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Microsoft nears unveiling next-generation Xbox UI, starts unifying console, PC and cloud

Microsoft has laid out more detailed plans for a next-generation Xbox user interface that spans consoles, PCs, handheld devices and cloud gaming. The company is moving to unify Xbox experiences that have been split across devices. Screens shown again in newly released Game Developers Conference footage suggest changes such as fewer ad slots on console and a design shift in the PC app toward the cloud gaming interface. Microsoft has not disclosed timing.