Tag: Xbox Insider
News Xbox Employees Are Testing 10 Non-Game Pass Titles On The Cloud Right Now
Xbox Insiders should be getting access very soon
We've been waiting ages for Xbox Cloud Gaming to expand to games that aren't part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library, and it sounds like the time has almost arrived - Xbox employees are literally testing the feature right now. This is according to The Verge's Tom Warren, who has revealed 10 games...
News New Xbox Update Includes Discord Improvements & Mouse Mapping For Some Controllers
Available now via the Xbox Insider program
Xbox is always releasing new updates as part of the Insider program before they're rolled out to everyone, and one of the latest updates adds a couple of notable new features - one for Discord, and one for specific types of controllers. We'll start with Discord, with Xbox now offering the ability to join...
News Xbox Adds New Feature For Handheld PCs That 'Really Improves The Experience'
Now in testing for Xbox Insiders
With rumours of a potential Xbox handheld continuing to ramp up, it probably comes as no surprise that Microsoft is continuing to work on improvements for existing handheld PCs, with another new feature now live for Xbox Insiders. This feature sees Compact Mode being brought to the Game Bar on PC, which allows you...
News Palworld Update Preview Brings Dedicated Servers To Xbox Players
Early access to a major new feature
If you're a big Palworld fan and you've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of dedicated servers on Xbox, you'll be glad to know that they're arrived... kind of. Although they're not fully available yet, you can still access them as of today! This is via a new service called the Palworld Update Preview, which...
News Xbox Is Adding The Ability To 'Pre-Download' Game Updates Before They're Released
Rolling out to Xbox Insiders this week
We already know that we can pre-install games ahead of time on Xbox, but what about updates? Well, Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for certain Xbox Insiders this week that will allow "pre-downloads" for certain game updates. Team Xbox describes this as a feature where you can install these updates...
News Xbox Insider Update Aims To 'Improve' Sale Searching On The Microsoft Store
But we're not sure how just yet
Microsoft's latest Xbox Insider patch notes are now live — for Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead users — and there's an interesting note tucked in here about sales an
News New Xbox Update Makes More Improvements To Installation Speeds
Specifically "while games are running"
If you're the kind of person who likes to download games while playing them at the same time, we've got good news! Xbox has pushed out a new update to Insiders that aims to improve installation speeds "while games are running". The best way to download games is always when you've got nothing running in the...
News Xbox Insider Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Teases What's Next
Update: Anniversary hub now live
Update [Sat 10th Feb, 2024 08:00 GMT]: As part of these celebrations, the Xbox Insider Program has now released an anniversary hub, where fans can check out interviews, historical retellings, and much more over February and March. If there are any other surprises, we'll let you know. Original story [Wed 7th Feb,...
News Xbox Is Making 'Filtering' Improvements To Your 'My Games & Apps' Library
"To help you find exactly what you’re looking for!"
Any kind of improvements to the user experience on Xbox are always welcome, and that's exactly what we're getting with a few new ways to filter and sort all of the games in the "My Games & Apps" library via the "Filter" menu. Some Xbox Insiders are currently testing various new filter...
News Xbox Appears To Be Fixing A Major Issue With Cloud Saves
It's in testing for Xbox Insiders
Earlier this week, we heard how Baldur's Gate 3 players are suffering with an issue that causes lost progress on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it seems this is connected to a bigger problem that's been plaguing cloud saves. In recent months, we've seen players for the likes of Starfield, Wartales,
News New Extraction Shooter 'Hawked' Is Free To Try On Xbox This Weekend
As part of the Xbox Insider program
Fancy trying something new this weekend? We've got a free-to-play extraction shooter called Hawked coming to Xbox at some point in early 2024, and if you're quick enough, you can try it out for free over the next few days. We've thrown a trailer for Hawked up above, and here's a bit more about what to expect from...
News Xbox Rolls Out 'Experimental' New Feature To Microsoft Edge App
Available now for some Xbox Insiders
We've actually found ourselves using the Microsoft Edge app on Xbox quite a lot over the past few years, as it's still a good way to access video content that doesn't yet have an official app on Xbox - in my case, it's FITE for AEW in the UK. However, it's definitely not perfect. I've personally had to deal with...
News Here's A First Look At Xbox's New Voice Chat Reporting Feature
Available now for some Xbox Insiders
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Xbox was working on a new feature that would allow players to report inappropriate in-game voice chats, and now a selection of Xbox Insiders have been given access to test it out. One of those is The Verge's Tom Warren, who has shared a video of the feature in action...
