Xbox Insiders Gets New Features To Speed Up Downloads

Microsoft video gaming brand, Xbox has added a new feature to Xbox Insider called the “Suspend my game” button to help speed up downloads and free up game-associated bandwidth.

Video game lovers can now worry less about why their Series S|X games been downloading slower than usual or wondering where all that bandwidth has gone to.

Xbox insiders now have access to a ‘suspend my game; button to spend up downloads.

READ ALSO: Microsoft Begins Test For Edge Chromium Browser On Xbox

“Hey, Xbox Insiders! Did you notice these changes rolling out now? Suspend in the queue will let you download at full speed while making sure your game remains resumable (or quick resume-able on Series X|S).” Engineering lead at Xbox, Eden Marie, announced on Twitter.

Hey Xbox Insiders! Did you notice these changes rolling out now? Suspend in the queue will let you download at full speed while making sure your game remains resumable (or quick resume-able on Series X|S). New banners in the Full Library will take you to more useful categories! pic.twitter.com/L49winRpM0

— Eden Marie (@neonepiphany) March 16, 2021

With modern games reaching some gargantuan sizes upwards of 100GB, anything to help download speed is undoubtedly a godsend, especially with so many to choose from on the likes of Xbox Game Pass.

The feature is still currently in testing through the Xbox Insider program. So there’s no word on a potential release date for this ever so useful button.