XBOX One, how can my children play different games at the same time on different consoles...

Hi PG0101,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Xbox Community. I understand that you want to share your Game Pass to your two children. It's possible to sign in on multiple consoles at the same time. But when it comes to playing games, the rule is one at a time.

If you have a game going on one console and you launch a game on a different console—whether it's a different game or the same game—you'll need to quit the game on the first console before you can play on the second.

You can be playing on one console when others are playing your games on another console. Note, however, that only one console at a time can be your designated home Xbox.

If you wish to play games on both of your Xbox at the same time, you will have to subscribe to at least two Game Pass, one for each console.

Here's everything you need to know about how Xbox game sharing works:

https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/...

Regards,

Alvaro

Hi there,

as far as I'm aware it should be possible to play the same game at the same time on different devices via your own accounts, assuming there is no weirdness in the local network that may cause issues

Thanks for this detailed guidance.

I have done as you suggested and i think the issue of sharing my Xbox Live/Ultimate Pass may be resolved

BUT

It still won't let us play on two different Xbox's at the same time when one Xbox is logged in under my main account, and the other is logged as the other user profile (under same main account). It tells me I can only play one game at a time?! I always use to be able to play same or different games on two different consoles at same time using linked account/profiles on each console.

If you are trying to do it on the same profile, then that is not possible. Profiles on Xbox One & Series X|S can only play games on one console at a time.

If you are trying to let someone else play your Game Pass games on a different console at the same time as you, then you need to make the console that you want to share the games on the Home Xbox using the account that has Game Pass, then anyone with a different profile can play those games at the same time as you.

Bear in mind the Home Xbox setting is only meant to be used in the same household, as using it with someone else not in your household can result in a suspension or ban.

Hello, you will have to download it off the disk on both consoles, then you can play it on one console at a time as you only have one disk. So if you want the two children to play together but on different consoles you will have to buy 2 disks.