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Xbox speeds up its app as cloud access widens

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Xbox speeds up its app as cloud access widens

The Xbox PC app launches up to 60% faster for Insiders, while the refreshed web experience expands and updates begin reaching supported TV and VR apps.

Xbox Insiders can try an updated PC app that launches up to 60% faster, while Xbox expands its refreshed cloud-gaming web experience and starts updating supported TV and VR apps. Xbox says pages in the PC app load up to 50% faster, and in-app windows open up to 65% faster.

The Library gets simpler navigation, updated filters, and new organization options. Friends and social features move into the main navigation, while search spans games and people, including installed titles and add-ons. Refreshed game cards, Home, Settings, and animations round out the changes.

The cloud redesign moves beyond its preview

Xbox app home screen with updated navigation, game recommendations, and Library section
Xbox app home screen with navigation sidebar, 'Jump back in' game tiles, and 'Play with Game Pass' section. Image: Xbox

The web experience adds a Library for games players own or can access with Xbox Game Pass for cloud gaming, with options to browse, sort, and filter. On PCs and larger displays, the desktop layout makes better use of space. Players can also choose a dark or light theme, or one of five high-contrast options.

This is an expansion of an existing public preview. Users can try it at Xbox cloud gaming after enabling Preview Features in Settings on xbox.com/play. Xbox plans to bring the refreshed web experience to more players automatically over the next few weeks, so trying it now does not require waiting for that broader rollout.

The refreshed look and navigation are also beginning to reach cloud-gaming apps on supported TVs and VR headsets. The changes are arriving in stages: PC access is for Insiders, web access is widening, and updates for TV and VR apps are just beginning.