Microsoft snuck new social media options into its latest Xbox update
The latest Xbox update makes it a bit easier to link your Xbox profile to other social networks.
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What you need to know
Microsoft rolled out an update to Xbox consoles earlier this week. According to theofficial changelog, the update only includes “General stability and performance improvements,” butOnMSFT’s Laurent Giretnoticed a new feature that’s not listed in the release notes. Now, you can link social media accounts to your Xbox profile directly from yourXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, or Xbox One.
Previously, you could already use the Windows 10 Xbox app to link social media accounts to your Xbox profile, but you can now also do so directly from your console. You can link Steam, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Reddit accounts to your profile.
TheMicrosoft support pagefor linking social network accounts to the Xbox doesn’t mention doing it directly from the console yet.
On your Xbox console, if you go to Settings and check “LInked social accounts,” you’ll see any accounts that you’ve linked through other means. You can also link to other accounts from your console.
You also have the option to select which social media accounts have icons appear next to your name. For example, you may want to link your Xbox profile to your Facebook account but not have a Facebook icon appear on your profile.
This isn’t a massive change, but it does make it a bit easier to connect your Xbox profile to other social networks.
The full next-generation experience.
Xbox Series X is Microsoft’s new flagship, as its most powerful console with over 12TF GPU performance and a custom SSD. It boasts up to 4K resolution and 120 FPS, full backward compatibility across four generations, and ray-tracing support.
Experience next-gen gaming for less.
Microsoft serves the next-generation for less with its budget-friendly Xbox Series S. The console packs the same high-performance CPU and SSD technology as Xbox Series X, while scaling back the GPU and removing the disc drive.
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