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@SpartanOmega768 @MrRocKeTZ @Xbox I'm fine with online games servers being shut down (especially if they announce it beforehand). You can't expect them to keep everything online forever. But they shouldnt be intentionally crippling single player offline games.

@Simon_Starke @MrRocKeTZ @Xbox Reminds me of AirMech Arena for xbox. Ubisoft discontinued the server's, so you cant even get past title screen to play elagainst bots or anything. Though it actually had active players when it was taken offline.

He also says Subnautica 2 (Game Preview) will be available with Xbox Play Anywhere

@MrRocKeTZ @Xbox Additionally, they announced it was being delisted, so people bought it (like me who bought it 3 days before delisting) and upon them delisting it, they completely broke it and refused to refund anyone.

@MrRocKeTZ @Xbox Thats the neat thing. No, you cant. You're supposed to be able to. But there are multiple games you cannot redownload even if you own them. Marvel Puzzle Quest Dark Reign is just the only one they intentionally crippled so even if you have it downloaded, you can't even play it.

@MrRocKeTZ @Xbox Because Marvel Puzzle Quest Dark Reign is a single player game, too, with 0 online server connectivity. But they still took it away from everyone, blocked it from connecting to xbox live so you cant play it at all, and hid it on all users profiles. And xbox let them.

@Simon_Starke @Xbox it’s a single player game as well why wouldn’t it be? it’s early access hence the warning before buying

@jronald And who do we talk to if your partners (505 Games) decide they dont want us to be able to play a game we paid you for, even if that game is offline only where a server shutdown doesn't factor in?

The original issue has been fixed, but we've added new troubleshooting guidance, including instructions for how to file a bug, if you are still experiencing an error. Thanks for your patience while we looked into this. support.xbox.com/en-US/help/gam…

@Xbox Reminder: just because you bought a game from xbox, doesn't mean they will actually let you play it or give you your money back. Even if it's an offline only game where servers being shutdown isn't a factor and you bought it 3 days before their partner stole it back from everyone

Reminder: just because you're not personally into a game, doesn't mean it's a bad game

@asha_shar I've got some friction. You're allowing publishers to steal from your customers (505 Games in this case) and you're not doing anything about it. "Sorry the owner rendered the offline only game unplayable 3 days after you bought it, thanks for the money, sucker" counts, right?

Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers. Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward. This balance is important as we get the business back on track. As part of this shift, you’ll see us begin to retire features that don’t align with where we’re headed. We will begin winding down Copilot on mobile and will stop development of Copilot on console.

@Jaspelino @DanRogueMumford @skylerity @asha_shar Because that's how much i've redeemed in the past 5 months. Up until last month, it was impossible to use them all. That cap doesn't exist anymore. He was just calling it scammy. I'm sorry you don't like how I worded it, but the point is it's not a scam.

@Simon_Starke @DanRogueMumford @skylerity @asha_shar Ok so why the “since January alone” part? You didn’t earn them in those months.

@DanRogueMumford @skylerity @asha_shar I've been enrolled in it since it was called "Bing Rewards" back in 2012. I kind of forgot about it until 3ish years ago. But I had so much stockpiled, I couldn't outspend the rate I was earning them with the 550k/year cap. MyVIP level 5 earned 100pts per $1 spent until Oct. 2024

@Simon_Starke @skylerity @asha_shar How are you getting that many points in a short time?

@skylerity @asha_shar I mean, I've used it to redeem $2,050.00 worth of xbox gift cards since January alone. It used to be 550k points (~$550) per year, but they just removed the yearly limit. You can not like it, but it's not a scam. 🤷‍♂️

Great moves. Also remove the gimmicky rewards program. It’s so cringe to be playing games and constantly getting notified of reward points to claim. It doesn’t feel like an Xbox, it feels like scam rewards program. Even if you opt out of rewards online, the stuff still pops up, so beyond the program being a major detractor from Xbox gaming, it’s also broken if you want out. The focus needs to be on returning to the glory days of Xbox in a new light with new excellent games and removing all the bloat. Keep up the great work.

@TESOnline so it's officially coming to xbox PC on June 2nd, but I just got a 124.4gb update and was able to play it on my xbox ally x natively. Early release?

Get the most out of your time in the Night Market! Check out these guides from the ESO community and master the new Event Zone. beth.games/48G14Cm

@asha_shar @JezCorden So can we bring back windows mobile? Or even just reconnect the xbox live synching so people can play windows phone again?

@JezCorden Three weeks ago, we filed an amicus because mobile competition still matters and we believe the future of play should be more open. While I am still learning, the idea of an Xbox mobile store is not dead

Looks like Asha Sharma might've also killed the ill-fated Xbox Mobile store. windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/di… I do think Xbox needs to do more with its mobile presence... why don't Hearthstone and Candy Crush etc. have some kinda Xbox integration? Either way, it was a non-starter for me ... Google/Apple would never have made this a viable option for Microsoft. If only ... Windows Phone were here.

@jronald The windows 8/8.1 sign in error has been identified with a fix found. You guys updated XBL tokens without thinking of all the titles that use the now-legacy tokens. github.com/freshdex/xct-w… Implement the translation layer fix server side if you really want to help fix achievements

Achievements are beloved by players on Xbox and we know you have long asked for improvements. So we have a few updates on the way, starting with Insiders today. We are continuing to listen closely as these roll out to everyone and we have more coming later this year.

@JezCorden I've been happy so far. But there is a still a lot of work that needs to be done and a lot of things that need to be fixed if they are trying to earn back their customers goodwill

Tell me, how are you feeling about Xbox's prospects under Asha Sharma so far?

@Xbox @RewardsSupport Thank you, xbox rewards. Soon the forbidden bundle will be mine.

@IdleSloth84_ I've had this feature for a while, but never used it. Just tried it out and it bypasses the 550k yearly limit imposed by redeeming through bing. Spent 550k in January and just used 151k. About to dump the remaining 1.2 million. It's nice to finally get rid of them

COMING SOON | Spend Microsoft Reward points directly on your Xbox console. xbox.com/en-US/rewards

@asha_shar How feasible would it be for MS to make a tool that can be run prior to launching those games to do the conversion and traffic forwarding? One of your engineers could do it in a day with Claude. Itd be an easy win for preservation and bring a platform of xbox games back to life.

@asha_shar The windows 8 achievement synching servers have been down for 1.5 years. There have been tests done to convert the XBLS3.0 token to XBLS2.0 that fixes sign in, and forwarding traffic from the old achievement endpoints to the new fixes unlocks.

@505_Games Not Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign. I want to, but you stole it from all of your paying customers, and your support team ignores all questions about why you removed an offline only game from everyone's library. Ever your development studio, D3Go, says its your fault.

🤔 Which 505 Games title are you playing this week? 💬 Let us know... #505Games