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The New Xbox Series Experience "UI"
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Thirty7ven
Banned
Looks like Discord.
MiguelItUp
Member
Looks better than the XB1's interface for the most part. So that's a step in the right direction IMO.
I still don't understand why they haven't bothered bringing the blades back. People loved them, as did I, and for good reason. That aesthetic could be brought back and touched up to feel both familiar and new.
I still don't understand why they haven't bothered bringing the blades back. People loved them, as did I, and for good reason. That aesthetic could be brought back and touched up to feel both familiar and new.
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SoraNoKuni
Member
It looks okay, minimal with dark accents which appeal to me.
I wonder if it's themable, probably yes but I really haven't seen the xbox UI since 360 days.
I wonder if it's themable, probably yes but I really haven't seen the xbox UI since 360 days.
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Deleted member 775630
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You can't compare them since there are so much more features in current and next-gen system. Try putting every feature of the Xbox One in blades and look how far you'll get.
Laconian Sword
Member
Xbox has always been stronger in this area imho, and I say that as a PS guy. Even if I didn't always love what I saw of the XB1 UI this gen, I still preferred it to the boring, non-customizable, and limited PS4 UI, which hasn't changed since launch.
DynamiteCop!
Banned
People were bitching about Series X not having a new UI and well here we are, and it looks great.
Gamernyc78
Banned
Stronger? I beg to differ and thts not the consensus, I'll also throw in the os which on Sony was faster, snappier, better by far.
But to each its own. This looks better than past Xbox ui so thts a start.
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GHG
Member
It's more like an evolution of the current one though is it not? The big tell is the fact that "my games and apps" is still present.
The design language is the same.
DynamiteCop!
Banned
Laconian Sword
Member
Yeah, I'll give you snappier and no obnoxious ads, though Sony has been inserting them in my game row lately.
I appreciate how Xbox displays the games, gives you sort and filter options, search, arranges things in grids with sidebars, etc. They seem to give more thought to UX in general even if they don't always nail it.
jakinov
Member
Not a huge fan of blades. From the aesthetics perspective, the fake 3D look wouldn't fly for modern design standards/trends. The layout features less content while being very large, front and center. It also relies on buttons with only icons but no text in certain places which isn't great for new users. I don't think traversing the blades was that intuitive either. With the recently played and pins I think people can get in a game a lot faster with the current UI. And from the discovery perspective the old UI doesn't benefit Microsoft or a consumer that enjoys the discovery features.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Which discord client are you using?
Potato Chip PRO
Member
Looks good.
Insane Metal
Member
Looks ok I guess
Cert.in.Death
Member
Gonna have to tinker with it. I could not stand the original X1's UI and can't recall spending any extensive time with one since 2016.
I can't even remember the 360's at this point, it changed at least 3 times.
I can't even remember the 360's at this point, it changed at least 3 times.
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M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Not sure what do you mean, Win10 app is super slow. *cough* Well you probably mean that Xbox Beta, not the Xbox Companion App, because that's horribly slow. I think they optimalize it well so far, obviously not ideal still, however how much is that due to Jaguar CPU and how much about networking in general remains to be seen until November....
GHG
Member
I've previously made the suggestion that they take cues from the current Xbox App on PC:
- Make the tabs along the top larger and add an additional ones for "my games", "find/search", "media" and "settings" - a modern throwback to the blades
- Remove the games list on the right (that would be redundant due to the separate "my games" tab)
- Make the tabs slide across using the left and right trigger buttons
- Make the game covers larger to be more suited for TV sitting distances
Nothing needs to be started from scratch, they have a viable blueprint from which to work from.
The video mentions unification but it is not unified with the PC app. The PC app stands alone at the moment and it is better than the console interface (IMO).
Xbox Beta app is what I'm talking about. Never used the companion app so don't know how that compares.
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M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
It's beyond horrible.I've previously made the suggestion that they take cues from the current Xbox App on PC:
Finish.
- Make the tabs along the top larger and add an additional ones for "my games", "find/search", "media" and "settings" - a modern throwback to the blades
- Remove the games list on the right (that would be redundant due to the separate "my games" tab)
- Make the tabs slide across using the left and right trigger buttons
- Make the game covers larger to be more suited for TV sitting distances
Nothing needs to be started from scratch, they have a viable blueprint from which to work from.
The video mentions unification but it is not unified with the PC app. The PC app stands alone at the moment and it is better than the console interface (IMO).
