Xbox November update brings new accessibility options, audio settings and more

Microsoft has released the Xbox November 2021 update, which adds new features and enhancements to Xbox Series S/X and Xbox One consoles. Accessibility improvements include new color filters for current-gen console owners, as well as improved audio options for all Xbox systems that improve the user experience while using headphones. Developers will be allowed to use accessibility feature tags to titles in Microsoft Store, in addition to upgrades to specific Xbox controllers and an upgraded Xbox mobile app, according to the firm.

Microsoft claimed in a blog post explaining the improvements included in the November Xbox update that it has included new and better color filters to Xbox Series S/X consoles to allow players with color blindness or color vision insufficiency to enjoy games that were previously unavailable to them. After the update, users will be able to pick from three color filters under Settings > Accessibility > Color filters: Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia. Unlike other games that provide such a feature, Microsoft claims that the effects of an applied color filter will be apparent across the system in all games, movies, applications, and menus.