Xbox One Update: 3D Blu-ray, Low Battery Notifications And More Coming Next Month

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) will roll out its latest update for the Xbox One in August, and Larry Hryb, director of programming for Xbox Live, provided a sneak peek at the eighth generation console’s features Friday on Xbox Wire, the official Xbox blog.

“You have made Xbox what it is today and we couldn’t be more grateful for your support and valuable feedback," Hryb promised fans. "Our focus continues to be on you and what you want in the product.”

Hryb discussed basic new features, like low battery notification for the console’s controller battery, as well as 3D Blu-ray functionality. The update will also allow users to disable notifications during video.

More update details can be found below:

[Via Xbox Wire]

Activity feed updates: We’re adding new ways for you to interact with friends in the activity feed. The interface will change to a single column scrolling list that is longer and includes more content. We’ll add the ability to post text to your feed, and to “like” and comment on feed items. You can share game clips and anything else in the feed with friends either publicly (to your activity feed) or privately (as an attachment to a message). You'll also be notified when anyone likes, comments on or shares your items. Each user will get a personal feed on their profile, so you can see what specific friends have been up to. And, with SmartGlass, you can see what your friends have shared to their activity feed and “like” specific posts (additional activity feed support coming in future SmartGlass updates).

Expanded Friends area on Home: Right from Home, see what’s going on with your friends. Stay up-to-date with their current activity, the top trending games your friends are playing, and a leaderboard to see who has been working the hardest on their Gamerscore. We’re doing an extended preview on this, rolling it into the early access preview this month to a subset of our preview audience so we can refine it until it’s ready for the entire Xbox One market.

Mobile purchase: One of the most requested features on Xbox Feedback. Using Xbox SmartGlass or on Xbox.com, you can remotely purchase games and Add-on content. No more waiting to begin downloading when you get home - if your console is set to automatically take updates, your console will begin downloading your purchase.

OneGuide in Brazil, Mexico, Austria and Ireland: Live TV listings can be configured for four new countries as part of this month’s Preview program. And now there is an OneGuide Issue Reporter available under the TV & OneGuide settings, Troubleshooting section.

Last seen time in Friends list: Direct from Xbox Feedback, the friends list will now show how long it’s been since a friend has been online. For example, "Last seen 20m ago: Forza Motorsport 5.”

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