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- A new Xbox console update was released on September 25th.
- This release, identified as version number 10.0.26100.2239, introduces more useful wishlist notifications and the ability to pre-download selected game updates.
Microsoft detailed what's new: Xbox A console update that will introduce some changes to how wishlist notifications and game patches work. The company’s latest update has already started rolling out to Xbox console users in late September 2024.
Microsoft typically updates its home consoles about once a month. Before today, the most recent major release was in late August 2024. At that time, the company introduced new Xbox game installation options, support for watching Discord streams, and other new features.
You can now pre-download game updates on Xbox consoles.
Microsoft has now followed up that release with a new OS update, identified as version number 10.0.26100.2239, which debuted on Wednesday, September 25. One of the two big novelties included in this patch is support for pre-downloading Xbox game updates. This particular addition should come as no surprise to everyone, as Microsoft has been testing it since mid-May 2024, when it first released an experimental version to members of the Xbox Insider program.
How to pre-download game updates on your Xbox console
To take advantage of the new feature, you need to go to the My Games & Apps menu and select Manage & Updates. Here, the console will display all Xbox game updates that are available for pre-download. As expected, pre-downloading is not something that works on its own, but something that developers can choose to implement. Some of the Xbox games that already support it include: minecraft, Sea of Thievesand Pokemon competitor Cassette BeastMicrosoft has promised that more titles will adopt the pre-release update model in the near future.
Xbox console wishlist notifications are getting smarter.
The second novelty introduced in the September 2024 update changes the way notifications work on Microsoft consoles. Specifically, games on your wish list will pop up in your notifications whenever they are released, added to your Xbox Game Pass library, or featured in a Free Play Days promotion. This behavior is enabled by default in the latest version of Xbox OS, but can be disabled in your wish list notification settings.
Microsoft also announced several other changes to its gaming ecosystem today, including the decision to close the Xbox Game Pass mobile app. The functionality will soon be integrated into the Xbox app, providing a more streamlined and unified user experience. The change itself is expected to take effect around November 2024. Microsoft is expected to release at least one more Xbox console update by then.
Xbox Console Update Patch Notes September 2024
- Release Date: September 25, 2024
- OS Version: 10.0.26100.2239(xb_flt_2409ge.240916-2000)
- Pre-download game updates
- Starting this month, game updates will be available to pre-download on your Xbox console a few days before their scheduled release date. Now you can start playing as soon as the update is released. To use this new option, go to My games & apps > Manage > Updates to see all the updates available for pre-download.
- New Wishlist Notification Options
- Now that you’ve enabled Wishlist notifications, you’ll receive console notifications whenever a game on your Wishlist is released, added to your Game Pass library, or made available as part of a Free Play Day promotion. You can enable or disable these notifications in your Wishlist notification settings.
Xbox Series S
Launched alongside the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S is Microsoft’s lower-cost option for the ninth-generation console. Designed solely for digital gaming, the Series S can run the same games as the Series X, but at lower resolutions and frame rates.
- brand
- Microsoft
- Original release date
- November 10, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
- $299
- weight
- 4.25 pounds
