How many XB1's can you have on a Live account?

nuclearcow · Jan 10, 2014

I currently have 2 XB1's in my house and I only buy the games as digital downloads so I'll have access to them from both systems without needing to use discs - so far so good. Question is, I want to add a 3rd XB1 for the upstairs in my house, will this be
an issue? What is the number of consoles you can have on a single account?

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RedEye Expr3ss · Jan 10, 2014

So... Who's Gonna Rock Out Next Week On Rock Band 4?

It depends on how many XB1's sold in Japan and China

HairyBuzz · Jan 10, 2014

Xbox Live Gold Member but cant play Xbox Live multiplayer.

Do you have the same gt on the x360? How many profiles u have on XB1?

TenthStreetRed · Jan 10, 2014

Short answer: There is no maximum number of consoles you can have an account downloaded on.

Long answer: It's happened to some people in the past, particularly in the days of the 360, where they went back and forth on the same profile between multiple Xbox 360's, and after a while, got locked out of their account, because on Microsoft's end, that
looks a bit like the account has been stolen. You should be safe adding a third Xbox to your household and downloading your Gamertag and games onto its harddrive, however should the worst come to pass and you are indeed locked out of your account, your only
option would be to call Xbox One's Customer Support line and get in touch with one of their agents, who will then help you get back into your account. The number for support, should you ever need it, is 1-800-469-9269 or 1-800-4MY-XBOX for the U.S. and Canada.

On that note, from personal experience, I can however say that there was a time where I bounced between three Xbox 360's myself with no problems. I don't see how or why that would chance with the release of the One! Good luck, and have fun! Hope this helps

Spazpol · Oct 31, 2018

[quote user="nuclearcow"]

I currently have 2 XB1's in my house and I only buy the games as digital downloads so I'll have access to them from both systems without needing to use discs - so far so good. Question is, I want to add a 3rd XB1 for the upstairs in my house, will this be
an issue? What is the number of consoles you can have on a single account?

[/quote]

Usually the issue between multiple consoles is the license of games. At least for the 360, when you purchased a game you have 2 licenses. The first license allows the game to be played by anyone on the console it was first downloaded on. The second license
is for the purchasing gamertag to play the game from any console. So if I downloaded a game to my primary console, anyone in my family can play the full version. And if I downloaded the game again to another console I could still play the full version, however
anyone else playing the game on the secondary console would not have the ability to play the title.

My understanding of the XB1 is it would have the same effect. Anyone in the family playing on console 1 can play the game. And you would be able to play the game on console #2 (or 3, 4 etc) but others will not have the ability to play the title on the other
consoles unless they also purchased a digital license for the title (Unless you are also logged into that other console at the time, then it would be using your rights).

Hope that's clear as mud.

Spazpol

[quote user="nuclearcow"]

I currently have 2 XB1's in my house and I only buy the games as digital downloads so I'll have access to them from both systems without needing to use discs - so far so good. Question is, I want to add a 3rd XB1 for the upstairs in my house, will this be
an issue? What is the number of consoles you can have on a single account?

[/quote]

Usually the issue between multiple consoles is the license of games. At least for the 360, when you purchased a game you have 2 licenses. The first license allows the game to be played by anyone on the console it was first downloaded on. The second license
is for the purchasing gamertag to play the game from any console. So if I downloaded a game to my primary console, anyone in my family can play the full version. And if I downloaded the game again to another console I could still play the full version, however
anyone else playing the game on the secondary console would not have the ability to play the title.

My understanding of the XB1 is it would have the same effect. Anyone in the family playing on console 1 can play the game. And you would be able to play the game on console #2 (or 3, 4 etc) but others will not have the ability to play the title on the other
consoles unless they also purchased a digital license for the title (Unless you are also logged into that other console at the time, then it would be using your rights).

Hope that's clear as mud.

TenthStreetRed

Short answer: There is no maximum number of consoles you can have an account downloaded on.

Long answer: It's happened to some people in the past, particularly in the days of the 360, where they went back and forth on the same profile between multiple Xbox 360's, and after a while, got locked out of their account, because on Microsoft's end, that
looks a bit like the account has been stolen. You should be safe adding a third Xbox to your household and downloading your Gamertag and games onto its harddrive, however should the worst come to pass and you are indeed locked out of your account, your only
option would be to call Xbox One's Customer Support line and get in touch with one of their agents, who will then help you get back into your account. The number for support, should you ever need it, is 1-800-469-9269 or 1-800-4MY-XBOX for the U.S. and Canada.

On that note, from personal experience, I can however say that there was a time where I bounced between three Xbox 360's myself with no problems. I don't see how or why that would chance with the release of the One! Good luck, and have fun! Hope this helps

RedEye Expr3ss

It depends on how many XB1's sold in Japan and China

Jamaalie-31D7757B-90

Yes, you can even be using the same account on one xb1, and one xbox 360 at the same time. Or one at a time (but not two 360's, or 2 xb1's at once)

XBF Brad A

Hi Ozzy,

Thanks for reaching out to the forums. We see you have question on accounts on a console. The number you can have is between 25-32. Personally unable to find an official answer.

Hope this helps.

Brad

How many XB1's can you have on a Live account?