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[Gowans]

Now when you own an Xbox Play Anywhere digital title, it’s yours to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.

Buy once, play anywhere
Purchase an Xbox Play Anywhere digital game, play it on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC at no additional cost.

Progress goes with you
Pick up where you left off on another Xbox One or Windows 10 PC, bringing all your saves, game add-ons, and achievements with you.

Play Anywhere Games Out Now

Killer Instinct


ReCore


Forza Horizon 3


Gears of War 4


Everspace


Gigantic


Astroneer


Halo Wars Definitive


Resident Evil 7


Silence - The Whispered World 2


Fallout Shelter


Spheroids


Halo Wars 2


Riptide GP: Renegade


Snake Pass


Enter the Gungeon


Voodoo Vince Remastered


Thimbleweed Park


Phantom Dust HD


A Walk in the Dark


Tachyon Project


Fable Fortune


Songbringer


Raiders of the Broken Planet


Pinball FX3


Ruiner


Cuphead


Forza Motorsport 7


GWENT

Released on Xbox One with Play Anywhere Update Pending

Ark: Survival Evolved


We Happy Few


Slime Ranchers


The Culling


Pit People


The Long Dark


Rivals of Aether


Tachoma

Announced Upcoming Play Anywhere Games

Middle Earth Shadow of War

Super Luckys Tale

Hello Neighbor

Crackdown 3

Sea of Thieves

State of Decay 2

Full Metal Furies

Yoku's Island Express

Ooblets

A Disney Pixar Adventure

Disneyland Adventures

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection

Tower 57

Wargroove

Q.U.B.E. 2

Moonlighter

Deep Rock Galactic

Ori Will of the Wisps

Robocraft Infinity

Battlerite

Xbox/Win 10 Games That Are NOT Play Anywhere

• Dead Rising 4
• Rise of Tomb Raider
• Gears of War Collection
• Quantum Break
• Ori and the Blind Forest
• Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
• #IDARB
• Minecraft [Will Change with Better Together Update]
• Minecraft Story Mode
• Halo Spartan Assault
• Halo: Spartan Strike
• Call of Duty Infinite Warfare
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remastered
• Shadow Complex Remastered
• Plague Inc
• Stealth Inc
• Oxenfree
• Gunscape
• Hand of Fate
• Bridge Constructor
• Riptide GP2
• Sheltered
• The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
• The Escapists
• Batman: The Telltale Series
• The Turing Test
• KYUB
• Abzu
• The Walking Dead Season One
• Yooka-Laylee
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Tell Tale Series
• Cities Skylines
• Metro: Exodus
• The Darwin Project
• The Last Night
• The Artful Escape
• Tacoma
• Ashen
• Broken Age
• Thumper

FAQ

How does Xbox Play Anywhere work?
When you buy an Xbox Play Anywhere digital game through the Xbox Store or the Windows Store, it’s yours to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC at no additional cost. To take advantage of Xbox Play Anywhere, you will need to have installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition update on your PC, as well as the latest update on your Xbox One console. Then, simply log into your Xbox Live/Microsoft account and your Xbox Play Anywhere games will be available to download.

Does Xbox Play Anywhere cost extra?
No, there is no additional cost for Xbox Play Anywhere. When you buy an Xbox Play Anywhere digital game, the ability to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC is included at no additional charge.

How do I know if a game is Xbox Play Anywhere?
Participating games will be marked on www.xbox.com, in the Xbox Store, and in the Windows Store with the Xbox Play Anywhere icon. You can also go to www.xboxplayanywhere.com to see a full list of participating games.

Is there a comprehensive list of all Xbox Play Anywhere games?
Yes, you can see a list of all participating games at www.xboxplayanywhere.com.

Can I be signed into the same game on Xbox One and my Windows 10 PC?
In any single point in time, you may only sign into the game on one Xbox One console or one Windows 10 PC. You cannot be signed into the same game on both an Xbox One console and a Windows 10 PC at the same time.

Will my game progress be saved on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs?
Yes. When you play an Xbox Play Anywhere game, your game progress is saved on Xbox Live. So, you can pick up where you left off on another Xbox One or Windows 10 PC, bringing all your saves, game add-ons, and achievements with you.

Will downloadable content for Xbox Play Anywhere games also be playable on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC?
Yes. Downloadable content that you buy or earn for an Xbox Play Anywhere game that you own will also be playable on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. This includes game add-ons, Season Passes, consumables and in-game unlocks.

Will I earn Gamerscore and Achievements twice if I play the game on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC?
A single shared set of Gamerscore and Achievements will be earned and awarded for Xbox Play Anywhere games.

Are Xbox Play Anywhere games digital only or also disc games?
Xbox Play Anywhere only applies to digital games. Xbox Play Anywhere games can be purchased in the Xbox Store, the Windows Store, or via a digital code at participating retailers.

Resources

• Everything You Need to Know On Play Anywhere
• Sharing Windows 10 Apps with your family
• Video Interview of Phil Spencer talking about Play Anywhere - Starts at 38m 38s
• Every New Title Published by Microsoft Studios will be Play Anywhere
• Play Anywhere Trailer
• Play Anywhere Website

 

[Bsigg12]

Good stuff. Interested to see where this goes and if they pick up more 3rd party support for it.

