Xbox Windows app gets up to 60% faster with 5.2-second startup
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the rollout, which cuts app startup from over 15 seconds to just over five seconds.
Xbox has begun rolling out updates that make its Windows PC app up to 60% faster, cutting startup time to just over five seconds from more than 15 seconds. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the rollout, according to gamesradar.com.
In the official video, the Xbox app opens in 5.2 seconds. For comparison, Steam is shown starting up in between 5.23 and seven seconds, and the Epic Games Store in 5.47 seconds.
Sharma said there is plenty more to do after this improvement.
Launcher speed comparisons
Steam and Epic had recently worked on speeding up their own launchers, and the figures shown in the Xbox video put the three stores within a few tenths of a second of each other in that test.
Quick answers
How much faster is the Xbox app on Windows now?
Xbox says the updates make the app up to 60% faster, with startup cut from over 15 seconds to just over five seconds (5.2 seconds in the official video).
How does Xbox app startup time compare with Steam and Epic Games Store?
The official video shows the Xbox app at 5.2 seconds, Steam at between 5.23 and seven seconds, and the Epic Games Store at 5.47 seconds.