As previously announced last week, Microsoft would start rolling out its first wave of Xbox One Updates this week, this update offers many new improvements – including lots of behind-the-scenes updates for developers building apps and games for Xbox One, several new features Microsoft believes Xbox fans will love, stability and product updates to improve the customer experience, and continuous improvements to the quality of Kinect voice so commands become more fluid and responsive over time.
This week Microsoft is sharing more details about the upcoming Xbox One Update in March ready for Titanfall. Listening your feedback Microsoft has be hard at work developing new and improved features to the Xbox Ones current party and friends system. So here’s what to expect from the Match Update:
- Get to your friends list faster. The friends list will be front and center on the homepage of the Friends app. Click the Social tile on Home, or say “Xbox, go to Friends” to see who’s online and what they’re up to. From there you can quickly send messages and get into a party.
- Party chat will be turned on by default. When you party up, chat audio will be turned on by default.
- Chat with friends playing different games. Partychat will be separated from people playing your game, so you can chat with your friends who are online or you can chat with everyone playing the game.
- We’re adding an “Invite friends to game” option to your multiplayer titles moving forward. Similar to Xbox 360 titles, this will appear inside a games’ menu and offer a simple and quicker way to set up your multiplayer battles. Selecting “Invite friends” will let you invite friends to your game and party.
- We’re adding “Recent Players.” This is a simple list that shows you Xbox Live members you’ve recently played with, making it easier to stay in touch with people, or add new friends after your multiplayer battles.
The March Xbox One System update will start rolling out in early March, in time for the highly anticipated team-based multiplayer game Titanfall. While improvements to multiplayer and parties is just a few of the features that will be included in the update, Microsoft will sharing more details in the coming days, including in-depth videos so you’re all ready to take advantage of the new features in March.