 

[thenexus6]

Didn't realise it was digital only.

 

[Zeta Oni]

Whew, can't wait for dat dragon co op goodness.

And that agent co op goodness.

And that pirate co op goodness.

And that Australian co op goodness.

And that gnasher co op goodness.

And Phantom Dust.

 

[Zedox]

Can't wait to buy some of these games that my tablet can play like Cuphead. Or even at work. 😀

 

[Backfoggen]

As someone that primarily plays on console but has double dipped in the past to mess with PC versions, this is amazing. Only have to have a single dip.

 

[Backlogger]

Plan on getting:

Sea of Theives
Gears of War 4
Recore
Crackdown 3

I own an Xbox One and pretty good gaming PC and wil definitely use this feature

 

[Warxard]

It's...its just cross buy

 

[kulapik]

Didn't realise it was digital only.

If it wasn't, you could just buy the game physical, activate the Windows 10 copy and sell it.

 

[madmackem]

Didn't realise it was digital only.

How else would they do it?.

 

[Bsigg12]

It's...its just cross buy

And cross play

 

[Possumowner]

Good stuff,saves me buying stuff twice.

 

[Bits N Pieces]

Time to pick up a decent W10 laptop/tablet / The Thread

 

[JaggedSac]

And cross play

In scenarios where competitive advantages don't exist.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Didn't realize there was a remaster of OG Halo Wars. Is that a separate purchase or free with Halo Wars 2?

 

[Gowans]

I really wish they would make the stuff thats already out on Xbox One and Win 10 Play Anywhere Retrospective.

Xbox/Win 10 Games That Are Not Play Anywhere

• Dead Rising 4
• Rise of Tomb Raider
• Gears of War Collection
• Quantum Break
• Ori and the Blind Forest
• Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
• #IDARB
• Minecraft
• Minecraft Story Mode
• Halo Spartan Assault
• Halo: Spartan Strike
• Shadow Complex Remastered
• Plague Inc
• Stealth Inc
• Oxenfree
• Gunscape
• Hand of Fate
• Bridge Constructor
• Riptide GP2
• Sheltered

I thought #IDARB was but maybe its just Crossplay?

 

[Bsigg12]

Didn't realize there was a remaster of OG Halo Wars. Is that a separate purchase or free with Halo Wars 2?

https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-O...-Edition/90a5bfc1-8e14-4fb6-9e9d-25c1e6edbb67


It's a part of the Ultimate Edition which is $20 but comes with the season pass as well.

 

[SegaShack]

I'd rather stick with physical copies so I can sell anywhere.

 

[bede-x]

Can I be signed into the same game on Xbox One and my Windows 10 PC?
In any single point in time, you may only sign into the game on one Xbox One console or one Windows 10 PC. You cannot be signed into the same game on both an Xbox One console and a Windows 10 PC at the same time.

How will they prevent you from doing that if you're offline? Can the PC games be used offline or do they have some DRM in place preventing that?

I love all these games are coming to PC, Gears and Crackdown especially. Won't use the Win 10 store for anything other than games exclusive to it though.

 

[TheFurizzlyBear]

I'd rather stick with physical copies so I can sell anywhere.

Not really a thing on PC

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Awesome

 

[SOR5]

Thread title of the year

And cross play

Play Anywhere really is just a simplified way of saying CrossBuy/CrossPlay/CrossSave

 

[CalamityPixel]

I never understood why they just don't include a Win10 version code for retail Xbone games, it would be a simple way to do the play anywhere stuff for retail games. I hope they do it since I mostly play retail games, I don't have the HD space for all these games digitally.

Glad cuphead is play anywhere though

 

[Freeman76]

Didn't realise it was digital only.

Its MS, there is always a catch!!

 

[spacemonkeynation]

Have they gone in depth at all on the XBL feature set on PC? Will we be able to voice chat across platforms? Join parties?

I'm glad they are doing this but I really hope they go all in. Make the Xbox Windows app a true hub where I can add launchers for every game on my system. If they do this right I wouldn't have a problem never looking towards Steam (outside of the ridiculous deals) again.

 

[SOR5]

Have they gone in depth at all on the XBL feature set on PC? Will we be able to voice chat across platforms? Join parties?

Yep and yep
Literally just XBL on PC but without the gold subscription

 

[Strider]

Will we be able to voice chat across platforms? Join parties?

You can already do both of these... And it's awesome. I Love playing KI on PC with friends on XB1 for example.

So excited for more of these games to come out especially Horizon 3.

 

[The Lamonster]

And cross play

Let's talk about this.

Has it been confirmed that all PA games will be cross play as well? OP only mentions cross buy and cross save.

 

[SOR5]

Let's talk about this.

Has it been confirmed that all PA games will be cross play as well? OP only mentions cross buy and cross save.

