Welcome to XboxIssues

Welcome. I decided to make this blog after being a Xbox Ambassador for a number of years.

If you don't know an Ambassador is a Volunteer that Microsoft uses to help ease the load on the actual hard working support people.

I noticed that alot of the questions I would get could easily be solved by using Microsofts Xbox.com site.

Since some of the help articles may be hard to find, understand or the issue may be called something different in the gaming community making it more difficult to solve, I've decided to make this blog to make it easier for fellow gamers to get xbox assistance, news and all things Xbox.

If you have any Xbox related question you can find the answer to feel free to contact me on YouTube, twitter or in the comments.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

GAME PASS: Here's What's Leaving Xbox Game Pass In June

As mentioned earlier Xbox Game Pass will be adding six new titles to it's subscription service.  This brings us to over 100 games to play with Game Pass.

However as we know the titles are not permanent. For June Game Pass will be removing 25 games.

Here's What's Leaving Xbox Game Pass In June:




Xbox One

  1. Blood Bowl 2
  2. Mad Max
  3. Defense Grid 2


Xbox 360

  1. LEGO Batman
  2. Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
  3. Same & Max Save the World
  4. Age of Booty
  5. BioShock
  6. BioShock 2
  7. BioShock Infinite
  8. De Blob 2
  9. Borderlands
  10. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
  11. NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
  12. Dig Dug
  13. SoulCalibur
  14. Final Fight: Double Impact
  15. Golden Axe
  16. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
  17. Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2
  18. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
  19. Bound by Flame
  20. Sacred 3
  21. Alex Kidd & Co.
  22. XCOM: Enemy Within


GAME PASS: Six new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in June

Six n new titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass on June 1, in addition to the over 100 more great games included in your subscription. Later in June, action-packed dungeon crawler Next Up Hero will join the catalog. And be sure to keep an eye out for more awesome game announcements coming soon.


Let’s take a closer look at the new additions:





Next Up Hero
Inspired by classic games like Zelda: Four Swords and Smash TV, this is a crazy-fast co-op dungeon crawler with unique heroes, epic loot, and tough-as-nails monsters that will kill you. A lot. Every time you die, you leave behind an echo who can be raised by the next hero to fight as AI followers. The more heroes die, the more echoes are raised, and the stronger the community grows and a robust community is needed to take down the most punishing levels in the game. As the saying goes: the harder the level, the greater the loot!

Xbox Game Pass members can look forward to playing Next Up Hero this June, the same day its available digitally on the Microsoft Store. With Next Up Hero, find your favorite Hero, master their attacks, upgrade their skills, and start gearing up before the competition can catch up.

MotoGP 17
Ride on the official tracks with all the riders and bikes from 2017 MotoGP Championship and 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Discover more than 70 legendary riders from 4 Stroke, 2 Stroke, 500cc, 2 Stroke 250cc and 2 Stroke 125cc. Choose your path to become a champion with two different career modes: Rider and Team Manager. With the Rider career, you can be hired by various real teams from the championship, and race after race gain reputation with the final goal of winning the MotoGP Championship.

With the brand-new Team Manager career, you can be both a rider as well as a team manager, founding and managing your own team. Everything needs to be managed, from purchasing the best-performing vehicles to hiring the best engineers and riders. For the first time in the MotoGP franchise, you can play with your friends in the online cooperative mode, creating your team together and competing against others for the final victory!

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Celebrate the Blue Bomber’s 30th anniversary by jumping, shooting, and sliding through a colorful variety of the hero’s unforgettable adventures. This collection showcases the platforming icon’s evolution from the 16-bit to 32-bit era, followed by a triumphant return to his glorious 8-bit roots. Slay the vampiric Shade Man below a robot graveyard in Mega Man 7. Face off against the airborne Tengu Man in his flying fortress from Mega Man 8. Make the burly Concrete Man from Mega Man 9 crumble with your Mega Buster. Travel to a ‘90s vision of cyberspace to delete the electrifying Sheep Man in Mega Man 10. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 is also packed with a host of new features, such as extra challenges, a museum of Mega Man history, and much more.

The Technomancer
Forge the destiny of Mars in this action-RPG set on a cyberpunk planet during the War of Water. Technomancers are mage-warriors who use their innate ability to harness destructive electrical powers. In The Technomancer, you are on the brink of becoming a full-fledged Technomancer, but to do so you must cross deadly wastes, avoid pursuers, and protect a terrible secret. A dynamic dialog system enables you to alter the course of the plot depending on your decisions. You will also craft equipment, weapons, and armor, recruit companions and explore tribal communities of Mars along your journey.

Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut
When words fail, bullets prevail. In Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut, the ultimate edition of Wasteland 2, you take on the role of a Desert Ranger – a lawman dedicated to civilizing the post-apocalyptic world. You’ll visit dozens of locations carved out by survivors of the post-atomic age, bringing with you your own brand of frontier justice.  The Wasteland is full of groups looking to stake their claims in this brave new world. Sure, the Desert Rangers may want to ensure peace and safety, but not everyone’s so idealistic. Some might be your allies, and others, your enemies. And yet, more just want to use you as much as you want to use them. Your decisions in dealing with the factions of the Wasteland will determine the fate of its people, as well as your own.

