I have ark on PC and for some reason it won't open ,or says I need to reinstall?

Hey Zeke!

Nice to meet you! I'm Darhyl, a fellow gamer. I'm sorry you are experiencing this. I am here to help.

If I may ask, is your game a disc game or a digitally purchased game?

Also, does the error occurs in other games as well or just specifically for this game?

That was it. Both XB1 X and pc are showing as open. It cost me an extra $10 per month for a static IP address but if it means no more NAT conflicts then it's worth it. Now I just have to re-install ARK because for some reason Windows deleted the files.
Only problem is it won't let me install to pc, only one of my 3 XB1s. My pc shows up on the list of devices I own but when I click Install on the store page it only gives me the consoles as option.

I am also unable to view official dedicated server and unofficial pc sessions

I have a subsription with Nitrado its working for my xbox but my pc is unable to view any of the 2 sets of servers. It has worked in the past but for some reason now its not working.

I have also uninstalled Ark and reinstalled it and still nothing showing up under official dedicated or unofficial pc sessions.

I purchased it from windows store on the pc with play anywhere

So I have done some more troubleshooting. She can join other servers. I on my pc can also join official servers. I do have all the ports open and forwarded that Xbox normally requires. My pc still says join failed when I try to join her. Same on Xbox side. My pc does say could not retrieve address when I try to join unofficial dedicated arks.

You may need to reinstall the game on your PC. I run an ark server from my console for my friends and one of them has a console, he literally had to uninstall and reinstall the game in order to play with us, once the Extinction map was released.