Custom backgrounds headline Xbox One's November update
Xbox spokesman Major Nelson has a look at the new features coming to the Xbox One in the November system update, including custom backgrounds, enhanced Twitter integration and an improved Xbox Live Marketplace.
"For the first time, each account on your Xbox One can have a customized background," reads the update description. "You can choose a custom color or achievement art as your background on Xbox One, with more customization options coming down the road." Following the update, Twitter users will be able to share game footage captured on the Xbox One directly with their followers. Additionally, the Xbox Live TV app will allow users to search for shows based on their Twitter popularity and to watch a live stream of tweets about a show from within the app, among other social-networking enhancements.
Most promising are the improvements coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace. "The Store pages on Xbox One have been improved to enable you to more quickly browse and find content. The navigation buttons were moved to the far left so you can find them easier. You can also more quickly find game add-ons, perform store specific searches and recommendations are more prominently displayed. Finally, store categories have been standardized so you can easily see the top items in each query at a glance."
Full details can be found at Major Nelson's blog, though he fails to mention when the update might be released to the general public.
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