Xbox Smart Delivery: What It Is and Which Games Are Compatible

Since its launch in November, Microsoft’s new $ 500 (£ 450, AU $ 749) Xbox series X and $ 300 (£ 250, AU $ 499) Xbox series S. consoles are nearly impossible to find for gamers. (CNET keeps the status of the stocks of various retailers here).

With the next-gen console’s faster load times, backward compatibility, and Quick Resume, it’s no surprise they’re flying off the shelves. In addition to, The new consoles from Microsoft come with Smart Delivery, a feature that gives you the latest version of a game you have already purchased for your new console, as well as ensuring that you don’t lose any progress in your game when switching console generations.

Here’s everything you need to know about Xbox Smart Delivery and how it works on your console.

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What is Xbox Smart Delivery?

With Smart Delivery you can buy a game for the Xbox One, with a Series X or S copy automatically. If you later upgrade your console, Microsoft will give the console the correct version of the game. Smart Delivery basically means that you always play the latest version of the game in the best quality and you only have to buy it once. The feature may seem old to PC gamers who have long been able to play remastered versions of games automatically patched via Steam.

To use Smart Delivery, you need the new Xbox Series X or S console and the game must be compatible.

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Which games use Xbox Smart Delivery?

Microsoft said it will use Smart Delivery for all Xbox Game Studios exclusive titles optimized for the Xbox Series X and S, including Halo Infinite. Most recently, the company said it will automatically give players the Series X or S version for supported titles will be downloaded to the new system for free once the updated game is available.

Xbox Smart Delivery is also compatible with Xbox Game Pass games, such as Gears 5, also. Game Pass is Microsoft’s $ 10 per month game subscription service that gives access to more than 100 games. Microsoft also often has sales and specials on the Game Pass.

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Here are the Smart Delivery compatible games we know of so far, including titles spotted by Eurogamer:

• Assassins Creed Valhalla
• Borderlands 3
• Clear memory 1.0
• Call of the sea
• Chorus
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Royal cuisine
• Dead in daylight
• Destiny 2
• DIRTY 5
• The falconer
• Far Cry 6
• Forza Horizon 4
• Gears 5
• Gears tactic
• Grounded
• Halo infinite
• King Oddball
• Maneater
• Manifold Garden
• Marvel’s Avengers
• Metal: Hells pendulum
• Ori and the likes of the wisps
• Outer worlds
• Planet Coaster
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
• Sea of ​​Thieves
• Second extinction
• Tell me why
• Tetris effect: connected
• The Touryst
• Vampire: The Masquerade- Bloodlines 2
• War Thunder
• Watch Dogs: Legion
• WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon
• Yes, your grace

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