{"id":661002,"date":"2026-04-01T20:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/xbox-series-x-s-boot-up-time-just-got-faster\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:53:15","slug":"xbox-series-x-s-boot-up-time-just-got-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xbox-series-x-s-boot-up-time-just-got-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Series X\/S Boot-Up Time Just Got Faster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/xbox-series-x-s-boot-up-time-just-got-faster.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Xbox Faster Boot-Up\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Xbox Insider testers noticed a faster boot-up time for their consoles, revealing Microsoft\u2019s recent initiatives to get players into their games quicker. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/25\/23276997\/microsoft-xbox-series-x-s-boot-time-faster-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Verge<\/em><\/a>, the cold boot-up time is now estimated to be around 5 seconds. The trick to the faster time lies in a shorter animation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tw-align-center twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Can confirm &#8211; worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harrisonhoffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@harrisonhoffman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakerose27?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jakerose27<\/a> to create a shorter boot up animation (~4s) from the original boot up animation (~9s), helping to reduce the overall startup time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Munsee (@joshmunsee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshmunsee\/status\/1550875158172164097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>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 \u201ccreate a shorter boot up animation (~4s) from the original boot up animation (~9s), helping to reduce the overall startup time.\u201d However, there is a catch. You\u2019ll have to set your Series X\/S to Energy Saver mode to benefit from the faster boot-up. This means the console will completely power off when you decide to put the controller down and do something else. Nevertheless, this benefits the environment and helps drop the monetary load of electricity bills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the boot-up is down from 20 seconds to 15 seconds. That might seem negligible at first glance, but perhaps we\u2019ll reach a period when wait times are nonexistent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/25\/23276997\/microsoft-xbox-series-x-s-boot-time-faster-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Verge<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/07\/25\/xbox-series-xs-boot-up-time-just-got-faster\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox Insider testers noticed a faster boot-up time for their consoles, revealing Microsoft\u2019s recent initiatives to get players into their games quicker. According to The Verge, the cold boot-up time is now estimated to be around 5 seconds. The trick to the faster time lies in a shorter animation.&nbsp; Can confirm &#8211; worked with @harrisonhoffman and @jakerose27 to create a shorter boot up animation (~4s) from the original boot up animation (~9s), helping to reduce the overall startup time. \u2014 Josh Munsee (@joshmunsee) July 23, 2022 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 \u201ccreate a shorter boot up animation (~4s) from the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xbox-series-x-s-boot-up-time-just-got-faster\/\">Read 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