Xbox November Update brings new Captures app, Wish List notifications, and much more

The latest Xbox ecosystem update brings tons of new features and improvements.

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What you need to know

The Xbox ecosystem is comprised of multiple platforms and service entry points, and Xbox’s monthly updates tend to sprinkle new features and improvements across the entire ecosystem. The latest Xbox update, now rolling out to players, shirks these expectations by pouring new features and improvements onto Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.

Following the more modestXbox October Updateof last month, theXbox November Updatebrings an assortment of changes and additions to make it easier to connect with friends, share your gameplay and captures, keep track of the latest sales and deals, and configure the best setup for your console. This is a sizeable update, with a few headlining features soaking up the attention.

For one, the previously testedXbox Captures appis now available to all players, which improves the viewing, managing, and editing experience for screenshots and game clips. Wish Lists in the Xbox Store can now be shared with friends and family, so that they can buy games and gift them directly to you.Games on your Wish List that go on sale will also notify you, ensuring you never miss a killer deal.

Xbox’s Discord integration is getting even better, with players now able to join voice channels directly from the Xbox Guide. The same can be said of Twitch integration, with players now able to stream thebest Xbox gamesto Twitch, including via Lightstream and Streamlabs, without leaving their console. There are even updates to the Settings to improve the user experience.

There’s a lot in the Xbox November Update, so here’s every new feature broken down:

The Xbox November Update is now rolling out to players across the Xbox ecosystem, although the vast majority of features are forXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, and Xbox One players. While this update is massive, Xbox is still continually working on new features and improvements, including amonths-long experiment to redesign and improve the Xbox Dashboard.

Thanks to the latest Xbox update, it’s now easier to hop into Discord or stream to Twitch while playing one of the hundreds of incredible games included in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

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