Sharing games with my nephew

Discus and support Sharing games with my nephew in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Hi all, I hope this is the right forum, if not please redirect me. My nephew wants an xbox one to play games with all of his school friends. The... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by LukeBlackwell, Jul 7, 2017.

  1. Sharing games with my nephew


    Hi all,

    I hope this is the right forum, if not please redirect me.

    My nephew wants an xbox one to play games with all of his school friends. The plan is for him to have my xbox when I upgrade and get a new one. Now I'm wondering if it's possible for him to play the games I have on my account, while using his own? He wants
    his own gamertag. I don't have many games but I have enough that he wants to play and I don't normally get chance to have a go at.

    If anyone can help with this it would be great, any direction on how to go about it or the type of account sharing would be wonderful.

    Thanks all!

    :)
     
    LukeBlackwell, Jul 7, 2017
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  2. ALWEASEL
    ALWEASEL Guest
    Can i block a specific game?

    Hi All.

    My nephew and i have game sharing.

    And i have the south park games.

    Is there a way to just block those 2 game?

    Just wondering.

    Thanks
     
    ALWEASEL, Jul 7, 2017
    #2
  3. Harassing

    Recently me and my 13 year old nephew were playing MW3 and we played for a long time and after playing our last game my nephew received several messages from someone with the gamertag [Mod removed] who after being told to stop harassing
    my nephew continued to harass him calling him names and used strong language.

    So I blocked him from talking to my nephew thinking this would work and it did until he jumped on another gamertag and continued to harass him so I was forced to block that name and even sign my nephew out. Later i called up Xbox and was told to post the entire
    problem and the persons gamertag who was harassing my nephew in hopes something would be done because it was just a game it was unnecessary to insult a 13 year old.
     
    MichaelLucifer, Jul 7, 2017
    #3
  4. gds1972
    gds1972 Guest

    Sharing games with my nephew

    gds1972, Jul 7, 2017
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  5. Thanks for the reply! I'll try that. Will we be able to do that at different houses? I thought it was a network thing.
     
    LukeBlackwell, Jul 7, 2017
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  6. There should be no problem with doing it from different houses. It really wasn't MS's intent for it to be used that way, but they're aware that people are using it that way and don't appear to be bothered enough to mess with it.

    My wife and I game share and it works great. Some advice I can give you from my own experience;

    When you get your new Xbox, have your nephew there when you turn it on for the first time and set it up. When it asks for a gamertag/profile, let him log in with his account. That should, by default, set your new console as his "Home" Xbox. Your original
    console will remain your Home Xbox. He won't need a Gold account. After you get that set up, just check to make sure that the new console is set to his Home Xbox. The console may even ask if you want to make it your (or your nephew's as the case may be) Home
    console during the setup process, I can't remember, but at least if he's there it will save a few steps. You also may just want to double check and make sure Gold sharing is turned on in your old console's settings... I believe it is by default.

    It sounds backwards, but in order to game share, that's how it works. You will still play on the new console, your nephew will get your old console, but you shouldn't have to do any extra steps like getting your new console all set up and having it become
    your Home Xbox... then realize it needs to be switched in order to use game sharing.

    A few other things to remember. Switching your Home Xbox is only allowed up to 3 times in a 12 month period (rolling 12 months I think). Hence the reason I recommended what I said above, because you won't accidentally use one of your 3 changes right off
    the bat. And the biggest draw back; if you lose internet service or just want to go offline, you won't be able to play any digital games (game sharing doesn't work with disc based games at all but you probably knew that anyway). You have to be online to play
    since you're technically not playing on "your" Xbox.

    So hopefully that helps you sort it out and gets you headed in the right direction.
     
