New Xbox Home UI for 2023 showcased (still in testing - still bad, pins are back though)

[Jawmuncher]

View: https://youtu.be/eqM3j_19d-4

This is what was on the table proor. The only real difference is that they added pinned app support.

Xbox is experimenting with some UI layout changes with Insiders News

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/09/08/xbox-insiders-help-shape-the-new-xbox-home-experience/

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Seems feedback for getting this one changed more than it already is will probably fall on deaf ears in-terms of how it looks. The whole "Gamepass right under" choice must be non-negotiable.

 

[Lego]

Don't get why background around search and settings isn't transparent

 

[Remark]

I don't know why MS is so afraid to make the buttons smaller on the Home screen to show more of the background.

What's the point of custom and dynamic backgrounds if you can barely fucking see them. The rest of it is fine though I don't care.

 

[wackojackosnose]

Something just changed for me today - there's a search bar and settings button on the home page now.

I'm not even on any insider stuff and the system says it was last updated on 20/10. I don't like the search bar.

 

[MarcelloF]

Looks fine to me 🤷‍♂️

 

[Wonky Mump]

The concept shown in that video is exactly what they should be doing for the dashboard/home screen.

Honestly don't see why it's so difficult tbh.

 

[EvilBoris]

Don't get why background around search and settings isn't transparent

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Light/Dark mode?

 

[pg2g]

I'm fine with it based on my normal dashboard usage. It'd probably be annoying if you didn't have Game Pass though.

 

[Helix]

How hard is it to make that smaller? half the clutter can be reduced if they just make that highlighted area smaller or even remove it

 

[gothi]

What gets me is they've removed the 1 giant tile and instead of using that space to show more of your recent games/apps they actually show 1 less than the current dash!
In that build it's gone from 7 to 6, that's a terrible use of the space.

 

[logash]

Not a fan of the big icons and the Netflix style content suggestions. Even as a gamepass subscriber I like going into gamepass and discovering something. Just because the service is like Netflix doesn't mean it needs to have the Netflix UI.

 

[Judau]

Something just changed for me today - there's a search bar and settings button on the home page now.

I'm not even on any insider stuff and the system says it was last updated on 20/10. I don't like the search bar.

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I noticed it yesterday, too. I feel like it was part of last week's update, but that they were "activated" yesterday, or at least I didn't notice them until yesterday.

 

[miguelfcp]

It is almost the same.

Still bad. I think UI should be more clean, faster and easy access to what you want.

I still think that XMB from PS3 is the best interface ever on a console.

 

[HowlTheChampion]

How hard is it to make that smaller? half the clutter can be reduced if they just make that highlighted area smaller or even remove it

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Considering the trajectory of the 360 dashboard and store and sales pages upto now, you're probably gonna see it get worse than improved. At some point one should consider the possibility that their UI/UX team know their shit and that these awful decisions, reeking of marketing and sales division, are being made by the same heads as before.

 

[Lampa]

How hard is it to make that smaller? half the clutter can be reduced if they just make that highlighted area smaller or even remove it

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Yeah, these tiles being almost the same size as games make this a bit of a mess for me. I want my GAME console to be for games, not ads, or whatever.

 

[ethanradd]

It's not just bad, it's actually worse.

 

[Calm Killer]

It is just all wrong. We have dynamic backgrounds, but for what? We can't see them. Make everything smaller. Let us see the background. Pretty much every single fan made mock up is better.

 

[The Citizen Kane of Games]

Still better than PS5.

 

[Shoot]

So Xbox will never get visible backgrounds it seems. I'm done.

 

[Lampa]

Still better than PS5.

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While this is all subjective, I think Sony's and Nintendo's approach of just showing you a row of games without any (or much at all) bullshit is the best for gaming consoles.

 

[Lashley]

While this is all subjective, I think Sony's and Nintendo's approach of just showing you a row of games without any (or much at all) bullshit is the best for gaming consoles.

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Agreed

 

[Shatty McKracken]

Can we get dedicated store pages for each era of Xbox? I can't tell you how many times I'll run across a 360 game on sale and I'm like…wow I didn't even know that was BC and available to purchase.

 

[The Citizen Kane of Games]

While this is all subjective, I think Sony's and Nintendo's approach of just showing you a row of games without any (or much at all) bullshit is the best for gaming consoles.

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The 'simple row' is fine until you have 200+ games. With Game Pass Xbox has just to many games to fit in a row.

Steam has the same problem for me (nearing 2000+ titles), that has to change as well imo. The Netflix method like used here seems must more useful.

 

[Couleurs]

Still better than PS5.

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Easily. For all its flaws at least MS is continuously trying to make it better

Unlike PS5 stripping options from last gen, and Switch still being bare bones as hell 5 years later

 

[Lampa]

The 'simple row' is fine until you have 200+ games. With Game Pass Xbox has just to many games to fit in a row.

Steam has the same problem for me (nearing 2000+ titles), that has to change as well imo. The Netflix method like used here seems must more useful.

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Fair enough, folders are still sorely missed on PS5. The slightly redesigned My Games & Apps section of Xbox that went live recently is better to navigate and filter than PS5's game list.

