Popular Xbox feature causes problems for Death Stranding

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Xbox's Quick Resume feature causes save functionality issues in Death Stranding Director's Cut.
Players who load the game using Quick Resume will not be able to save manually or automatically.
Players can avoid this issue by completely quitting and reloading the game every time they start a new gaming session.

Xbox's Quick Resume feature, which allows players to quickly get back into their games, is causing a problem Death Stranding Director's Cut's memory function. This issue is causing some players on Xbox Series X/S to lose progress and be forced to replay portions of it Death Stranding.

Death Stranding Director's Cut was released on the Xbox Series on November 7, 2024, five years after the game's original release on PlayStation 4. According to game designer Hideo Kojima, they need to exercise some caution while playing if they want to avoid being affected by a bug that can lead to loss of progress.

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This error occurs when loading Death Stranding Director's Cut with Xbox's Quick Resume feature, making it impossible to save the game. In fact, players who return to the title using Quick Resume will find that they cannot perform a manual save and that the autosave feature does not work either. This means that any progress made after loading the game using Quick Resume will be lost if the software is ever closed.

Death Stranding Director's Cut Xbox save issue

During 505 games, Death StrandingThe editor of 's has stated that a solution to this issue is being worked on. Players should take measures to avoid it until the solution is available. In particular, fans should manually save the game at the end of each gaming session. Xbox players should also close and reopen completely Death Stranding Director's Cut every time they start a new game session and it is advisable to immediately perform a manual save to confirm that the game's save function is functional.

For complete clarity, players can perform a manual save Death Stranding's system menu. Additionally, the following steps are required to completely close the game and ensure that it does not load via the Quick Resume feature when starting a new game session:

Press the Xbox button on the controller.
Point out Death Stranding in the Guide menu that appears and press the Menu button on the controller.
Select “Exit”.
Select “My games and apps” from the Guide menu.
If Death Stranding listed under Quick Resume, highlight it, press the Menu button on the controller, and select Remove from Quick Resume.

It should be noted that this is not the first time that Quick Resume has caused problems for Xbox players. For example, there was a time when the feature could cause problems with cosmetic items Halo Infinite. However, this issue was resolved very quickly and it is expected that the problems caused by Quick Resume will be resolved Death Stranding Players on Xbox consoles will also be corrected soon.