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Screensaver: Respect “Skip Game Details Screen”

LaunchBox for Windows

📋 Summary

When Skip Game Details Screen is enabled in Big Box, pressing A/Confirm on a game while the screensaver is active should take the user directly to the configured game list view with that game pre-selected, instead of opening the Game Details screen.

🎯 Feature Overview

  • If Skip Game Details Screen = ON:

    • Pressing A during the screensaver exits to the game list (wheel/wall/etc. per user’s view setting) with the highlighted game selected.

  • If Skip Game Details Screen = OFF:

    • Current behavior remains: A opens the Game Details screen for the highlighted game.

  • Works consistently for platform views, playlist views, and multi-platform views.

🛠 Example Use Case

  • User prefers a fast, console-like flow and has Skip Game Details enabled.

  • In screensaver, a favorite game appears.

  • Presses A → Immediately lands in the game list view with that title selected → presses A again to launch.

📦 Benefits

  • Consistency: Screensaver input respects the user’s existing navigation preference.

  • Speed: Reduces extra steps for users who skip details by design.

  • Flow: Keeps interaction aligned with “pick and play” Big Box setups (couch/arcade).

Posted by voodooudoo ·
Status: Open To Community3 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
    Team•

    Oct 13, 2025

    Pinned

    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

  • AstroBob

    Team•

    Oct 13, 2025

    Btw, what do you think would be better, if you have Skip Game Details enabled, should it:

    A) Launch the game straight away

    B) Take you to the Game List view, with that game already highlighted?

  • voodooudoo

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    Oct 13, 2025

    Screensaver Feature Request

    If the user has selected “Skip Game Details Screen” in the BigBox options, then when you press A in the Screensaver it should send you to the configured game list screen with the game selected, rather than to the Game Details screen.