Microsoft stated Wednesday that it might be merging options from the Xbox Sport Cross app to the Xbox app on cellular platforms this week. The brand new streamlined Xbox app with Sport Cross options might be out there on iOS, Android and iPadOS. Microsoft can even halt all downloads of the Xbox Sport Cross app from November. Moreover, the corporate introduced a number of different Xbox-related options for PC and consoles, together with Sport Bar Compact Mode and enhancements to the Xbox app on PC.
Xbox App to Get Sport Cross Options
Options of the Xbox Sport Cross app might be mixed with the Xbox app as a part of an replace out there for Xbox beta members on cellular this week. The brand new all-in-one Xbox app might be out there to all customers quickly. Beginning November, Microsoft will not assist new downloads of the Xbox Sport Cross app.
Among the options coming to the Xbox app will embrace the flexibility to discover Microsoft’s sport subscription service and handle your membership. “You’ll browse the total Sport Cross catalog to search out your favourite video games and keep within the loop with alerts for brand spanking new video games coming to the service,” the corporate stated in an Xbox Wire post Wednesday.
Sport Cross Final subscribers can even have the ability to view and declare their perks, and stream choose video games by way of Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS or Android.
The common options of the Xbox app will stay the identical for all customers, together with its social options, updates on video games, social gathering chat whereas gaming, the flexibility to examine achievements and remotely putting in video games in your console, and extra.
Xbox Updates on PC
As a part of its September replace, Microsoft additionally confirmed that Sport Bar Compact Mode, first introduced in August, was now out there for all PC gamers. Initially out there to Xbox Insiders, the brand new mode optimizes Xbox Sport Bar for smaller screens and Home windows-based gaming handhelds.
Sport Bar lets gamers on Home windows view just lately performed video games, entry sport launchers, seize gameplay footage and extra. The Compact Mode brings simplified entry to Sport Bar widgets on smaller screens. A brand new function in Sport Bar Compact Mode now permits customers to give up a sport instantly from the Residence widget.
To activate Sport Bar Compact Mode, customers can head to Sport Bar Settings and swap on the Compact Mode toggle discovered within the Basic tab.
Customers can view and handle add-ons at one place
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The Xbox dad or mum additionally rolled out an replace to the Xbox app on PC that improves the sport administration expertise on the app. Customers can now view and set up associated add-ons for a sport, whereas putting in that title, as a substitute of looking for out there add-ons on the app. Customers may also handle add-ons or extra content material for a sport by right-clicking on an put in title, deciding on “Handle,” and heading to the “Add-ons” part.
Improved Sport Administration on Xbox Consoles
On Xbox consoles, gamers can now pre-download sport updates and begin enjoying as quickly because the replace is dwell. This may be performed by heading to My Video games & Apps on an Xbox console, then deciding on Handle, after which Updates. Right here, customers will have the ability to see all out there pre-downloads for his or her video games. This function is at the moment supported by choose video games and might be out there for extra titles later.
Lastly, Xbox customers will now get notified when a want listed sport is launched, joins Sport Cross, or turns into out there as a part of a Free Play Day promotion.