Choose between event-based and title-managed Xbox Player Data Stats when instrumenting a GDK title's leaderboards
domain: learn.microsoft.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Default to title-managed Stats for new titles per Microsoft's recommendation, unless the title needs Rich Presence variables, which only work with event-based Stats
For title-managed Stats, track the authoritative stat value client-side and periodically flush it to Xbox services (automatic 5-minute intervals, or manual flush throttled to a 30-second minimum interval)
For event-based Stats, send granular action events (via XblEventsWriteInGameEvent) and let server-side rules configured in Partner Center aggregate them into one or more stats
Use event-based Stats specifically if the title also needs those stats to drive matchmaking decisions or unlock achievements, since title-managed Stats can only produce Featured Stats and leaderboards
Combine title-managed Achievements with event-based Stats where useful — Microsoft's docs call this combination common and fully supported
Known gotchas
Event-based Stat updates typically take 5-20 seconds to be reflected on Xbox services after the device is online, versus roughly 2-10 seconds for a title-managed Stats flush — plan leaderboard-refresh UX around that asynchronous delay either way
Title-managed Stats gets minimal server-side validation; the title itself is the source of truth, so it must not be treated as tamper-resistant the way event-based Stats' server-computed aggregation is
Manual flush of title-managed Stats is throttled to a minimum 30-second interval between calls — calling it more often has no additional effect until the throttle window passes
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