Xbox Boss Wants a More Fluid Dashboard

A faster UI "is high on our list of improvements we want to make".

Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft's Xbox division, has revealed that the company is working on a more fluid Xbox One user interface.

The games executive revealed his ambition during a discussion with a fan on Twitter, who asked Spencer whether the Xbox One's system software would take advantage of the upcoming DX12 API.

"Yes, dashboard can take full advantage of [DX12] platform features," he replied.

"Speeding up the UI is high on our list of improvements we want to make."

DirectX 12 was officially announced back in March 2014. As previous versions it allows content creators extract more resources from hardware.

 In October, Spencer suggested that DirectX 12's effect would be subtle, not extensive.

"DX12 makes it easier to do some of the things that Xbox One's good at, which will be nice and you'll see an improvement in games through the use of DX12," he said.