Xbox Series X owners are furious with major changes to the console

Uh oh. I don’t think this is what Xbox were hoping for. The brand’s new homepage UI has been met with a surprising level of anger.

In case you missed it, Xbox finally released their new homepage UI this week for both the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Personally, I think it looks great. The update was “designed from player feedback and makes it easier to discover new games, rediscover games you already love, connect with communities, and create a more personalised experience”. It’s a similar layout to what you’ll see on the PlayStation 5. The page imagery essentially changes to whichever game you’re hovering over. It sure seems like a massive upgrade, but an alarming number of Xbox fans are dissatisfied with the changes.

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As reported by ComicBook, many have slammed the new design as while it does do away with some of the old design’s clutter, it’s added way too many ads. The ‘Most Played Games’ section has also drawn criticisms for the fact that it displays the most popular games on the console generally - not your specific selection. As such, the line-up includes predictable favourites like Fortnite, Roblox, and GTA V.

Reddit user spiderwolfer wrote, “Please tell me I can get rid of this. Ever since the new Xbox home screen update, I have been punished with this awful, unmovable tab titled, ‘Most played games’. This wouldn't be entirely horrible if it contained MY most played games but it doesn't. It contains Xbox's most played games, most of which I don't even own."

Plenty shared spiderwolfer’s opinion. KesMonkey wrote, “This home screen is an absolute mess now. What a clusterf**k. It’s so bad that I’m actually angry,” while anthony2690 added, “Genuinely annoyed with the new dashboard. They've taken away pretty much all my pins ([which were] genres of games I own) and they've filled my dashboard scrolling experience with clutter/crap.” I guess it’s true what they say: you can’t please everyone.