Switching between playing games on different Xbox devices is about to get a little easier, as Microsoft has introduced a new Play History feature that makes it simple to see what games you’ve played across any Xbox device.
As detailed in an Xbox blog post, the new feature will start rolling out today for Xbox Insiders. On the Xbox device’s homescreen, a new list titled “Jump Back in” will appear with games that have been played recently on your current device. This is basically how it already works on consoles, with the tiles displaying recently used games and apps, but is new to the Xbox PC app.
New to both consoles and PC devices is the “Play History” button. At the end of the Jump Back in list (or on the far right side of the recently-played games and apps list on console) is an entire Play History category that will show games played across all devices. For those who bounce between console, PC, or a Windows handheld, the feature should make it faster to dive back into a game previously played on another device.
Xbox with this latest Insider update has also added the ability to filter games by “cloud playable” on the Xbox PC app, making it easier to see what games can be played straight from the cloud without the need to download them.
To join the Insider program and get updates and other new features early, you just need to download the Xbox Insider app on console or through the Microsoft Store on PC and opt-in to either the Xbox Update Preview or the PC Gaming preview, depending on what platform you are on.
Xbox has made a big multi-device push in the last year, with a marketing campaign that declares Xbox is more than just a console and that any Windows device can be an “Xbox”. Earlier this summer, Microsoft revealed an Xbox branded PC handheld, the ROG Xbox Ally, that is slated to arrive later this year.
Microsoft announced major layoffs that resulted in around 9,000 people losing their jobs earlier this month, including many who worked at Xbox studios, resulting in cancellation of games like Perfect Dark and Rare’s Everwild.
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