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# How to rollback a game to a previous package submission

> Roll back an XBOX game to a previously published retail GA package submission in Partner Center without re-uploading or recertifying builds.

This topic describes how to rollback a game to one of its previous retail general availability (GA) submissions. The topic covers supported scenarios, dependencies, associated risks, and follow-up actions.

## Description

This scenario demonstrates how to rollback a game by selecting one of its previously published retail submissions. Both the current live package and the rollback candidate must be GA submissions. The rollback submission uses the previously uploaded packages. You don’t need to upload the package again or redo the certification process.

The instructions in this topic apply to these products with packages.

* Games
* Game demos
* Durables that have bits

## Basic rollback scenario

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign in to **Partner Center**.">
    Sign in to **Partner Center**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="In **Partner Center**, go to the product you want to rollback.">
    In **Partner Center**, go to the product you want to rollback.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select **Packages**, and then go to the **Rollback package** section.">
    Select **Packages**, and then go to the **Rollback package** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ensure you're on the **Main** branch, and then select **Configure rollback**.">
    Ensure you're on the **Main** branch, and then select **Configure rollback**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the **Submission date** of your game's previous submission.">
    Enter the **Submission date** of your game's previous submission.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select **Review**.">
    Select **Review**. A **Rollback preview** of the package versions appears.
  </Step>

  <Step title="To proceed, select **Finish**.">
    To proceed, select **Finish**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="On the **Acknowledgement** dialog, resolve any dependency issues.">
    On the **Acknowledgement** dialog, resolve any dependency issues.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select **Submit**.">
    Select **Submit**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Other rollback scenarios

### Unsupported packages

The following scenarios describe rollback submission that might contain packages that don't support a rollback operation.

* Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps don't support a rollback to previous versions.
* Where the chosen rollback submission doesn’t have a recently added package.

If a rollback submission contains unsupported packages, you can still publish it. Your rollback submission won't change the package versions for those unsupported packages. When published, the system uses the current live version. If the system detects a package that doesn't support rollback, a corresponding warning message about it appears in the **Rollback package** flyout.

### Package flights

Package flights distribute specific packages to a limited group of testers. Customers will still use the GA packages published to the Microsoft Store without disruption. Rollbacks don't include package flights. You can only configure and publish the GA packages in a rollback submission. For more information about package flights, see [Package flights](/publishing/game-publishing/how-to/how-to-package-flights-for-xvc-packages).

### Packages that have a custom availability date

Custom availability dates keep the original value of the rollback target submission packages. The same principle applies when there are multiple packages in rollback target submissions. The custom availability date for each package keeps the package's original value. When the custom availability date value is in the past, the system automatically resets the date value to the current date.

## See also

* [Packages](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/packages-overview)


## Related topics

- [Packages](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/game-package-management.md)
- [Game Saves rollback](/services/playfab/player-progression/game-saves/rollback.md)
- [How to configure package flights for game packages](/publishing/game-publishing/how-to/how-to-package-flights-for-xvc-packages.md)
- [Advanced settings for packages](/publishing/game-publishing/how-to/how-to-manage-advanced-settings-for-packages.md)
- [Submission Validator (SubmissionValidator.dll)](/build/core-features/common/packaging/subval/submissionvalidator.md)