The latest round of Xbox Insider patch notes have revealed a very welcome install-related feature on its way to Xbox. Basically, we'll soon be able to pick a default install location for each game type, meaning Xbox Series optimised titles can be automatically downloaded to your console's SSD or a Seagate Expansion Card, for example, while back compat titles & apps can be sent to an external hard drive by default to save space.
This is a very welcome new feature, as it can be pretty annoying switching between default storage locations for different game types! It's been something that's existed on PS5 for a while, and we've been looking forward to it coming over to Xbox consoles. Here's how Xbox describes the new feature:
"We have enabled a new feature which allows you to specify a different default install location for games, backwards compatible games, and apps. The default for each will be set to the location you had set previously as your default install location for all content.
You can also let Xbox decide where to install your games and apps. Setting a default install location to “Let Xbox decide” will cause your Xbox to try to install that content type to best available drive that has enough space. To get started, you can access this by going to Settings> System> Storage Devices> Change Install Locations."
For now, this is only available to Xbox Insiders, but we can expect a broader release in the coming weeks. This is what the 'Change installation locations' page currently looks like for those in the Insider program:
Is this something you'll be glad to have on Xbox? Let us know in the comments!
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Good addition, but what I would really love is the ability to choose which version gets installed (some current gen versions only provide minor loading time improvements and are not worth primary storage in my opinion).
Hallelujah it's about ****ing time. The prompt works well enough when using smart delivery but if you're installing from a disk, having the external as default will install it to the external whether it's Series S/X optimized or not. Then when you try to play it, it tells you it requires the faster storage, so you have to move or copy it. It'll be nice to have this straightened out.
@XxEvilAshxX well, prompt works fine on a case by case basis. If you add number of games to queue for overnight download, you'll get stuck on a next download.. not great.
This is great! I have wasted too much time shuffling games around because of the default download selection.
Nice one but I would prefer to be asked where I want it to go instead.
This is great news.
The problem with being asked is that things can be added from other places and/or queued. A default location by type is a great solution I think.
I wish they'd give us the option to choose to download the video one x versions of games so that we can play the game from an external hard disk.
Operating system wise, this is the only thing PlayStation has had that I’ve wanted on Xbox. (Xbox miles ahead on almost everything else IMO)
Still suprised I can't pick what version of a cross gen game I install. That has to be the next fix after this.
Nice! Been clamouring for this since launch. Appreciated addition.
@Cikajovazmaj THIS, i tried saying this in the Xbox reddit and I was met with just negative feedback.
It's stupid once devs push a next gen update now you're forced to make room on your internal drive or just have the game unplayable.
Nice feature but can we please finally get some improvements to the achievement system. At the very very least give us a 100% completed games page. The Ultimate goal.of earning achievements is getting them all for a game so why is there not a dedicated page to view and show off your completions. Even the 360 had one. The only way to see someone's completions is to scroll through their entire list of games which In some cases such as mine is a LOT of games. Seems like an obvious thing to have not sure why there isn't one.
@pepsilover2008 that would be nice just to have, I probably wouldnt use it much but it would be cool for games you're not playing at the moment and intend to go back to eventually or maybe aren't visually good enough to utilize the new gen features. But I agree
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