Certain Xbox One owners to preview March system update

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Certain Xbox One owners will be invited to test the system update early starting this Thursday. MajorNelson has announced that some users will receive a Xbox Live message that includes a code to register themselves. Those who jump on this code will garner early access to the upcoming social-centric March system update starting sometime next week.

Testers can play with the update's changes to friend and chat functions, as detailed below, while expressing concerns on the private testers forum. Those selected will continue to be enrolled in receiving early system updates unless they opt-out of the program online.

Xbox One March update features


Get to your Friends List faster. The friends list will be front and centre on the homepage of the Friends app. Click the Social tile on Home, or say "Xbox, go to Friends" to see who's online and what they're up to. From there you can quickly send messages and get into a party.

Party chat will be turned on by default: When you party up, chat audio will be turned on by default.

Chat with friends playing different games: Party chat will be separated from people playing your game, so you can chat with your friends who are online or you can chat with everyone playing the game.

We're adding an "Invite friends to game" option to your multiplayer titles moving forward: Similar to Xbox 360 titles, this will appear inside a game's menu and offer a simple and quicker way to set up your multiplayer battles. Selecting "Invite friends" will let you invite friends to your game and party.

We're adding "Recent Players": This is a simple list that shows you Xbox Live members you've recently played with, making it easier to stay in touch with people, or add new friends after your multiplayer battles.


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PM-KasperPosted:

TYBG This should have been like this from the start....


I agree with you on that one, But they cant do everything at once

TomorrowLandPosted:

I-DA-KING This is great, Now they need to add the ability to invite people to your game who are't your friend/in your party
They've added a Recent Players section and from there you should be able to. Not sure about people you aren't friends with or people you haven't played with...

TomorrowLandPosted:

TYBG This should have been like this from the start....
Both the Xbox One and the PS4 were rushed...

PM-KasperPosted:

Nice! Hopefully i can get in as this is much much needed

PsychonauticPosted:

i already have this update? wtf

TYBGPosted:

This should have been like this from the start....

IntPosted:

this is great of microsoft to do this . +!

I-DA-KINGPosted:

This is great, Now they need to add the ability to invite people to your game who are't your friend/in your party

MissPosted:

That's really cool. Finally letting their customers test stuff out before it's officially released.

MaggardoPosted:

This is cool to see they are doing this, I would love to have an Xbox One. And if I did have an Xbox One, and I received this update early, that would be fantastic. I would love to try it out early!!