Xbox chief product officer Marc Whitten has confirmed that Microsoft will be rolling out a rather large Xbox One update that will improve the console's "Live experience."
Speaking to Engadget, Whitten detailed the changes that are coming, emphasizing the importance of improving the social experience and overall ease of use when navigating the system. "The feedback we've gotten is pretty valid; some of the social stuff is hidden or harder to use than it was on the Xbox 360. So you're gonna see us come out with an update where, well, we're going to fix those things," he explained.
"As a person who's been pretty involved in building Xbox Live for the last decade, I take it pretty seriously when people say it's harder to get into a party, and the defaults aren't right, and I don't like the model," Whitten added. "So what I'm trying to do with the team is kind of theme some stuff up. Let's take an update and really go through a big list of what we're hearing from customers, what we know is broken with the architecture, areas that we want to improve or complete. I think that's a theme you'll really see us push on — that Live experience."
With regards to streaming support, Whitten alluded to the fact that it will likely roll out before E3. "This is not 100 percent. But my general strategy at E3 is to talk about things that are gonna happen from that E3 to the next E3. So, we are not yet to the next E3," he said.
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