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For those of you who easily lose track of time while gaming, this Xbox Series X/S feature can come to your aid.
We appreciate that right now, some of you are feeling mighty ticked off at Xbox, after its new hardware drop turned out to be less exciting than initially thought.
However, if you can put aside your grievances, we can show you a quality-of-life improvement you really should be utilising.
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No matter what genre of video game you prefer, we’re all guilty of forgetting to take regular breaks. I myself have spent almost an entire day playing Baldur’s Gate 3 without much more than a bathroom interval (mainly because my bladder was at risk of failing me).
If such events sound all too familiar, there’s actually a handy Xbox feature that’ll remind you to take the break you’re in desperate need of.
Take a little trip over to the settings of your console, head into preferences, and then select where it says “break reminder”; from there, you can set a time to suit you.
Starting from 30-minute intervals, you can set reminders to go off every couple of hours. You can set these reminders like those alarms you always snooze through, or you can be more relaxed about your reminders – the choice is yours.
Now you’ll be able to tear yourselves away once Xbox Game Pass gains one of 2023’s most underrated AAAs, or when you’ve been grinding hard for your Stardew Valley farm.
Should you find the reminders tedious after a while, you can always go back into settings and alter your preferences once more; this is your reminder to control as you hear fit.
Once we get that feature we’ve been begging in exchange for, our Xbox experience might be close to perfect.
If you’ll excuse us, we need to set those reminders we’ve just told you about – and yes, they will be going off every 30 minutes because we need to be mothered constantly.
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Topics: Xbox, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Microsoft
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Wow, can you believe some Xbox Series X/S users are missing out on this super handy hidden feature? I mean, we all get lost in gaming sometimes, but this reminder feature could really save our butts.
I know I’ve lost track of time playing games like Baldur’s Gate 3 in exchange for hours on end without a break. But setting a reminder on the Xbox to take breaks is such a simple yet genius idea.
Just head over to settings, find preferences, and set up your break reminder. You can choose how often you want to be reminded, whether it’s every 30 minutes or a couple of hours. And if you get discontented by the reminders, just go back and change the settings.
It’s like having a little gaming buddy looking out in support of you and making sure you don’t turn into a zombie from too much screen time. Plus, it’s customizable to fit your gaming style.
So next time Xbox drops some new game on Game Pass or you’re deep into your Stardew Valley farm, remember to take a breather alongside this cool feature. It’s all about finding that balance between gaming and taking care of yourself.
And hey, if we keep using this feature, maybe Xbox will finally give us that one thing we’ve been begging in support of. But in exchange for now, let’s just enjoy this little reminder system and game on!