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Xbox is rolling out a batch of dashboard tweaks to Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha testers, including the ability to customize the recent apps/games list, hide home tiles to showcase dynamic backgrounds, improved local storage management for saves, clearer explanations for profile badges, and enhanced wishlist updates that auto-remove purchased games.
Microsoft’s August 2026 Xbox system update adds cloud-based game launch with post-play updates, restores cloud saves for compatible titles (starting with Forza Horizon 6), introduces Xbox 360 game hubs and enhanced achievement popups, and expands the wishlist cap to 1,000 items with a subscription badge, all while noting broader corporate restructuring within the gaming division.
Microsoft's 25th anniversary Xbox update brings long-requested features: game captures can include voice chat, enhanced achievement sorting, cloud save management starting with Forza Horizon 6, and a 1,000‑game wishlist, with rollout beginning for Alpha Skip-Ahead testers before expanding to others.
Xbox Insiders can try a new update that lets you include party or game chat audio in captures (with opt-in per voice channel), adds flexible sorting for achievement history, enables console-based restoration of cloud saves (starting with Forza Horizon 6), and raises the wishlist limit to 1,000 games, with some features rolling out first to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring before broader release.
Microsoft's January Xbox update adds a Game Save Sync Indicator to show when cloud saves were made, expands Arm-based Windows 11 PC support in the Xbox PC app, broadens Game Pass streaming to more Smart TVs, extends mouse-and-keyboard support to 230+ titles with cloud touch controls, and improves ROG Xbox Ally optimization.
The June 2025 Xbox update introduces Game Hubs, allowing players to view detailed game information and customize their dashboard, along with improvements to cloud save management, and is now available to all users with options to disable certain features.
GOG has announced a Preservation Program aimed at ensuring classic games remain compatible with modern PC setups. The initiative includes updates for numerous titles, validating their stability and compatibility with Windows 10 and 11, and adding features like Cloud Saves. This effort is part of GOG's commitment to preserving gaming history and making retro games accessible to current and future generations.
GOG will delete cloud save files exceeding 200MB per game after August 31, urging players to review and manage their files to avoid loss. This measure aims to ensure manageable storage space and control costs. Local saves on computers will remain unaffected.