Passages
I hope this Neighborhood Replace finds you in addition to all these emails, assembly invitations, and “let’s begin the 12 months sturdy” messages you marked all as learn have in your Inbox. We’re solely per week into 2024 and a lot has occurred already. We noticed a real-life “Getting Over It” cosplay at a New Yr’s social gathering, the Web™ collectively determined that Leon Kennedy would completely smoke Joel, and these are the streets I grew up in.
Over right here at Xbox Insider HQ, we’ve additionally been busy chasing the hamsters again on their wheels (learn: we’re the hamsters) and getting again into the swing of issues. It’s going to be a little bit of a lighter January earlier than we actually kick it into excessive gear for the tenth Anniversary in February. So, let’s check out a few of what we’ve been engaged on:
Connections
You may need seen some adjustments to the format, design, and general look/really feel of our beautiful Xbox Wire pages over the previous couple of months. As a part of our technique shift, we’ve been alternative ways we are able to make the most of the house now we have right here on the Xbox Wire and we predict this redesign (in addition to extra fascinating adjustments coming quickly™!) is a good way to kick issues off.
We’ve additionally been working to make our present content material even higher. It seems, our resident Launch Notes Virtuoso, Joshua, by no means bought off his wheel. In truth, he’s been secretly whipping up some enhancements and updates to Launch Notes throughout all classes. We expect you’ll agree these adjustments will make getting particulars on new builds simpler and quicker than ever!
Why Turns into How
I do know, I do know. One other one for the collage. I had hoped I wouldn’t have to make use of this joke for some time, nevertheless it’s taking longer than we initially thought for this course of to occur. Apologies for this continued delay. I’ll take this one firmly on the chin although. I didn’t foresee the extra investments we’re now making, however I’m glad we’re making them nonetheless!
Full Tilt
That being mentioned, we’re really sprinting forward with a few of our different initiatives, particularly these tied to the tenth Anniversary. One factor I’m excited to share is that we’ll be publishing an absolute glut of content material in February to the Xbox Wire. Interviews from previous, current, (and future?!) Xbox Insider crew members, an oral historical past of this system, and extra will all be popping out to have fun ten years of great Xbox Insider Program accomplishments and highlights. That is one thing we’re tremendous stoked about and we are able to’t wait for everybody to be taught extra.
Brilliant Future
We’ve additionally been working beneath the proverbial hood on a couple of objects that aren’t fairly able to be absolutely revealed but. These things are being labored on “in-house” inside XIP, and I believe it’s among the coolest stuff now we have cooking. We’ll be speaking extra about this in February, so keep tuned! Within the meantime, please take pleasure in an up to date/modified content material roadmap.
As all the time, I hope everybody loved this installment of the Xbox Insider Program Neighborhood Replace. If you wish to chat about this—and every little thing else XIP—hop on over to the r/XboxInsiders subreddit or throw us a comply with @xboxinsider.