Grounded temporarily closes Public Test for Pond Update in Xbox Insider Program, cites save issue
Grounded shuts down its Public Test for a while.
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What you need to know
Groundedrecently made the decision tojoin the Xbox Insider Program, that way players through the Microsoft Store on Xbox and PC could enroll to join the Public Test of thePond Update, the biggest update Grounded has seen yet in itsearly access. However, the Obsidian Entertainment team just made the unfortunate announcement that thePublic Test through the Xbox Insider Program has already been closedto new players, because of an issue where save files can disappear entirely if you leave the program.
If you were thinking about joining the Public Test, and don’t play through Steam, you unfortunately will not be able to at this time. If you are already enrolled in the Public Test program,do not leave until Grounded resolves the issue, or you risk permanently losing all of your save files. The Grounded team is actively investigating the bug, and are looking to open up the program as soon as possible.
In case you missed it, we also had aGrounded dev interview, where we talked about the Pond Update, theXbox Series XandXbox Series S, and more.
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