Xbox and PC Local multiplayer?

As per the title - This is the umpteenth title I’ve bought in the hope I can play on my laptop, and the girlfriend on the Xbox. This is in the same room, same network, at the same time, against / with each other.

Any clues? All I’m getting is “You’re playing on another device, play here instead?”

Many thanks in advance!

Are you using the same account on both devices?

Hey, thanks for the quick reply!

I was initially, but then went into the girlfriends account on the xbox, and it still kicked me off the laptop.

However, I think it may have defaulted to my profile on the xbox regardless, maybe I need to log out completely? it’s my last ditch attempt - just waiting for her to finish the tutorial…