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the Microsoft Store gets a new look, here are the first images

Microsoft’s game store is getting ready for the arrival of the Xbox Series X. What’s new: faster, easier and more secure menus.

We’ve been working for a long time on a brand new Microsoft Store, which will soon be available to everyone on Xbox. This update should rather be seen as a global overhaul : the Store will be faster, more secure and easier to use than before”Microsoft explains on its site.

This new version will be available to Xbox Insider members starting tomorrow, Wednesday August 5., and later to all the players. The first testers will be able to discover a shop that “launches in less than two seconds”According to the company, and which facilitates research. “We have completely redesigned the way you will navigate, so you can switch between experiences in no time, or dig deeper into a specific topic”, Explains the Redmond firm.

Among the improvements made, include in particular the wish list, easier to use and consult. And backward compatibility. According to Microsoft, “in the evening easier to navigate four generations of games, you will be able to see directly the prices of Xbox One titles, but also Xbox 360 and those from the very first Xbox available via backward compatibility.

Finally, on the side of family parameters, the update will ensure that “no content whose minimum recommended age is greater than the age indicated in the family settings of the account will be displayed in the Store or in the search engine results.”

Microsoft also presented the new store in video. From 24 minutes in the video below.

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