Xbox is trying to make it easier to tell which games you’re allowed to play

Games that can't be played may have an exclamation point icon. | Image: Eden Marie on Twitter

Scrolling through your Xbox game library, it can be difficult to tell which games you can actually play at the moment - perhaps you downloaded something from Game Pass, but it's no longer on the service, or your friend came over to play a game and took the disc it was on home with them. Microsoft is currently testing a solution to this problem, with badges that will warn you that a game can't be launched, according to Xbox engineering lead Eden Marie.

In a Twitter thread, Marie explains that the feature adds two badges on screens where you see games, like the homescreen or game library. If you can't play a game because of licensing issues - say, it was taken off of Game Pass, or you're currently not logged into the Xbox Live account...

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