Game Disappeared From Xbox

Hey Babb

Thank you for providing us with this insight.

In regards to the game you speak of, the only version of this title we have on the Store is

Fallout 3. There is no version of the "Game of the Year" [GOTY] edition to download digitally.

That being said, if you installed in physically via your disc, this would indicate why game does not show up in your Ready to install section of your
Games and apps.

Alternatively, you could own a digital version of your game, and you could install that to play the base game, but since you have all the downloadable content [DLC] attached to the physical copy, you would have to insert that into your console in order to
have access to this.

This is also the case for any specific games that carry that GOTY anagram, such as the Fable 2 Platinum Edition, that includes all the DLC on the disk, but if you try to use a regular version of the game, you will be unable to load your save data. Its a
lil different in that sense, however I have no experience with Fallout 3 GOTY edition as I no longer have that title physically :c and you need to use that 2nd disc in order for you to access the DLC in Fallout 3.

I hope this was able to clear up some confusion for you.

I only own a physical copy. It was installed using the disc. I guess that it could have been updating after the storm about a week ago when I lost power for a few minutes. But typically uninstalled games go to the ready to install list until the user removes
them or reinstalls them so I found it odd that it was not there. Thanks for answering my question. In case someone else has this issue but your answer does not apply is there another reason that this could happen?

Hi SheLuvCere,

A couple things you can try is logging out of you xbox profile then log back in. Sometimes that sorts liscense issues. The next thing is to go to "My Games & Apps" and find your title and then use the option button on your controller to "Manage Game and
Add-ons" and see if it is able to re-download.

All else fails you should contact support to investigate further.

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/contact-us

Maybe you Have install the Digital Copy by when this game was disponibilize in Game Pass and this game now out of the Game Pass?

Hi Babb555,

As far as I know, there is no other instance a game would uninstall itself from the hard drive other than a failed or interrupted update to the game, which you stated could have been possible due to the console losing power for some time during a storm.

Only digital licenses will appear in your ready to install list. A physical license would not appear in that list because the license is not applied onto your account like a digital license is, rather the license is coded directly onto the disc itself, so
your profile on the Xbox would not display licenses you own on disc because the console does not verify ownership of games just based on saved data.

I hope this clarifies the situation a little more.