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Microsoft has The test has begun An updated web experience for Xbox Cloud Gaming that feels more console-like. Xbox Insiders can now try out the preview UI, which includes updated navigation features, lots of new animations, and a refreshed design. It all feels like a teaser for what’s coming to Xbox consoles in the coming years.
The current Xbox Cloud Gaming interface has… Last major repair Nearly two years ago, when Microsoft added the social features and user interface you’d normally find in the Xbox dashboard. This new design makes the current UI look closer to an Xbox controller, thanks to a variety of new animations, a new library section, and a rounded design.
New animations include a sliding dashboard interface that slides into view, an animated Xbox icon that lights up and changes shape, and improved navigation between different parts of the dashboard. These subtle changes dramatically improve the navigation experience in Xbox Cloud Gaming, which currently feels like a web app loading each section.
“We’re testing a refreshed web experience for Xbox Cloud Gaming that lays the foundation for accelerating our ability to build new experiences for players,” says Patrick Siu, chief product manager at Xbox. “This preview is a first look at our new web interface on your browser and allows you to experience the updated design and product flow before we roll it out broadly.”
Mentioning this new UI as the basis for “new experiences” certainly sounds like Microsoft may use this new design in a future Xbox console. In the meantime, I hope it also takes this interface and puts it inside the Xbox app on PC, which desperately needs improvements to navigation and animation.
Microsoft is looking for feedback on the new UI for Xbox Cloud Gaming, before rolling it out to everyone in the coming months. If you want to try it you can head over to the new one https://play.xbox.com/ Location and enable preview features toggle from the settings menu.