Xbox Series X’s ‘Quick Resume’ demo is better than magic

Microsoft is showing off many of the details of its upcoming next-gen console in the lead up to that system’s holiday release. And one of the key new features it’s demonstrating is the Xbox Series X’s Quick Resume technology. This enables you to continue playing multiple games from a suspended save point. And since the Xbox Series X has backward compatibility, the feature works with existing games.

You can see Xbox Series X Quick Resume in action in the video above. The demo uses Xbox One games, and it has a person quickly hopping between each application. After a very short loading screen, the game picks up right where it left off previously. This works even as Microsoft moves the Xbox Series X from Forza Motorsport 7 to Ori and the Blind Forest to Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and then to State of Decay 2.