Microsoft is planning a complete redesign of the Xbox Store codenamed "Project Mercury," and screenshots as well as a video showing a partially working version of the new design have leaked.
As Thurrott reports, initially a number of screenshots purporting to be from the new design leaked via the Twitter account @wincommunity. That was followed by the video included below from Brad Sams, which shows a partially working version of the redesign.
The biggest change, other than the look, is the move to place the navigation bar on the left-hand side of the screen. Microsoft has also decided to use its open-source, cross platform Fluent Design System for creating the new interface. By doing that, Microsoft can easily bring the same experience to the web, Windows, iOS, macOS, and Android if it so wishes.
When will we see this new design launch? It could be something planned for the summer, or as is more likely, such a radical redesign could be held back to coincide with the launch of the Xbox Series X. A brand new console coupled with a brand new store interface make sense, so we may not see it appear until much later this year.
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