A new update for the XBOX PC App makes it more responsive and 60% faster than the current version.
The Xbox PC app is essential for Game Pass players; however, it has needed a refresh for quite a while. While it has received performance updates and minor overhauls in the past, it seems Xbox has been working on something significant, and it has finally unveiled major improvements to the app.
Asha Sharma Unveils New XBOX PC App Update That Makes it Faster and Simpler
XBOX CEO Asha Sharma has just posted on X (formerly Twitter), revealing an update that rolls out today for the XBOX PC App, which makes it faster, more responsive, and gives it a cleaner look. The post comes with a video that compares the startup times of the updated XBOX PC App and the current version. The updated version loaded the entire page in 5.2 seconds, significantly quicker than the 15.6 seconds the current version took.
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There were several other changes observed too; the current version of the XBOX PC App only has the text ‘Launching XBOX’ during the startup process, while the new version shows different text: ‘Getting things ready’. ‘Checking your sign-in’ and ‘Starting XBOX’. The UI has seen a big change too; it has an overall darker look. The big sidebar to the left has been scaled down to just icons, and games also have bigger tiles in the UI.
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