Random: Xbox Users Struggling To 'Quit' Games Due To Menu Update

I rarely quit games unless they froze, or in trying to free resources to speed up downloads, so i have no muscle memory for quit.

Now, PS5 otoh with long press of the ps button going home instead of the power menu and having to short press to get it..... Contrary to every single console since the psp, ps3 vita, 3ds, ds, x360..... THAT, my friends, is evil....

@Tasuki I cannot have said it better.
Gosh, Internet...

"It looks like you're trying to quit a game. Would you like help?"

I can imagine someone inside Microsoft right now: "I don't know why anyine is complaining, data shows XBox Assist usage and engagement has gone up since the update! They obviously love it!"

I often quit games if I find they are hogging my internet and slowing down downloads. Normally when I’m downloading something I’ll get around 60Mbps, but if a game is active or in “quick resume” status then that can drop to around 30Mbps.

@NEStalgia I remember the dark days of double-tap to get the Xbone guide. Glad those days are gone.

Yeah I did that once.

"struggling". Really? Are these the same users who said the naming was difficult to understand? If people are bothered by this then maybe they should pay more attention.

I didn't even notice the Xbox Assist option had been put there until reading this article. I've just been quitting games the same way I always have.

@Tasuki @bobobiwan totally agree with you guys. I think the problem with the internet is that it magnifies and makes permanent the minority complaints and views. Things people say that used to be in person would get rejected and corrected instantly by the rational people surrounding them. Now peoples complaints; extreme views, etc. have a place of permanence from which everyone else is just distant enough to react, promote, and strengthen the voice of that individual, regardless of whether they agree or disagree. Then what used to be a rare point that was usually disputed upon arrival gets a large audience and it’s own fixation. (Apply this to anything...complaints like this... politics... etc.)

@Tasuki Exactly. I've yet to have an issue on my Xbox because I actually look. I did accidentally put my PS5 in rest mode once when I first got that since things are different on there, so maybe I can excuse them for doing it once, but still. Look.

Seriously? This is article worthy? To all you "gamers" whining about your inability to adapt at a small UI update that doesnt even affect your gameplay.....stop whining.

@NEStalgia but quitting manually is very useful, if you try to download something and some game or app is open it will reduce the download speed and specific for Xbox One consoles, sometimes transitioning from one game to another without closing before makes it longer to start the game, which can cause the message "Please try again, this game took too long to start"

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@KilloWertz PS5s use of the home button is just unintuitive and abandons what is now normal convention for all consoles and most electronics in general. It's a really bizzarre ui. I haven't accidentally made mine rest yet, so much as it takes 4 attempts to either put it in rest, or worse, get back to a running fame after accidentally going to the home screen. Try to turn it off, end up on home screen. Ok, I'll just go back to the game and retry. Long pressing again does nothing. Short pressing brings up tiles. There's no way to use the home button to get back into the game, only out of it, so then you have to navigate to the games home icon. Or short press and use the switcher. It's so soooo bad as an interface, it's like a 2005 dvd player. I thought I'd adapt to it by now, but no, every single time, the same dance. Switch and xsx being normal kind of resets me to not contort to the new ps5 way

@TheCodemastr Yep, that and games freezing are pretty much the only times i ever use quit. But that also means it's rare enough i don't have muscle memory for it, I'm always reading the list anyway.

That's still annoying that happens... I can't imagine why the game would prevent full download speeds while the game isn't even the active "window", like if you're on the store or dashboard.

@Tasuki @xMightyMatt14x idk, 8 sympathize with the muscle memory crowd. Windows run command is a good example. From windows 7 through 10 I'm used to hitting win and just typing a command. Any time i have to use an xp or 2k box and doing that starts launching random things i want to kill kittens.

@Tharsman Lol! That. Is. So. True!

Weirdest thing as well. When I open Xbox Assist and I want to close it I can: Add it to a group (okay!) , quit it (okay!) or go to Xbox Assist.
Feels like that Xzibit meme. "Yo! We heard you like Xbox Assist, so we put an Xbox Assist in your Xbox Assist!"

I force quit so seldom, I didn't even notice it changed!

"As many of you may have already seen the logout for the game has been moved but this is not a bug, I repeat this is not a bug its a feature" and so, on beat 100 floors, defeat the final boss, free everyone from the game, play a game like SAO but your a fairy, save your girl, enter a new game where you become a female swordsmen and then............... i haven't made it past episode 6 of SAO II so I'll come back when ive finished.

@Bobobiwan my issue is there was no reason for this change...and its kinda annoying cause i use to be able to close a game without looking muscle memory is real after years of doing it this way.