Why won't Microsoft allow a game to be moved from 1 account to another?

Discus and support Why won't Microsoft allow a game to be moved from 1 account to another? in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Other than greed which is the obvious answer, why doesn't Microsoft allow a game to be moved from one account to another? For years we had one account... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by IrritatedMOMwhospenttoomu, Feb 10, 2021.

  1. Why won't Microsoft allow a game to be moved from 1 account to another?


    Other than greed which is the obvious answer, why doesn't Microsoft allow a game to be moved from one account to another?

    For years we had one account because my younger son was too young to have his own. We purchased all of the games on one account. Now my older son has moved and my younger son has an account, but he isn't able to play any of the games we spent $100s on.

    I'm extremely disappointed that Microsoft doesn't allow for transferring the ownership of games.

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    IrritatedMOMwhospenttoomu, Feb 10, 2021
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  2. IrritatedMOMwhospent Win User

    Why won't Microsoft allow a game to be moved from 1 account to another?

    So if son #2 puts his account on son #1's xbox (in another city) son #2 can access the games on son #1s xbox?

    Is that the "game sharing?" If so, that won't work since son #1 game shares with someone else.

    So really this is why we should have been buying discs this entire time. Same price, different outcome.
  3. [Farscape] Win User

    Why won't Microsoft allow a game to be moved from 1 account to another?

    because you own a licence to play the game not the actual game, licences cannot be transferred from 1 acount to another, this applies to most platforms.

    this is not just microsofts terms but the devs and publishers too.

    you can have your account on his xbox and make it your home console then he can access the games from his account.
  4. EdragonXX Win User

    Manage Account Region

    You can't change your region!

    Microsoft not allow people move from one country to another. They can't understand that Europe is free and people can easily move from one region to another! Answer is always same: "make new account"!
  5. BeardyDude Win User

    Why can't you just make a simple app that works? Starfield mods broken, can't migrate game installs, can't install on >16TB volume, errors galore.

    1) Not true, and you disprove yourself in your own screenshot - as it says - "in games that do not allow modded content". That's a rule aimed at cheats for multiplayer games, quite rightly. Starfield specifically does "allow" modding, and the forthcoming modders toolbox just reaffirms that it is NOT "forbidden". It in no way excuses the technical failure on Microsoft's part to facilitate such modification to games on their platform.

    2) The specific way Microsoft has chosen to implement the DRM - different to any other publishers platform - is THE PROBLEM, (tm). Not helpful.

    3) That works to move a game from one drive to another on the same system where the games were installed. It does not work to move the game to another system over the LAN, or to retrieve games from a hard drive pulled from another system, or other such circumstances.
  6. brandiesel1 Win User

    Region locked games

    Another reason why I also bought a PS3 and another good move by Microsoft by removing region locked games from the Xbox ONE.
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