Game Detail Navigation in Big Box

📋 Summary

Add the ability to navigate between games while on the Game Detail screen in Big Box—without needing to return to the full game wheel or list view.


🎯 Feature Overview

While viewing a game’s detail screen in Big Box (e.g., within a Playlist or Platform), users currently must back out to the game wheel to switch titles. This request proposes enabling left/right navigation (e.g., via bumper, trigger, or d-pad) to jump directly to the next or previous game in the list.


🛠 Example Use Case

A user is browsing a playlist of “Fighting Games” in Big Box.

They select Street Fighter Alpha 3 to view its details.

With this feature, they could:

  • Press L/R bumper to move to Tekken 3’s detail view

  • Press L trigger to return to the previous game

  • Seamlessly scroll through the entire list without exiting the detail screen


📦 Benefits

  • Streamlines browsing in Big Box’s full-screen mode

  • Greatly improves couch/arcade-style navigation with controllers

  • Reduces extra inputs and backtracking

  • Ideal for playlists, favorites, or curated collections


💡 Notes

  • Could be optional in Big Box settings

  • May benefit from a small visual indicator or transition animation when switching between games

  • Works especially well with Attract Mode or when showcasing a curated collection of games

This would make Big Box more fluid and controller-friendly—perfect for media center setups, arcade cabs, and game night scrolling.

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Open To Community

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LaunchBox for Windows

Date

10 months ago

Author

VodkaParalyzer

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