Xbox Series X player discovers a clever way to rapidly switch between games

Date:
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:59:25 +0000

Description:
A Reddit user has found a nifty way to quickly switch between games by remapping the console's share button.

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The Xbox Series X/S controller can be remapped to let you switch between
games at the press of a single button.

As was first tested back in February, the Share button on the Xbox Series X
/S controller can now be assigned to a range of different functions . You can remap the button to open your achievements list, access media, mute your TV, turn on Night Mode, send messages, as well as take a screenshot or record a short video clip, as it's set to by default.

Its also possible to remap the button to open a specific game or app. As Reddit user A-damn1988 discovered, you can use that functionality to quickly switch between games on the fly.

Assign a single tap of the Share button to open one game, remap a double-tap of the button to open another, and finally set holding the Share button to open a third, and youve effectively just mapped yourself the ability to rapidly cycle between three games at the press of a single button.

Thats particularly useful if you regularly change games, like when hopping from a single-player game into a multiplayer title once your friends come online. It also saves you the hassle of having to browse through your Xboxs home menu or library to find the game youre looking for.

You dont need to quickly switch to a game, mind. You could assign the Share button to open an app instead, letting you jump from shooting rival Spartans in Halo Infinite to watching Netflix .

The remap is similar to the consoles Quick Resume feature, insofar as it rapidly reduces the downtime spent waiting between games. But while Quick Resume reduces load times by enabling the Xbox Series X/S to run multiple games at once, letting you return to them at the exact place where you left off, this remap feature is a nifty way of jumping between them.

Combined, the two features should make finding and loading games a breeze. psa_quick_switch from r/XboxSeriesX How to remap the Share button on the Xbox Series X/S controller

To quickly switch between games in the way A-damn1988 demonstrates, youll
need to remap the controller of your Xbox Series X/S. Load up the Xbox Accessories App within the My games & apps section, and youll see options to reassign the buttons tap, double-tap, and hold functions.

Choose whatever options you fancy, and voila, youve got yourself a handy way of cycling between games. The ease with which you can remap the Share button makes it particularly useful if you regularly change the games youre playing.

Be careful not to accidentally switch between games, though. It would be a shame if you were to try to take a screenshot, only to find youve booted up Elden Ring by mistake.

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