Xbox Live users some new social features are headed your way.
We first heard about Clubs and the Looking for Group at E3 in June, and now they’re rolling out to Preview members on Xbox One. They should soon reach the Xbox app on Windows 10, iOS, and Android devices as well.
Clubs, as its name suggests, lets you create your own gamer communities. Club members can play games together, chat, set up parties, and share content. These “gamer created and managed” groups promise to help you find and meet people with similar interests, according to Scott Henson from the Xbox Engineering Team.
Expect all kinds of Clubs to emerge — social Clubs, ones based on games, etc. Clubs can be public (searchable by the community, with content visible to everyone), private (searchable by the community, with content only visible to members), or hidden (only searchable and seen by members). Gamers can head over to the Community tab to look for Clubs.
Meanwhile, the second new feature dropping now, Looking For Group (LFG), is a place where you can post want ads for multiplayer teammates. You can, for instance, use tags to specify that you’re looking for four people, all using mics, who don’t curse, and want to play competitively, then write a description elaborating about your style.
