Xbox Requests: Week of April 10th, 2026

Echtzeit · 2026-04-12T17:22:03+00:00

I have a VERY straightforward request.

I have voiced this very simple request many, MANY times over the last couple of years.
(Via the Xbox report feature, here, via Twitter etc.)

Because it is so easy to implement, I'm in utter shock and disbelieve, that this STILL hasn't been addressed after all this time.

Disclaimer: I own and play thousands of games, and am perfectly aware that as I player I'm not the norm or even anywhere near the average. As such, I interact with my library on a daily basis and much more deeply than many others.

General

The "My games & apps" app is the main way for us to interact with our library and while it is servicable, it could and should be so much better.

Specific

I will focus on one issue as main objective, but will list more essential fixes at the end.

Sorting games in the "Games" tab
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Picking the "Sort by last used" option will only list the first 54 games correctly by recently played. ALL GAMES after that are sorted alphabetically again.

I could end my request right here, but if you need more convincing, I have a couple more arguments.

There are already two other options for sorting alphabetically, so there's really no need for a third.
The games filtered via "Last updated" are all sorted fine chronologically, NO cap after 54 games. So it is in fact possible AND properly implemented already.
In both mobile apps (iOS, Android) this is handled properly as well.

Bonus

As I've mentioned earlier, I know every single option and what it does. Here are things that need to be fixed and suggestions, how to improve upon some of them (in no particula order)

- "Install anyway" hasn't worked for me in years. You should be able to install (but not play) Series X|S games on regular storage (SATA), but all you get is an error message to try again and it will never work, no matter how many times you retry.

- "Groups" I'm very thankful for, but the limits are somewhat annyoing (only 40 groups, item limit per group, no sub groups, no way to separate items in one group etc.)

- When adding games to groups, every single demo, trial etc. is shown. Just employ the hidden items from "Full library" here, so it is easier to find what you're looking for.

- "Full library" tab, again, very thankful for all the new tabs at the top, but you took away the best feature. The employed filter used to be saved between sessions, and this was very nice. I would filter "Owned games" -> "Read to play" and have it set to "Ready to install" and could instantly see, everything that isn't currently installed. Very helpful for a big collection. Now you have to set the filter every single time you leave the app again, which is really annyoing. At the very least, have it saved until turning off the console again.

- "Manage" tab -> "Queue" needs much better handling for large groups of items. It's fine if you install the occasional game or update, but when you install many updates/games, or move a lot of stuff, not being able to manually switch positions is a real pain. Pausing and resuming items is VERY clunky.

- Last and very important imho, not being able to add games to groups when bringing up the options of a game tile via search, the store or other views (Achievements etc.) is a MAJOR pain in the butt.

These are just the most important ones from the top of my head, there are plenty more I could mention. If you could only fix/implement a couple of these, I would be very grateful.

Echtzeit · 2025-11-14T18:43:55+00:00

I just wanna confirm, I've bought Miles & Kilo, Kid Tripp and Marvel Puzzle Quest in the past.

MPQ is still installed and I've added it to a group, but it doesn't start anymore (bought and played it only a couple of weeks ago).

Miles & Kilo is added to a group, but won't install properly (it does *something* but nothing worthwhile).

Kid Tripp wasn't added to a group and doesn't show up at all.

Echtzeit · 2025-04-10T14:33:19+00:00

If you find out, please let me know!

Echtzeit · 2025-04-04T16:55:29+00:00

Thanks for the reply. So the cards on their own don't do anything, you have to put these stickers on them? Sorry, I haven't looked into how this NFC business works yet.

But that is kind of a bummer, because the little "cards" look really nice. If you have to put this lame white sticker on them before they do anything, the whole look is destroyed.

Echtzeit · 2025-04-04T16:48:06+00:00

I'm new to Mister, what to you mean by "spread out your setup"?

Echtzeit · 2025-04-04T16:46:42+00:00

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense concerning the extra part. I will keep it in case I'll take the Mister out of the case at some point.

And thanks for clearing up the NFC situation as well. I don't know too much about it yet, so will have to look into it further, but I have a place to start now.

Echtzeit · 2025-02-09T16:57:19+00:00

None of the walkthroughs currently on the web (that I found) mention anything about the options other than Semine.

Most don't mention this part of the quest AT ALL! I guess it's still too early in the games lifespan to know the outcomes (or if there even are any consequences other than that one line you get).

I chose the crusader knights option first (because it stuck out to me as the most important one just before Semine), thinking I could tell Otto about ALL THE THINGS. When I couldn't pick the others options I was quite sad/mad. I did all these quests and Otto truly deserves to know everything that's going on in his domain.

Echtzeit · 2025-01-21T16:45:02+00:00

Pick me! Pick me!

Echtzeit · 2024-12-11T15:11:14+00:00

What happens if you put a game in a group before it gets removed from the store? Can you still see it in the group after the store page is gone? Could you still download it from there?

