There is nothing more exciting than unwrapping a new game’s console. If you’re new to Xbox one or haven’t been keeping an eye on all the cool updates, this year there are loads of helpful features that you might have missed, although, I’ve collected 5 awesome features that every Xbox One owner must try, let’s get started.
Scrooge’s of the world look away because this feature is for all the generous souls out there. As giving a game as a gift to a friend has been made so much easier in the past, you’d have to faff around with the shops and actually having to see the person to give it to them. Look, social interaction is just such a pain. Thankfully, with Xbox game gifting you can skip all that and just get to the bit where you feel that lovely warm feeling of doing something good, just head along to the store, pick the game or subscription you want to gift and then enter your friends’ email or Gamertag and your friend gets the code instantly, so there’s no delay in your lovely gesture. This is also a great way to encourage friends to get into games they might not normally play.
Life is strange: yeah, I’m not holding my breath either Game Pass is the awesome subscription service that gives you access to a library of over 150 games? It’S like Netflix for games for only $ 7.99 a month. You can download as many of those games as you like, and keep them in your library. As long as you’re subscribed you own them so there’s no frustrating streaming issues or lag to fight with. The library has an impressive selection of games from quirkier indie titles, Like limbo and Hugh to incredible Triple-A blockbusters like Gears of War 4 and Metal Gear Solid 5. Metal Gear Solid 5 alone brings you hours upon hours of the stealthy murder of an animal kidnap. So, if you want literally months of gaming entertainment available at your gaming trigger fingertips, then Game Pass is the place to go. Just head to the membership section and sign up, there’s even a free trial to give you that first taste.
With the Xbox One, you can record a gameplay clip in different resolutions, something which you can easily change by going into settings preferences then broadcast. Depending on the resolution you choose video capture allows you to record up to 10 minutes with a simple click of a couple of buttons. But if you’re looking to capture something a bit longer than an external hard drive, it will allow you to capture up to an hour of footage, transfer it to a PC, and you too can start your journey to youtube Superstardom. Also, a good news for those Xbox One X owners out there is that you can capture in beautiful crisper 4k. It’s going to make all those headshots look extra beautiful.
Looking for group is an easy way of asking for help when you need it the most. It’s basically, a player’s wanted bulletin board for when you’ve got an online task to conquer that needs fellow gamer’s help to get done. Maybe you’re playing Destiny 2 and you want to find some like-minded Guardians for a raid, just open up the guide head over to parties and select looking for group, you then select the game you need help with, then create a post with all the details like the start time and what day you’re doing it and bam you’ve put the signal out. Of course, you could be the person that answers the call just scroll through players requests and if you’ve got what it takes to get the job done then select I’m interested in that post. Gamers helping fellow gamers is a beautiful thing!
Xbox Play Anywhere is a digital title that is yours to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10. That means we buy it once and you can play it anywhere. It doesn’t cost you more to play it on PC and means your progress can go with you so you can pick up where you left off on your Xbox One and continue on your Windows 10 laptop on the go or vice versa. The titles included in the play anywhere program include cuphead ports A7, a shadow of war and super lippies tail. So you can beat the incredibly frustrating boss on cuphead at home on your Xbox one then try the next one on your lunch break on your Windows 10 PC. It’s seamless and keeps you gaming and no matter where you are.
And there we have it, 5 features you need to try on your Xbox One. New features are coming to Xbox all the time. So do let me know in the comments what your favorite feature is.
