Can you join lan games with Xbox friends

they only way to join a lan game is using a tunneling service like xlink kai and xbconnect if they are still going, otherwise you will need to connect normally over live to play standard multiplayer.

This used to work xbox to xbox on LAN, currently I cannot get it to work from XBOX to XBOX, but my PC recognizes that the XBOX's are on the LAN and I can join either one. I am not sure what changed. The XBOX's can see that there are friends playing, just
not that they are on LAN and joinable.

Hello. Thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox Community expert user. I'll be happy to assist you today.

Yes, you can play cross platforms on a LAN connection.

First, make sure every player that wants to join is connected to the same network, then choose a host device that will run the world, and make sure everyone joining is running the same version of the game as the host.

Start a LAN game:

Press Play

Create a new world or edit a current world by pressing the pen icon

Go to multiplayer and make sure that “Visible to LAN Players” is enabled

Start the world by choosing Create or Play

Join a LAN game:

1. Go to the Play menu

2. Click the Friends tab and look for available LAN Games

Thanks for contacting us my name is Samy, I am an Xbox Gamer and I will be helping you today.

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Before you start

Each player that wants to join must be connected to the same network.
The selected host device must be capable of running a server of the chosen world.
Everyone joining must run the same version of the game as the host.
Start a LAN game

Click Play.
Click the pen icon to create a new world or edit a current world.
Go to Multiplayer and make sure that Visible to LAN Players is enabled.
Choose Create or Play to start the world.
Join a LAN game

Go to the Play menu.
Click the Friends tab and look for available LAN Games.

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You can host a LAN party without a subscription but can not join another person´s LAN party