Exclamation Marks on games

Franck.4 · Sep 16, 2023

Hi there,

Since this morning I have two symbols on some of my Xbox Series X games. One is an exclamation mark only and the other is a disc with another exclamation mark. After some researches here and there, I found out that it could be two possibilities:

- Games are not inserted in the console ( but I already knew it because I play physical games most of the time, so what's the point of showing me what I already know if this is the case )

- I'm not connected to the service. But the fact is, I am.

I would be more than happy to have a feedback on this topic and a solution to not seeing this symbols again please.

Have a nice day, thanks

Best Regards

(Edit : For the one with the exclamation mark only, the game has left the Gamepass so for me it's resolved. But I still have no solutions for the other with the disc & exclamation mark)

:)

Franck.4

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for your help. The game with the exclamation mark only is not on the gamepass anymore. So that's one question resolved.

But for the others with the disc icon, is there a way to not see this icon again please ? I think it's not useful as I play essentially physical games, so I know what game is in the console or not.

Thanks in advance.

Ryan [Limitless]

Hi Franck, I’m Ryan. I’ll try my best to help.

Don’t worry, this is just because of licensing. The disk symbol indicates that the game requires a physical disc (so isn’t a game you own digitally), and the warning symbol indicates that you don’t have the licence to access/play the game.

Refer to this Reddit thread for more info:

https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/wfatv3/the_warning_symbol_icon_on_your_games_means_you/

Hope this helps.

StressedSumo68

Thanks for the info.. I've noticed it on my games on xbox series x.. mind put at ease.. 👍

Mark Hill1

So you’re saying that if I buy a used game from like GameStop or eBay I can’t play it because the license belong to the original owner? I bought a used game from GameStop and the game plays but glitches, for instance it don’t keep track for how long I’ve played the game, my achievements don’t pop up until I go to see the achievements and I can’t access in content 🤷‍♂️

Franck.4

Hi Sigma,

Thanks for your help.

Yes the game is not on the gamepass anymore. One question resolved.

Exclamation Marks on games