 

[Wonky Mump]

Can we get dedicated store pages for each era of Xbox? I can't tell you how many times I'll run across a 360 game on sale and I'm like…wow I didn't even know that was BC and available to purchase.

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There's a section on the current store for Backwards Compatable games - problem is I don't think it's fully up to date showing all the titles and quite a few aren't available in the store due to being delisted or only purchasable on the old Xbox 360 Marketplace and it doesn't tell you that.

 

[Infinity Times Two]

Still better than PS5.

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I think they are both bad in different ways.

The Xbox UI is very eyeblast-y and noisy. The PS5 is more classy and subtle, but that means a lot of stuff is obscured and hidden behind more clicks.

 

[Deleted member 22750]

Push everything down a little so I can see my sweet fallout wallpaper

 

[DixieDean82]

Yeah, this looks like a major step back. Let's hope they return the option to customize. Why on earth would they take that away? After Pins, this looks just like a load of random crap thrown together.

 

[southwest]

The UI is the main reason I don't use my Xbox more than I do, this doesn't look to be a huge improvement on that.

 

[Rivanov]

It's really a WIP.

 

[crazillo]

It's weird, I love the "My Games & App" section since the update, I also really like the Guide button and I think the groups are fantastic (I use them for backlog, Game Pass games, all-time favorites, multiplayer etc.). But yeah, that initial homescreen row just needs to be half as big at most. I have that really nice background unlocked for a full Gamerscore completion of Elden Ring and can hardly see it.

 

[JuniperAndSage]

The 'simple row' is fine until you have 200+ games.

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Most of us don't have anywhere near that amount installed, much less in use. Putting dozens of games on one page is terrible design. And once you reach hundreds, that's time for a search bar.

 

[AfterTheFall]

I like the New Additions to Games Pass section being on home that's handy for those not up to date with all the new content, but other than that im not seeing a big improvement around what we've had for ages.

 

[Indy in the Fridge]

I'm actually very content with the UI as it is right now. Don't see any reason to change it but 🤷‍♂️

 

[Z-Brownie]

The actual UI is not bad, and neither the new one looks bad. I had both new consoles and i don't get the hate for the xbox ui honestly.

 

[Ravelle]

While this is all subjective, I think Sony's and Nintendo's approach of just showing you a row of games without any (or much at all) bullshit is the best for gaming consoles.

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The ideal dashboard is just a grid with game tiles in my opinion. with the option to have the console boot to most recent games played or the complete grid.
The fact that the Switch still doesn't have that is a bummer, let me boot to my big grid of games and put the most recent played games in the top left corner or something.

 

[SilverX]

Got the insider update and it looks like a mess of tiles, both square and rectangular, as I scroll down on the UI. No idea why it was rolled out

 

[TaleBknB]

They (and Sony) should give as many customise options as possible to people, because no matter what they do, they won't please everyone.

Do what's happening on Android and iOS

 

[Deleted member 23475]

I would like that they removed the 2nd line section and put "my games and apps" tile with the games line on the left instead

I mean, they are various fans suggestions online that look so much cleaner and better while keeping their language design, I assume at this point that this is a UI limit either by Microsoft policy (promote ads, gamepass tabs etc.) or technical limitation.

 

[Jawmuncher]

The actual UI is not bad, and neither the new one looks bad. I had both new consoles and i don't get the hate for the xbox ui honestly.

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For me, it's that the screen real estate is reducing for the tiles. Might as well just have nothing but titles, ads, and banners on the Home Screen at this point. As something like Netflix is obviously what they're trying to copy.

 

[Rndom Grenadez]

Most of us don't have anywhere near that amount installed, much less in use. Putting dozens of games on one page is terrible design. And once you reach hundreds, that's time for a search bar.

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By that same logic I doubt people have more than 6 or 7 games in use, making this UI perfectly fine.

 

[Jiraiya]

Idk…other than not seeing the background. It looks like a ui designed to get you into your games or find another se quickly as possible. And I've never had a problem with my internet connected games consoles advertising games in dash. I think it would be more weird if they weren't trying to get me into more games.

 

[starblue]

What's the point of backgrounds if they are 80% covered ? This is the only thing I don't like from Xbox, the UI.

 

[natestellar]

How hard is it to give a simple row for games?

This looks just as dogshit as the existing one

 

[JuniperAndSage]

By that same logic I doubt people have more than 6 or 7 games in use, making this UI perfectly fine.

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Displaying a half dozen of your most recently played games up front is perfect. The problem with this UI is all the clutter/ads/suggestions that basically no player wants.

 

[Subaru]

This is abysmal, why the icons are so big?
I think the current UI is somewhat functional, but it's ugly and cluttered. I love those concepts where the icons are smaller and at the bottom of the screen.

 

[dodmaster]

I don't understand why they have a tile for the store, when the entire fucking dashboard is the store. What a pile of shit. Fuck this garbage.

 

[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

Why can't they find a UI and stick with it? This is my biggest gripe with Xbox platforms since like 2013. UI is awful and changes in such weird ways. Love the system but wish they'd discover something and largely stick with it

 

[Detective]

Is it so hard to make something like this ?
Who the fucks design these dashboards at Xbox ?

We want the background to be as visible as possible damn it.