Can I play Ark on xbox and Host on PC using the same account?

Hello Pecete,

Ark Survival Evolved does allow Cross-play with PC and Xbox consoles. I used my PC to host a dedicated server for about 2 months for me and a bunch of friends to play together on our own server. We all connected to the server from our Xbox consoles. Do you
have the Xbox Console Companion on your PC?

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/console-companion-app

I ran Ark through this program and was able to invite my Xbox friends to it much easier. It also allowed my friends to add the server as a friend and jump in whenever they wanted. If you do not Plan on using the Xbox companion app
on your PC, you can always host your server and give your Xbox friend the server name and password that you create and they can go in to "Join an Ark" then filter the servers shown to quickly find yours and join it.

Hi Lydia Beginsgate,

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Thank you for understanding.

Kind regards,

Lavenia

Hi Lydia Beginsgate,

Thank you for reaching Microsoft Community. We appreciate for sharing your concern to us.

I understand that you're curious about whether you can play on Xbox and host an Ark Survival Evolved server on the same account. You may want to check these articles below for more information.

• Server Backups - ARK - Official Community Forums (survivetheark.com)
  
• Where can I find server backups? – ARK: Survival Evolved (survivetheark.com)
  

If you need further assistance, I recommend reaching out to their official Community Forums by submitting a ticket at ARK News - ARK - Official Community Forums (survivetheark.com).

Kind regards,

Lavenia

Hi there. Tell me the only way to host an ark server is with another XB1. You can't host a server from a pc?

Are all the dedicated ark servers XB1's

Ok tank you. But I have got an other question. We have Ark on my brother's old account, so if we put it as the main account, I can play Ark without any restrictions right ?

But can I download Ark free on my PC on Windows 10 with the Xbox Play Anywhere, as I'm not the owner of the game ?