Xbox One demos missing from Xbox web store

Spiderdust8 · Mar 8, 2015

I like using the Xbox web site in addition to the smartphone app. Each have their merits. But I have preferred doing online purchases through the web site. Unfortunately, I"ve been finding an unusual trend where there doesn't appear to be Xbox One game demos.
For instance, when I did a search on Screamride, I saw the purchasable game for both Xbox 360 and Xbox One and a game demo for Xbox 360 only. This mystified me and I just assumed that marketing didn't see the need to try selling Xbox One games.

But that assumption was wrong, as I found that when going to the Xbox Store on the smartphone app or on the Xbox One console itself that the demo for Xbox One would show up.
So it appears that the Xbox web site's Store is hiding Xbox One demos. In case it's tied to region let it be known that I'm in Canada, using the Canadian Xbox web site.

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DeChicagoBears · Mar 8, 2015

Demo?

So are there no demos on Xbox One right now? Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Forza 5 ... Not to mention all the third party games. Am I missing the demos section? Love my Xbox one just looking for the demo area.

jmarks98-8726398F-9A4A-4D72-B361-E85B4820D7E8 · Mar 8, 2015

Game with gold and demos

Can't find the games with gold section anymore on my xbox one and are there demos for any games to download from the store at all?

marq-D318DD47-2ACF-4437-A354-A26DD8EE7598 · Mar 16, 2015

The game page on [xbox.com](www.xbox.com/.../screamride) shows up offering both demos. US here.

marq-D318DD47-2ACF-4

The game page on [xbox.com](www.xbox.com/.../screamride) shows up offering both demos. US here.

Frizio I iB

Hey there

I've seen on the web microsoft store, that they are selling just for XBOX ONE from there...

So i suggest to buy directly from XBOX 360 and then ask for a refund about the XBOX ONE version

Shatro

I'm not sure. FIFA 14 is available everywhere but DR3 isn't available in Germany (it neither appears in the web store nor via Xbox One nor at retailers on disc) because of the missing USK rating.

I know I can buy and play it if it's on disc from another country but I wonder if that's the case with digital downloads as well.

JPep715

Cant see anything for the demo in the store yet. Is there something im missing?

Spiderdust8

There is a glitch on the Xbox website store that causes it to hide downloadable demos for Xbox one. Since I prefer using the Xbox website for these purchases because it is the most efficient input method, I didn't realize what was going on until now.

Try searching for your game demos using the Xbox One's store. For example, search for Screamride and see what results you get on the Xbox store website (xbox.com). In my case I only see Screamride for purchase for Xbox 360 and Xbox One, plus a downloadable
demo for Xbox 360 ONLY; When I use my Xbox One's store and use the search term "screamride demo", I locate the Xbox One demo right away. It also works if using the smartphone app, but not remotely.

So I think the website store is filtering store results for some reason.

Maybe there is the risk of console ambiguity on Xbox One that doesn't exist on Xbox 360. On the 360, your purchase goes to your designated console, not to secondary or friends' consoles. I'm just speculating that Microsoft hasn't yet worked this out for
Xbox One.... Work in progress?

Xbox One demos missing from Xbox web store