June has been a busy month for Microsoft, bringing main software program upgrades throughout its product stack. It even introduced new {hardware} for its Xbox lineup, lastly getting into the hand-held gaming area. The corporate’s roundup for this month’s new options has now been revealed, and it is touting a substantial amount of modifications.

To start out off on the PC aspect, the Xbox app on the platform now has a piece to browse by publishers. The corporate says that this may let gamers simply uncover extra video games made by their favourite builders and franchises.

Copilot for Gaming additionally landed in beta type not too long ago, letting customers ask AI for assist when a sport will get too troublesome. It is solely obtainable for iOS and Android for now, with ROG Xbox Ally assist coming later this 12 months. One other function that can hit the Xbox Ally is the brand new common launcher function for the Xbox app on PC. Microsoft simply kicked off Xbox Insider testing for this performance earlier at present. Get all the small print right here.

Over on consoles, the power to cover system apps, pin favorites to the checklist, and cut back the variety of tiles displayed at the moment are obtainable. Recreation Hubs additionally arrived as a contemporary function to simply show related info when choosing a sport to play, providing knowledge on participant stats, achievements, mates at present taking part in, latest captures, obtainable add-ons, occasions, and extra. Double-tapping the play button will quick-launch the sport as a substitute.

On each Xbox consoles and within the cloud, a brand new progress bar will now seem when a save has been left behind on a tool in an offline state. “A brand new progress bar, machine names, timestamps, and extra particulars at the moment are displayed when you will have earlier sport saves on one other machine in an unsynced state,” says the corporate.

Microsoft has additionally added mouse and keyboard controls in addition to contact controls for extra cloud video games this month. These be a part of the contemporary additions which have landed on the ‘Stream your personal sport’ assortment and the Retro Classics app. Try the complete lists on the announcement web page right here.

On prime of all this, Microsoft has additionally introduced that Xbox shall be at Gamescom this 12 months. Whereas no particulars have been introduced but, extra bulletins from Xbox Recreation Studios might occur on the main gaming occasion.