I can't quite believe this is the Xbox Series S' best feature

Date:
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:00:19 +0000

Description:
The Xbox Series S Quick Resume function has captured my heart, and spared my time.

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I have become obsessed with the blandest feature of the Xbox Series S.

After picking up the console at a bargain price , I did what many new Xbox owners would: subscribe to Xbox Game Pass and download an exorbitant amount
of games that far exceeded the number I could reasonably commit to. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order , Doom Eternal , Sniper Elite 5, even Fable and a bunch of other 360-era classics. I downloaded them all, before happily dashing between them without caring how large my backlog of half-completed games became.

But thats just it I dashed between them. Not switched, not swapped, not waited an arduously long time to load each one. With the Xbox Series S Quick Resume function, I was zipping between them at the pace Lee Van Cleef could unload a six-shooter a matter of seconds.

Hardly the sexiest feature of the console, and one that even appeared in a pared-down form in the Xbox One , Quick Resume has fast become the standout quality-of-life ingredient of the Xbox Series X |S.Through the feature, you can automatically save up to three games in a suspended state, letting you jump back into them exactly where you left off. No need to sit through their loading screens or navigate their main menus booting up a suspended game
will return you straight to the action, almost immediately. (Image credit: Shutterstock/Mohd Syis Zulkipli)

It sounds rather banal, but has solved one of the most boring aspects of console gaming. Loading screens might occasionally offer gameplay tips or present interesting concept art to gawk at, but they arent half a mood
killer.

When I played Mass Effect 2 on PS3 nearly 10 years ago, the initial loading screen was so long that I read nearly every anthology of Gary Larsons Far
Side comic across my completionist playthrough. While the crew of the
Normandy was worrying about the hidden motivations of the Illusive Man, I was still thinking about anthropomorphic cows and surrealist single-panel wordplay.

Ive found myself more likely to hop into a quick round of Fall Guys to cap
off a gaming session

But Quick Resume hasnt only brought my gaming library within easy reach, its changed how I interact with it. Ive found myself more likely to hop into a quick round of Fall Guys to cap off a gaming session, knowing that I wont
have to wait half as long for the game to load as Ill spend tumbling through an assault course. Now, I hardly have enough time to read my WhatsApp
messages before the game loads, let alone think up what new costume Ill make my bean wear.

I havent quite reached the zenith of quickfire video game loading just yet.
As one investigative Xbox player discovered earlier this year, you can remap the Xbox controllers share button to open several games of your choosing. Remap it to open those games youve suspended with Quick Resume, and youll
have an effortless way of instantly swapping between your go-to games, all at the tip of your thumb. Truly, gaming hardware has ascended. Next Xbox Game Pass Ultimate upgrade will make your gaming PC redundant



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