Xbox Game Pass on PC - client

Ben_22 · Jan 13, 2021 at 10:02 AM

Hi,

im a former subscriber to xbox game pass for PC.

I would really like to subscribe again - as i like the subscription model and i like the available games...

However, using the UWP as a delivery mechanism, is just horrendous... issues including (but not limited to)

Non-responsive client

Regular "black screens" - which a restart sometimes fixes and sometimes doesn't

Intermittent not logging in automatically

Regularly fails to download a game... and if the download if not complete when you shutdown/restart - all progress is lost

When the UWP location is moved to a non-default drive - all sorts of whackiness with games not working/picking up the correct config files ensues....

Absurd folder structure which makes it exceedingly hard to modify .ini files (for example)... we're PC gamers.... not being able to configure basic mods is a pretty big downside to a PC platformed-gaming-system

Xbox is being utilised as a method to get people onto the latest versions of Windows 10 - this isnt an issue for me conceptually - but it frequently fails to recognise the newest version
of W10.... e.g. going to W10 1909 (from 1903) on GA release day made the xbox app freak out

Updates frequently fail to download - making a game you are 1/2 or more of the way through unplayable.

Zero support. Like everything MS - sure its "supported" - but if you cant find help in the community forums, you're toast.... as official support is just completely useless

So... with all that said.... is there any chance of getting a real, supportable xbox for PC client, which... well... works.... and allows PC players to be able to do the things they have been doing for the
last 20+ years (such as copying out their save files, editing ini files, applying mods etc)?

Or is that simply never going to happen ?

:)

[Farscape]

they won't change it, also some of the supposedly pc games on offer in gamepass are actually just xvd images of actual modified xbox one games made to run via pc.

vasilisnikolo

thank you .So i don't need any client for microsoft store?If i buy form microsoft store can i play directly play the game to my pc?Should choose ''pc version''?Also i see a preinstall app ''xbox console companion'' do
i need it?And the game pass is an alternative to steam?

GhostRid3r2160

Unfortunately the steam client is pc only and will not work on xbox

XBF Brad A

Hello Stingray,

Thanks for coming to the forums. We understand having issue with the language settings. All games run off the language set on your PC. You can try changing the language on your PC to the one you use and see if it helps.

Thanks,

Brad

Stingray3461

Hi Brad,

Thanks for the response but I can confirm that my PC is installed with English and English only, the problem still persists with Forza so it must be something to do with language being set to the region where you abide. I have contacted support about this
issue before and it seems to still not work properly, I have even attempted to change my location to the UK on my Microsoft account, but this did not work due to the billing process authentication and need it to be CZ.

All I am asking for is a solution to force all games to be English, maybe have a setting in the Game pass client where you can do this, especially in EU where many people may not necessarily speak the local language.

Thanks

Xbox Game Pass on PC - client