New Lurker

You're making it more difficult than it has to be. You shouldn't be going to the microsoft store *at all* for Games with Gold.

1. On your home page scroll all the way down to the bottom where it says Add More. Click See All Suggestions.
2. Click the right bumper once on the next screen to go to From Xbox.
3. Click on Games With Gold to add a pin to your home page.

You now have a Games with Gold pin on your home page. When you click on that tile it takes you to the three games available to download. And also shows a preview video for the next month's games (if they've been announced yet).

You can also do the same with Game Pass and it gives you a dedicated tile to Game Pass where you can search all the game pass games or just go to recently downloaded, ect. You can also rearrange what order the tiles show up on your homepage by using the select button or whatever it's called to move them up or down just like you can to organize your games.

Decker

I mean it's such a mess I can't imagine it doesn't hurt their sale numbers. On the PS4 Store, I can see right away the featured games and sales and scroll right to them. On the Xbox it is a chore to even find the new games and the sales. The Game Pass stuff is prominent and easy to find, but almost everything seems hidden to the point of having to navigate to the magnifying glass and search for the individual title. Browsing is extremely difficult to do.

RichC2

What is the deal with the Xbox Interface in general? It feels like it gets more convoluted and less clear with every iteration.

Michael Corvin

Whomever's idea it was to put the search/sort(? going off memory here) buttons 2/3rds of the way down the screen between all the content tiles should be fired. That's just "first year design student" awful.

OldBoy

Could someone please tell me, if i have update console, apps, games automatically checked, why i would have to go into updates screen and manually update some games (not all mind you, just some)? Thanks in advance.

OldBoy

can anyone help me out with this? I looked everywhere online. Nothing of value. I’m still getting games that are waiting to be installed manually, but I have auto update games, apps and console. Already did one factory reset to fix another problem. Thx.

Jay G.

Wait, are there games you have to manually update, or manually install? 360 games will not automatically install onto an XB1 if you purchase them on the website.

gerrythedon

I believe U mean "Manually install updates", because I have the same situating... don't know WTFuck is going on.

OldBoy

yes, only games. i go to the update section and there might be two games that i have to manually update. not install, like yesterday Destiny 2 was waiting for me to push the button to install update. install full games goes on auto either remotely (from PC or phone), but updates to some games i have to manually install. i don't understand why when the box is ticked...

gerrythedon

Yeah I had 7 the other day.

Jay G.

I found this:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...453d1cf?page=3
Do both of you have games you haven't played in the last 30 days?

OldBoy

most likely yes. i only play 1 game per any 30 days, so that's it. weird little thing they got there, but whatever. Thanks so much Jay!!!

gerrythedon

Gracias

Dan

October GWG titles:

Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut ($16.99 ERP): Available October 1 to 31 on Xbox One
Maid of Sker ($24.99 ERP): Available October 16 to November 15 on Xbox One
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy ($14.99 ERP): Available October 1 to 15 on Xbox One & Xbox 360
Costume Quest ($14.99 ERP): Available October 16 to 31 on Xbox One & Xbox 360

Deftones

I just tried that preload thing for games you don't own and it works for Squadrons. I am getting disc version today but I wanted it loaded. Worked just fine. You just need Xbox beta app.

fujishig

For some reason I thought it would only work on the Series X, so I didn't even try. Cool.

Deftones

Iirc the guy who found it and posted it had a One X.

tonyc3742

I didn't use my Xbox for just over a month while I was out of town. When I got back and turned it on there were 9 things automatically update/install, and another 20 or so I manually added It was downloading stuff all weekend.
Has anyone ever gotten the Pause/Resume/Install Now to really work? I had everything in the queue, then Paused all, then selected one specific thing to 'install now', but it kept installing what appeared to be in a random order. I just left it on whilst I did other stuff.

OldBoy

Maybe it’s pissed at you for neglecting it for so long.

Deftones

@Xbox: The Mandalor is not a race, it's a creed and well, it's also now a controller.

https://t.co/9AprFvYuyn https://t.co/lTN3aSO9sC

Michael Corvin

It certainly looks cool but according to this article it's priced at £169.99 which converts to $220. That's for an Xbox One controller, not the new Series X. Also it doesn't look to have rubber grips. So you basic run of the mill XBO launch controller with a fancy paint job.

Seems like a huge miscalculation on their part. Price it at $100 and despite being a last gen controller, would probably fly off shelves. $220 (if correct) is just asinine for a non-Elite controller.

fujishig

The link says 169.99 US:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/Ma..._10.26.3&rtc=1

which is basically just screwing EU on price conversion but they've been doing that for a while (look how much next gen games cost there).

If it's limited enough, it'll sell.

gerrythedon

Xbox Game Pass: October/November 2020

• Carto (Console & PC) ID@Xbox – October 27
• Day of the Tentacle Remastered (Console & PC) – October 29
• Full Throttle Remastered (Console & PC) – October 29
• Grim Fandango Remastered (Console & PC) – October 29
• Five Nights at Freddy’s (Android, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – October 29
• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (Android) ID@Xbox – October 29
• ScourgeBringer (Android) ID@Xbox – October 29
• Unruly Heroes (Android, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – October 29
• Celeste (Android, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – November 5
• Comanche (PC) – November 5
• Deep Rock Galactic (Android, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – November 5
• Eastshade (Android, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – November 5
• Knights and Bikes (Console & PC) ID@Xbox – November 5
• Ark: Survival Evolved: Explorer’s Edition (Android, Console & PC) ID@Xbox – November 17

Leaving October 30

• After Party (Console)
• LEGO Star Wars III (Console)
• Rise & Shine (Console)
• Tacoma (Console & PC)
• The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game (Console & PC)
• The Red Strings Club (PC)

gerrythedon

8.0 IGN
83% Metacritic

Rob V

Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle?! Awesomeness!!!