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New Xbox One Experience Tester Version Issues Outlined
Microsoft has issued a warning to New Xbox One Experience testers, alerting them that a number of games, features, and functionality may not work very well during the upcoming preview period. Of course, issues and bugs were always anticipated, as this is essentially a beta test. But it's nice to see Microsoft acknowledging these problems up front so people aren't surprised if they get in.
Destiny: The Taken King and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection may fail to launch during the first wave of the preview, while titles like Forza Motorsport 6 and Assassin's Creed Unity are liable to suffer from graphical errors, according to the preview notes from the Xbox forums. Testers may also encounter crashes and freezing, while some queued downloads may not start.
Apps such as ABC News, SlingTV, and WWE may fail to launch, Microsoft warns, while the use of accessories such as the Media Remote and some third-party racing wheels might not work or could cause other issues. These are just a small slice of the known issues; you can see the full preview notes at the Xbox forums.
Invitations to Preview Members to opt-in to the New Xbox One Experience were sent out last night. Opting-in doesn't guarantee you a spot in the preview, however. Due to the size and significance of the update, Microsoft is slowly rolling out the new update, beginning with people who have "historically submitted the most feedback."
It won't be available for everyone right away. "Our goal is to start with a group, get feedback, then roll out to larger groups for additional feedback over time," Microsoft's Mike Ybarra explained recently.
Here's a rundown of how the New Xbox One Experience testing period will work over the next couple of weeks.
Microsoft's Xbox One Preview Program, overall, recently got more difficult to get into. The company announced last month that it is scaling back the volume of invitations, as the program is reaching a "near-capacity" level.
The New Xbox One Experience includes a long list of changes and new features, perhaps the most notable of which is backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games. The update completely overhauls the Home screen to make it "faster and easier." For some features, the update will improve load times by as much as 50 percent. In addition, there will be a new Community section to help make the console "more social." It also comes with a "revamped OneGuide" that aims to be the one destination you need for TV, movies, and video apps. Finally, the New Xbox One Experience, due out to everyone in November, adds optimizations to the Xbox Store to help you find the games and content you want more easily.
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Destiny: The Taken King and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection may fail to launch during the first wave of the preview, while titles like Forza Motorsport 6 and Assassin's Creed Unity are liable to suffer from graphical errors, according to the preview notes from the Xbox forums. Testers may also encounter crashes and freezing, while some queued downloads may not start.
Apps such as ABC News, SlingTV, and WWE may fail to launch, Microsoft warns, while the use of accessories such as the Media Remote and some third-party racing wheels might not work or could cause other issues. These are just a small slice of the known issues; you can see the full preview notes at the Xbox forums.Invitations to Preview Members to opt-in to the New Xbox One Experience were sent out last night. Opting-in doesn't guarantee you a spot in the preview, however. Due to the size and significance of the update, Microsoft is slowly rolling out the new update, beginning with people who have "historically submitted the most feedback."
It won't be available for everyone right away. "Our goal is to start with a group, get feedback, then roll out to larger groups for additional feedback over time," Microsoft's Mike Ybarra explained recently.
Here's a rundown of how the New Xbox One Experience testing period will work over the next couple of weeks.
- If you're a member of the Xbox One Preview Program, you will get an invitation sent to you in an Xbox Live message.
- From the invitation launch the Xbox Preview Dashboard and select the registration option.
- You can then opt-in by selecting "Preview – New Xbox One Experience."
- If you choose not to participate in this update (you just leave your registration as preview), you will continue to receive "regular" Preview Program updates going forward. This will not remove you from the Xbox Preview Program.
- New builds will regularly roll out over a period of several weeks to those who opt in, and our engineering team will work to improve the features and fix any bugs they identify throughout the preview testing.
Microsoft's Xbox One Preview Program, overall, recently got more difficult to get into. The company announced last month that it is scaling back the volume of invitations, as the program is reaching a "near-capacity" level.
The New Xbox One Experience includes a long list of changes and new features, perhaps the most notable of which is backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games. The update completely overhauls the Home screen to make it "faster and easier." For some features, the update will improve load times by as much as 50 percent. In addition, there will be a new Community section to help make the console "more social." It also comes with a "revamped OneGuide" that aims to be the one destination you need for TV, movies, and video apps. Finally, the New Xbox One Experience, due out to everyone in November, adds optimizations to the Xbox Store to help you find the games and content you want more easily.
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