Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature!

Discus and support Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature! in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries recently released on consoles, allowing them to put the game in the Play Anywhere program due to the fact that they released... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by louthelou, Jun 4, 2021.

  1. louthelou
    louthelou Guest

    Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature!


    Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries recently released on consoles, allowing them to put the game in the Play Anywhere program due to the fact that they released the game on PC Game Pass back in 2020.

    The problem? Progress is not ported between platforms. Both the main page and the FAQ for Play Anywhere explicitly state that progress is synced between Xbox and Windows 10 PC for Play Anywhere titles; that saves, achievements, etc. are stored on Xbox Live for cloud-based functionality. That's the whole reason it's called "Play Anywhere".

    So why is Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries allowed to not support cloud saves, yet still call itself a Play Anywhere title?

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    louthelou, Jun 4, 2021
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  2. louthelou Win User

    Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature!

    So, I sent MS an email apprising them of this situation back in June. I got a response yesterday: this game officially does not support cross-saves, but as an exception to the rule. Copying and pasting here for anyone who is curious:

    Hi Lou,



    Thanks for the note about MW5: Merc. With XPA titles it’s always our goal and expectation that they fully support “Cross Save” this is clearly the best player experience. In this particular case, a rare exception was granted. We’ve since added clear messaging on the Store detail page that the title does not support progress synchronization on PC, this should have been clearly designated at launch and will hopefully avoid further confusion for others.



    Appreciate your bringing this to our attention and your patience as we engaged with our internal teams and the partner.



    Regards,



    Karl Stricker

    Sr. Director, Creator Partner Management (interim)

    GEO Ecosystem Commercial
  3. SwordofWhedon Win User

    Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature!

    Cloud enabled refers to Xcloud game streaming, not cloud saves.
  4. cpt sheridan Win User

    Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature!

    I'll just post a link for the Play Anywhere and for me it does load for mech warrior. I use Firefox as my default browser.

    I've noticed before that it can take a few seconds to load when you look for the Play Anywhere games.

    Xbox Play Anywhere | Xbox
  5. Tezzerrific Win User

    Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature!


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    nope, they also mentioned last year that cloud storage for saves was to be made free.
  6. ngocphi Win User

    Xbox Play Anywhere game doesn't support cloud saves - but that's an integral feature!

    It Is the key is that you MUST HAVe.Xbox live gold for cloud saves

    On your xbox if you don't have.gold then no cloudsaves would be disabled
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