Xbox Series X/S Boot-Up Time Just Got Faster

Xbox Insider testers noticed a faster boot-up time for their consoles, revealing Microsoft’s recent initiatives to get players into their games quicker. According to The VergeThe cold boot up time now takes around five seconds. A shorter animation is the key to a faster boot-up time. 

The director of Integrated Marketing at Xbox stated (see above) worked alongside the principal product manager for connected TV apps, Harrison Hoffman, and senior product manager lead Jake Rosenberg to “create a shorter boot up animation (~4s) from the original boot up animation (~9s), helping to reduce the overall startup time.” However, there is a catch. You’ll have to set your Series X/S to Energy Saver mode to benefit from the faster boot-up. The console will shut down completely when you put it down to do other things. This is a good thing for the environment, and it helps to lower the cost of your electricity bill. 

The boot time is now between 20 and 15 seconds. That might seem negligible at first glance, but perhaps we’ll reach a period when wait times are nonexistent. 

[Source: The Verge]