Wednesday, November 25, 2015
#Windows 10 update for #Xbox One is now rolling out
After months of waiting, Windows 10 for Xbox one is rolling out today.According to a post on the Xbox One website, Microsoft is rolling what it calls the New Xbox One experience or NXOE from 3.01am ET – or around 8am in UK time.
If you haven’t got it yet, you’ll have to sit tight. Just like Windows 10, Microsoft is rolling out the software to consoles on a staggered schedule, so you might just have to wait your turn. Twelve hours after that, Microsoft will introduce the backwards-compatibility feature, so users will be able to play certain Xbox 360 games on their next-gen Xbox One.
How to update your Xbox One dashboard
Microsoft has tinkered with the Xbox One’s dashboard ever since its release in 2013, but today's update represents the biggest change yet. Featuring an all-new look, as well as new functionalities such as the ability to play certain Xbox 360 games, it looks leagues ahead of the OS on the PS4.
If you’ve enabled your Xbox One’s Instant-on power mode, it should begin downloading the update automatically – as soon as it’s available. Those using energy-saving mode will need to manually trigger the download process. To do this, simply head to Settings | System | Update now.
Windows 10 on Xbox One
Mimicking the look and feel of Microsoft’s best OS ever, the new dashboard is designed to make navigation faster and slicker when using a controller.
As you’d expect, every single area of the Xbox One experience benefits from the new UI. The Xbox One store looks to be easier to use, and new community features and Game Hubs mean you can see what other players are doing. If you’re not up for playing games, you’ll find that the OneGuide has been overhauled too.
Alongside its new-look menus, Windows 10 for the Xbox One will also allow gamers to access more systems functions without leaving their game. That means it’ll be possible to view notifications and chat to friends, right next to your current session of Gears of War or Forza 6.
If that’s not enough, Microsoft also says the Xbox One will be backwards-compatible with certain Xbox 360 games.
Where's Cortana?
Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be the most co-operative console yet, so it’s baking Cortana directly into the console’s new OS. Instead of a cut-down version of the digital-assistant, Xbox One’s Cortana looks to be just as intelligent as the one on a PC or Windows Phone.
Early footage of the feature in action shows it answering complex, context-related questions. Want to know which of your friends are online, or even the next quest you have to do? Just ask Cortana. The only catch? Microsoft planned to bundle Cortana with the first version of the new OS, but we’ll have to wait until 2016 before Microsoft’s helper is on the Xbox One.
Although Microsoft’s Xbox One has lagged behind in sales, the console’s new OS should have Sony worried. The PlayStation 4 may be far more popular, with arguably the better game library and a seemingly unbeatable lead, but the Xbox One will soon offer the better user experience. With the release of Windows 10 for Xbox One, the onus will be on Sony to massively overhaul the PS4's outdated UI.
It appears that, after a number of setbacks, Microsoft has started from scratch and delivered what could well be the benchmark for console operating systems.
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