Household/family multiplayer digital game requirements

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  1. epoh
    epoh Guest

    Household/family multiplayer digital game requirements


    Trying to play CoD Black Ops with my children. I purchased CoD:BO digitally. How many "copies" do I need for each of us to play the game against each other?

    I have Xbox Live, the kids have profiles linked to my account

    :)
     
    epoh, Mar 1, 2017
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  2. Puppy Fujo
    Puppy Fujo Guest
    If I were to give a gift to the person I’m game sharing with, do i get the game as well?

    Keep in mind that unless you are sharing with a family member in your household you violating the terms of your digital purchase which could result in an account ban which would include the loss of ALL digital content that account has purchased. Digital
    games are not allowed to be shared with friends for example...
     
    Puppy Fujo, Mar 1, 2017
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  3. MrsGryphon911
    MrsGryphon911 Guest
    Family

    I know that the family accounts have been discontinued, which I am very saddened by. The new xbox live home on the one does not offer any benefits at all to those who intend to have multiple consoles in the same household. My family currently has four
    360 consoles and we previously used the family live account for us all to enjoy the benefits of live. Now, our yearly cost will be doubled and there are still no ways for us to share digital games between the consoles of the household. There should be a way
    to link consoles residing in the same household so we can also get the benefits that one console homes enjoy. We surely shouldn't be penalized for having multiple consoles! Also, I think I am one of the few who is unhappy about them doing away with all digital
    games. The benefit of sharing with up 10 people would have saved our family a lot of money. Also I would love to see day 1 digital preorders available at popular retailers and a discount. It is a digital copy...no packaging or physical item costs so it should
    be cheaper to purchase digital, especially considering you are not able to trade it in ever.
     
    MrsGryphon911, Mar 1, 2017
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  4. Mister Maka
    Mister Maka Guest

    Household/family multiplayer digital game requirements

    Hey there elCastles.

    How many consoles are you trying to play on? The game's license is only applicable to one Xbox at a time, and for all consoles that don't have the license for the game, the original profile that purchased the game would need to be signed in.
     
    Mister Maka, Mar 2, 2017
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  5. Mister Maka Win User

    Household/family multiplayer digital game requirements

    Hey there elCastles.

    How many consoles are you trying to play on? The game's license is only applicable to one Xbox at a time, and for all consoles that don't have the license for the game, the original profile that purchased the game would need to be signed in.
  6. [EX] Win User

    I have game pass core, I tried game sharing with a friend. I received his games but he did not receive my game pass core. Any way to fix that?

    Hi,

    Game pass sharing is only allowed in the same physical household !

    If you gameshare with a friend or family member outside the same household is a violation of the ToS and could lead to a permanent ban of yours and your friends accounts. This would mean a loss of all digital games etc.
  7. Puppy Fujo Win User

    If I were to give a gift to the person I’m game sharing with, do i get the game as well?

    Keep in mind that unless you are sharing with a family member in your household you violating the terms of your digital purchase which could result in an account ban which would include the loss of ALL digital content that account has purchased. Digital
    games are not allowed to be shared with friends for example...
  8. ArminatorX Win User

    Game sharing

    It's not supposed to "make things cheaper".

    It was a compromise to allow multiple family members to play a game one account bought digitally, so a digital game works similar to a physical disc game.

    If a game purchase were strictly tied to only one single user, families or similar household groups would be at a disadvantage compared to physical purchases.

    To make digital purchases more attractive to customers, they had to find a way to allow multiple users to use the same purchase, without allowing misuse.
  9. ArminatorX Win User

    Game sharing

    It's not supposed to "make things cheaper".

    It was a compromise to allow multiple family members to play a game one account bought digitally, so a digital game works similar to a physical disc game.

    If a game purchase were strictly tied to only one single user, families or similar household groups would be at a disadvantage compared to physical purchases.

    To make digital purchases more attractive to customers, they had to find a way to allow multiple users to use the same purchase, without allowing misuse.
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