Gamers are about to get some of their valuable time back.
Microsoft confirmed on Saturday that itsXboxSeries XandSeries Sconsoles will now boot faster thanks to a speedier startup animation.
The changes improve boot times by 5 seconds.
Xbox’s director of integrated marketing Josh Munsee tweeted about the improvement over the weekend.
Right now, these improvements are available to members of the Xbox Insider program.
The program gives Xbox owners access to updates before they go live to the broader public.
Xbox Series X and S owners can set their consoles to two different standby modes.
One is energy-saving, whichturns off the consolecompletely.
The other is an instant-on mode, leaving the console on but at a low-energy state.
Instant-on, as the name suggests, would load up an Xbox almost instantly.
The company madeimprovementsto energy-saving mode earlier this year, allowing gamers to download games in the background.
Energy-saving mode also became the default option for owners setting up a new Xboxback in March.
Microsoft declined to provide additional comment.
