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Creators Update Now Available in Xbox One: More Promising Features Revealed Including New Guide & Beam

Apr 03, 2017 10:00 AM EDT

Another additional great feature of Xbox One is now available as Microsoft rolled out its Windows 10 Creators Update. Changes and updates add excitement for the Xbox One users as they experience its full transformation this year.

Microsoft has finally rolled out its latest Creators Update not only in Windows 10 but also in the Xbox One. In this update, Creators Update brings many changes and updates in the gaming device that will make it more playable.

New Beam App. The Creators Update enhanced the usage of Beam app, as it is essential for live streaming the Xbox gameplay. Xbox One users can now manage Beam broadcasts and can interact with other players around the world. In this update, a user does not have to go any unnecessary and complicated set-up processes since it was now built into the Xbox One device.

New Guide. From a single press of the Xbox One button on the controller, Guide is now accessible without any pressing instructions. Creators Update brings out this new update, as all of the guides that users need are now accessible in one place. That includes Beam, games, apps and music controls.

Slashgear stated that the Guide is the new way to access Xbox One multitasking features. It includes pages for keeping the track of achievements of Xbox One users. In Creators Update, Cortana is now part of Guide features. t comes out as an overlay on the screen that allows the users to Party controls, set reminders and control music with human's voice.

Other Features. Aside from new Guide and updated Beam app, there are some several added features in Creators Update. Xbox One has now a parental control that, of course, parents can control the gaming time of their children. Another one was the Copilot that MSPowerUser described as the most important for disabled gamers. Copilot is a feature that allows two controllers to play as if there is only one player.

Microsoft believes that through this, Xbox One will be more family-oriented and fun gaming experience especially for those players who can't use every button for themselves. Such as Blu-ray bitstream passthrough that all Dolby Atmos formats and bitstream formats will soon be available in Creators Update of Xbox One.

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