Microsoft loves testing new features and letting beta testers try them out before anyone else. Well, the Redmond-based company's now released a new build to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring of the Xbox Insider Program to experiment with a Night Mode that aims to make it easier to game in darker environments.

The company said that Xbox Insiders "can now dim and filter their screen, as well as dim their console & controller LED brightness," by enabling Night Mode in their console's Settings app.

Those over at Windows Central have already given the new 'Night Mode' a spin and and found that it's effectively a blue light filter that can also enable dark mode, control the brightness of connected gamepads, and disable HDR playback. This means that you won't notice a dramatic change in the way a game looks, instead, the console will apply a filter of sorts that puts lesser strain on your eyes.

The report also said Night Mode can be manually enabled in Settings, set to a selected schedule, or told to automatically turn on at sunset and off at sunrise.

Microsoft says that Night Mode is currently limited to Xbox consoles set to use English because "localization remains pending." It also said the new build made various bug fixes associated with launching apps, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and language support throughout its console. More information about the Xbox Insider Program is out there on the company's website.

Microsoft also finally appears to be catching up to the herd when it comes to implementing a night mode. Apple developed Night Shift for its hardware, Google made Night Light for Android, and Microsoft built a feature of an equivalent name into Windows 10. The features vary in their implementation, but the overall idea of reducing blue light and dimming the display remains an area of focus across those platforms.