New Xbox Insider update brings changes to Arena, Parties and more

Members of the Xbox Insider program on Xbox One have been pushed an update with changes to Arena, Parties, Clubs and much more.

“We’ve recently shipped several multitasking features, including the Achievement tracker, to improve your gaming experience,” Microsoft said via Xbox Wire. “With this update, we are adding a new overlay that will tell you who’s speaking in your Party, without having to open the Guide. When you are in a Party, go to the Guide to enable the overlay. Just like the Achievement tracker, you can choose where on the screen you want to place the overlay and how transparent it will be.

“The window will show the Gamertag of the player whenever they speak, and when no one is talking, the window will be invisible. This is particularly useful for Looking for Group and other scenarios where you might not know all the members of your Party.

Other changes in the update are as follows:

• Arena will host World of Tanks and Killer Instinct tournaments shortly.
• Club owners can host tournaments in their Clubs.
• Share your Looking for Group post on the Activity Feed or through a message.
• Unfollow a Club or Game Hub directly from your Activity Feed.
• Your profile will display your Arena tournament history and upcoming tournaments.
• For Beam and Twitch broadcasts, you will now have an option in the Guide for your Kinect to locate you automatically.
• Captive Portal support for wireless internet is coming to Xbox One, which allows for Wi-Fi authentication through a browser. Great for colleges, hotels, or public Wi-Fi locations.
• Filter posts on your Activity Feed on the Xbox app for iOS and Android.
• On the Xbox app for Windows 10, we’re adding the option to select the audio input and output sources for Party chat.

Are you part of the Xbox Insider program? What do you think of the update?