Two home consoles

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Thank you for reaching Microsoft Xbox Forum support. You don't need to buy two subscriptions because one account can share the subscription with the other account. Thanks to the home console concept, it is possible for anyone to share their games, and subscriptions with their friends and family. Basically, if you make one of the consoles a home console by the account that has the subscription, anyone who signs into it with their account will be able to benefit from your games and subscription without having access to your account. They will be able to play your games with their profiles and have their own achievements. In order to have a full understanding of the concept, here is the official link to all the information that can help you understand how to designate a home Xbox, what can be shared, and how many times you are allowed to switch home consoles. Please consider checking the link below, and give it a try.

The link: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/my-home-xbox

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My grandson with the home computer says this can't be done because he has used his five times. How can the second control box stay on if his brother uses up the allotted times in a year. I'm not understanding this completely.

Not sure how many but the family sharing works even with a house full of children

Hello, if he has already used up all 5 home switches he has to wait until the date displayed when the switches will refill.

Hi there,

the intended use for Xbox Home setting is as follows.

Only 1 console can be set as Home console, if your account has all purchased games and subscriptions and your account has set a console as Home console, every other profile on that console can enjoy the benefits for the Gold subscription and play your digitally
purchased games.

On any other console your account only can still use the Gold subscription and games without problems.

ole for Account A

The question now is, does everybody want to play any game and online on both consoles?

Then you will need one of the other accounts to purchase and own the games and a Gold subscription.

If everybody else other then you play on 1 console only then there is no need to repurchase things.

A small example

Account A owns all digital purchased games and has a Gold subscription

Account B owns no games

Account C owns two games

Console 1 is the Home console for Account A:

Account A, B and C can play all games owned by Account A and use the Gold subscription options

Account C can also play the 2 owned games

Console 2 is not a Home console

Account A can use the gold features and play all owned games for account A

Account B can't play any of the games owned by A or C nor can it use Gold features

Account C can play the 2 owned games, can't use any of the games owned by A or use Gold features

If Account C sets Console 2 as Home console

A,B and C can play the games owned by C on that console 2

If Account C sets Console 1 as Home

A,B and C can play the games owned by C on that console 1

And all things mentioned at 'Console 1 is the Home console for Account A'

In regards to the redeeming of codes, they can only be used once and are tied to the account on which they were redeemed, so account A.

Some more information regarding Home console setting:

https://support.xbox.com/games/game-setup/my-home-xbox

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

Let us know if you have any further questions