We now know plenty of details about the Xbox Series X, but one of the most exciting features we’ve heard about is the next-gen console’s new Smart Delivery feature.
What is Smart Delivery? It relates to game ownership: in short, if you buy one version of an Xbox game that supports Smart Delivery, you’ll always have access to the best version of that game no matter which hardware you’re playing it on.
So if you buy Halo Infinite on Xbox One, then later want to play it on Xbox Series X (or vice-versa), your one-time purchase means you’ll have the best version possible of the game whichever Xbox console you choose to play on. In addition, save data will be compatible across both consoles, too, meaning you can pick up where you left off on the console of your choice.
Cross-gen titles will be a standard part of game release cycles in the next year or two – so it’s a useful initiative. Microsoft has committed to Smart Delivery on all of its exclusive Xbox Games Studios titles, and CD Projekt Red has committed to doing the same with Cyberpunk 2077.
After an Inside Xbox stream and next-gen gameplay reveal, a number of new Xbox Series X games have been confirmed to benefit from Smart Delivery, meaning you can buy on current-gen consoles without fear of paying for something again when the Xbox Series X launches – including the Viking action of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, releasing later this year.
Want to know more? Here’s everything we know about Xbox Smart Delivery so far, including every confirmed Xbox Smart Delivery game.
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