How do i prioritize games to download?

Prioritizing game downloads on an Xbox console is a straightforward process. Here's how you can manage and prioritize your downloads:

1. Go to the 'My games & apps' section on your Xbox dashboard.

2. Select 'Queue' to see all the games and apps currently downloading or in the queue.

3. You'll see a list of all your active downloads. To prioritize a specific game, you need to pause the other downloads.

4. Highlight the game or app you want to pause, press the 'Menu' button on your controller (the button with three horizontal lines), and then select 'Pause installation.

Hi Alissa, I’m Ryan.

What device are you referring to? You can pause and resume games/apps in the download queue and prioritise specific ones from there by selecting install now.

This support guide may help:
https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/view-status-software-install

Here to help.

Hi Alissa,

Just checking in, do you still need any help?

If you’re playing on an Xbox console, the following official support articles explain everything in relation to this topic.

How to install games and apps on an Xbox console
https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/install-games

Find your games and add-ons
https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/my-games-apps/view-downloadable-content

Remotely install and manage games
https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/my-games-apps/install-games-remotely-on-xbox-one

Hope this helps.

ty, im new to xbox i normally play on playstation

I don't plan on doing any multiplayer, i just want to play the games. Is the console prioritizing it's own data usage over the game download?