Microsoft is rolling out new customization features for the Xbox home screen this week, giving players more control over how their console's system menus look. While the Xbox Series X and Series S are squarely in third place in the so-called console wars, Xbox is nonetheless going ahead with a leaked handheld system. Xbox Series X/S, however, remain generally celebrated machines, and new features are regularly improving the user experience.
Straight from Xbox Wire, the Xbox Home (still colloquially referred to as the dashboard) is getting three new customization options. Starting this week – announced on a Friday, so it's unclear when exactly – certain users will be able to hide the system apps and pin favorite game tiles to the recently played row. Coming later is the option to reduce the number of tiles visible in said recently played row. These options will roll out to Xbox Insiders first before getting a wider release in the future.
The three new customization options are rather straightforward. The Hide System Apps setting will remove non-game tiles from the home screen's recently played row. These include the Captures and Blu-ray Player apps. In a similar vein, Pin Favorites will let you keep certain...
