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October 22, 2014

Major Nelson details November Xbox One Update

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With the latest Xbox One update having only just released to Xbox Live, Microsoft’s Major Nelson has revealed the changes and improvements coming with a further software update in November. Some of the most high-profile additions come in the form of new ways to interact with others on Xbox Live and an enhanced live TV experience. Major Nelson gave no indication of exactly when in November the update will go live but did state that those in the Xbox One preview program will be able to download it from today. Those who utilize the live TV features on the console will not be able to use a variety of new features. These range from ‘Live TV Trending’ that shows the 20 most watched TV shows on the Xbox One that is updated constantly along with other trending guides such as sorting TV programs by the number of tweets mentioning them, as well as the ability to see live tweets for any live TV show and join in using the appropriate

September 9, 2014

September Xbox One update details revealed

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The latest Xbox One update has been detailed by Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hyrb. New Snap functions have been a priority for the Xbox team recently, with the developers working to make it more useful and allow it to display things like achievements. The September update further adds to Snap by allowing players to access to your friends list, messages, Game DVR clips along with a clock and battery indicator without going to the dashboard. Other enhancements give the option to add captions to shared achievements as well as the ability to look at achievements in Snap mode from a game that you are not currently playing. SmartGlass will now also show your top played games as well as what games your friends are playing. The full list of changes can be seen at Larry Hyrb’s official blog. Last month’s update brought a number of new social features to the Xbox One that had been specifically requested through Xbox Feedback. These allowed gamers to purchase games remotely through