Games no longer launch Xbox games pass pc

Mihael Širka · Oct 29, 2019

While I played The Outer Worlds the game just crashed. I wanted to start it again but nothing happened. Pretty much the same issue as in this topic

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-pass-pc/32f8416b-496c-48bc-98b4-62ce7550a7b7

After seeing that topic i tried with the other games I have installed. Gears 5 wont start either, same as Blair Witch , Sea of Thieves will load but hang on the first screen, same with Bridge Constructor Portal.

What I find odd is that I played the game for the last few days, and played Gears 5 some time ago.

I had an issue with Metro Exodus before where the game wouldn't start, and back then I needed to update the game through the store, so i tried that the first when the game wouldn't launch. And there i noticed that Xbox game bar was updating. Could that
be the issue?

Best regards,

Mihael

:)

Behemothrex

Well wouldn't you know it, a patch dropped last night and miraculously everything works fine.

I mean troubleshooting 101, you don't change your system, its not your problem.

But overall I would rather have it working than not, so hopefully it keeps working and they don't break it again.

Hope this helps others with the same issue.

PalmettoBling

@Behemothrex I understand you're frustrated, I get it, but we're just trying to help troubleshoot. We're community members just trying to help.

Are you trying to launch them from the Xbox App or directly from your Start Menu?

Also you mention that this isn't across all games in the service, but those that might have higher system requirements; that would make me want to shift focus from troubleshooting the App or Game Pass for PC service, to troubleshooting your system and configuration.
What graphics card do you have? Would you be willing to run "dxdiag.exe" and let us know version your display drivers are under the Display tab? The important information to compare would be DirectX version, system memory, video or display memory, processor,
and graphics card name and manufacturer.

Again, we're trying to help, I don't work for MS, and have absolutely no dog if you subscribe or not. I'm enjoying the service and having a blast playing titles I hadn't had a chance to play such as The Messenger, Into the Breach, and Slay the Spire. Just
trying to help you have fun.

PalmettoBling

You can reset the App by going to Settings > Apps > Xbox (Beta) and press the "Advanced options" link and then scroll down a bit and hit the "Reset" button, which will reset the app.

Can you provide some more details on what happens when you try to launch the game? Does nothing happen? Does it start to load and then crash? And how are you trying to launch the games? Directly from the start menu, or from the App itself?

Also, please note that the app is in Beta still, highlighted by the name of the app "Xbox (Beta)". If you have constructive ideas for feedback on how to improve the experience and service, you can do so at the Xbox Feedback site, or directly from the app,
by clicking on your profile icon in the top right and selecting "Feedback".

OilyFoil2

And how do you do that exactly?

Mihael Širka

I click on play, the Xbox app minimises and nothing happens. There is no process from The Outer Worlds in the task manager, nothing.

Games no longer launch Xbox games pass pc