Before you grab the weekend's Xbox Game Pass games, you'll probably be asked to update your machine. The November 2024 update, which has been gradually deployed for a few hours, appeared after a test phase for Insiders members. What's new ? Here are all the new features contained with this new system update from November 2024.
What's new in the November 2024 Xbox update
There is therefore something new for all platforms in the Xbox ecosystem, consoles and PC, with the November 2024 update. To begin with, Microsoft is announcing the return friend requests. Now, players can friend someone or just follow them to see content shared by that person, club, or game. “Friendships are reciprocal and request-approval based, giving you more control over who can see your player information” explains the Xbox Wire blog. Relationship and privacy notifications settings have also been updated on consoles, the Xbox Windows and mobile apps, as well as on the site.
Speaking of the Windows PC application, it also gets a facelift with a new home page. It may not appear yet due to the gradual rollout, but it's a change from this November 2024 update. What's changing? There is the “Jump back in / Return to game” experience in compact mode, in order to more easily access the latest games launched. In addition, this home page now brings together the most recent content from Xbox Game Pass, as well as that from the Microsoft Store, and a little promo with the latest news, recommendations based on your habits, free games and offers temporary specials.
Other changes revealed
The Xbox ecosystem benefits from a better search experience according to the notes of this November 2024 update powered by AI. To get your hands on a game, or related content, more quickly, the results should be more precise. “You can now search for games by terms like “farming simulator games with fishing” or “FPS with zombies” and get relevant results”.
For owners of an Xbox Series X|S or One, there are also very specific new features, with more customization options for your gamer image. In other words the avatar that appears next to your nickname. It is possible to create a tailor-made visual by zooming and cropping the original image to adjust the home background.
In the accessories department, the sticks of the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, which is not included with the Series X|S, have their own stick calibration tool to correct possible minor malfunctions. And you can do the same with the triggers, both for this high-end controller and the classic. For people with disabilities, there are some great advances with the association of the directions of the sticks with buttons via the Elite Series 2 or the Xbox Adaptive Controller, and the mapping of mouse movements on these two accessories. As for the Adaptive Controller, you'll even be able to adjust the viewpoint button to control the opposite stick.
Source : blog Xbox Wire.
