Xbox One’s big Beam broadcasting update starts rolling out

Microsoft is rolling out major improvements to its Xbox One console today, and that includes a new way to share your gameplay live on the company’s video service.

Xbox One’s “Creators” update is leaving beta and bringing a number of upgrades to everyone who owns the console. This patch speeds up the system’s interface, introduces the new Guide user experience, and incorporates Beam livestreaming for the console — the Windows 10 version of the Creators update is coming April 11. I’ve already experimented with an early version of this update, and I came away impressed with the responsiveness. But since then, I’ve also played around with broadcasting gameplay to Beam. Microsoft has made that work much easier than it ever did with the Twitch app, and this could introduce a massive audience to the livestreaming service that Microsoft acquired in August.