Play anywhere using a hard copy of the game

Discus and support Play anywhere using a hard copy of the game in XBoX on Windows to solve the problem; Hey all, From what I can tell, all the web articles I've seen point to play anywhere titles only working with digital downloads. Do you think... Discussion in 'XBoX on Windows' started by Commander Prax, Jul 19, 2016.

  1. Commander Prax
    Commander Prax Guest

    Play anywhere using a hard copy of the game


    Hey all,

    From what I can tell, all the web articles I've seen point to play anywhere titles only working with digital downloads. Do you think Microsoft will change to include hard copies of the Xbox one game as well? That'd be awesome since you'd be able to get the
    special edition of the game while still being able to play it on your PC.

    :)
     
    Commander Prax, Jul 19, 2016
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  2. Allas13
    Allas13 Guest
    Forza Horizon 3 Play anywhere

    Good Morning

    I have bought Forza Horizon 3 in the disc format, I want to know does the play anywhere only counts towards the digital version of the game or to the hard copy as well?
     
    Allas13, Jul 19, 2016
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  3. DominumStige
    DominumStige Guest
    Left 4 dead 2 xbox one

    Hi!

    No, L2D is not part of the Play Anywhere titles and it's not cross-platform, so you'll need to purchase a copy for console too.
    Here you can find the complete list of games.
     
    DominumStige, Jul 19, 2016
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  4. Juan Lumbreras
    Juan Lumbreras Guest

    Play anywhere using a hard copy of the game

    Can a PC read an Xbox disc?
     
    Juan Lumbreras, Jul 29, 2016
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  5. stuthemonkey
    stuthemonkey Guest
    I haven't heard anything about this happening. But it should. Since the Disc is basically a glorified License key even on the xbox i don't see why they couldn't get windows to be able to read the license off the disc to allow for play.
     
    stuthemonkey, Nov 5, 2018
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  6. Juan Lumbreras Win User

    Play anywhere using a hard copy of the game

    Can a PC read an Xbox disc?
  7. stuthemonkey Win User

    Play anywhere using a hard copy of the game

    I haven't heard anything about this happening. But it should. Since the Disc is basically a glorified License key even on the xbox i don't see why they couldn't get windows to be able to read the license off the disc to allow for play.
  8. XBF Diego M Win User

    Ark Survival

    Hi DaleNunes,

    Unfortunately Xbox Play Anywhere titles only applies to digital copies and not disc copies. I don't believe it's possible to link your Xbox account if you have the game on disc. If the game is an Xbox One disc copy, it will not work on the PC.

    Here is more information on Xbox Play Anywhere under Learn More down at the bottom of the page:

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

    Apologies for the inconvenience.
  9. Alucario Ultra Win User

    Sea Of Thieves Xbox One Physical Version - Xbox Play Anywhere Title

    Hello,

    Thanks for using the MS forums.

    The play anywhere games only works with the digital copy of them.

    If you are more interested about the Play Anywhere feature, I´ll let you this link:

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

    Have a nice day.
  10. k1Helix z Win User

    Forza HORIZON 4 on PC and Xbox One... HOW?????

    Xbox play anywhere titles are only compatible when the Digital version is purchased, disc copies are not compatible, you can read more on the

    play anywhere program website
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