Microsoft’s July update for Xbox begins rolling out today, bringing with it a range of system improvements, including better games and app organisation, and the new FastStart feature first touted at this year’s E3.
FastStart is designed to let Xbox One players jump into a game as quickly as possible – “twice as fast”, says Microsoft – once it has started to download. This works by identifying the files needed to begin playing and then prioritising their retrieval. The remainder of the title will continue downloading in the background during play.
The feature only works with FastStart-enabled titles, including some English-language offerings from the Xbox Game Pass catalogue. Microsoft says that the selection will expand over time.
Source: Eurogamer July's Xbox update is out today, lets you play downloading games sooner