Xbox Series X Quick Resume demo shows fast switching between multiple games running at the same time

(Image credit: Xbox)

Microsoft has released a tech demo to show off the new Quick Resume feature coming to the Xbox Series X

The demo shows the Series X switching between multiple games in a "suspended state" which enables you to pick up where you left off during a play session without having to sit through lengthy loading times. 

"Quick Resume enables players to seamlessly switch between multiple titles from a suspended state almost instantly," the demo description reads, "returning you to where you were and what you were doing, without waiting through long loading screens." 

As you can see in the demo, the Series X is able to switch between backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles like Cave to Xbox One games like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Ori and the Will of the Wisps with ease. It's currently not clear what the maximum number of games you can have on the go will be, but the demo shows five different games running at the same time.

The feature is "powered by the technical capabilities and the innovative Xbox Velocity Architecture Engine in the Xbox Series X." The new console architecture features a custom 1TB SSD and CPU that is said to unlock "new speed and performance capabilities through a groundbreaking combination of hardware." 

The Quick Resume demo comes just after Xbox released a wealth of information about the next-gen console, including a tech demo of the Xbox Series X's fast loading times, more details about the new controller for the console, and the size and specs of the Xbox Series X (which is thankfully not the same size as a fridge). 

Catching up on all of the latest next-gen console news? Here's 10 key bits of info you need to know about the Xbox Series X

Heather Wald
Senior staff writer

I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelancer before I landed my role as a staff writer here at GamesRadar+. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I'm not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good. 

Latest in FPS
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Battlefield dev reveals more of his Bad Company 3 script and confirms the plot would revolve around the squad getting kicked out of the military and brought back for a final suicide mission
A Titan readies for combat in an animated trailer for Apex Legends Season 19
Yet another Respawn shooter has reportedly been canceled, following the studio's Star Wars FPS and rumored Titanfall Legends game to the grave
A cropped screenshot from the pre-alpha gameplay footage shown in the 'Introducing Battlefield Labs' video.
Battlefield 6's first teaser takes me back to the days of Modern Warfare 2 lobbies and 24/7 Metro matches, proving we all crave a return to shooters' simpler times
Doom
Doom: The Dark Ages' new cutscenes exist because of fans' unlikely obsession with the series' lore: "A Doom game that doesn’t have a story is just an arcade game”
Battlefield Bad Company 2
"I am freaked out by how much might actually have been accurate": Battlefield Bad Company 3 writer unearths forgotten script
Fragpunk
Marvel Rivals publisher indefinitely delays its other hero shooter on Xbox and PS5 2 days before its free-to-play launch
Latest in News
Balatro
Balatro creator started "properly playing the game myself about a week before launch" and had "a pretty emotional moment" where he realized it's "actually fun"
Death Stranding 2 Collector's Edition
Hideo Kojima reveals Death Stranding 2: On the Beach release date, and the Collector's Edition includes exactly what I predicted it would
Kingmakers
Kingmakers is a strategy game about taking on medieval armies with a gun, but its devs thought the giant mech was too much
The Witcher 3 lead says "not many games" were trying to match the RPG back in 2015, and that meant "there was a risk" to making it in the first place
The Blood of Dawnwalker
The Witcher 3 dev says his new vampire RPG Blood of Dawnwalker wants to challenge genre conventions, but only if "we're changing them to actually achieve some goal"
Daredevil recap: The Defenders
Marvel fans are discussing which of the Netflix series characters would have survived the Blip