Xbox game compatibility for Windows 10

Discus and support Xbox game compatibility for Windows 10 in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I know they're coming out with the play anywhere titles that allow you to play a digital title on either xbox or PC and that's great, but I wish they'd... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Div 6 Renegade, Jul 1, 2016.

  1. Div 6 Renegade
    Div 6 Renegade Guest

    Xbox game compatibility for Windows 10


    I know they're coming out with the play anywhere titles that allow you to play a digital title on either xbox or PC and that's great, but I wish they'd allow that for titles that are playable on both but not part of the play anywhere program. I own
    a digital copy of minecraft for xbox and would like to play it on PC. I sold my xbox to go to a full time PC gamer and it stinks that I have to buy a game I already own. It shouldn't even be a developer issue since Microsoft now owns the title. At least make
    the PC version free or at most discounted for people who own the xbox title. Is this something that may happen or am I just venting steam at the wall?

    :)
     
    Div 6 Renegade, Jul 1, 2016
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  2. the adman2315
    the adman2315 Guest
    some games appear in the apps section since new update

    In the new update, it makes Windows 10 cross compatibility possible, and on the Windows 10 system those games are considered to be apps. Mainly because of their mobile compatibility.
     
    the adman2315, Jul 1, 2016
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  3. Catherine Cus.
    Catherine Cus. Guest
    Can Windows 10 run games from Windows Vista?

    Hi,

    Older versions of games created for earlier version of Windows may run on Windows 10. However, there are some games that may run poorly or not at all. To determine if the games will work on your Windows 10 device, kindly click this

    link     and follow the steps provided.

    If you can't run the games even after determining that the games are compatible on Windows 10, we recommend running the
    Program Compatibility Troubleshooter. Here are the steps:

    1. Press the Windows button on your device or keyboard, or select the Windows icon in the lower-left corner of the main screen.
    2. Select All apps, and then find your game in the list.
    3. Press and hold the game tile, and then select Open file location. Alternatively, you can right-click the game tile and then select
      Open file location.
    4. The executable file for the game will automatically be highlighted. Press and hold the file, and then select
      Troubleshoot compatibility. Alternatively, you can right-click the file and then select
      Troubleshoot compatibility.
    5. Follow the steps in the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter.
    Running this automated troubleshooter can help resolve issues with games that weren't downloaded from the Windows 10 Store.

    Notify us if there's anything else that you want to clarify. We're here to clear things up.
     
    Catherine Cus., Jul 1, 2016
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  4. FRANCISCOXBOXER
    FRANCISCOXBOXER Guest

    Xbox game compatibility for Windows 10

    Sadly, chances of it happening to games released before the Play Anywhere program are low at the moment.
     
    FRANCISCOXBOXER, Jul 2, 2016
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  5. oupyee
    oupyee Guest
    Most games are still in Beta phase so this late fall is when the whole drop should happen.
     
    oupyee, Nov 2, 2018
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  6. the adman2315 Win User

    some games appear in the apps section since new update

    In the new update, it makes Windows 10 cross compatibility possible, and on the Windows 10 system those games are considered to be apps. Mainly because of their mobile compatibility.
  7. maxen Win User

    XBOX 360 and Game Streaming

    Are you trying to stream a game from Xbox 360 to Windows 10? That's not supported - the media center of old was for streaming videos and songs.

    There is a way to stream Xbox 360 games to Windows 10, but it involved using an Xbox One and playing the backwards compatible Xbox 360 on the Xbox 360, then streaming the Xbox One to Windows 10.
  8. RandyAU93 Win User

    Game pass: Nothing works on pc ?

    The only games that will work via Game Pass on Windows 10 are those that are
    Xbox Play Anywhere. The two titles you mention are such titles, which are compatible with both Xbox One and Windows 10.
  9. Ta5man186 Win User

    Xboc controller

    the elite controller series 2 has Bluetooth compatibility and is therefore compatible with windows 10 too. the first release of the elite controller was before xbox was integrated into windows 10, therefore there was no need at the time for Bluetooth.
  10. napalm 31337 Win User

    Cannot play older compatible games on windows 10

    When i try to play games that are not compatible with windows 10, on starting the game.exe it shows an error saying "the application is unable to start correctly (error: 0xc000007b)". This error only occur in those games that are not compatible
    with windows 10. Please help!
    First: always check if you have drivers and WIndows updated.

    Second: check also if your games are updated.

    Third: if you are playing really old games and you are 100% sure that are not compatible with Windows 10, you can try to run them as an older Windows version.

    Check this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15078/windows-10-make-older-apps-or-programs-compatible

    Additionally, remember that "Run as Administrator" is a better choice for various games.
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