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Refresh “Continue Playing” During Big Box Sessions

📋 Summary

Automatically refresh the Discovery Center’s Continue Playing section after a game is launched from Big Box.


❗ Problem

Games played during the current Big Box session do not immediately appear in Continue Playing.

The section only reflects the updated play history after Big Box is restarted. This is particularly inconvenient for users who leave Big Box running continuously.


💡 Proposal

Refresh Continue Playing whenever the user returns to or reopens the Discovery Center after launching a game.

The refreshed section should:

  • Add newly played games

  • Move replayed games into the correct position

  • Preserve the existing sorting and filtering

  • Update regardless of where the game was launched within Big Box

  • Avoid duplicate entries


🧩 Use Cases

  • Returning to the Discovery Center after finishing a game

  • Quickly resuming a game played earlier in the same Big Box session

  • Keeping an always-running arcade or living-room setup up to date


📦 Benefits

  • Keeps Continue Playing accurate throughout the session

  • Removes the need to restart Big Box

  • Makes recently played games immediately accessible

  • Better matches user expectations for dynamic Discovery Center content


⚠️ Considerations

  • Refreshing should occur when the Discovery Center becomes active rather than continuously

  • The update should not unnecessarily rebuild unrelated Big Box views

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Oct 5

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team