Xbox Introduces New 'Game Hubs' Feature On Console, Rolling Out Now To Insiders
Image: aRandomWiseGuy

If you've ever been on the Xbox app for PC, you've probably noticed all the little bits of info that appear alongside the game - achievements, stats, available add-ons - and a similar feature is now being rolled out to Xbox console users.

Xbox is calling this "Game Hubs", and is testing it with a random subset of Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insiders to begin with. From now on, these users will see a game hub page when attempting to launch a title on their Xbox console:

"Game hubs will appear whenever you select a game from your recently played games lists or your installed games list, and they include a bunch of information that we hope you'll find as useful as we do. You'll see information relevant to the game you've selected, such as your player stats, achievements, friends who are playing, recent captures, available add-ons, events, and more! And, if you're in a hurry to start playing, the default focus in game hubs will always be on the Play button to enable a seamless double-tap to play experience from the game tile."

You can get another look at an Xbox Game Hub (courtesy of aRandomWiseGuy on social media) down below:

Xbox Introduces New 'Game Hubs' Feature On Console, Rolling Out Now To Insiders 2
Image: aRandomWiseGuy

Xbox says that Game Hubs may provide "a slightly different experience to what someone else sees" while the team is refining the feature, and users are being encouraged to share their feedback in order to make it as useful as possible.

And, if you aren't keen on the idea and would rather launch straight into your games without any fuss, a setting has been added already that will allow you to turn it off - so it seems the choice is totally yours!

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[source support.xbox.com]