Xbox One Play Anywhere - Game Downloaded on Xbox but not Visible on PC

HGorn · Aug 5, 2018

Hi,

We've purchased Cuphead for the Xbox and see that it is a Play Anywhere game. I'm logged in to the PC with the Xbox account but it is not giving me the option to install the game on the PC, only purchase it again. The account details show that the purchase
has completed. Why is the game not available to install on the PC?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

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gds1972 · Aug 5, 2018

Is there any way to directly download Xbox one games to my PC?

Hi

It is not possible to download your Xbox One game library onto a PC however there is the something called Xbox Play Anywhere but I don't think this that will allow you to download and play some games purchased through the Xbox marketplace on a suitable PC
running windows 10.

Please see the link below for more information about Xbox Play Anywhere

www.xbox.com/.../xbox-play-anywhere

steeledwand7664 · Aug 5, 2018

Does Xbox game pass enable game pass on Windows 10?

Now any game that is xbox play anywhere game and in the game pass then yes you can download and play those games on your PC.

You can go here and find the games that are xbox play anywhere

Xbox Play Anywhere | Xbox

Those would be the only games that if they happen to be on the game pass list and xbox play anywhere list then you would be able to download and play the game on the PC

WPAK · Aug 5, 2018

Hi there,

can you double check the profile that is signed in on the Store App on the Windows 10 PC to make sure it is indeed the same account.

On the Store app, click the Profile icon in top right corner and make sure the same Microsoft Account is signed in.

To be sure, it's a digitally purchased game and not a Disc. Correct?

Let us know the results

WPAK

Hi there,

can you double check the profile that is signed in on the Store App on the Windows 10 PC to make sure it is indeed the same account.

On the Store app, click the Profile icon in top right corner and make sure the same Microsoft Account is signed in.

To be sure, it's a digitally purchased game and not a Disc. Correct?

Let us know the results

WPAK

Hi there,

Xbox 360 games are not downloadable and playable on a PC.

Only specific Xbox One games are, those will have the tag Xbox Play Anywhere, which means they can be played on Xbox One and PC,the games that have that can be found here:

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

WPAK

Hi there,

as far as I know Minecraft isn't a Xbox Play Anywhere title, so any purchase made on the PC won't be visible on the Xbox One console or vice versa.

{Parity}

Not all Xbox One games can be played on a PC. Only the play anywhere titles. If they are play anywhere titles you can just download them on your PC.

ArminatorX

What particular games are you talking about?

There are "Xbox Play Anywhere" titles, which are released both on Xbox One and PC. So if you buy it once on Xbox One or PC, you can play it on both.

However, not all Xbox games are "Play Anywhere" titles. A list of
Play Anywhere games that work both on Xbox and Windows 10 PC is here.

If it's not a Play Anywhere title, you won't be able to play that Xbox game on your PC. And Play Anywhere also only works as a download. You can't use the Xbox disc on your PC to play the game.

As for compatibility with modern Joysticks: As long as the game supports DirectInput (which almost all modern games use), you should be good.

Xbox One Play Anywhere - Game Downloaded on Xbox but not Visible on PC