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The newest update to Xbox consoles was first noticed by Xbox Insider members, later being confirmed by Xbox's Director of Integrated Marketing Josh Munsee. Munsee revealed that Xbox had introduced a new boot up animation for Xbox Insiders with a significantly shorter duration. The new animation takes roughly four seconds to play before getting players into the console's home screen, a five-second decrease from the nine-second original version.
Xbox Series X/S consoles were not the only benefactors from the new update as reported by Senior Product Manager Lead Jake Rosenberg. Xbox users on Xbox One consoles are also seeing "noticeably faster" boot times as a result of the shorter animation. Microsoft did note that only users using the Energy Saver mode would benefit from the shorter animation, not being featured in Standby mode. The change comes as part of Microsoft's initiative to push Energy Saver mode after making Energy Saver the default power mode on Xbox Series X/S consoles earlier this year.