Xbox One Insiders get an early taste of the creators update

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Microsoft , the Redmond giant has started rolling out the first wave of Xbox One features for the Creators Update to the members of the Xbox Insider Program. These updates might be minuscule, however, they create a huge impact in the way players will interact with their game and other related content on the console. These updates will roll over the coming weeks to regular players too
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One of the most crucial update is to the way Home looks on the Xbox. The UI gets an aesthetic overall, which helps gamers to access their content quicker. This includes a small icon for the game you’re currently playing as well as options to open the Game Hub or interact with your current progress, achievements and more.

The new UI bunch also includes a faster and more intuitive Guide. The Guide also brings in a new start page which is designed specially to display the content you’re concerned with the most, and also adds quick access to media controls while playing background music.

The new update also makes improvements to the multitasking features like Discoverability, as well as enabling quick access for features like taking screenshots and game recording with a simple push of a button. Simply bring up Guide and press “X” or “Y” on your controller to record your favourite gaming moments.

Along with the UI improvements, the update also brings in a few enhancements made to Cortana, which makes the Xbox One a lot smarter. Users can set reminders and alarms using Cortana. Microsoft also promises to bring in more AI goodness to the console using Cortana in the coming days.

Xbox is also bringing in improvements to the system updates, where the console will constantly keep on updating regardless on the power mode chosen by the player.

The Xbox update also brings along a Controller Copilot. This allows two controllers to act as one. It is intended to help new gamers who need assistance and make it easier for players who need unique configurations to game. Microsoft has also added Magnifier and Narrator as well as other accessibility options to Xbox. This also includes additional options for audio output and rumble settings on the controller.

To enhance the audio experience for gamers, the update finally brings support for Dolby Atmos for Home Theatre systems as well as Headphones. The update also additionally adds HRTF support for streaming media apps or games. Also, the Blu-ray disc player on Xbox One now supports a beta of bitstream passthrough which allows your receiver to decode audio natively. All bitstream formats are supported, including newer ones like Dolby Atmos.

These are just part of the first series of updates. The next batches will include additional features like Beam, Windows Game Mode, Arena, updates to Cortana and many others.

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