Disneyland Adventures (Xbox Play Anywhere Title)
Travel to Disneyland where dreams come true and explore the magic of the kingdom! With 18 iconic attractions, there are adventures waiting around every corner for fans of all ages. Journey through Mickey’s Toontown, Adventureland, Main Street, U.S.A., Critter Country and other classic favorites with your autograph book for the ultimate keepsake. Get your camera ready to stroll the park and meet the Disney princesses along with all of Mickey Mouse’s friends. Watch stories come to life as you fall through the rabbit hole into Alice’s Wonderland and battle Captain Hook with Peter Pan. Just remember to hang on tight during all of Disneyland’s rides!

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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: One Xbox 360 game Backwards Compatible today

The reveal of  Battlefield V happened yesterday.  On that notewe will be receiving one classic Xbox 360 game playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility today.

Battlefield 1943 is coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility.

***As always if you already own this title digitally, it will appear in the "Ready to Install" section of "My Games & Apps" on your Xbox One.***








Battlefield 1943 is a multiplayer-only game that lets you enjoy the thrills of Pacific WW2 battles! Pick your path - be it as a rifleman, a steel fisted tank commander, or ace fighter pilot dog fighting to protect the skies. Play as a lone wolf or with your friends, coordinating to turn the tide of battle.

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

NEW RELEASE: State of Decay 2

How Will You Survive?

The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Not even the military could stop the zombies, and now it's up to you to gather survivors and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters, and where you define what it means to survive.

State of Decay 2 is the ultimate zombie survival game in an open world where you and up to three friends build a community of survivors. It’s up to you to establish a base, develop your characters’ abilities, and manage resources to survive as a group in a world where choices matter and every decision has lasting consequences.

Every player’s experience is unique - as you play, the open world responds to your decisions, developing in real time and dynamically offering new opportunities for you to demonstrate your own personal survival priorities. These decisions also result in real consequences that affect your community. Send your best scavenger across the map to gather medicine for a sick friend... but know that they might not make it home. Help your neighbors, and you might make new allies... or you could decide that you need their food supply more than they do. In the end, how you survive might surprise you.




NEWS: Xbox 360 SmartGlass app retirement

On May 18, 2018, the Xbox 360 SmartGlass apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows 8, and Windows 10 will be retired. Support for the app and content are no longer being offered.

Instead, customers are encouraged to use the Xbox app for iOS, Android, Windows 10 Mobile, or Windows 10, or use services on http://www.xbox.com or on the Xbox 360 console itself.




Frequently Asked Questions


Q. Can I still use my purchased games, movies, and TV shows that came with SmartGlass features? 
A. Yes. All games are still playable on your Xbox 360 console. If you bought digital games from Microsoft, they’re still available for download. Movies & TV shows purchased from Microsoft will still be available for viewing.

Q. Going forward, what can I use to launch games and apps, input text, and control playback of my music, movies and TV shows on the Xbox 360? 
A. To launch and control playback of content or input text, use an Xbox 360 controller, Xbox 360 chatpad, or a physical remote control for the Xbox 360.

Q. Can I still use my phone to interact with friends on Xbox Live? 
A. Yes. Use the Xbox app for iOS, Android, Windows 10, or Windows 10 Mobile to chat, add or follow new Xbox Live friends, check online presence, see activity feeds and achievements, join clubs, and more. You can also interact with friends on http://www.xbox.com.

Q. Can I still edit my Xbox Original Avatar? 
A. Yes, using the Xbox Original Avatars app for Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Xbox One, on http://www.xbox.com or right on your Xbox 360.

Q. Can I still set Beacons to play an Xbox 360 game with friends? 
A. Yes, you can set Beacons to play Xbox 360 games with friends on the Xbox 360 console.

Q. How can I search for games, apps, movies & TV shows for the Xbox 360? 
A. You can use Bing Search on your Xbox 360 console to find all of the games, apps, movies & TV content currently available for your Xbox 360 console. In addition, you can search for Xbox 360 content using the Microsoft Store on Xbox One, Windows 10, and web.

Q. Will I be able to interact with SmartGlass content for specific games, movies, or TV shows? 
A. No. Content made for the Xbox 360 SmartGlass app is being retired and is no longer available.

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NEWS: Microsoft Xbox Sponsoring Special Olympics Video Game Tournment

"Microsoft has partnered with Special Olympics since 2014, and shares our belief that individuals, organizations, and communities are stronger when everyone can contribute their talents and skills. Microsoft is the Premier Partner of the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games.

“At Microsoft, we believe that gaming is for everyone so we’re proud to pilot the first gaming tournament at the Special Olympics USA Games this summer” said Phil Spencer, head of gaming at Microsoft. “Competitive video gaming is enjoyed by players around the world, and our goal with this pilot tournament is to challenge biases and breakdown barriers while providing an empowering and fun experience for all players.”."




"Last month, qualifier events were held at Microsoft stores across the country to select eight Unified teams to compete in the 2018 USA Games. A Unified team consists of an athlete with and an athlete without an intellectual disability. The eight teams will play “Forza Motorsport 7,” a popular racing video game published by Microsoft Studios."

“Many of our athletes are avid gamers and research indicates playing video games can potentially boost cognitive and motor skills of people with intellectual disabilities,” said Beth Knox, President and CEO of the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games.  “We are thrilled to partner with Xbox to bring the first-ever video gaming tournament to the USA Games. We hope everyone will come out and support the competitors in this pilot event.”

Additionally, Microsoft will feature Xbox gaming stations in the 2018 USA Games Fan Zone where fans can play games such as “Forza Motorsport 7,” “Minecraft” and “Super Lucky’s Tale.” The Fan Zone will be in the Northwest Plaza at Husky Stadium and will be open all week to the general public.

Join us on July 2 and cheer on the athletes at the Xbox Gaming Tournament at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games!"
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