The new OS update for Xbox consoles should optimize the daily lives of many players. On the program, two new features: natural language search and calibration of the joysticks of the Elite Series 2 controller.
The release of new versions of home console OS often goes unnoticed, but their impact is not negligible. As proof, the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X benefit from a first fall update which should improve the lives of their owners.
Indeed, Microsoft has just improved the search engine integrated into its console, a more than welcome development. If the latter has seen its responsibilities increase over time, allowing you to find not only games, but also other players, films or applications, until now it has remained quite basic. In other words, it wasn’t particularly flexible when it came to interpreting the keywords used by users.
With the introduction of natural language search, things are expected to change. As Microsoft explains on its websitethis new functionality “ returns relevant results for queries like “farming games with fishing”, “FPS games with zombies” or “puzzle games for kids” “. She can even handle spelling mistakes, acronyms, synonyms and other variations », good news for those who want to find the difficult to spell New World: Aeternum.
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According to Microsoft, its tool works “ much better than traditional search services “. Which is not surprising, given that the firm works with a controlled database, containing games and other content rich in metadata, thus facilitating their categorization and manipulation by algorithms.
The recent update also brings Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller calibration to the Xbox Accessories app. This makes it possible in particular to calibrate the joysticks of the device “ to ensure they are working properly for optimal gaming performance », notes Microsoft.
If you don’t yet have access to these two new features, don’t panic: they should arrive at your home soon. They arrive with version 10.0.26100.2499 of the operating system, and to check if you are up to date, simply go to the system settings, then to the “Console Information” section.
