Xbox Play Anywhere Games: 1 Xbox One “Home” console, 1 designated Windows 10 PC, and unlimited Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One Consoles when signed in (and not concurrently signed in on the Home console or designated PC) Not applicable: Not applicable. Play Xbox One Games On PC: Since the past few years Xbox has been improving and improvising on their gaming content so that the community which the console holds has great and innovative experience for the games they play. The top competitor for Xbox is Playstation from Sony. These two companies always have a clash. Jan 7, 2014 - When you configure a console as your home Xbox, any user that signs in to that Xbox One can play any of your downloaded games without.
PSA: For those who are new to Xbox, here’s how to game-share.
First of all, welcome! Here’s a few simple steps to game-sharing with a friend/family member.
Sign into your account on your friend’s Xbox.
In the settings (under Personalization) set your friend’s Xbox as your “Home Xbox”
Sign into your friend’s account on your Xbox.
In the settings (under Personalization) set your Xbox as his “Home Xbox”
Enjoy!
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Edit: If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.
Edit 2: I should have mentioned, you CANNOT game-share discs, this only applies to digital games and Xbox Live Gold.
Edit 3: You are unable to game-share Gamepass. You ARE able to game-share DLC.
Edit 4: According to u/FreaksterDave you ARE able to game-share Gamepass. I personally have not tried it but you’re suppose to go to “memberships” click “Gamepass” and install the games.
Edit 5: Thank you u/TheBeardedMann for this information:
You can change which console is your home Xbox up to five times during one-year period. This period works on a rolling basis, starting the moment you change your home Xbox for the first time. If you reach your limit of home console changes for the year, you’ll get a message letting you know the next available date you can change it.
Edit 6: Thank you u/lockload for mentioning that when are offline, you can only play games from your friend/family member’s library of games since that’s their “home Xbox”
Edit 7: Both people game-sharing can play at the same time and the same game.
Just a reminder that Xbox Game pass can be shared.
With the recent explosion of news in regards to Xbox game pass having the next batch of Microsoft games on release day. (Such as the next Gears, Forza and Halo) I think it bares reminding and mentioning that Xbox game pass can indeed be shared across multiple consoles with friends and family, just like all your other games and EA access.
If you're unfamiliar with Game sharing, its a system in place where multiple Xbox's can access content simulataniously. An example with 2 profiles and 2 xboxs.
(Note this only works this way with 2 xboxs, any more than that and it becomes more complex. Also the game can never be accessed on more than 2 systems at once.)
Profile A owns Xbox A
Profile B owns Xbox B:
Profile A signs in on Xbox B, goes to settings and makes Xbox B his home Xbox.
Profile A buys game pass.
The Xbox Game Pass games can now be downloaded and accessed by absolutely any profile on Xbox B.
Profile A then logs back into his own console (Xbox A) and can also simulataniously access and play any game on game pass.
(Note Profile A must be signed into Xbox live on Xbox A in order to access the content on Xbox A. Another profile can access and play the content on Xbox A, but only as long as Profile A is signed into xbox live on that system. You do not require multiple controllers to have multiple profiles signed in on Xbox one.)
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The owner of Xbox B can then also do the opposite and make Xbox A their home system if they desire to have 2 way sharing. Allowing Profile A to access content that the owner of Xbox B has purchased.
Please only share with friends or family who can be trusted. You should never share any log in information with anyone whome you don't know or trust. Also you can set a password on the other system to prevent log ins.
Edit: A user has also just informed me below that once you have set the other owners Xbox as your home, you can even go and delete your profile off their Xbox for total safety. This will not change the home Xbox status of that system.
Thanks @RazarusMaximus for the info.
Edit 2: I must stress that I am not encouraging people to share account info with anyone they do not know and trust. (Like a parent or sibling)
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The safest way to go about it if you are going to game share is to physically go to the secondary Xbox yourself. Sign in privately, set the home system and then delete your profile off that system. Please be vigelant and cauciois with your profile and personal details. If you cannot gurantee your accounts safety, DO NOT GAME SHARE.