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Xbox to Update Boot Animation and Sound on May 13
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a new console boot animation and sound for May 13. The update uses the revised Xbox logo revealed in April 2026 and follows organizational changes at the company. Microsoft has released matching dynamic backgrounds and profile pictures.
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Xbox owners will receive a new boot-up sound and animation on May 13, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced. The console boot animation uses the new Xbox logo, paired with a slight twist on the existing boot-up sound. Microsoft revealed its new Xbox logo in April 2026.
The company has released dynamic backgrounds of the logo along with profile pictures for fans to use. The new logo features a more glassy look, and Microsoft has applied the design to internal materials for its next-generation Project Helix. The boot animation announcement came one day after Sharma outlined her first major organizational changes at Xbox on May 5.
The changes include departures by some veterans, multiple promotions, and the addition of new personnel with greater technical expertise to the Xbox platform team.
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