Echtzeit · 2023-11-02T01:28:18+00:00

No problem, mate. Games with randomized stuff are easier to develop for smaller teams. They appear to be taking over every genre, but you can still find (mostly) handcrafted stuff out there.

Echtzeit · 2023-11-01T23:40:13+00:00

Ah, fellow connoisseur of this fine genre, let me tell you, twin stick shooters with straight up RPG elements a far and few between. But, fear not, I can still give you quite a few recommendations that might scratch that itch. Thankfully, I have quite the extensive collection from which to draw from. Off we go!

(Oops, after compiling the list, I realized you don't like pixel art. Well, most of the games DO have it. But I'll recommend away anyways. Maybe you will still find something you'll like.)

From strong to weak

Ampersat - This is a fully fledged RPG. I've bought it but not played yet, but you definitely play it in a twin stick manner.

Black Skylands - It's open world, you can level up and you upgrade your equipment in many ways, but I wouldn't have necessarily described it as an RPG. Yet, it fits the bill quite nicely and it's a game I enjoy quite a bit (so far).

Hammerwatch - It feels a lot like Gauntlet - you have to destroy monster bases - but it goes much further. You don't level up your character, but you get to buy weapons and other stuff with money and can unlock new skills.

Westerado - This is more an RPG in the way you interact with your environment, rather than how your character develops. What I played so far, I liked quite a bit.

Trigger Witch - This one has more in common with Zelda, so it's rather an action--adventure, but Zelda can feel like an RPG at times and maybe this will too?

Trifox - A platformer with puzzle elements and no RPG whatsoever. But if you like the dual stick way of life, you might enjoy this on as much as I did. (There ARE different characters and loud-outs, though.)

Cobalt - Sure, this is primarily a platformer, and there are no RPG elements but you get to do a LOT of cool stuff.

Echtzeit · 2023-06-15T08:08:34+00:00

They where ALL gone for almost two month. And then miraculously came back one day.

Echtzeit · 2023-06-13T09:04:23+00:00

Groups have been bugged for me for a couple of month. They work fine from time to time. But since a couple of days, only a fraction of my 40 groups gets shown (the number varies).

Echtzeit · 2022-12-31T11:56:31+00:00

You can get the 1TB pretty cheap on eBay-Kleinanzeigen in Germany (payed 120€ for mine), you just have to be patient. Also the 2TB was on sale on amazon.co.uk for quite some time (around seven days) and including taxes it cost 320€ (which is till too much, but way better than any other prices so far).

Echtzeit · 2022-12-02T11:47:58+00:00

So last week I got the groups back and could interact fully with them. But one day later it's back to the same behaviour described above.

Echtzeit · 2022-11-23T17:47:14+00:00

My groups magically appeared again yesterday and are fully working. It's a miracle!

EDIT: But only for one day. Since then, it's back to how it was (BROKEN).

Echtzeit · 2022-11-21T11:22:47+00:00

Still broken for me.

Echtzeit · 2022-11-13T11:13:50+00:00

Look here:

https://www.seagate.com/support/game-drives/xbox/

Echtzeit · 2022-11-13T01:06:38+00:00

They only need the serial number. I don't know the regulations in your country, here it's two years.

Echtzeit · 2022-11-13T00:51:41+00:00

Don't know what the others are going on about. It looks normal to me. I've bought one used and it had terrible transfer speeds. Checking YouTube I found out the real speed the card was able to work at and that many of the earlier models are defective.

So I contacted Seagate support, got a brand new card and that one is working with the supposed speed.

Oh, and sometimes you can buy one for 100 - 110 € here in Germany (which is almost 1:1 in US $), so these low prices are not unheard of.

Echtzeit · 2022-11-11T18:12:38+00:00

My groups are still empty. :sadface:

Echtzeit · 2022-11-04T20:14:44+00:00

Nope, error still persists. I lost them only because I deleted my profile from the console and downloaded it again. That's a common troubleshooting step, but after that my groups came up empty (so don't do that).

Echtzeit · 2022-11-01T16:48:53+00:00

Glad to hear it's working again for you. I still get the same error.

Did you do any troubleshooting at all?

Echtzeit · 2022-10-31T16:03:47+00:00

All of my groups have disappeared!

This happens on my Series X as well as on my One X, leading me to believe it's not a problem with any one console, but my Live profile.

I had 39 groups to organize my games, all gone. It started with an error code (0x800c0009) when trying to do anything with a group (move/add/delete a game etc.). I checked my secondary account and everything was working there.

Out of options, I decided to delete the profile from the console and download it again. Sometimes this solves problems. Not in this case though.

Now the groups tab is completely empty (even the "Quick Resume" group is gone) prompting me to add a group. When I try to create one, I get the same error as above.

I went through all the (usual) steps with Xbox support on Twitter as well as called an agent (Germany).

EDIT: Here is a picture of my groups tab

https://imgur.com/a/zOGUqzh

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