Microsoft details Xbox's “faster, safer and easier” store redesign

Microsoft has offered a look at its revamped and redesigned digital store for Xbox, which will be made available to some of those signed up to its Insiders testing programme this Wednesday, 5th August.

Microsoft is referring to the redesign as the "all-new Microsoft Store on Xbox" (supporting earlier reports that no radical UI overhaul is planned for Series X), and calls it "faster, safer and easier" in its announcement post.

On the faster front, Microsoft says the store now loads in under two seconds on consoles, and offers a "greatly improved" browsing performance. The "easier" list is a little longer, featuring the likes of improved search functionality - with a range of additional filters - as well as inline videos during searching and browsing for more immediately informative feedback. Quicker access to Wish Lists is also promised, as is the ability to review and add items to the shopping cart more easily.

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