Do You Have To Rebuy Games For The Xbox Series X/S? (Proof INSIDE)

So you want to buy an Xbox Series X/S, but you don’t want to repurchase your collection of Xbox One games? I feel you! No one wants to buy something they already purchased.

This article will prove whether or not Xbox One games transfer to Xbox Series X/S.

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Do You Have To Rebuy Games For The Xbox Series X?

You do not need to repurchase games for the Xbox Series X. All Xbox purchases are tied to your Microsoft account. They will be ready to redownload on the Microsoft store. Even Xbox One games on an external hard drive will work on the Xbox Series X.

All games pass games or games you purchased on the Microsoft Store will work on the Xbox Series X. Even Xbox One games downloaded on an external hard drive will work on the Xbox Series X without requiring a download.

You can see in the above video I had OuterWorlds downloaded on my external hard drive from my Xbox One, and it booted up just fine on my Xbox Series S. It will be the same for the Series X.

Microsoft puts a lot of effort into making Xbox games backward compatible across all Xbox generations. So rest assured, any digital game you purchased on the Xbox One will work in the store.

ALL Xbox One disc games and a large collection of original Xbox and Xbox 360 games are playable on the Xbox Series X. You cannot say the same for the PS5. To see a collection of backward compatible games, see the complete list.

70+ Xbox original Xbox and Xbox 260 games benefit from the improved power of the Xbox Series X/S supporting Auto HDR with many getting improved resolution, 26 titles have improved FPS! So your old games will look and play better than ever on the Series X consoles. Learn more about the enhancements here.

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Do You Have To Rebuy Games For The Xbox Series S?

You do not need to repurchase digital games for the Xbox Series S, but the Series S is a digital-only console. All Xbox purchases are tied to your Microsoft account. They will be ready to redownload on the Microsoft store. Even Xbox One games on an external hard drive will work on the Xbox Series S.

All games pass games or games you purchased on the Microsoft Store will work on the Xbox Series X. Even Xbox One games downloaded on an external hard drive will work on the Xbox Series X without requiring a download.

Sadly if you have a massive collection of Xbox One physical games, you cannot play them on the Series S. It is a digital-only console designed with a Game Pass and the Microsoft store in mind. I recommend you purchase the Xbox Series X instead.

Prepurchased digital games will work. For example, in the above video, I had OuterWorlds downloaded on my external hard drive from my Xbox One, and it booted up just fine on my Xbox Series S. It will be the same for the Series X.

Microsoft put a lot of effort into making Xbox games backward compatible across all Xbox generations. Rest assured, any digital game you ever purchased on the Xbox One will work in the store.

70+ Xbox original Xbox and Xbox 260 games benefit from the improved power of the Xbox Series S supporting Auto HDR with many getting improved resolution, 26 titles have improved FPS! As a result, your old games will look and play better than ever on the Series S consoles. Learn more about the enhancements here.

However, these games must be on Game Pass or be repurchased digitally. If you have the physical copy for Series S., Sadly, it is the only solution.

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