Play Anywhere

Cross-platform video game service Xbox Play Anywhere, formerly Live Anywhere, is an ongoing initiative by Microsoft's division of Xbox 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, Xbox One, and Windows 10. Platforms Platform Service name Launched Discontinued Windows 11 Xbox network October 5, 2021 Xbox Series X/S Xbox network November 10, 2020 Windows 10 Xbox network July 29, 2015 Xbox One Xbox Live November 22, 2013 Windows 8 and 8.1 Xbox on Windows October 26, 2012 Before May 8, 2023 Windows Phone, 10 Mobile Xbox on Windows Phone October 21, 2010 Before October 8, 2017 Zune Zune Social September 16, 2008 September 4, 2011 Windows XP, Vista, 7 Games for Windows – Live May 22, 2007 Before May 8, 2023 Xbox 360 Xbox Live November 22, 2005 July 29, 2024 Xbox Xbox Live November 15, 2001 April 15, 2010 Features Buy Once, Play Anywhere: Purchase a compatible digital game once and own it on both Xbox and Windows Cross-Progression: Game saves and progress sync automatically across devices Shared DLC: Downloadable content (DLC) and add-ons are shared between platforms S