Xbox Is Adding Three New Ways To Personalise Your Console’s Home Screen

It’s been announced today that your Xbox console’s home screen is getting three new personalisation options in the near future, and two of them are actually rolling out to Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insiders this week.

Team Xbox says it’s responding to direct feedback with this update:

“We’ve heard from many of you that Home should feel more like your space. Whether it’s surfacing your favorite games, hiding what you don’t use, or simply making Home feel less crowded, this update is a direct response to that feedback.”

So, beginning this week, some Xbox Insiders will be able to hide system apps (such as Netflix, Microsoft Edge, etc.) on an Xbox console’s home screen, as well as pin up to three favourite games to the home screen permanently.

Then, in the near future, you’ll be able to reduce the number of tiles in the recently played games and apps list, allowing you to see more of the background and ultimately “streamline” how the dashboard looks.

Here’s exactly how Microsoft is describing these three personalisation options on the Xbox website:

• Hide System Apps – Want a cleaner view focused on your games and entertainment? You can now hide system apps from the recently played games and apps list on Home, reducing clutter and keeping your Home focused on what matters most to you.

• Pin Favorites to Home – You can now pin up to three of your recently played games or apps directly to the recently played games and apps list. These pins will stay near the front of the list as you launch other things, giving you quick access to your go-to titles.

• Reduce Tile Count (Coming Soon!) – Prefer a more minimal look? This setting allows you to reduce the number of visible tiles in the recently played games and apps list, helping you streamline your Home and surface only the essentials. We’re still refining this setting, and it will be coming soon.

There’s no word yet on when these features will expand to all Xbox users, but we expect it’ll happen at some point over the next few weeks. Before then, they’ll likely roll out to all tiers of Xbox Insiders on a gradual basis.

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