Introducing recreation hubs
Earlier this month, we began rolling out recreation hubs to Xbox Insiders on PC and a subset of Xbox App on PC gamers worldwide. Recreation hubs have been constructed in your suggestions round depth, development, and extra methods to attach together with your video games. With recreation hubs, you’ll have the ability to monitor your progress over time, uncover the most recent content material and add-ons, join or compete with your pals, get the most recent information from builders, and extra. This model of recreation hubs is just the start. Now we have one other wave of updates coming quickly, together with methods to view your native recreation captures and browse different video games from the identical writer. We are able to’t wait to listen to your suggestions on what’s there now and what you’d wish to see in future updates.
You possibly can entry recreation hubs from the Xbox App on PC — simply click on on the sport in your library or the left sidebar. Now, let’s run by way of among the thrilling content material you will discover right here:
The necessities. On the high of the web page, you’ll see the necessities like recreation information alongside choices to play, set up, or replace the sport. You’ll additionally see a fast hyperlink again to the main points web page, the place you should buy the sport to personal, see evaluations, or add it to your want checklist. Lastly, you’ll discover info like once you final performed, your whole playtime, an achievement abstract, and good friend overviews. This space may even be used for necessary notifications like letting you understand when a recreation is leaving Recreation Cross so to use your low cost earlier than it’s gone.
Featured content material. We need to be sure you don’t miss what’s new, so that you’ll see the most recent obtainable add-ons on the high of the sport hub after they launch with pricing information and a hyperlink to buy.
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Buddies who play. No extra shuffling by way of the app. Examine progress, view profiles, see who’s in-game, and even ship your pals a celebration invite all from the identical place.
Achievements. Simply monitor your total achievement and Gamerscore progress, any hero stats you may need collected, and your subsequent closest unlocks with the assistance of the achievements part. To see the complete checklist of achievements you’ve earned and those you’re lacking, you may at all times click on ‘present all.’
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All add-ons. Whether or not it’s the latest automotive pack in Forza Motorsport or extra Historical Cash to stuff your coffers for Sea of Thieves Season 11, we have now you coated. You possibly can browse obtainable and owned add-ons immediately from the sport hub.
HowLongToBeat. We heard how a lot you loved this characteristic on the main points pages for taking part video games, so we made certain to convey it over to recreation hubs, too. Whether or not you’re seeking to end up the primary story or going for a completionist run, HowLongToBeat will make it easier to examine your playtime in opposition to neighborhood sourced completion information.
From the developer. Right here, you’ll get the most recent updates, bulletins, ideas, and methods from the sport’s builders. Discover the most recent information associated to your favourite video games immediately from the groups behind them.
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Till March 9, a Quest will obtainable within the Xbox Insider Hub (open or set up clicking right here) for gamers enrolled within the PC Gaming preview. As a reminder, you may at all times give us recommendations for the app or depart suggestions by clicking in your Profile card contained in the Xbox App after which deciding on Suggestions from the dropdown menu. We are able to’t wait to listen to from you as we work to convey extra enhancements to recreation hubs and the Xbox App on PC.
Learn how to get Xbox Insider help and share your suggestions
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Thanks to each Xbox Insider within the subreddit immediately. We love that it has develop into such a pleasant and community-driven hub of dialog and help.
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