New Xbox One Experience Starts Rolling Out To Gamers

As we’ve written elsewhere, the NXE introduces the ability to play 104 Xbox 360 games on the newer console, including all of those available through Games With Gold, with more added every month. Users should start receiving the new feature starting at 3:01pm/12:01 PM (noon) PT on November 12.

Microsoft revealed more details about backwards compatibility to Game Informer. During this time, the tiles may appear blank within My games & apps.

One of the biggest advantages of having a similar base code is the increased compatibility between different Microsoft products. After installing today’s update, users can play landmark games like Fallout 3, Mirror’s Edge, and Fable II on the Xbox One.

As reported by Tech Times, those who will avail the promo will receive the code for the free video game through their Xbox message center in 7 to 10 days. When you play the game again, you’ll pick up where you left off.

Xbox One consoles, in the Instant-on power mode: Instant-on power mode can be switched-on by navigating to Settings Power Startup.

Snapping an app still takes up part of the right side of the screen.

Has taking screenshots / recording clips changed? Whether you’re playing, watching Netflix, or scrolling through indie releases, one thing is certain: it has never been better to boot up your Xbox One than it is today.

Go to the Xbox Store and select browse all games. It also features a new UI and a faster browsing experience.

OneGuide has also been made easier to use, and in a similar way. The Xbox One Elite Controller supports creating separate button mapping profiles. “No game on 360 was ever really broadcast for mass consumption on Twitch or YouTube”, Ybarra tells me.

Interestingly, though, the titles themselves are to be distributed exclusively through Xbox Live – a distinct departure from the Xbox 360, which read data from the original Xbox disc when inserted.

How do I bring up the Xbox 360 guide when playing a backwards compatible game?

It changes the dashboard, and a further upgrade next year will add a few specific Windows 10 features to the Xbox One such as the Cortana voice-driven query system.

“No one is going to go out and buy a new console because of a new user interface”, Blau said. Not to mention the Kinect is not a mandatory device for Xbox owners anymore…

Kinect gestures have been removed and will not return.