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Xbox new boot up coming
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Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
Nice, i like it
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
I finally got the Xbox mode to show up on my Windows 11. It showed up last night. Finally!
But no fancy boot up animation. Not like when entering the Steam Big Picture mode.
Not complaining since I FINALLY have the Xbox mode. Geesh. Took them long enough. I played with it a bit. It is very similar to the Series X UI. You can even switch between 2 running games. Though it's not quick resume.
But no fancy boot up animation. Not like when entering the Steam Big Picture mode.
Not complaining since I FINALLY have the Xbox mode. Geesh. Took them long enough. I played with it a bit. It is very similar to the Series X UI. You can even switch between 2 running games. Though it's not quick resume.
Tobimacoss
Member
That looks great. The logo makes more sense now.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
This girl is putting some work in.
amigastar
Member
How so? Just curious.
LordCBH
Member
How do you get the mode to show up in windows? I thought it was available to everyone, but I don't have it. Windows is fully up to date, and the windows store says my Xbox app is up to date too. Is this just more sloppy Copilot coding?
Topher
Identifies as young
Between this, the achievements change and just her general attitude of "back to the console". Phil Spencer had written off console. He was asked about what Xbox console gamers could expect going forward back in 2023 when he went into his rant about losing Xbox One gen was the worst gen to lose. Everyone took that as him waving the white flag and he really was. Asha is actually directing energy into improving Xbox consoles. Not saying it has been a lot, but really it wouldn't take much to surpass Phil Spencer
That's my take on it anyway
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LordCBH
Member
What's changed with achievements? Are they finally separating out DLC into their own sub lists?
Topher
Identifies as young
nah....just a cosmetic change
Steve Holt
Member
It would have been nice to see this on all those cancelled games.
Still bitter about Perfect Dark.
Still bitter about Perfect Dark.
LordCBH
Member
Ah. Damn. I keep hoping they'll at least give to option to separate achievements out for DLC's. Unless they have already and I haven't looked? But I don't think they have. Guess I can check the app on my pc when I get home.
REMAINSILLY
Member
My first real console was the original Xbox. I remember getting it on Christmas 2001, I can never abandon my love (except when I abandoned Xbox One for PC). So anything positive Xbox, even if it's just a startup makes me happy.
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Jinzo Prime
Member
NO! It's like the THX sound, it's supposed to blow your ears off! This is the kind of thing Xbox needs to stand out.
Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
Keep the changes coming, I'm listening.
Nonehxc
Member
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Luck of the draw unless you install special work arounds. I did not want to do any weird work around. I just waited. and waited and waited some more. It's completely at the whim of MS as to who gets it.
They don't want to mass enable stuff for fear of everyting breaking all at once.
New mode does seem to work well. It's not at the level of a Series X yet. And I had access to all my other storefronts. It launches games with a bit more 'polish' than regular windows.
They still need to update the icons for other stores.
If this is the new Helix UI I think it will be an 'ok' thing.
LordCBH
Member
This is a first for Windows lmao
Mayar
Member
What users will actually see.
Ass of Can Whooping - Apparently he went on vacation, so I have to do his work for him...
Ass of Can Whooping - Apparently he went on vacation, so I have to do his work for him...
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
LOL. Same here. Only thing I know which gets so loud (unless I turn it down) my speakers get a slight staticky sound on boot up.
ValiantInstance
Member
They need to bring back the 360 boot sound. This one has always sounded like Windows.
Bruno_Arrais85
Member
wow I'm buying 3.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
I wondered the same so I asked Google what shes done and it came up with this list. Take its legitimacy for what it is.
-Dropped Game Pass Ultimate price from $29.99 to $22.99 per month, though new Call of Duty games no longer launch day one.
-Scrapped the "This is an Xbox" campaign and refocused on core consoles.
-Canceled Copilot AI development for mobile and console.
-Major leadership reshuffle, bringing in ex-colleagues from CoreAI and Instacart.
-Dropped "Microsoft Gaming" name, returned to just Xbox with a new retro-inspired glowing green logo.
-Increased focus on Project Helix next-gen hardware.
-Boosted sharpness and resolution of gamerpics, game art, and achievement icons on Series X at 4K.
-Added new dynamic backgrounds, profile backgrounds, and gamer pics featuring the fresh Xbox logo.
-Introduced new dashboard colors including a green gradient, plus options to customize or disable the guide gradient.
-Set up a dedicated console team delivering regular updates, aiming for bi-weekly drops the rest of the year.
-Refreshed achievements with new icons, animations, custom colors, ability to hide games, and a dedicated section for 100% completed games.
-Added Quick Resume toggles per game, profile badges in the guide, more home screen groups, a Play History tab, and other dashboard tweaks.
It probably missed some things as well. Not a bad start for her.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Feel like I'm living in bizarro world with all the praise of her. It's almost entirely lip service and her likely announcing things that were already in the works before she showed up other than maybe the GamePass price change. But I'd bet decent money there were already talks about that, it didn't come out of nowhere, it probably came out of a huge wave of cancellations after their big price increases. We know they've mulled over pulling COD from GP for a while too.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Sweet, I like it.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
As long as it's a fast bootup, they can have a picture of Asha on there for all I care.
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
Too bad I probably won't get to see it again. Series X was the last one.
Gambit2483
Member
oh let them have something...they need it.