Microsoft’s Xbox Series X To Receive New 4K Dashboard

Microsoft announced on Monday that it has begun testing a new 4K dashboard for the Xbox Series X and that Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring will get access to the increased resolution for the Xbox dashboard later, designed to improve UI elements for 4K displays.

Microsoft’s Xbox testing team said “This change means Home, Guide, and other areas of the UI will be displayed in a higher native resolution for increased sharpness and text readability,”

Before this new 4K dashboard, Xbox Series X consoles had been running dashboard UI elements at 1080p. Native 4K elements for Home, Guide, and other parts of the dashboard will greatly improve how the Xbox Series X appears on 4K TVs.

It’s not yet clear whether HDR will also be supported as part of this new resolution bump, and whether the Xbox Series S will also see improvements to its dashboard resolution. The smaller Xbox Series S can technically output at 4K, so it’s possible this console will also see dashboard improvements.

Both the 4K dashboard and night mode should start rolling out to all Xbox Series X consoles later this year. These new Xbox dashboard changes come just days after Microsoft also started testing a new night mode for various Xbox consoles.