Xbox November replace brings fast controller swaps, decrease latency, and accessibility tags

Microsoft is rolling out a brand new November update for Xbox consoles that may make it so much simpler to swap your controller between a console and a PC or laptop computer. Instead of getting to trawl via menus to alter connections, the replace allows you to swap between beforehand related units by merely double tapping the controller’s pair button.

This function has been out there on fashionable Xbox Series X / S controller since their launch final 12 months, however the brand new firmware replace brings this feature to Xbox One controllers with Bluetooth help and the Xbox Elite 2 controller. However, you’ll solely have the ability to use it to shortly swap between a Bluetooth machine and an Xbox console, and never two Xbox consoles.

The new firmware replace additionally provides Dynamic Latency Input (DLI) to older Xbox One controllers, which reduces the enter latency on controllers related to Xbox Series X / S consoles to make gameplay extra responsive.

Alongside the controller adjustments, Microsoft can also be bettering audio output settings on all Xbox consoles. New audio choices embrace the power to mute speaker audio when a headset is connected, helpful if you happen to’re enjoying at evening and don’t wish to disturb relations or neighbors.

New coloration filters are additionally a part of this replace for Xbox Series X / S consoles, which can assist gamers with coloration blindness or coloration imaginative and prescient deficiency. Microsoft can also be permitting sport builders to tag their titles with as much as 20 accessibility options which can make it so much simpler for folks with disabilities to search out which video games help these visible, audio, and enter tweaks. More than 325 video games are supported proper now, and filtering choices will likely be out there within the coming months.

This newest dashboard replace additionally consists of Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) integration, permitting older Xbox One consoles to play Xbox Series X video games. The function requires a Game Pass Ultimate subscription and will likely be out there in 25 areas, and a subset of Xbox homeowners can begin attempting it out with the November replace.

Microsoft’s new November Xbox replace is on the market proper now for all Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S consoles.