Most modern videos games are constantly updated to fix glitches and add new content.
If you are having a hard time trying to update a specific game on the Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console, then you can check out this step-by-step guide at Seeking Tech.
How to check for updates for a specific Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X game
To check to see if there is an update available for a specific game on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console, you need to take the following steps:
1. From the Home menu, navigate to the game that you want to check for updates.
If you can’t find your game, select the “My games & apps” option from the Home menu. In the subsequent Games menu, you should see a list of games you have installed on your console.
2. With the game highlighted, press the Menu button (which is the small button with three horizontal lines) on your controller.
3. In the small pop-up menu for the game, select the “Manage game and add-ons” option.
4. In the Manage menu for that specific game, select the “Updates” option from the list.
5. In the Updates menu, you should see a list of available updates, if there is any, that can be downloaded and installed.
How to check for updates on multiple Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X games
In order to check for downloadable updates on multiple Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X games, you can do the following:
1. Go to the Games menu.
You can do so quickly by pressing the Xbox button to bring up the Guide menu. In the Guide menu, select the “My games & apps” option and then “See all.”
2. Once you are in the Games menu, select Manage from the options available on the left tab.
3. In the Manage menu, select the Updates option.
4. In the Manage Updates menu, you should see a list of available updates, if there are any, that are available for download.
How to enable automatic game updates on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X
If you want to enable automatic game updates on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X when the console is connected to the internet, you can take the following steps:
1. Go back to the aforementioned Games menu, which you can do so by pressing the Xbox button and then selecting My games & apps > See all.
2. In the Games menu, select the Manage option on the left tab.
3. Inside the Manage menu, you should see the “Keep my games and apps up to date” option.
If this isn’t turned on (it should be enabled by default), then you need to select this option.
4. If you selected the “Keep my games and apps up to date” option, you will be brought to the System Updates menu.
Here, you need to make sure that the “Keep my games and apps up to date” box is checked in order to enable this feature.
With the “Keep my games and apps up to date” turned on, your game updates should automatically download when your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X is connected to Xbox Live/Xbox Network.