Xbox revamps startup with new boot animation
▼ Summary
– Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a new boot-up sound and animation for Xbox consoles, launching on May 13th.
– The new boot animation features an updated Xbox logo with a glassy look and a twist on the existing boot-up sound.
– Microsoft first revealed the new Xbox logo last month and has released related dynamic backgrounds and profile pictures.
– The new logo design has also been used internally for Microsoft’s next-gen Project Helix materials.
– The boot animation news follows Sharma’s first major organizational changes at Xbox, including departures, promotions, and new hires from Microsoft’s CoreAI division.
It feels like Xbox news is arriving almost daily, and today brings another update. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed that on May 13th, console owners will receive a new boot-up sound and animation. The fresh startup sequence features the updated Xbox logo, accompanied by a subtle variation of the familiar startup chime.
Microsoft first unveiled its redesigned Xbox logo last month, and the company has since rolled out dynamic backgrounds and profile pictures based on the new branding for fans to adopt. The logo now sports a glassier, more refined appearance, and sources indicate Microsoft has been using this updated design internally for some of its next-gen Project Helix materials.
This boot animation announcement arrives just one day after Sharma detailed her first major organizational restructuring at Xbox. The changes involve some veteran departures, internal promotions, and the addition of new talent with deeper technical backgrounds to strengthen the Xbox platform team. Sharma has brought in several former colleagues from Microsoft’s CoreAI division to introduce “new leaders with consumer and technical expertise we do not yet have.”
(Source: The Verge)
