Skyrim's slow loading screens

Solution 1:

I actually looked into this once and I don't believe there is anything you can do to make it faster. I installed the game to my hard drive and the only difference I noticed was that the game stopped freezing on the occasional loading screen.

Speed-wise I don't think you can do anything. The game just runs/loads a lot of data and the Xbox's hardware is limited and can't be upgraded. It's a bit annoying but it's just something you have to endure if you wish to play.

But keep in mind, the reason the loading screens are so long is so that when you're running around actually doing something important the game (typically) won't slow down or lag.

Solution 2:

You actually can make the loading screens go faster. Due to the fact that auto-saving is mainly what makes loading screens so long, the actual loading time can be cut considerably.

Go into your game settings and disable the auto-save option on travel, and it will cut the loading time down by half. Going through doors only takes a few seconds for me now, and fast-traveling a minute or more, depending on how far you're going and the amount of texture the game has to load.

Be warned, though, you're going to have to manually save a lot more often now, as the game still freezes (and you still die) without the buffer of having a save every time you go through a door.