I have an Xbox X with a subscription. If I want my grandchild to play at home with me does...

Hello!

My name is Dérek, I'm an independent platform consultant and I'm grateful for the opportunity to help you.

SuperTag, unfortunately you will, my friend. If you want to play the same game, you will.

Now, if you are going to use it at different times, 1 at a time, you will be able to share your subscription without any problems between the consoles

I remain at your disposal if you have any further questions.

From your scenario, here's what you can do:

Set a home console that your children can use and you will play on the Xbox that isn't your home.

So whoever signs in on the console that isn't your home, only the gold can be shared.

So if the two children wanted to play together, anyone can log in on the Home Xbox, and for the non-home Xbox, he can only access your subscription if you're still logged in.

Let me know.

Thank you for the clarification, sort of.

My account, the family creator and subscription holder, does not play on either Xbox.

Let's say this:

Minor 1 only plays on XS.

Minor 2 only plays on X.

All I want to achieve is what you said: "gold can be shared". I want both minors to be able to play their different online games on their Xbox simultaneously.

Ex:

Minor 1 on XS plays Madden 23

Minor 2 on X plays Minecraft

From what I know, both games only need the "Gold" subscription in order to play. There are no purchased games which the minors "share".

If I set XS as the home Xbox and minor 1 starts Madden 23, they should be good to go without signing into my account. Correct?

As soon as minor 2 turns on X and opens up Minecraft, they are unable to play until they log into my account and then switch back to their account. At that point minor 1 receives the message on the XS about play here or log out. And this is where the confusion sets in.

They are not sharing games, they are sharing the ability of the gold subscription to play online games.

Both suggestions seem the same. I tried it. Does not work.

My series s is NOT set as home and only my account with xgu is signed in and playing.

My series x is set as home console and tried playing as a child. It complained that I am already playing. Asked me if i want to logout on the x. I did that. Only child was left logged in. Then game would not launch. Said person that bought it needs to be signed in. Frustrating.

Thanks!

Unfortunately, you don't describe which account has the Gold membership and how the "Home Consoles" are set up.

Let me give you a bit background knowledge:

Memberships and digital game purchases are tied to the user account that purchased the membership or digital game download. This "owner account" can go on any console, sign in with his account, and as long as this account is connected online, they have their
Gold Membership and access to their games.

This "Owner account" can designate one single console as their "Home Console" as "yFoX inSanuS" describes above by going to the Settings and under "Personalization" define that one console as their "Home Console".

This setting will then share their Memberships and Games to that console. Which means: Anyone playing on that Home Console can play all the games and benefit from the Gold membership of the "owner".

So let's say "Grandchild1" owns the Gold membership, and "Grandchild2" doesn't. They each play on "Xbox One console 1" and "Xbox One Console 2" respectively.

So Grandchild 1 with the Gold membership signs in on the OTHER console (i.e. Console 2, owned by Grandchild 2), and sets Console 2 as their "Home Console". This Console 2 now shares Grandchild 1's Gold membership and games to anyone playing on Console 2.

As long as Grandchild 1 is connected online on any other console (i.e. his own Console 1) he still has his own Gold membership and Games.

BEWARE HOWEVER! The Home Console setting can only be changed 5 times during 365 days for every account! So don't change the Home Console setting unnecessarily.

what happens when i want to use the home (series x) and send my kids to the xbox one?

my daughter is trying to play on the xbox one and it says i have to sign in, but i am in the other room playing the main (home) xbox series X

how do we work around this?

honestly, i will probably never play the original xbox one console where everything was purchased and all games sit.

i would be playing on the 'home' xbox series x