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The new design of the Xbox Home is being tested by Insiders; More space for backgrounds

Microsoft has announced the release in the Xbox Insider Program (ring Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha) of the new "Home experience" of Xbox Series X|S, which sees the redesign of the home screen of the console after the feedback received from previous tests.

The new design, which you can preview in the image above, makes changes to the top of the Home to give more space to the backgrounds, and tries to find a balance between user experience, accessibility, functionality and user needs.

These are the features of the new Home:

  • Provides easy navigation to the library, Microsoft Store, Xbox Game Pass, search and settings at the top of Home, introducing a new quick access menu
  • Simplifies the layout and leaves more room for background viewing by reducing the size of some tiles and moving them to the bottom of the screen
  • Adds responsive game art to update the default background and show off beautiful artwork associated with each game when selecting tiles
  • The box that opens " My games and apps" (the first pane of the second line) has been updated to notify you when there is something new or that needs our attention

If you're on the Insider program, check it out and let us know what you think; If you are not there, you just have to wait for the public release of the update, probably scheduled for next month!