Xbox Beta app is what I'm talking about. Never used the companion app so don't know how that compares.
And basically Xbox Beta, is React-Native Ui/frontend for MS Store. The MS Store Xbox Insider is same deal now, which is testing out right now.
SupremeHoodie
Member
Looks cool. Sony will steal it a couple years later.
Strider Highwind
Banned
Really? I hate the Sony App and the System UI lol
Xbox isn't much better. I think they both are weak
CrysisFreak
Banned
Looks like the current Xbox PC app, well it's the same design language.
I like it more than old Metro for sure.
I like it more than old Metro for sure.
"We've put 3 ADS on your homepage because MS won't let us stop fucking up our basic UI's with ADs because paying $300+ plus monthly fees isn't enough to get an AD FREE experience"
Is what they really should say, imagine if they could make a homescreen with 0 space given to shitty ads. MS UI designers wouldn't even know what to do if they were allowed to get rid of the ad spaces, they're so used to sticking them in there.
Fucking MS, and people defend the ADs too.
IF a mobile phone that you paid for had ADS on the mainscreen, ever present and dynamically changing, people would never buy that phone. They'd be scrutinized into oblivion, become the hottest long lasting meme, "Yo remember that phone with the ADS when you went to your homescreen, that you could never REMOVE, LULZ good try TELePhonia, better UI next TIME!!! ROFLS!!"
It's bullshit in 2020 to have to put up with this shit.
REMOVE ADS from the HOMESCREEN, or come up with something like Sony(who has the clunkiest and shittiest UI experience) has done, where the ADs can be Deleted from the homescreen, and then in the case of the initial landing icon when you turn the machine on, you simply scroll over to get rid of that shit.
If they didn't have to put those 3 ad blocks on the homescreen they could have made a far nicer homescreen experience. The fact that they're happy as pigs in their own shit about this, and it looks like the Series X UI too, is awful.
The FOCUS for a UI for a console that costs MONEY should be on GAMES not ADS, the 3 AD blocks are bigger than the icons above them that are the FOCUS of the MACHINE, we turn on the MACHINE to PLAY games not to VIEW ADs.
There's no defense for this, ADs are shitty, we should have a clean UI that shows US OUR OWN content.
Is what they really should say, imagine if they could make a homescreen with 0 space given to shitty ads. MS UI designers wouldn't even know what to do if they were allowed to get rid of the ad spaces, they're so used to sticking them in there.
Fucking MS, and people defend the ADs too.
IF a mobile phone that you paid for had ADS on the mainscreen, ever present and dynamically changing, people would never buy that phone. They'd be scrutinized into oblivion, become the hottest long lasting meme, "Yo remember that phone with the ADS when you went to your homescreen, that you could never REMOVE, LULZ good try TELePhonia, better UI next TIME!!! ROFLS!!"
It's bullshit in 2020 to have to put up with this shit.
REMOVE ADS from the HOMESCREEN, or come up with something like Sony(who has the clunkiest and shittiest UI experience) has done, where the ADs can be Deleted from the homescreen, and then in the case of the initial landing icon when you turn the machine on, you simply scroll over to get rid of that shit.
If they didn't have to put those 3 ad blocks on the homescreen they could have made a far nicer homescreen experience. The fact that they're happy as pigs in their own shit about this, and it looks like the Series X UI too, is awful.
The FOCUS for a UI for a console that costs MONEY should be on GAMES not ADS, the 3 AD blocks are bigger than the icons above them that are the FOCUS of the MACHINE, we turn on the MACHINE to PLAY games not to VIEW ADs.
There's no defense for this, ADs are shitty, we should have a clean UI that shows US OUR OWN content.
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Elder Legend
Banned
Looks great. Love it. Excited to see the PS5 UI as well. One of my favorite parts of experiencing a new box
Gamernyc78
Banned
Opinions lol
GHG
Member
If that's the case then they need to extend the new store UI across the whole interface.
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
It’s looks the same with what we have now
Vol5
Member
Did I miss something? That video was, AGAIN, MS talking shop and not showing anything of real substance or anything tangible.
Let's see how it works, let's see the menu flow, let's experience it. Let's see someone playing a game and see the integrations in real time....No, instead we get to listen to the engineers and designers talk about how great it is with mostly static screen shots.
Let's see how it works, let's see the menu flow, let's experience it. Let's see someone playing a game and see the integrations in real time....No, instead we get to listen to the engineers and designers talk about how great it is with mostly static screen shots.
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