Xbox Play Anywhere, formerly Live Anywhere, is an ongoing initiative by
Microsoft Gaming
Microsoft Gaming is an American multinational video game and digital entertainment division of Microsoft based in Redmond, Washington, established in 2022. Its five development and publishing labels consist of: Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Soft ...
to bring the cross-platform
Xbox network (formerly Xbox Live
) service to a wide variety of Microsoft platforms and devices, chiefly the
Xbox Series X, S,
Windows 11
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,
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox#Consoles, Xbox series. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Austra ...
, and
Windows 10
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.
Platforms
Features
*Single identity (
Gamertag) across all platforms (tied to a
Microsoft Account
A Microsoft account or MSA (previously known as Microsoft Passport, .NET Passport, and Windows Live ID) is a single sign-on personal user (computing), user account for Microsoft customers to Login, log in to consumer Microsoft services (like Ou ...
)
*Cross-platform chat, with text, voice, and video
*Unified friends list and message system
*Single, worldwide currency for purchasing virtual games, music, videos and content (
Microsoft Points)
*Cross-platform multiplayer online gaming, including game invites
See also
*
Xbox Network
*
Microsoft Points
*
Microsoft Account
A Microsoft account or MSA (previously known as Microsoft Passport, .NET Passport, and Windows Live ID) is a single sign-on personal user (computing), user account for Microsoft customers to Login, log in to consumer Microsoft services (like Ou ...
External links
ExtremeTech article describing Live Anywhere conceptVideo of a Live client running on a mobile deviceOriginal Xbox Live To Shut Down
References
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Xbox network
Windows Mobile