Can't gift a game because I own it?!

Well. No because you can't install an xbox game on a pc

Blizzard does not distribute on the Xbox store the pc version

You must buy via steam or blizzards own marketplace battlenet

Whoever gifted you the code would've gifted you the console version

You would've been gifted via battlenet or steam if they gifted you on those platforms

If you used a third party service you must address it with them

Otherwise unfortunately you can't refund it since you consumed the one time use code

https://www.callofduty.com/ca/en/modernwarfare2/buy

Those are the supported platforms

My guess it's because blizzard wants to avoid the 30% fee on pc vs consoles they are currated stores

I don't know if it's because it's still a pre-order, but that game can't currently be gifted (gifting is still a thing but not all games can be gifted). You could buy an Xbox gift card and give him the code. You can get digital codes through microsoftstore.com
or places like Amazon.

That sounds strange because even if gifted it shouldn't have that message. Do you share your console with anyone else, was the game definitely gifted to you? It sounds like it doesn't recognise that you own the game, not that it doesn't recognise that
it's a preorder.

You can't because you gifted them and he redeemed them

Redeemed codes aren't refundable.

Only codes that aren't or can't be used

This includes gift xards and no they aren't transferable

The played rule only applies to games you bought and played

But since its a gift the redeemed rule applies

Hi. My name is Kyle and I'm an independent advisor.

What error message are you getting? Provide a screenshot if you can.

> I want to gift a game to my friend 8 hours away

Note that game's can't be gifted across different regions. The gift code that you purchase would only be valid in your own store region.

Thanks,
Kyle