How to play Xbox games before they’re released
With so many new games announced atE3 2015you might have missed it, but there’s a new way of getting early access to Xbox games. Here’s how to play Xbox games before they’re released with Xbox Game Preview.You’ll also like:26 most anticipated games of 2015/2016: Best games of 2015 & 2016 for PS4, Xbox One, PC, Wii U, 3DS
Announced during theMicrosoft Xbox Media Briefingat the gaming expo in Los Angles, the new feature allows Xbox games to test out games before their official release date – and we don’t mean the ability to simply download in advance in order to get playing when the clock strikes midnight.
The feature is called Xbox Game Preview and is essentially what Steam uses have in ‘early access’ – gamers get to kind of beta test titles ahead of the release date. This means they are still in development and so there will likely be things missing and even bugs.
Xbox Game Preview is already available since it launched the same day as it was announced by Microsoft.See also:Fallout 4,new Doom,FIFA 16,Uncharted 4andGhost Recon: Wildlands.
How to play Xbox games before they’re released: Xbox Game Preview
What you need to do is browse the Xbox Store and find games which feature Game Preview – in some cases you’ll be able to try out the game completely for free with the option to pre-order it also like normal.
Microsoft confirmed two games available via Game Preview but many more will come, too. They areThe Long DarkandElite Dangerous. If you search the Xbox Store for ‘game preview’ titles will appear with ‘Game Preview’ in brackets after the name and with a semi-transparent banner at the top of the artwork.
Click through to one of the games and you’ll see the options to ‘Try it for free’ above a ‘Download to Xbox One’ button.
We’ve asked Xbox which future titles will support Game Preview and whether it will always be free and will update this article when we get an answer.See also:Xbox One vs PS4 comparison.
Author: Chris Martin, Reviews Editor, Tech Advisor
Chris got his break as a reporter at infamous site The Inquirer and has been at Tech Advisor for more than 12 years. With a BA degree in Music Technology, audio is his specialism, but over the years he has reviewed all kinds of gadgets, from smartwatches to mesh Wi-Fi to coffee machines.
