Xbox October update appears, revamps friends, achievements etc

Xbox October update appears, revamps friends, achievements etc

If you're an Xbox One user, this month sees a big system update that revamps a lot of the console's social features, including snap centre, friends, achievements, party and messaging systems.

Microsoft's Major Nelson made the announcement yesterday via Youtube, talking us through some of the most nuanced aspects of the update.

For example, the Snap action, that lets Xbox users multitask during their gaming, now is much easier to access by simply double tapping the Xbox button on your controller. This also makes it easier to record gameplay.

With achievements, you can now rub it in your friends' faces when you complete a particularly hard one, by sharing it with a caption. You'll also be able to see which of your friends have unlocked that same achievement.

Gamerscore is also getting a little tweak and now has its own leaderboard among your friends, showing you who's earned the most in the last month, or if you extrapolate that a bit, who has the most spare time on their hands.

What do you guys think of the update? Is any of it something you've been waiting for?