The Xbox August update is here and it comes with . Perhaps the biggest news is that the Xbox streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices. This means that more people will be able to enter the wonderful world of Xbox Cloud Gaming.
it happened Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) and Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen), but now available for earlier iterations of those devices, along with the Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen). Expanding the accessibility of cloud gaming. never a bad thing. There’s the usual caveat, but this requires a Game Pass subscription.
Xbox is also beefing up Discord integration, which is good news. Xbox consoles will now let people know when your friend is playing, chatting or streaming, making it easy to jump into a voice chat or watch that stream. All this can be done directly from the console without using the Discord app on a PC or mobile device.
As mentioned above, users can now watch Discord streams directly from their Xbox consoles or stream their games directly to Discord, which is a nice addition.
The update will also allow people to customize downloads. This should save significant hard drive space by allowing users to download only what they need to actually play the game. Someone needs to buy a Call of Duty team On the horn about it.
Finally, there are additional controller customization options. Switch mode is coming to the Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 and the Xbox Adaptive Controller. When activated, the switch sends a series of inputs just like the old-school “turbo” buttons, but without the need to hold the button down. This sounds like a great way to get through minigames by “pressing this button a million times”.
This update is currently rolling out and should reach all users by the end of the week. This applies to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