Most will, where it matters.
For things like co-op, you'll get it easy, because who cares who's using what, you're all on the same team.
For matchmaking in things like KI, theres a pretty even playing field as long as you meet the FPS limit
For things like matchmaking in shooters like Gears, thats where it gets iffy and I think they are implementing systems that look at player input and match them together, but right now its not ready yet
You dont want another Shadowrun situation lol, its really up to the devs to judge what works best

 

[Strider]

Let's talk about this.

Has it been confirmed that all PA games will be cross play as well? OP only mentions cross buy and cross save.

It's up to the dev for how that works I believe so it'll be different for each game.

For example for Gears all PvE modes like Campaign Co-op and horde mode are crossplay but for Competitive PvP crossplay is disabled.

 

[Angel_DvA]

it's pretty much Cross buy + Cross play for some games, I'm ok with this but I don't think they need to act like they have reinvent the wheel.

 

[Gowans]

Let's talk about this.

Has it been confirmed that all PA games will be cross play as well? OP only mentions cross buy and cross save.

Its going to depend of the game.

Halo Wars wont be I believe and Gears 4 it will only be Co-Op multiplayer modes

Forza Horizon is and KI is too.

 

[LordBaztion]

Wait, Dead Rising is not PA? thank you capcom.

 

[gafneo]

That's already a huge library. Looking forward to seeing it grow.

 

[Noobcraft]

Didn't realise it was digital only.

Well yeah. Digital DRM works a lot better in this case than disc based DRM. It's not like you would want to fire up the XB1 to swap discs so you can play the game on your PC.

 

[Gowans]

Wait, Dead Rising is not PA? thank you capcom.

Yeah I thought it was till I had a closer look, its a shame, how big is an audience who buys games twice?


This scheme really works for me, I play all my games on Xbox but have a beast PC in my office that nibble at games but if I'm already chugging through sometime on Xbox I can fire it up on the PC.

 

[The Lamonster]

Its going to depend of the game.

Halo Wars wont be I believe and Gears 4 it will only be Co-Op multiplayer modes

Forza Horizon is and KI is too.

That's great. I hope the majority of Xbox exclusives in the future will be Play Anywhere. I'd much prefer to play on my PC but still keep in touch with friends.

 

[A.D. Skinner]

If I'm understanding correctly, it has to be bought through the store. So codes from other places won't work as Play Anywhere?

 

[kinoki]

Really good to know I'll be playing more Xbox games but I still find the name terrible since the only two places it allows me to potentially play games are a meter a part (the TV and the desk).

 

[SOR5]

Its going to depend of the game.

Halo Wars wont be I believe and Gears 4 it will only be Co-Op multiplayer modes

Forza Horizon is and KI is too.

What about custom games? I think they should let that be completely open.

If I'm understanding correctly, it has to be bought through the store. So codes from other places won't work as Play Anywhere?

You can get the codes from stores

 

[Lashley]

Cross-play too?

Ideal, if FIFA 17 sucks I'm selling my xbox, as I won't need it anymore to communicate/play with friends

 

[Gowans]

What about custom games? I think they should let that be completely open.

Yeah I think for customs or maybe even unranked down the line you should have all in playlists.

Guess we'll see.

 

[Bsigg12]

Yeah I thought it was till I had a closer look, its a shame, how big is an audience who buys games twice?


This scheme really works for me, I play all my games on Xbox but have a beast PC in my office that nibble at games but if I'm already chugging through sometime on Xbox I can fire it up on the PC.

This is why I'm excited for it. I have my computer in my office that's pretty beefy and my Xbox One in the living room. If my girlfriend wants to watch TV, I can go play in the office otherwise I can get my comfy couch gaming on with the Xbox One.

 

[Snkfanatic]

Just preordered Horizon 3 on the Marketplace last Friday, went Ultimate on this one. I adore 2 and while I won't be playing it on my PC anytime soon until I upgrade it I am excited to know I can play it on that machine in the future.

 

[Occam]

It's...its just cross buy

"Play Anywhere*"

*your definition of anywhere may vary from ours

 

[leeh]

You better try your best to get 3rd parties involved in this MS. If this happens for games like FIFA, id loose my shit.

 

[thenexus6]

If it wasn't, you could just buy the game physical, activate the Windows 10 copy and sell it.

How else would they do it?.

Yeah I know, it makes total sense, I just never thought about it.

 

[flkraven]

I never understood why they just don't include a Win10 version code for retail Xbone games, it would be a simple way to do the play anywhere stuff for retail games. I hope they do it since I mostly play retail games, I don't have the HD space for all these games digitally.

Glad cuphead is play anywhere though

Because people could just buy a retail copy, register the code on PC, and sell the retail copy immediately and basically get the game for nothing. Likewise, they could just sell the code to someone else.

 

[Outrun]

I'd rather stick with physical copies so I can sell anywhere.

Thanks for sharing.

I am looking forward to this initiative. I have both a Xbox and a decent PC. This will be good for me.

 

[JaggedSac]

I never understood why they just don't include a Win10 version code for retail Xbone games, it would be a simple way to do the play anywhere stuff for retail games. I hope they do it since I mostly play retail games, I don't have the HD space for all these games digitally.

Glad cuphead is play anywhere though

Because you could sell that.