    A Blue Illusion, Nov 1, 2018
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  7. LukeBlackwell Win User

    Sharing games with my nephew

    Hi

    If you set your nephews console as your home console then this should allow him to share most of your games purchased through the store on the console in addition to a feature called home gold. If you do set your nephews console as your home console please
    make sure to set up a passkey to prevent him from making purchases using your account.

    https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/xbox-live/xbox-live-gold-sharing-features

    https://support.xbox.com/en-GB/my-account/security/passkey-purchases
    Thanks for the reply! I'll try that. Will we be able to do that at different houses? I thought it was a network thing.
  8. gds1972 Win User

    Sharing games with my nephew

  9. A Blue Illusion Win User

    Sharing games with my nephew

    Hi

    If you set your nephews console as your home console then this should allow him to share most of your games purchased through the store on the console in addition to a feature called home gold. If you do set your nephews console as your home console please
    make sure to set up a passkey to prevent him from making purchases using your account.

    https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/xbox-live/xbox-live-gold-sharing-features

    https://support.xbox.com/en-GB/my-account/security/passkey-purchases

    Thanks for the reply! I'll try that. Will we be able to do that at different houses? I thought it was a network thing.
    There should be no problem with doing it from different houses. It really wasn't MS's intent for it to be used that way, but they're aware that people are using it that way and don't appear to be bothered enough to mess with it.

    My wife and I game share and it works great. Some advice I can give you from my own experience;

    When you get your new Xbox, have your nephew there when you turn it on for the first time and set it up. When it asks for a gamertag/profile, let him log in with his account. That should, by default, set your new console as his "Home" Xbox. Your original
    console will remain your Home Xbox. He won't need a Gold account. After you get that set up, just check to make sure that the new console is set to his Home Xbox. The console may even ask if you want to make it your (or your nephew's as the case may be) Home
    console during the setup process, I can't remember, but at least if he's there it will save a few steps. You also may just want to double check and make sure Gold sharing is turned on in your old console's settings... I believe it is by default.

    It sounds backwards, but in order to game share, that's how it works. You will still play on the new console, your nephew will get your old console, but you shouldn't have to do any extra steps like getting your new console all set up and having it become
    your Home Xbox... then realize it needs to be switched in order to use game sharing.

    A few other things to remember. Switching your Home Xbox is only allowed up to 3 times in a 12 month period (rolling 12 months I think). Hence the reason I recommended what I said above, because you won't accidentally use one of your 3 changes right off
    the bat. And the biggest draw back; if you lose internet service or just want to go offline, you won't be able to play any digital games (game sharing doesn't work with disc based games at all but you probably knew that anyway). You have to be online to play
    since you're technically not playing on "your" Xbox.

    So hopefully that helps you sort it out and gets you headed in the right direction.
  10. ngocphi Win User

    Sharing games with my two nephews

  11. Vanessaez Win User

    Sharing games with my two nephews

    Hello Ivan,my name is Marvina, I will be happy to help you.

    The short answer is yes, it is possible for your nephews to share a Game Pass each in their own VM. However, there are a few things you should keep in mind.

    First of all, you must have a Game Pass Ultimate subscription. The basic Game Pass subscription does not allow you to share games.

    Second, you must configure each VM with its own Microsoft account.

    This can be done by creating a Microsoft account for each nephew.

    Third, you must install the Game Pass client on each VM.

    Once you've done all this, your nephews will be able to log into their own Game Pass accounts on their own VMs and play the games that are available on their subscription.

    Here is a summary of the steps you need to follow:

    Get a subscription to Game Pass Ultimate.
    Create a Microsoft account for each nephew.
    Install the Game Pass client on each VM.

    Sign in to each VM with the corresponding Microsoft account.

    As for your brother, if he is using the desktop PC directly, he will not be able to share a Game Pass.

    A Game Pass subscription only allows you to share games with up to five people, and your brother already counts as one of them.

    If your brother also wants to share a Game Pass, you can consider getting a family subscription. However, as you mentioned, family membership is not available in Croatia at the moment.

    https://www.kukaragames.com/collections/juegos-para-jugar-con-los-sobrinos-o-los-nietos

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it

    These are basic solutions to these problems, but they can lead to a solution, remember that this is a public forum where we are players like you who want to help, good luck and happy day.

    Sincerely,
    Marvina.
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