New Update Brings 4K Dashboard, Night Mode, And Quick Settings Menu To Xbox Series X

Microsoft has released a caller update for the Xbox Series X that brings 4K dashboards, a nighttime mode, and a speedy settings paper to the console. 

Xbox announced this quality successful a caller Xbox Wire post that details the 3 main things coming with this update. Before this update, which is present unrecorded for each Xbox Series X owners, the console’s dashboard was not genuinely 4K, but rather, a 1080p solution upscaled to 4K. The dashboard is present presented successful a autochthonal 4K resolution, which means that those with 4K TVs oregon monitors should announcement a overmuch sharper representation erstwhile paging done the Series X dashboard menus. 

“You tin acquisition 4K portion browsing the Home, My Games & Apps, Guide, and galore different experiences,” the Xbox Wire station reads. “UI elements connected the screen, specified arsenic crippled creation and buttons, volition person accrued sharpness and improved substance readability.” 

This caller update besides adds a Night Mode to Series X consoles. This mode adjusts airy sources on-screen to assistance support acheronian rooms acheronian (such arsenic astatine night) and it besides doubles arsenic a much accessible mode for those delicate to light. You tin dim and customize the airy coming from your display, the airy coming from your controller’s lit Xbox button, and adjacent the powerfulness airy connected the console itself. 

A customizable bluish airy filter has been added arsenic well, and Xbox says this diagnostic “does not interaction performance, screenshots, oregon crippled clips.” You tin docket the console’s Night Mode to beryllium activated whenever you want, and it tin adjacent beryllium timed with your section sunrise and sunset times. 

To entree Night Mode, caput to Settings, past Accessibility, and past Night Mode. Alternatively, you tin spell to Settings, past TV & Display Options, and past Night Mode. 

The last caller happening this update adds to Series X consoles is simply a Quick Settings menu. 

“This allows you to rapidly toggle accessibility features without leaving your crippled oregon app,” the Xbox Wire station reads. “It’s besides a large payment for families if you stock a console with others who person antithetic accessibility needs. You tin usage speedy settings to power features connected oregon off, depending connected who is presently utilizing the console. That means everyone successful the household tin easy flip the settings to their tailored experience.”

For much details astir this update, caput to Microsoft’s Xbox Wire post. Check retired this communicative astir the two caller sizes of Series X/S enlargement cards coming soon and past instrumentality a look astatine this Xbox 20th Anniversary controller and headset releasing adjacent month aft that. 

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