October 2018 Xbox update: Here’s what’s new — Avatars, Alexa, and Dolby Vision

Microsoft is sprucing up your Xbox today. The publisher is pushing out the cleverly named October 2018 Xbox Update out to every console. This patch includes new Avatars, Alexa voice integration, and Dolby Vision.

This is one the biggest updates to Xbox One of the year in terms of features. The company has tried to maintain a cadence of regularly improvements to the console. By keeping the system feeling fresh and responding to fan requests, players may come back to use their systems more often. That could lead to more spending on games and services like Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass.