
Overall, the Xbox Series and the PS5 UI has been a shitshow. Worse than last gen. Especially PS5.
Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
It should be
A button = Launch game immediately
Start/menu/whatever it's called button = Game hub
A button = Launch game immediately
Start/menu/whatever it's called button = Game hub
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
They want to be steam so bad, but if you're going to copy someone, you may as well copy from the best.
xrnzaaas
Member
In all seriousness, I really hate this feature on PS5, along with showing completion percentages which can spoil how far you're in the game or in a certain quest. Not to mention it tends to show wrong numbers for some games, it's like the console can't handle the basic feature of counting how long a certain app was running.
Having to go through another screen to launch the game from the Xbox dashboard would be unacceptable. Make all that shit optional and visible only if you visit a certain menu.
