XR-052: User State and Title Save Location, Roaming, and Dependencies

FMA scenario severities

See the XR-052 reference for the underlying certification requirement.

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
Following a profile change, a user with no existing save data has their option settings initialized with those of the previous user, rather than defaults.	Very Minor (1)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, a user with existing saved data has their core or noncore option settings initialized with those of a previous user.	Minor (2)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
No current scenario.	Moderate (6)
Following a profile change, a user with existing save data has their game state overwritten.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title doesn’t correctly load a user’s game state.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title doesn’t allow the user to progress.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, all areas of the title that identify the user aren’t updated.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title continues to award save data to the first user without seeking confirmation.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title allows the newly signed in XBOX profile to create save files and unlock achievements using the progress of the signed out user.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the new user can alter a prior user’s save data, state, or profile after they have signed out.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
No current scenario.	Catastrophic (22)

Notes

User state includes: user progress, saved state, preferences, achievements, or other awards.
The title might only associate save progress, achievements, and preferences to the current active XBOX Profile.

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
Following a profile change, a user with no existing save data has their option settings initialized with those of the previous user, rather than defaults.	Very Minor (1)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, a user with existing saved data has their core or noncore option settings initialized with those of a previous user rather than defaults.	Minor (2)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
No current scenario.	Moderate (6)
Following a profile change, a user with existing save data has their game state overwritten.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title doesn’t correctly load a user’s game state.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title doesn’t allow the user to progress.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, all areas of the title that identify the user aren’t updated.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title continues to award save data to the first user without seeking confirmation.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the title allows the newly signed in XBOX profile to create save files and unlock achievements using the progress of the signed out user.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
Following a profile change, the new user can alter a prior user’s save data, state, or profile after they have signed out.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series
No current scenario.	Catastrophic (22)

Notes

User state includes: user progress, saved state, preferences, achievements, or other awards.
The title might only associate save progress, achievements, and preferences to the current active XBOX Profile.

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
No current scenario.	Very Minor (1)
Saved data with minor gameplay implications (for example, screen boundary setting) is carried across from one user to another.	Minor (2)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
Saved data with moderate gameplay implications (for example, HUD layout) is carried across from one user to another.	Moderate (6)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
Saved data with privacy (for example, recent searches) or major gameplay implications (for example, gameplay progress) is carried across from one user to another.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title doesn’t reflect any change in active user.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
No current scenario.	Catastrophic (22)

Notes

Use the ConnectedStorage classes for titles only if they save data locally. It’s fine for a title to save data only online and not use ConnectedStorage.
If you can find the save data in the Manage Game area of XBOX Home, the save was created by using ConnectedStorage.

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
No current scenario.	Very Minor (1)
Options reset when booting the title on a second console, without any user interaction.	Minor (2)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
Option settings don’t roam between XBOX and Windows devices. On Windows, in-title video settings are exempt.	Minor (2)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
No current scenario.	Moderate (6)
The title doesn’t roam save data between the same platform generation (for example, XBOX One to XBOX One S), Windows device, or between a console and Windows device (when supported) but saved data isn’t lost.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
Roamed save data as a whole is overwritten by the title when booting on a second console or device, without any user interaction, such that data is lost/reset.	Catastrophic (22)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
When the title uses `ConnectedStorage`: the title doesn’t synchronize to the cloud, or displays an error message; or the title fails to synchronize cloud save data back onto the device where the saved data was originally created, after the profile roams to another device.	Catastrophic (22)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows

Notes

Titles that share a TitleID across devices (for example, PC and console) aren’t required to roam saved data, but it’s highly recommended.
Due to the variation of graphics cards across PCs, any in-title video settings aren’t expected to roam. Generally, they’re expected to change to safe or default settings when roaming to a new PC for the first time and these settings are likely only stored locally.
Use the ConnectedStorage classes for titles only if they save data locally. It’s fine for a title to save data only online and not use ConnectedStorage.
If you can find the saved data in the Manage Game area of XBOX Home, the save was created by using ConnectedStorage.
Suggested probability of 2.