Xbox consoles will get a new user interface next year, Microsoft is now testing an updated menu. still still, 17 years later, it is not as fast or as handy as the Xbox 360 “Blades”.”
It’s not a drastic overhaul; The current UI offers rows of tiles that the user scrolls through, some games, others links to shops or menus, while the revamped UI offers essentially the same experience, just with a little more color.
Here is the current interface, which itself isn’t one to a big departure from the 2013 Xbox One menu:
And here, about The edgeis Microsoft’s latest attempt:
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As you can see, the basic principle remains the same. There are a number of squares you can click on, some of which are the last games you played, others are links to important menus, others are still hubs for information (like the “trending” for forza).
The edge reports that “a random subset of Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead ring will be given access to some of the Xbox Home Experiments this week,” However, it’s important to note that everything you see here is in testing and testing for a reason. TFeedback from users by 2023 will help what the UI actually looks like when it’s available to everyone.
Ivy Krislov, Senior Product Manager Lead of Xbox Experiences, narrates The edge:
We know the Xbox home page is where our players spend most of their time, and it’s a very personal space. We also know we can always listen and learn how we can get better here while your experience remains fast and familiar. With this, we’re starting a multi-month series of experiments to learn how to create a more personalized home screen experience and address some of the top trends and fan requests.
If you’re wondering if this applies only to Xbox Series X|S or also to Xbox One, we’ve reached out to Microsoft for clarification and will update when we get feedback.
