Xbox Series X Getting New 4K Dashboard - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 September 2021 / 1,748 Views
Microsoft announced it will be updating the dashboard on Xbox Series X consoles to 4K resolution. Starting today, Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insiders will be able to increase the resolution of the dashboard on their Xbox Series X consoles.
"With today’s update, Alpha Skip-Ahead Insiders on Xbox Series X consoles connected to a 4K display can begin flighting an increased resolution UI," said the Xbox team in a new Xbox Wire post. "This change means Home, Guide, and other areas of the UI will be displayed in a higher native resolution for increased sharpness and text readability."
Up until this update, the dashboard and other elements in the UI on Xbox Series X consoles ran in 1080p. The dashboard in 4K resolution should appear crisper on 4KTVs compared to running in 1080p.
There was no mention if HDR support would be supported along with the increased resolution and no mention of the Xbox Series S dashboard getting any improvements to its dashboard. While games on the Xbox Series S run up to 1440p, the console can output in 4K resolution.
The 4K dashboard update should be rolling out to all Xbox Series X users in the near future.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I don't really understand why anyone cares about what resolution the dashboard is. I'd be much happier to have it be HDR so my TV doesn't constantly have to switch back and forth when I'm going in and out of games. Whether it's 1080p or 4k...meh.
This x1000, I hate my screen having to switch in and out of HDR. I almost just want to turn of auto-hdr just to prevent it from happening so frequently but then games look a lot duller without HDR so I force myself to keep it on.
About damn time
For real lol
I don't understand why this wasn't a given and a day one thing =/
I believe they do it to conserve on system power, and waited on the feedback that people wanted a 4k dashboard.
I had no idea it wasn't 4k and now I'm seeing it's not even HDR? Having to switch in and out of HDR would be really annoying.
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