A More Streamlined DVR System
Features the Xbox Series X Needs to Be a Must-Buy
I don’t know who thought the Xbox One’s current DVR system was any good, but well, it just isn’t.
It requires you to open multiple apps to get your photos off the console, you can’t just put them onto a USB device, they have to be sent to your OneDrive account or uploaded to Xbox Live for all to see, and the Upload Studio editing software often crashes when messing with larger gameplay clips (even on an Xbox One X).
The resolution and length of the clips you can record have a direct effect on one another, and sometimes changing the DVR settings doesn’t actually take effect the next time you use it, leading you to potentially lose the capture of one of your favorite moments in a game.
Yes, yes, we’re nitpicking here, but when the PS4’s Share system has been so streamlined, simple, and praiseworthy this generation, it certainly highlights the many different hoops you have to jump through on the Xbox One just to get a screenshot off your console.
While I appreciated Upload Studio’s wealth of tools already being on my console, the software needs to be optimized, streamlined, and generally enhanced to work better on the Xbox Series X. No more crashes, sluggish UI, or seeming inability to actually do some edits you ask it to do.
While rumours already suggest that the Xbox Series X controller will have a Share button of sorts to simplify the process, we hope it’s not just a shortcut button right into the current version of Upload Studio. The Series X deserves a DVR overhaul.
