Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Multiple Controllers, and Local Multiplayer

Unfortunately, your suggestions don't suffice. I've now repeatedly tried it with two Xbox Wireless controllers connected via bluetooth to a PC. Everything works fine with those controllers on Steam games, including local coop with two controllers. But I have not been able to get two controllers to work on any game I tried via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. All of the local multiplayer games I tried recognized both connected controllers as one. Extremely frustrating.

Thank you Reactor leak. Do you have any idea about difference between xbox live local multiplayer and xbox local multiplayer and xbox live local co-op. Does it require xbox live gold pass to play as local multiplayer (using 2 controllers)

Hello Eyal Y, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

Yes, it is possible to play a game on Xbox Game Pass with two controllers, even if only one of the controllers has an active Xbox Game Pass subscription. The Xbox Game Pass subscription is associated with the Microsoft account that purchased it, so as long as the account that has the Game Pass subscription is active on the console, you can access and play the games available in Game Pass with any profile of gamer on that console, even with multiple controllers.

This means you can play Xbox Game Pass games in local multiplayer or co-op on the same console, using two controllers, even if only one of the profiles has an active Game Pass subscription. The profile without Game Pass will be able to access and play the game as long as the profile with Game Pass is active on the console.

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I have game pass and none of the local multiplayer games that require more than one controller seem to work on cloud gaming.

Thank you for contact us! I'm Anderson, an Independent Consultant and a Microsoft user like you.

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To play local co-op games with two controllers on Xbox Game Pass for PC, you need to make sure that the game you are playing supports local multiplayer. Not all games on Xbox Game Pass have local multiplayer, so be sure to check the game's description or online manual to see if it supports it.

Once you have confirmed that the game supports local multiplayer, you need to connect both controllers to your PC. If you are using Xbox Wireless Controllers, you can connect them to your PC wirelessly using the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows or Bluetooth. If you are using other types of controllers, you may need to connect them using a wired or wireless USB adapter.

After both controllers are connected, launch the game and navigate to the multiplayer or co-op mode. Select the option to play with two players and the game should automatically detect the controllers and assign them to the appropriate players. If the game does not automatically detect the controllers, you may need to go into the game's settings or options menu and manually assign the controllers to each player.