Summary
TheXbox user interface update began rolling out on July 26, meaning that some users already have access to it while others will have to wait. The update was first revealed in September 2022 when it was shared with Xbox Insiders. Xbox says it’s spent the months since gathering feedback and designing the UI overhaul with user feedback in mind. But Xbox’s priorities may not have been in line with Xbox users.
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In a Reddit thread titled “PLEASE tell me I can get rid of this…” user Spiderwolfer says that the new update has “punished” them with an “awful, unmovable tab.” The tab in question is labeled “Most played games,” and to the surprise of Spiderwolfer and others, it doesn’t actually list the Xbox user’s most-played games. Instead, it lists themost popular games on Xboxas a whole. Spiderwolfer is asking for the option to remove this tag, or at least be able to move it underneath tabs they’d be more interested in seeing.
Games listed under the Most played games tab includeFortnite,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,Roblox,Grand Theft Auto 5,Diablo 4, andRainbow Six Siege. Spiderwolfen makes clear that they don’t even own most of these games, but also aren’t interested in the games they do have access to. They have no influence over what’s shown, and don’t understand why they’re being shown it – other than for advertising purposes.
Many comments refer to similar ongoing threads in the Xbox Insiders subreddit, where posts claim that Insiders have been making identical criticisms for months. It isn’t just the Most played games section that’s prominently featured, but also a tab featuringpopular Xbox Game Pass games. Both are displayed even above an Xbox user’s personalized pins. Xbox has not responded to these criticisms and hasn’t made changes, either.
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