The latest Xbox update brings good news for gamers who like to download games while playing them at the same time. The update aims to improve installation speeds “while games are running” and has been rolled out to members of the Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insider ring. This feature is expected to be available to the general public soon.
While it’s always best to download games when you have nothing running in the background, this new update makes some excellent improvements for those who like to download games while playing. The changes are expected to result in faster download speeds, making it a good thing for gamers.
(FYI) I've done some tests and games are now downloading at 380mbs while games are running.
— Idle Sloth💙💛 (@IdleSloth84_) February 12, 2024
Usually games download at 480mbs with no game running in the background.
What a great improvement from 40-80mbs, well done to the Xbox engineering team 👏 https://t.co/2ZfCCByINO pic.twitter.com/EA9yHLSVbh
One of the most significant features of this update is the improved download speeds while running games. Based on a Twitter user’s test, the games are now downloading at 380 Mbps on their internet connection while a game is running.
This is a significant improvement from the previous download speeds while running games. Before the update, games were downloaded at 480 Mbps with no game running in the background on their connection. The new update brings download speeds while running apps much closer to download speeds while not running them, with gains of around 40 to 80 Mbps.
Moreover, the update includes various updates to reflect local languages correctly across the console. The Xbox team has also addressed several known issues, such as intermittent audio issues across the dashboard, games, and apps, unexpected graphical issues with certain titles, the console not connecting to the network as expected on boot, and errors navigating to Home or opening the guide, or the console remaining on the boot-up animation longer than expected.
As always, Microsoft encourages users to report any such problems so that it may be informed about them promptly. Xbox Insiders looking for support may also visit the community subreddit for further guidance.
The Xbox Insider team is reportedly looking to bring an overhaul to Xbox Achievements in a future system update sometime this year. This update may include something similar to PlayStation Network’s Platinum trophy, which is generally obtained by unlocking all other achievements for a game. Other new features may include a revamped Achievements UI.
If you’re an Alpha Skip-Ahead member, you can share your results in the comments section. It would be interesting to see if there are any major differences with this update.
In summary, the latest Xbox update improves installation speeds “while games are running”. This feature is currently available to members of the Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insider ring and is expected to be available to the general public soon. Faster download speeds are expected to result from this update, which is good news for gamers who like to download games while playing.
