Sharing digital games

Discus and support Sharing digital games in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Recently divorced and now living in a separate home from my children. I was going to get my kids an Xbox 1 for their mom's house. Is it possible to... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Justin_937, Nov 3, 2020.

  1. Justin_937
    Justin_937 Guest

    Sharing digital games


    Recently divorced and now living in a separate home from my children. I was going to get my kids an Xbox 1 for their mom's house. Is it possible to share the digital games I have purchased for them?

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    Justin_937, Nov 3, 2020
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  2. Jurgen1488 Win User

    Game sharing

    If you share account. You share games, apps, every subscriptions what you have..

    You share only digital games. No on disc. Only digital.
  3. Albert X Win User

    The Microsoft Family Con!

    Regardless if Family settings, game sharing parameters still apply. So the digital games can only be shared on two consoles. In terms of buying the games directly from Microsoft that is not an issue as long as the game shared is in digital format, it really
    doesn't matter from what retailer you purchase the game as long as it is digital format.
  4. Farscape247 Win User

    Sharing Digital Games

    you must own each console the game will be on, the console that is set as the home console will let any profile on there play the game and any other console you must be signed in with your profile, this is a grey area and can be deemed against the terms
    of use, sharing in the same household is much more common and I think should be ok, but game sharing with friends in different locations could technically be called market place theft.
  5. dempup Win User

    Digital game sharing

    Hey AlteredDart.

    Thank you for reaching out to the forum. That is not possible in the long run. You are only allowed to change your home consol 5 times pr. year. So i would recommend that shared purchases are done on that account.
  6. Siriusdish Win User

    Sharing digital games

    Yes, it is called game sharing. To do this you need to sign in to your account on their Xbox, go to settings --> personalization --> my home xbox --> Make this Xbox my home Xbox. Now just sign in to your children's account(s), go to library, then full
    library, and they'll be able to download the games. Also, if you have a gold membership, they will have access to it too. Hope this helped!
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