Available for XBOX Insiders: Updates to Gamertags, Game Hubs, and Wishlists
Xbox is rolling out updates for Insiders that expand gamertag length and integrate legacy 360 achievements into Game Hubs.
📍 The outcome
Microsoft released an update for Xbox Insiders that allowed for longer gamertags. The update also added Xbox 360 achievements to Game Hubs and introduced cloud play during game downloads.
Epilogue added 33d ago, after coverage quieted.
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🌍 How it travelled
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The story so far
Microsoft has released an update for Xbox Insiders introducing several quality-of-life changes. Key updates include the ability to create longer gamertags, the addition of Xbox 360 achievements to Game Hubs, and improvements to wishlists.
Coverage from Windows Central, VGChartz, Thurrott.com, and GameSpot emphasizes a new feature allowing Cloud Play during game downloads. This is framed as a solution to delays caused by large game updates.
Future developments depend on the rollout from the Insider program to the general user base. Coverage does not yet specify a wide release date for these features.
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 44d ago.
Who reported it (5)
- Microsoft and Xbox are letting you make your gamertag longer so it "feels like you" with a new update Windows Central · 45d ago
- Xbox Update Expands Gamertag Length, 360 Achievements Now in Game Hubs, More VGChartz · 45d ago
- Xbox is Adding Support for Longer Gamertags, Cloud Play During Game Downloads, More Thurrott.com · 45d ago
- Xbox May Have Just Solved A Major Annoyance About Huge Game Updates GameSpot · 45d ago
- Available for XBOX Insiders: Updates to Gamertags, Game Hubs, and Wishlists XBOX Wire · 45d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
What changes are coming to gamertags?
Xbox is allowing users to make their gamertags longer.
Can users play games while they are downloading?
According to Thurrott.com, the update adds support for Cloud Play during game downloads.
What is happening with Xbox 360 achievements?
VGChartz reports that Xbox 360 achievements are now appearing in Game Hubs.
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