The Xbox One is about to get a whole new coat of paint, with a brand new user interface “coming soon”. The new UI is designed to be as fast and responsive as possible, with a new slide-in panel with quick access to common features – similar to but better than the current implementation.
The update will also bring Microsoft’s Cortana to the Xbox for the first time, providing a huge upgrade over the current voice interface. Take a look at this video and the screenshots below.
Dean Balloch contributed 12 articles to ICXM between 2014–2015, covering game reviews, and Xbox news with a focus on hands-on impressions and verified-source reporting. Their bylines on the site span the Xbox One’s first full year of post-launch coverage, including the early days of Backwards Compatibility and Windows 10 gaming. They post on X as @SpookyWomble.