Xbox Playback Puts Your Console History in One Video
Xbox has launched Xbox Playback, a personal look back at every game a player has run on the console. Xbox released it to mark its 25th anniversary, and GameSpot reported the launch on 12 November 2026.
The feature covers a user's full Xbox history, from the first time the console was switched on through to the present day. It shows the date you started playing on Xbox, the first Xbox console you used, and the first game you booted up. Those start-of-the-story details are the ones most players will recognise from their own console days.
The numbers come next. Playback shows your total hours played and a breakdown of the game genres you played most. It lists the games you spent the most hours on, along with the games where you reached 100% completion of their Achievements, the in-game goals that Xbox tracks on your profile. It also shows your longest streak of consecutive days played.
The results are packaged as a customised video with graphics. At the end of the video is a QR code, the square pattern a phone camera can scan. Scanning it lets you share your record online.
Xbox Playback is separate from Xbox's usual end-of-year wrap-up, so it is a standalone release rather than part of that annual feature. Some data from Xbox's early years is limited, so the earliest part of a player's history may not appear in full.
To find yours, sign in with an Xbox account at xbox.com/playback.
For anyone who has spent years on the console, it is a quick way to see the whole record in one place. Players can decide for themselves whether to share it.
