Updated Shopping Cart and Wish List coming to the Microsoft Store
[Editor’s note: As of Nov. 14, all Xbox Insiders enrolled in Preview groups have received access to Shopping Cart.]
[Editor’s note: As of Nov. 12, Xbox Insiders in Preview Omega have received access to Wishlist.]
Shopping Cart
As we mentioned previously, we’ve extended the existing Shopping Cart to work with games and apps for the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. Today, the feature is once again available for testing. Whether you’re shopping for games or apps for Xbox One and/or Windows 10 PCs, hardware or accessories, the improved Shopping Cart means you only have to go through checkout once.
How to add a game or app to the Shopping Cart:
Wish Lists
Later this week, customers can begin using the new Wish List feature, which supports all physical products and digital games and apps in the Microsoft Store. The persistent and works across the Microsoft Store on Xbox One, Windows 10 PCs and online, so if you’re shopping on the Microsoft Store on your Xbox and add a digital game to your wish list, that game will appear in your Wish List in the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 PCs and online.
Sale pricing and badging is also supported within the Wish List, so customers will quickly be able to see when items on their Wish List go on sale.
How to add items to your Wish List:
Shopping Cart
As we mentioned previously, we’ve extended the existing Shopping Cart to work with games and apps for the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. Today, the feature is once again available for testing. Whether you’re shopping for games or apps for Xbox One and/or Windows 10 PCs, hardware or accessories, the improved Shopping Cart means you only have to go through checkout once.
How to add a game or app to the Shopping Cart:
- Head to the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 PCs, online or on Xbox One (Xbox Insiders only)
- Navigate to the product details page for the item you wish to add to your cart
- Look for the “Add to Cart” button underneath the “Buy” button
- Select the “Add to cart” button
- To view your Shopping Cart, select the “Shopping Cart” button at the top of the Store navigation
- To remove an item from your Shopping Cart, navigate to that particular item on your Shopping Cart, and select “Remove”
Wish Lists
Later this week, customers can begin using the new Wish List feature, which supports all physical products and digital games and apps in the Microsoft Store. The persistent and works across the Microsoft Store on Xbox One, Windows 10 PCs and online, so if you’re shopping on the Microsoft Store on your Xbox and add a digital game to your wish list, that game will appear in your Wish List in the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 PCs and online.
Sale pricing and badging is also supported within the Wish List, so customers will quickly be able to see when items on their Wish List go on sale.
How to add items to your Wish List:
- Head to the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 PCs, online or on Xbox One (Xbox Insiders only)
- Navigate to the product details page for the item you wish to add
- Look for the “Wish List” button underneath the “Buy” button
- Select the “Wish List” button
- To view your Wish List, activate the pull-down menu at the top of the Store navigation, and select the “Wish List” option
- To remove an item from your Wish List, navigate to that particular item on your Wish List, and select “Remove”
- Click on the “Settings” link in the wish list
- Select “Make the wish list public”
- Then, click on the “Share” button to share with friends and family