By Billy Givens Published December 4, 2024 10:50 AM
Xbox's Year in Review 2024 has finally landed, bringing players a bevy of information about their playing habits and accomplishments in all the best Xbox Series X games over the past year. If you're curious about your overall earned achievements, how many hours you played on cross-platform games, or what free-to-play title sucked up most of your time, you won't want to miss the exciting opportunity to check it all out. In this brief guide, we'll fill you in on everything you need to know about accessing your Xbox Year in Review, as well as how to share your stats with friends.
Don't forget to check out all the upcoming Xbox Series X games to try and guess what games will dominate your 2025 year in review.
How to view and share your Xbox Year in Review 2024 stats
When you're ready to see your Xbox Year in Review 2024 stats, follow these instructions.
Step 1: Open the Xbox Year in Review website.
Step 2: Log in to your Xbox account.
Step 3: Scroll through your stats, which will include your total playtime, most-played games, and more.
Step 4: Share your accomplishments with others by clicking the Share button just above your stats.
Note that this appears to be bugged in some way currently. In our testing, we've found that the option disappears from time to time. If you're experiencing that, try refreshing the page or re-logging in.
Billy Givens is a freelance writer with over a decade of experience writing gaming, film, and tech content. He started as a…
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