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Microsoft’s new Xbox One dashboard now available with updated home screen

Microsoft is rolling out its new Xbox One dashboard design to all consoles this week. The new design focuses on overhauling the home page of the Xbox One dashboard, with frequently used games and apps available immediately. The new Home design also includes the ability to add or remove rows to customize it further, and quick access to Xbox Game Pass, Mixer, and the Microsoft Store.

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iplay1up21953d ago

Now a huge Playstation fan, but the Xbox One dashboard and controllers are much better than PS4's.

ps3rider1953d ago

ps4 controller is the most comfortable controller in the world

Kabaneri1953d ago

But the triggers are wonky and unresponsive compared to the the xbox gamepad. For FPS and racing games its no comparison.

MadLad1953d ago

As a PC/PS4 gamer, I never felt the need to set up my PS4 controller on PC vs my Xbox One controller.

RazzerRedux1953d ago

Everyone has different hands so....

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SyntheticForm1952d ago

I can't believe people are disagreeing with Razzer's hand size/preference comment.

Personally, I think the DS4 is a fine controller, but I know the Xbox One controller suits my hands better. Feels more ergonomic to me in general.

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Father__Merrin1953d ago

Xbox one dash was sluggish when I used to have one PS4 controller is more comfy to hold altho triggers one one pad are better.

Atticus_finch1953d ago

As the biggest switch and Xbox fan...
Xbox has only changed dashboards a few dozen times, non seem to work well enough.
I'm cursed with symmetrical hands so DS4 is easily better for me.

Orionsangel1953d ago

I own both consoles and prefer XBL as well. XBL is more pleasant to use and I like seeing a games artwork behind each game you choose. XBL better organizes your games in categories. PSN is more simplistic and boring in handling your game collection and it seems like a gloomy place to hang out in, but then again it depends on the theme you use.

Christopher1953d ago

The older Xbox dashboard was trash, IMHO. I've been using the new one for months now and it is an improvement over Sony's.

How did it do that? It copied the XMB structure and went vertical instead of horizontal. It's also super fast and smooth now.

I still get weird ads on my Xbox sometimes, though. Recent one was for a cellphone plan. So weird to see that on my console.

PS4Gamer19841953d ago

Ps4 owner here, agree 100%, like I don't know quite what it is but the PS4 UI just seems to be soulless and lacks personality. Like it's functional and straightforward but lacks personality

silenthillstrangler1952d ago

Controller maybe, dashboard definitely not.

isarai1952d ago

This is pretty much the PS4's dashboard though...

Yosemite1952d ago

No my Xbox One controller stopped moving up on the left analog I had it for a month and a half I got it this year.

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xxShadow-Shockxx1953d ago

kinda looks like the ps4 dash now

UltraNova1953d ago

Not kinda, its clearly PS "inspired"...glad to see MS learned a thing or two about dashboard design, the 10th time around.

Christopher1953d ago

It is, and I'm happy about it. Been using it for months. It's great.

CaptainCook1952d ago

Not really. It looks like the Old Xbox 360 dashboard.

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monkey6021953d ago

Sweet! I'll check it out.
I hated everything about the last 2 interfaces

SyntheticForm1953d ago

I've been rocking this version for awhile now and the consolidation is much appreciated.

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Pre-Load Now Available, Nearly Twice The Download Size Of 1 + 2

The pre-load for Activision and Iron Galaxy's Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is now available, and the download size has been revealed.

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Ace Combat Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Promise to "Take Flight Once Again" and More

The Ace Combat series celebrates its 30th anniversary, and Bandai Namco revealed interesting initiatives, on top of a poignant message.

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darthv721d ago

That controller looks like a cheap knockoff... it should have been a proper DS5 design.

darthv7223h ago

...the VR aspect in 7 IS the redeeming quality.

Abriael22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

what a dumb take.

Ace Combat 7 is one of the best games of the past generation. It doesn't need VR gimmicks to "redeem" it.

TheColbertinator14h ago

I have enjoyed nearly every single Ace Combat to death (except that helicopter shooting one) and have never needed VR once to enjoy it greatly

PapaBop5h ago

^^^ I'm guessing you've never actually tried it in VR then? VR elevates games like this way beyond just a gimmick, just ask any GT fan who owns a PSVR 2. You may not need VR to have a good time but it's an absolute game changer and something that shouldn't be dismissed as a gimmick.

S2Killinit5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

@Abriael
Spoken like someone who never played it. But who are we kidding. We know why VR hate. No one is fooled here.

Abriael4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

@PapaBop: I tried it in VR before any of you ever did, since the game wasn't even out yet. It's a gimmick, disjointed from the AC7's main gameplay and far removed from its best parts.

It's nothing more than a limiting factor, as Ace Combat's most complex missions require hardware power to be focused on other things. That's why the VR missions are very basic.

If you think Ace Combat's strengths are even close to the platform it's on, VR or non-VR, you obviously aren't an Ace Combat fan.

In any case, I suggest you folks prepare yourself for disappointment. There's a reason why the VR gimmick was never expanded, and it's that, besides a few fanatics who care for evangelizing their VR fad more than they care for the franchise, no one gave a flying F.

The developers are going to use the resources to make the whole game better for everyone instead.

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S2Killinit5h ago

VR was the best thing that happened to Ace Combat. You kidding?

yeastori3h ago

VR is perfect for this type of game wdym

Abriael2h ago

It's a perfect way to limit this type of game.

CrimsonWing6923h ago

Look, I’m a simple man. I see Ace Combat and say, “Yes!”

Abnor_Mal22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

Can we get a new Ace Combat, with full vr and not just three or four levels, for PS5 and PSVR2
Also if we could get a remake of my all time favorite, Ace Combat5: The Unsung War, again with full vr for every mission with DualSense and flight stick haptics.

yeastori3h ago

I just want them to remaster AC4 and AC5, a new AC with better more realistic looking world and planes would be great too

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Fortnite just made the Battle Royale mode more difficult

Getting a victory in Fortnite Battle Royale is more more challenging after the recent change.

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