Xbox October update brings 4K dashboard for Xbox Series X, Night Mode and more

Players on Xbox Series X will get a big boost over the prior dashboard quality.

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Microsoftsharedeverything coming in the Xbox October 2021 update on Thursday.Xbox Series X,Xbox Series Sand Xbox One users will be getting a wide variety of new features to play around with. While perhaps not quite as big as theprior update, there’s still a fair bit to go through.

Here’s the three big features being added this month:

More features are currently in testing and are likely to show up in future monthly updates. One big feature being tested right now is a tagging system for accessibility, which allows users to sort through games using verified tags, checking for particular features on a game or app.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.