I've been on Xbox since tsw2020, but recently I've been off it due to the whole content port over fiasco that happens every year, and the just general usability improved that comes with steam. Not to mention the increased amount of sales on steam. So I'm considering switching over and want some feedback.
Steam not only helps you with DLC transfer issues and lack of sales, but also enables you to use a large library of community-created mods which severly improve gameplay, such as soundmods or enhancement packs for visuals. Even timetables exist for some routes. Depending on how many DLCs you have on X-Box, it may be a difficult choice and a considerable waste of money due to the purchases, but in the end the upgrade is indeed worth it, as I can imagine. If your PC hardware specifications are meeting average videogame-use expectations, it should also run quite better or a LOT better than on X-Box.
Would it be possible to copy the files from the Xbox pc download and paste them in the steam install?
There might be a work around this as long there's no encryption on the files however steam may not be able to verify it
Check if your PC has enough power to run this, accept you loss of XBOX investments, but it may be low because sometimes there are really good sales especially for the old routes. PC (on steam) works good, but only with a powerful computer.
Yes. Beyond the benefits of PC for cost effective upgrading and tweaking, and additional storage space, Steam has a much larger selection of games and better support than Xbox or Playstation. You're also not limited to just TSW for train sims.
It's what I did. I just wrote off what I spent on XBOX and completely moved to Steam (Plus a few DLC on PS5 so I can still play on the sofa in front of the TV). It was worth it for me as I bought a high end PC and the difference, especially with mods, is amazing. As far as copying over the DLC, I couldn't make it work. The Xbox version is a totally different file structure, as far as I can remember, plus I don't think steam would recognise when anything was updated, so you would be unlikely to receive any update. However you have to decide how much you are prepared to spend and how much better your experience will be based on PC specs
Since TSW are "Play Anywhere" titles, you can play on PC with the XBox app. It's working quite similarly to the Steam version, the only major difference being the DirectX version: while it's possible to make the Steam version run with DX12, I've yet to find a way to do the same for the XBox app version. If anyone knows how this can be achieved, please enlighten me. As for mods, I was able to get some of them working on the XBox version. If I remember correctly: if they are route dependent, they can be installed with that route. YMMV. P.S. It is definitely impossible to copy files from one platform to the other. Even if the files were the same, the platform would not recognize the licenses, which is the whole thing: you paid Microsoft for your TSW licenses, not Valve. Why would Valve recognize the ownership?
It's always worth switching just for the long term savings on purchasing routes, and the greater control over the visuals and performance possible via engine.ini. If you can afford a PC that can at least match console performance, it's not a difficult choice.
The file structure is slightly different however all the files should or should be the same to how they are on the steam version. I'll have to have a play around with this at home and see if I can get it working
Even if you purchase TSW6 on Steam now or install the Free Starter Pack version, Steam will not recognise your copied DLC. They would not appear in your Steam TSW6 version because they are not in the Steam library. Even if Steam can recognise these DLCs, you will still need a tool to view your DLCs in the Steam TSW6 version.
Just to second what others have said. Moving over to steam is a YES TSW on a PC is generations ahead of consoles. The modding community is fantastic as most of the mods are basically remasters of old routes. They also enhance a lot of the game assets and stocks too, better weathering, sounds, train lighting etc etc. oh, and the enhanced timetables are to die for. In addition to that is all the tweaks you can do to the ini file. No more shadow pop-ins, infinite draw distances beautiful cinematic colour scales, lens flares etc etc. The sunsets are to die for. The PC version is so much better that I cant watch people streaming their games on consoles, it looks bad in comparison. Especially as Steam user get to have it all through DX12. Sometime next year there may be a new generation of console that can handle a lot of the current console limits. But by that time the PC modding community will be bigger and more varied. So even when a new console arrives, it wont stand a chance with whats on offer with a PC and steam. A lot of folk love having a console by the TV as its a super easy way of gaming, compared to a desktop PC on a desk, with a chair probably in another room, with its own speakers etc etc What I've done with my PC is have it plugged into the TV too via a long HDMI cable its sat next to me buy the side of the sofa. I have a wireless keyboard, mouse and controller. It has the same convenience now of the console, which was the very last advantage consoles had for me since I abandoned them altogether. If you beat the rush now, you may be able recover a few bucks by selling your console now before the next generation arrives. It all helps with getting a new PC Steam, its the future I tells ya.
