Microsoft Spiffs Up Xbox One

Microsoft on Monday announced that it had begun rolling out its Xbox One November Systems Update, which will be its final major update for the console for 2014. The improvements will deliver new ways for owners to watch TV, personalize the game system, and interact with the Xbox Live gaming community, as well as provide new integration with Xbox One Store and Microsoft's SmartGlass platform.

Improved TV integration includes ways for users in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to see what is trending on TV in a OneGuide updated by-the-minute. Additionally, users in the U.S. can see which TV shows are trending on Twitter, view tweets for live TV shows in real time, and find #hashtags to join the conversations.
"Through monthly updates, we've released hundreds of significant features for Xbox One, including a low battery indicator, the ability to initiate game downloads from a remote location, turn off notifications during video playback, and external storage, and more," Microsoft spokesperson Amanda Winters told TechNewsWorld.
The November update also allows for greater customization, providing gamers with a way to show off their top achievements and to share game clips.

Personalized Backgrounds

The Show Who You Are improvement adds customized backgrounds that allow users to choose a custom color as a theme or achievement art as a background image. This will be available to gamers on any Xbox One that they sign on to, while the gamer profile also can be updated to let users select a set of showcase items that are visible to other users. Up to six game clips or achievements can be displayed in the carousel format.
Other new features with this update include Xbox One Store improvements that are designed to help the navigation experience, and the ability to view friends' activity within the Xbox One SmartGlass experience.
Microsoft also addressed requested features and responded with an IE featured site function and a Restart Now function that can allow the console to be restarted quickly using the game controller.
Although this is a major upgrade, it might not spur many purchase decisions.
Source:TechNewsWorld