March Update begins rolling out for the Xbox One, massive number of improvements inbound

We're notwithstanding a calendar week away from Titanfall and the ability to stream to Twitch from the Xbox One, but today is the twenty-four hours that Microsoft is beginning to curlicue out the March system update. As you'll recall, this update is notable for improving the matchmaking system, party chat and friends feature. Total changelog afterward the break.

Microsoft invited select gamers to take part in a closed beta of the March update earlier terminal month. The March update is the first major update to the console. At that place was a smaller update in February that introduced a few small changes similar UI adjustments, improved Blu-ray quality and more than. The March update is bigger and volition make a noticeable improvement to the Xbox I.

The update is beginning to roll out right now to Xbox One'south around the world. Your Xbox 1 will automatically download and install the update if it's in the "Instant On" setting. This is the mode where your Xbox One isn't fully off, instead the panel is in a depression power state so y'all can quickly plow the panel on or utilize updates in the background.

The update will take place in off-peak hours in your local time zone. That ways the overall rollout of the Xbox Ane will take place over the next 24-hour interval or two.

The March update for the Xbox One is big. Here'south all that'south changing:

Improved Multiplayer & Political party chat

Cross title party chat
Political party chat on by default
Easier multiplayer invites
Easier multiplayer joining
Ability to meet what the people in your party are doing

Improved Friends Listing + Profile

Improved friends list utility & speed of access
Power to see people you recently played games with
Run into when friends are broadcasting, including alive broadcast thumbnails in action feed
Become to a friend's profile faster using type-alee suggestions
Contextual app carte actions on friends list and activity feed items
Enabled more multiplayer (join and invite) actions on user profiles
54 new contest-winning gamerpics

Twitch TV live streaming support

Broadcast gameplay on Twitch.TV through Xbox Alive (When the updated Twitch app ships next week.)
Vox support for starting and catastrophe broadcast

Bringing out social in home

See favorite friends currently online
Encounter friends broadcasting gameplay

Miscellaneous shell improvements

Improved notification centre experiences including "quiet mode"
View Game Clips while in snap style
Protect user settings with passkey

Browser improvements

Control Bing and Google maps with gesture and controller
Quick search when highlighting a term on a page
When searching from Bing search on the console, direct link to Internet Explorer in guild to see additional spider web results.

New Devices – Driver and Firmware updates

Firmware update to the Xbox One controller to support the Xbox One stereo headset adapter
Support for 1st and 3rd political party headsets
Driver updates for the Xbox One Media Remote

SmartGlass Improvements

Push button notification to your device for Xbox Alive messages
Quickly come across what a friend is doing including presence and contempo
Enhanced viewing of personal and a friend'south game progress and clips
Ability to close snap from SmartGlass

Live TV

50Hz fix – users tin can set the Live Tv set app to brandish at 50Hz for full or fill modes
Volume up/downwardly adjustments – user tin tailor the number of volume increments when using "volume upwardly" or "volume down" commands
IR blasting of power & volume to TVs/AVRs in all regions
AVR setup maps to include model number for most sound bars or AVRs when setting up TV

Improved Sound output support

SPDIF (optical out) now supports 5.i Dolby Digital – enabling devices such as sound bars with only Optical In to be able to receive 5.1 Dolby Digital from console over optical
HDMI output at present supports stereo uncompressed, 5.one uncompressed, 7.1 uncompressed or five.1 Dolby Digital live or 5.1 DTS

Massive update correct? We're nearly looking forward to the Twitch TV live streaming support. Of form the March update but readies your Xbox One for that feature. You lot won't actually be able to alive stream until next week when the Twitch app is updated and Titanfall launches – mark your calendar for March eleven.

The various other changes are very welcomed and we tin can't expect to experience the improved multiplayer and party chat features.

What are you near looking forward to? Don't forget to add united states of america on Xbox Live for some Titanfall activity next calendar week!

Source: Major Nelson

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