Those who are signed up as an Xbox Insider will now have the opportunity to experience the new Windows Home experience in the Xbox app. It features a lot of changes and brings forward a new design that shows off the top games on Game Pass and Store tabs, as well as providing you with new games, news, and curated recommendations. For those who may not be able to splurge on new games, it also shows off free-to-play content for those looking for a new experience and game to play but don’t want to sink any money into it.
This new experience comes after months of listening to feedback and trying out different designs internally. They have made this new Windows Home experience for Xbox Insiders to test out, hoping to make a faster and easier Xbox app on Windows, allowing those who utilize it to jump between Game Pass and Microsoft Store with ease and without having to flip between tabs constantly.
Walking through the highlights of the new Home experience, the main part is the featured content. This provides an at-a-glance view of upcoming game releases, events, and content that is available via Game Pass and sales. Alongside this, you’ll be able to get the latest deals and discounts available to peruse, showing you the best deals and discounts on offer so that you don’t have to pay full price for games and new experiences.
Additionally, there will now be curated collections and recommendations for you based on what games you’ve played previously. The games shown to you will include games from both Game Pass and the Store, depending on which way you prefer to access your games.
Microsoft has also added a ‘Jump Back In’ feature as part of the Game Pass tab experience. This features allows players in Compact Mode to click on a game card and will send them directly to the game hub, where you can press play and jump back into the game seamlessly. This feature has been in testing since May, and is now available as part of the new Home experience for all Xbox Insiders.
While it isn’t widely available for those who aren’t Xbox Insiders at the moment, you can join the Xbox Insider Program by downloading the Xbox Insider Hub, which will give you access to new features and previews that Microsoft are working on to improve the Xbox experience.