News New Xbox Feature Will Allow You To Report Inappropriate Voice Chats
Rolling out first to Xbox Insiders
Xbox has revealed today that it's implementing a new reporting feature which will allow players to report inappropriate voice chats in multiplayer games - and it's rolling out this week to Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insiders. The way it works is that you'll be able to record the previous 60 seconds of footage...
News Xbox Download Speeds May Receive A Boost As Part Of New Update
Rolling out now to Xbox Insiders
If you're a member of the Xbox Insider program, you may have noticed over the weekend that in the patch notes for the June 2nd Alpha Skip-Ahead and Beta updates, there was a note about some potentially improved download speeds. Specifically, it's stated that due to "content installation and updating" improvements,...
News Xbox Players Offered Free Access To This Weekend's 'Crash Team Rumble' Closed Beta
Sign up now before it's too late!
Fancy trying the new Crash Bandicoot game this weekend? Activision is providing Xbox players with a chance to play Crash Team Rumble's closed beta from April 21st to April 24th as part of the Xbox Insider program. Here's how you can take part, courtesy of Xbox Wire:
News Xbox Insider Update Adds Major New Discord & GameDVR Features
Join directly from your console!
In addition to the Xbox October 2022 Update that was revealed earlier this week, members of the Xbox Insider program in the Alpha ring were treated to a couple of big new features yesterday for Discord and GameDVR. Firstly, Discord is finally now adding a server and voice channel browser on Xbox, which m
News Quake 4 Preview Hints At Upcoming PC Game Pass Addition
2005's Quake 4 is coming
Xbox has announced that Bethesda's 2005 shooter, Quake 4, is coming to Xbox storefronts on PC. Things are kicking off with an initial preview program, which is currently open to Xbox Insiders on the platform. To access the preview, you'll have to sign up via the Xbox Insider Hub on Windows PC. It seems like a pretty open...
News Xbox Insider Update Adds 'Reveal' Option For Secret Achievements
Part of the "cool new features" teased for this week
Update (Fri 29th Apr, 2022): Right, here we go! Today's Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead builds include three new additions, two of which are firmware updates for controllers and the Xbox One Wireless Headset respectively. The other is a brand-new feature that allows you to reveal details about secret...
News Xbox Rolling Out Fix To Improve Speed Of Scanning For Updates
Being tested by Insiders for now
We don't know about you, but we've got so many games stored on our various Xbox Series X storage devices that the process of scanning for game updates has become really slow. Fortunately the Xbox team knows it's an issue. In an update sent to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings yesterday, Microsoft...
News Xbox Fixes Multiple Issues In Insider Update, Including Game DVR Sharing
The direct-to-Twitter option is back
The team at Xbox is always, always busy bringing out new Xbox Insider updates on a near-daily basis, and we've seen a few notable fixes this week, including the return of direct-to-twitter sharing for Game DVR content. As you may remember, the ability to share content from Xbox directly to Twitter was removed...
News Xbox Insider Update Removes Social Media Sharing, For Now
A hint at something new?
Game DVR and the whole process of recording and sharing clips has long been a sore spot on the Xbox platform. The current system is janky at best and broken at worst, but is it finally about to change? As spotted by Windows Central, the latest Insider Ring update removes Twitter sharing as an option for Game DVR. The other...
News Does Your Xbox Guide Button Lag? New Insider Patch Addresses Issue
Finally!
Good news for Xbox Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead Insiders! In yesterday's patch, which went live at roughly 3pm PT, Xbox targeted guide button lag. It's a common complaint among Xbox users and to be honest, it's good that it's finally being addressed. We've experienced these issues here at Pure Xbox, especially when accessing the guide during...
News Xbox Series X Update Fixes 'Console Shutdown' Issues With Certain Games
And provides "improved stability" in general
We've been seeing and hearing occasional reports of games causing the Xbox Series X to crash or even shutdown entirely ever since launch, and now Xbox is implementing a fix for a couple of select games in particular. This past weekend, an update rolled out to Alpha Skip-Ahead Insiders targeting "titles...
Guide How To Join The Xbox Insider Program
Everything you need to know
Over the past few months, there have been loads of cool features coming to Xbox. The only problem is, when they're first announced, you're usually hit with those dreaded words: Currently available for Xbox Insiders. Of course, these features roll out universally over time, but sometimes you just want to be one of the...
