The Maka91Productions YouTube channel showcased the updated Xbox home screen in action. There are certain questions regarding the design.
At the top, there is the “Jump back in” row, allowing quick access to several recent apps.
Below are buttons for navigating to the Xbox library and the store. There are also promotional offers—in this case, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II is being promoted.
To the left of the CoD banner, two more banners are placed, which can change after refreshing the page.
Search bar:
Scrolling down reveals a list of games recently added to the Xbox Game Pass catalog:
Currently, there is no option to pin game icons to the Xbox home interface.
The release of the updated Xbox home screen is scheduled for 2023. By that time, the interface may be tweaked, as this is an experimental version.
Not everyone was impressed by this vision of the interface. One commenter suggested that such a user interface would appeal to those who like the UI in Ubisoft games. In their view, the developers “…practically moved the dashboard into a store.”