Downloading 360 Game on Xbox One

Eskil JEA · Sep 4, 2018

I have a gold membership which lets me buy games that are free. One of them is a 360 game, when i try to download it, it says “See Price”, and when i click “A” on it it says its free and when I hit A on the Continue option, it says my account can’t purchase
it on Xbox.com, you need to continue this purchase on your Xbox One. I am trying to make the purchase on my Xbox One, but it wont let me. How do i download this game ?

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IIlIlIllIl · Sep 4, 2018

Can't download xcom through Xbox live gold

Try downloading XCOM on the Xbox 360 if you have one. After downloading the game on the Xbox 360 go back to the Xbox One and check your Ready to Install section by going to My games & apps then scrolling right and the game should be there waiting for you.

Galenrandir23 · Sep 4, 2018

Xbox one

Will Microsoft eventually have 360 games downloadable on Xbox one like they have original Xbox games on the 360? I've been transitioning to digitally downloading my 360 games but wonder if I'm wasting my money and should just wait for the Xbox one. Thanks

Smwutches · Sep 4, 2018

If you're on a child account, you'll need to make the purchase on a 360 console. Otherwise, make sure you have a credit card or Paypal on file to make the purchase.

XBF Aaron G · Nov 2, 2018

Eskil JEA

Around this time we had a purchase and content usage error which wasn't allowing our community to purchase, download purchases and sometimes sync game data for games you already had. If this happens to you again please check our

status page before attempting any trouble shooting.

Obsessive Power

Hi,

Where did the Xbox 360 games come from? Another Xbox 360?

If they were downloaded via an Xbox One/Series console you can't play these games on an Xbox 360. Firstly the drive wouldn't be configured for an Xbox 360. Secondly, Xbox 360 games downloaded via an Xbox One or Series X|S are actually 360 games that have been converted to run on an Xbox One, they are no longer native Xbox 360 games.

Cloud Gear 13

That's weird because once it downloaded on the Xbox One it automatically downloads on the 360 as well check on the download pending on the 360 if game is downloading.

XBF Diego M

Hey there,

I'd be happy to provide some input.

So to understand what it is that is trying to be done is that you are trying to download the two free games with gold for Xbox One on an Xbox 360?

I believe the error may be related to the difference in the store and marketplace for Xbox One games and Xbox 360 games. It may be that you will need an Xbox One to download those free games to your account as you can download the 360 game with gold but
not the Xbox One games. Also the 360 is not capable of downloading games for the Xbox One so that's another reason why it's giving you the error because the game needs to download to be applied to the account. That may just be how it is set up by design.

onyxishere

Are you on an Xbox One or the 360? If you're on the 360 then go to Settings>Account>Download History to find the game and start the download. If you are on an Xbox One then the 360 version of the game is not backwards compatible and will not show on the
console.

maxen

Hello Emperor,

For some Xbox 360 codes, when redeemed on Xbox One, the game can only be downloaded on Xbox One and not on an Xbox 360 console. I'm not entirely sure why, but redeeming on the Xbox One means that it does not show up in your Xbox 360 download history so the
older console does not recognise that you own, and can thus download, the game.

You'll still be able to download and play the game on Xbox One.

I hope this clarifies things.

Downloading 360 Game on Xbox One