Available for XBOX Insiders: Updates to Gamertags, Game Hubs, and Wishlists
Microsoft is rolling out a series of Xbox Insider updates focused on identity personalization and streamlined gaming accessibility.
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Xbox is introducing several updates for Insiders, including the ability to create longer gamertags and the addition of Xbox 360 achievements to Game Hubs. Other features include improvements to wishlists and the ability to use Cloud Play while games are downloading.
Coverage from Windows Central, VGChartz, Thurrott.com, GameSpot, and Xbox Wire emphasizes the focus on player identity and the mitigation of frustrations surrounding large game updates. Future developments involve the transition of these Insider-exclusive features to the wider user base, though coverage does not yet specify a general release date.
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Quick answers
What changes are being made to gamertags?
Microsoft is allowing users to make their gamertags longer.
What is new in the Game Hubs?
Xbox 360 achievements are now being integrated into Game Hubs.
Can users play games while they are downloading?
Yes, a new update adds support for Cloud Play during game downloads.
Coverage (5)
- Microsoft and Xbox are letting you make your gamertag longer so it "feels like you" with a new update Windows Central · 11h ago
- Xbox Update Expands Gamertag Length, 360 Achievements Now in Game Hubs, More VGChartz · 11h ago
- Xbox is Adding Support for Longer Gamertags, Cloud Play During Game Downloads, More Thurrott.com · 11h ago
- Xbox May Have Just Solved A Major Annoyance About Huge Game Updates GameSpot · 11h ago
- Available for XBOX Insiders: Updates to Gamertags, Game Hubs, and Wishlists XBOX Wire · 11h ago broke it first
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