Hello if I play a game on cloud and then download the game will I have to start from the start?

Hi there Lee, my name is Gerardo, and I'm an Xbox player, just like you. I'll be happy to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have.

Don't worry, the progress would be the same as the one you made through Xbox Cloud Gaming as long as you download the game on an Xbox console (since the version of the game that runs in the cloud is the same as the one that runs on Xbox consoles).

On the other hand, if you download it on a PC, it will depend on the game, as progress between the console or Xbox Cloud Gaming version of the game is transferred to the PC version if the game is part of the Xbox Play Anywhere catalog:

https://www.xbox.com/games/xbox-play-anywhere

If the game is part of Xbox Play Anywhere, then you will have the same progress on PC, and if it is not part of the catalog, unfortunately, the progress is different between both platforms.

I hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, please let me know.

Best regards.

Hello im having issues with xbox cloud gaming when i start playing a game in just freezes

basically every game you play has a save file, you need this obviously, they are not huge, there is a local copy and that is synced to the cloud, if you delete the local it should download it from the cloud again when you start the game, i would leave them as is or you may end up losing some and having to start games from scratch.

Hello AWCM,

Thanks for coming to the forums. Unfortunately, it is not possible to transfer save data. The games that are play anywhere titles, will download your save from the cloud. If you purchase through steam or download from game pass, you will need to start fresh.

Thanks,

Brad

Hello no all the information will still be the same and saved on the cloud. As soon as you open up the game to play it will open up the saves from the cloud. If you dont want that you would have to start a whole new game.