Microsoft will unify the user interface this Holiday season, and it will be a comfortable move for us.

According to the company’s announcement, this new UI (user interface for short) will be available on Xbox Series X, the unannounced Xbox Series S, all the Xbox One variations, the (Xbox) Game Pass on PC, and all the Xbox mobile applications (xCloud…), so if you learn it on one platform, you’ll get the hang of it everywhere else.

Let’s see what the site says: „[…] Whichever device you use, we aspire to deliver an amazing Xbox experience—one that keeps you connected to games and friends throughout your day. Your feedback has been invaluable in the pursuit of this vision, and today we’re sharing a glimpse of how everything will fit together this holiday. In addition to this blog, check out the video we created, which goes more in-depth on what’s to come.

[…] The new Xbox look and feel is designed to be faster to use, more approachable, and visually appealing. [… The] text is more readable, elements on the screen are easier to understand at a glance, and accomplishing your tasks is faster than ever. This includes tile shape, fonts, an updated illustration style, and more. The overall layout of most of the console pages remains familiar, just faster and more focused. We’re also there to support your gaming questions, no matter the place or time. From Xbox Assist on your console to Xbox Support on the web to Xbox Game Pass on your phone or PC, you can get any help you need and be back to gaming as quickly as possible.

[…] Any time you have available to spend gaming is valuable, and we wanted to ensure it was time spent playing, not waiting. The Home screen will load more than 50 per cent faster when you boot your Xbox and is almost 30 per cent faster to load when you’re returning from a game. Furthermore, these improvements use 40 per cent less memory than what was previously required. Earlier this month we unveiled the new Microsoft Store on the console, rebuilt with your feedback in mind—and it’s fast! We’ve cut the app launch time to about two seconds, and updated navigation makes it quicker and easier to find what you’re looking for. It’s easy to understand at a glance what’s included or discounted with any memberships you have, like Xbox Game Pass.

[…] We’ve got a new Xbox mobile app in the works, and we’re better integrating your phone into the social experiences on Xbox, letting you share and connect with your existing network of friends more easily. For example, when you choose to share an update or game clip from your console, it will also automatically be sent to your Xbox mobile app, so you can share it on the social networks of your choice. Using the new mobile app, Xbox friends can quickly send messages or launch parties to keep conversations going even when they’re on the go. We’ve also consolidated notifications, which will reflect activity across mobile, PC, and console. We combined related activities like Parties and Chats into a single tab in the Xbox console Guide, so it’s easier to know what’s going on with your friends and communities […],” the post says.

Indeed, the new Xbox will also use this interface, which… seems to remind us of what Sony is doing.

Source: span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Gematsu

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