That would be unauthorised copying then, probably not something you want to post about on the official forums
If you’re happy re-buying everything again? Sure, why not. Steam offers the best value on all content.
Personally if I was switching from Xbox to PC, I'd just use the ms store version. I have a large collection of add-ons at this point that I'd not like to buy through again and would like to keep all my tsw stuff (both owned and future purchases) in one place/installation, but that's just me
I moved to Steam because updates hit quicker for me and the game felt smoother overall. If you’re fed up with repeated issues, the switch can feel like a big relief.
God yes, no blurring, no hitching and access to a world of mods that make such a difference. Also make sure you have the game on its own ssd hard drive too so you are future proof. You don’t want to be uninstalling dlc don’t?
Being able to use Godmode, being able to use engine.ini tweaks, being able to take advantage of full timetables without blurry textures, being able to take advantage of Steam sales, being able of taking advantage with all kinds of other mods. I would say yes but it depends on the money you already invested. I had roughly $80 invested in Xbox when I made the switch. It hurt but I am still glad I did it.
Depends which particular DLC you already have. If you can pick up most of it for under £50 in sales you'd never see on XBox, like buying ultra cheap deluxe bundles for older versions of TSW, then the future savings can still be worth it.
already been mentioned - but a lot of the benefits of steam, can be had via using the MS store version of TSW. Having the xbox version - it will already be available in the MS store to download and play for free. most community mods still work, just have to do a little research for where to place the files ( usually in the specific DLC folder)
There is a difference between XBox vs PC and XBox Store vs Steam. If you already paid for everything on XBox and buy a PC, just download it from the XBox store on your PC and save yourself a bunch of money.
Technically all 3 platforms are the same, as there all built on the same x86 platform, the main différance is i would suspect the baked in DRM game companies are serious about this on PC, but consoles take it to a whole new lvl, i would imagine you couldn't just swap stuff back and forth, let alone even be able to access the game library on the lvl needed to move files from console to PC in the 1st place.
I’ve recently done this and it’s been stressful, namely because I’d never used windows before after 26 years of being a Mac user exclusively. I’ve got a fairly decent set up and it’s working great, at least towards the end of last week it was. Now, for absolutely no reason I can figure out, it’s fallen of a cliff and is a nightmare again. Of course, it will 100% be something I’ve done but the point I’m making is, this may not be compatible with your lifestyle and it certainly isn’t with mine. If it is, as it is for lots of people, then fair play to you, go ahead but I thought I’d still offer my experience Im at a cross roads with it to be honest. I’m a full time sound and mixing engineer so my job entails constant thinking, tweaking and knowing how to operate (and troubleshoot) lots of different hardware and parameters. I don’t want that at home, I want plug and play. The real spanner in the works however is how much I prefer the PC version of the game. God mode is a god send, and there’s a handful of other mods that are tremendous. I’ve just got off a very busy and stressful work schedule though and I really do miss turning the controller on, it turning the console on and going straight in. I’m yet to decide which way I’m going but Preston-Crewe and any core fixes that may come before/in the mean time will shape it.
I tried this last week and unfortunately they’re named differently too. I really wish this was possible but to my knowledge it sadly isn’t
Yes, yes and yes, it is so worth it in the end. I started out with TSW3 on XBox Game Pass on my XBox One S. Which worked, but felt more like a novelty to me compared to TSC at the time. Got 3 or 4 DLC for it back then, ran alright until TSW4 came along. Was able to claim my updated DLC for it, no problems here, but after some update the blurry textures suddenly appeared. Mind you, I only had very few DLC at the time, so layers overloading texture buffers or whatever were not the cause. Got fed up with it at that point, but bought a low end gaming laptop for easter that year, totally unrelated though since I just wanted one in general. While TSW4 was on sale on Steam, I bought the standard edition for peanuts and the, back then, updated Dresden -Riesa DLC, just to try if my laptop could handle TSW in general and if the textures were blurry there as well. Turns it it could and they weren't, so I built up my collection on Steam and soon discovered mods which enhance and or just fix stuff DTG doesn't fix. So if it weren't for blurry textures on consoles, I would've left TSW alone as a whole. Thanks blurry console textures for saving me money and increasing my fun I guess?
