Tag: Dynamic Backgrounds
News Xbox Honors Akira Toriyama With Free 'Blue Dragon' Dynamic Background
"Honoring a true legend"
Xbox has added to the list of free Dynamic Backgrounds on Series X and Series S today with a special background based on the Xbox 360 classic Blue Dragon, and it's to honour the Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. Toriyama
News Xbox Adds New Dynamic Background To Celebrate 5th Anniversary Of Apex Legends
A Legendary addition
Popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends has been out for five years now, and the team has added a new Xbox Series X|S dynamic background to celebrate the game's milestone anniversary. Now available on current-gen Xbox consoles, the new Apex Legends dynamic background is based around the game's latest official artwork -...
News Xbox Adds Another New Dynamic Background For Series X|S Owners
Celebrating over 10 million Grounded players
Obsidian's co-op survival crafting game Grounded - where you're as small as a bug and have to fight your life - has just reached a new milestone. It's now been played by over 10 million players since its original debut. To celebrate, Xbox has released a new Grounded-themed dynamic background (titled...
News Xbox Dev Admits Memory Budget Places Restrictions On Dynamic Backgrounds
Hence the lack of full motion video
We're loving Xbox's range of dynamic backgrounds on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with two more based on Halo Infinite and Wasteland added earlier today, but why can't you make your own custom versions? It seems the answer lies in the memory budget for the dashboard on these consoles, as Xbox Engineering Lead...
News Two New Dynamic Backgrounds Are Now Available On Xbox Series X|S
Halo Infinite and Wasteland themes
Ahead of the release of Halo Infinite on Xbox Series X|S next week, Microsoft has released a brand new themed background. This one is officially titled "Halo Infinite - Courage" and once again features Master Chief. This is the second Halo-themed dynamic background to be added to the dashboard. In addition to...
News Microsoft Adds Xbox 360 Dynamic Background For Series X|S Owners
Celebrating Xbox's 20th anniversary
It might not be the famous Xbox 360 blades theme, but it's perhaps the next best thing... To celebrate 20 years of Xbox, the team behind the hardware has released a new Xbox 360 dynamic theme for the Xbox Series X|S dashboard. Here's a look, courtesy of The Verge's Senior Editor, Tom Warren: It's rather...
News Xbox Adds Halo Infinite Dynamic Background For Series X|S Owners
Get ready for Master Chief's new game
Arguably the biggest announcement of Gamescom this year was 343 Industries and Microsoft locking in a launch date for the highly anticipated Halo Infinite. In case you missed it, it's arriving on Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X and PC on 8th December. In the lead-up to the game's launch, Microsoft has...
News Xbox Is Getting A New 'Game Pass' Themed Dynamic Background
Available now for Xbox Insiders
If you're a fan of the new dynamic backgrounds on the Xbox Series X|S, you'll be pleased to hear Microsoft will soon be releasing another one. While it's not officially available just yet, Xbox Insiders have already got their hands on it. Introducing the new "Game Pass" theme - channelling Microsoft's video game...
News Xbox Adds Another New Dynamic Background For Series X|S Owners
This one's called "Mercury"
Microsoft has added to its growing list of dynamic backgrounds for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with this latest version being called "Mercury" and adopting a wavy and slightly psychedelic quality as you can see below. Here's a look at Xbox's Major Nelson showing off "Mercury" on Twitter yesterday: The new...
