Windows 10: Ark: Survival Evolved on Xbox Play Anywhere

Hey mods. I'm asking this question for a buddy of mine. Less than a month ago, he bought himself a brand new gaming PC. To celebrate, I bought him a copy of Ark Survival Evolved as a gift on Xbox so that he and I could play together. Now that he's actually trying to download it, though, it won't work. Namely, what occurs is that he'll click to install the game and it'll show that it's installing as usual. However, after the download says that its finished, he'll click to play the game and absolutely nothing will happen. He'll then go back to the store to check on the status of the game and it says "Install" yet again next to it, acting as if he'd never installed it in the first place. This isn't an isolated occurrence, its happened three times now, and its sad because I was really looking forward to playing the game with him. Help would be greatly appreciated

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Ark survival evolved dowload

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Please note that we have two versions of
ARK: Survival Evolved available on store:

1. Xbox One Enhanced.
   

This particular version is only available on Xbox One. ARK:
Survival Evolved Xbox

1. Xbox Play Anywhere.
   

This version can be downloaded on Xbox as well as Windows PC. ARK: Survival
Evolved Anywhere.



Could you please confirm which of the above versions of ARK: Survival Evolved have you purchased?



Please reply so that we can help you further.

 

Ark Survival Evolved

So on my Xbox One the update on Ark Survival Evolved says 793.36 but on the Microsoft Store Ark Survival Evolved it says 793.16, they are both updated but it stops me playing cross play, any reason why they aren't on the same update? Edit: So the game
updated but it is only 793.34 so I still can't cross play.

 

Ark survival xbox play anywhere

I was wondering if Ark survival evolved has been released only xbox play anywhere. If so how do I download it, if I already bought it on the console?

Thanks