If i purchase console can me and my family share ultimate and owned games on both consoles...

Hi Randy

each if my two kids have their own accounts as family members already set up. What they want to do is use the online gaming features of xbox live under their own profiles on their own consoles. If they are part of my microsoft family group and i set my personal
console as the hime console do they share ALL gamepass ultimate features (inclusive of live features) on their own profiles in their own consoles?

if not how can this be achieved?’

thanks

Hi guys hoping someone could clarify for me if i purchase a second xbox one console for another bedroom will i be able to share my subscriptions with both xbox's at the same time? I currently have game pass ultimate and share this with my kids and i intend
to buy a second console will i be able to sign into both consoles at the same time? will i be able to share the subscriptions on both consoles somehow?

You can make home xbox and then play

Hello Glyn 580,

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft Community.

Q1 - You have not messed up, you have done everything correctly. When you purchase games under your own account, you can share them with your children as long as they are in your family group and use the same Xbox console as you. This is called game sharing and it is a feature of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. However, if you want your children to own the games individually and take them with them when they leave home, then you should purchase the games under their accounts in the future. In that case, the other child would still be able to play the game under their account if they are in the same family group and use the same Xbox console as you, but they would not be able to play it on another device or console.



Q2 - If your children want to play against each other on their own accounts, one on the Xbox and one on cloud gaming, then you have two options:



A - You can stop renewing Game Pass Ultimate in your name and purchase it for your XX y/o, so he can access cloud gaming on the Chromebook. The XX y/o would still be able to play online on the Xbox, as he is part of the family group and has access to your Game Pass Ultimate benefits. You do not need to have a Game Pass account in your name for family-wide online gaming to work.



B - You can purchase them a second Xbox, so they can both play on their own consoles and accounts. This would also allow them to play different games at the same time, or play together on co-op or multiplayer modes. However, this would require you to purchase another Game Pass Ultimate subscription for the second console, or set up one of the consoles as your home Xbox and share your Game Pass Ultimate benefits with the other console.

You have many options to choose from, so you can decide what kind of gaming experience you want to offer. You can buy a different game for each device, or you can get them both an Xbox Games Pass Ultimate subscription for cloud gaming. It depends on your budget and preferences.



I hope this answers your questions and helps you enjoy gaming with your family. If you have any other questions or issues, please let me know. Have a great day!

You should both be able to play it no problems. If you are going to buy it with your own account, make your son's console your home console. Then you can allow family sharing on that console and assign your son's account as a family member. He can then play
anything you purchase as long as he's on that console.

Then you can go to the other console and sign in. You can then download and play any content you purchase as long as your account is signed in.

So, in theory, you can both play at the same time.

Hi and thanks for reaching out. I hope you’re doing well. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you and I'll be happy to help you.

You can share your subscription and games with your family by setting your account as Home Xbox on their console, however, just a heads up, we can only set our account as Home Xbox on one console at a time. For more details on how the Home Xbox feature works, you may check out this link; https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-ne....