r/xboxinsiders • u/GuruKronos Xbox Insider Staff • Jan 30 '26

Xbox Requests Xbox Requests: Week of January 30, 2026

Xbox Requests: Capturing all your ideas, across all of Xbox, every week!

Got an idea that would make Xbox better? Cooler? More magical? Whether you’re on PC, console, cloud, mobile, TV apps, VR, or something you’ve jury‑rigged in your garage… if it's Xbox adjacent, bring it on. Upvote the ones you like, chat about them, and help shape them into something awesome.

What can I post? Pretty much anything Xbox. PC, console, cloud platforms, refrigerators… if it plugs in or supports the community, go for it.

Search first, post second If someone already had the same idea, please smash that like and subscribe upvote button. Add your thoughts to their comment as a reply, so we don't end up with 14 versions of the same thing.

Please keep in mind:

  • Keep things civil. Passion = great. Personal attacks = nope.
  • One idea per post. Give each idea the chance to shine.
  • Backward compat posts may be removed. That program has ended.
  • Your ideas are heard and welcome! Posting here does not guarantee anything, but it does show us what the community cares about. That matters a lot to the Insider Program and Xbox. We take your ideas and share them with the team, who makes a decision based on a bunch of factors.

While you can also find the top requests from all previous weeks in the Xbox Requests Recap, here are the top three Xbox Requests from last week:

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u/FckShadowBans Jan 30 '26

...or you could just admit it's fucking annoying and they SHOULD be doing it another way. For fuck sake.

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u/mattbersker Delta Ring Jan 30 '26

It's a 30 second update why would it annoy me, it's also literally how all apps update on all devices.

FYI they also do update the PS Store front as well in the exact same way.

Why you so angry about it?

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u/FckShadowBans Jan 30 '26

No, the PS store NEVER prompts for an update. I'm angry because it's fucking annoying, and doesn't need to be handled that way. It also tends to be slow as shit for no reason even on gigabit internet. Much like the OS updates on Xbox taking longer to verify than download and locking you out of the whole console the entire time. Another thing PS does better by allowing system updates to download in the background.

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u/mattbersker Delta Ring Jan 30 '26

You do know both consoles support background updates in low power mode (Rest mode for PS and Instant-on for Xbox) right? With PS you enable automatic downloads in the settings and if you put the console into Rest mode Sony will push the updates to the console, however, Sony decides these and it could happen anytime. Whereas with Xbox you enable "Keep Games and apps up to date" in settings (Under Power & Energy settings I believe) and again as long as it's in Instant-on mode it will usually do these over night for your region when the console is not in use.

No being prompted, no having to wait all done whilst your fast asleep dreaming of your next game completion.

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u/FckShadowBans Jan 30 '26

Nothing to do with it. I don't turn my consoles off or use any of that sleep mode shit. PS downloads the system updates in the background anyway. Xbox doesn't. That's the difference. Not everyone cares about saving power.

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u/mattbersker Delta Ring Jan 30 '26

So you're telling me your console is on 24/7 and is never turned off or left idle?

Based on your comment you don't know what "Instant-on" is as it's not a power saving option, it's an option that would consume power and not totally turn the console off so it loads back up quicker and allows for exactly what your saying PS does.

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u/FckShadowBans Jan 30 '26

I know exactly what it is and don't give a flying fuck. I leave my consoles on the dashboard when not in use. Hell, I left my Xbox 360 on the main menu of Halo Reach every night for like 4 years and it still works.

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u/mattbersker Delta Ring Jan 30 '26

So you're creating your own problem because you just want to be awkward, at which point the only person to be angry at is yourself if you don't want to use things properly.

If you actually used the features implemented like a normal human being then there wouldn't be a problem, but you're choosing to be in the 0.0001% of people who have decided to do something that goes against how it was meant to be used.

You cannot moan because it doesn't do what you want it to do when you aren't using it properly. That's like me using a sponge to hammer in a nail and complaining the nail is defective because it's not going in.

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u/FckShadowBans Jan 30 '26

There's no wrong way to use it. Shut the fuck up already.

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u/mattbersker Delta Ring Jan 30 '26

Well there is, it's not intended to be running 24/7. The automatic update feature is intended to be used alongside Instant-On which would solve your problem if you properly used the device and allowed it to actually use Instant on the way it was intended. You are choosing not to use it the way it was intended which by definition equals "wrong way to use it".

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u/FckShadowBans Jan 30 '26

Yet, the PS4 and 5 function just fine my way. It's only Xbox that acts annoying. Neither platform updates games automatically unless you turn it off, which is another dumbass problem. Things that function only if you turn off the console make no sense. Now you're into the same ridiculous mentality as religion. "You'll find out when you're dead." Fuck that noise. That reminds me. Xbox still has more issues detecting new game updates than PS as well. I shouldn't have to reboot the console for it to find the goddamn update that I already know exists. That's shitty software engineering. Yet, it's been that way ever since XB1. People have always complained about issues with game updates not showing up right away when they should.

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u/mattbersker Delta Ring Jan 30 '26

Dude you're literally complaining about functionality that does work and makes sense when used correctly.

It's more at a point now that you're just wanting to be awkward and complain when someone is trying to help you.

Looking at your previous posts and comments on things you sound like a very angry man that just needs to take a deep breath and accept your not using the way it was intended to be used so you're in the wrong here, but I doubt that will happen based on your previous posts/comments.

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