Old xbox games on new

Whilst the fastest way to play your old Xbox games on Xbox Series X is using the disc drive, you'll need to import your saves from the cloud. Xbox Wire confirmed in a blog post that if you purchase a game on Xbox One then your game library, progression, and saves will move with you to the next generation consoles. If you've already enabled cloud saves on your previous Xbox, they will automatically sync to any game you install on your new Xbox Series X. To transfer your old Xbox games and save files to your Xbox Series X, you'll need an external hard drive.

Some games can actually run off the external storage device. So, they won't need to be copied to your Xbox Series X. Great if you don't want to transfer them, or don't have the storage space to do so. If you don't own an external storage device, don't worry.

Both consoles need to be powered on and connected to the same WiFi network for this to work. If your internet connection is slow, the transfer could take some time, or if you're copying over a lot of games and data in one go. If you're looking to make the most of your Xbox Series X games library, you may want to consider Microsoft's subscription service, Xbox Game Pass. The Game Pass gives you access to over games, including old Xbox games and new releases.

You'll also be amongst the first to experience titles before anyone else. I have been playing games on my wifes xbox one and just got the xbox one x. I was able to move the games and apps including her settings but my gamertag along with my kids are now gone. When I try to add my gamertag it wont let me as it said that is already in use.

I just used it two days ago on the old xbox. Also a game I downloaded last year wants proof I own it??? Any help would be great. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 4. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Also if its safe to do update, should i have HDD inside my xbox while its updating?

I can't see there being a problem. I have both the old Xbox and the new Slim GB machine. Both of which are updated to the latest dashboard, and both play compatible original Xbox games without issues. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Mine work and I'm on the new dashboard. As long as they are on the compatible list and you have an official microsoft hard drive in the console, there should be no problems.