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Best way to handle multiple Xbox’s in the same house?
Posted on 12/25/23 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 12/25/23 at 8:56 pm
I’ve had my gamertag since 1885 it seems like. My son has taken over my old Xbox one and I’ve upgraded to the X. Without even thinking about it, I downloaded a couple new games to the nex Xbox, but on my old (or his new) gamertag or Xbox account.. now it won’t let me play if he’s on. Either one of us have to sign out if we are both on at the same time
So what should I do? Is starting another Xbox live account the only way to go? I don’t mind having to double dip on Xbox services, but if I can avoid it that would be nice. Any suggestions/help? Am I doing it wrong?
So what should I do? Is starting another Xbox live account the only way to go? I don’t mind having to double dip on Xbox services, but if I can avoid it that would be nice. Any suggestions/help? Am I doing it wrong?
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Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:01 pm to TheRouxGuru
You'll have to set up a new gamertag for your son, the same one can't be active on 2 separate consoles at the same time. At least that's how it was when I upgraded from the 360 to Xbox one.
Posted on 12/25/23 at 9:04 pm to DandA
I’m gonna let him keep my old one because it’s got all his games and saved data on it. Should have mentioned he’s been using it for about a year now.. I was using an older Xbox (which will no longer be used)
This post was edited on 12/25/23 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 12/25/23 at 11:30 pm to TheRouxGuru
Sort of wished that I had addressed this a while ago since my son has taken over my account and has 4k hours into Destiny 2, can't exactly take that away from him.
Posted on 12/26/23 at 2:05 pm to bad93ex
Yeah, just make a new account and game share with him. That way, whatever games you own on one account, you'll own on the other. Save yourself a lot of money.
Posted on 12/26/23 at 5:18 pm to TheRouxGuru
Create a new account for you, as people said.
Use old account (son's) on your new xbox and download all games you own and then create this Xbox your "Home" Xbox. This will allow anyone logged into this Xbox able to play all games without needing your old account logged in.
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/my-home-xbox
Use old account (son's) on your new xbox and download all games you own and then create this Xbox your "Home" Xbox. This will allow anyone logged into this Xbox able to play all games without needing your old account logged in.
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/my-home-xbox
Posted on 12/26/23 at 5:21 pm to TheRouxGuru
LINK
That's a link to the thread from last year directly to my comment. I'll quote it below.
That's a link to the thread from last year directly to my comment. I'll quote it below.
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It's hard to visualize through text, but once you've done it the first time you'll realize how easy this actually is to do. There are YouTube videos out there if you need to see someone do it.
1. You need to log in to their XBox, make that YOUR MAIN ACCOUNT'S "home" XBox, and then sign out.
That's it. Now anyone can play the games you own on that machine while logged into whatever account they want to use. If they own games on their other accounts, they can play those on that XBOX as well.
2. From your Xbox, you simply sign in with your account. Don't make it your home. You can then play any of the games you own on that machine as long as you are signed in, and now you can all play on both machines simultaneously.
3. If your kids own any games on their own accounts you could also make YOUR XBox THEIR home XBox (and then sign then our, like in step one), so you can play those games on the XBox you actually use.
Posted on 12/26/23 at 5:41 pm to imjustafatkid
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That's a link to the thread from last year directly to my comment. I'll quote it below.
I probably said this then, so ill say it again now, you skip at least one step..
Sign into theirs with yours, make it your home
Sign into yours with theirs, make it their home
the worst part of game sharing is if you lose internet, you won't be able to play on either..You also can't change the home box without internet..
Posted on 12/26/23 at 7:07 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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I probably said this then, so ill say it again now, you skip at least one step..
Sign into theirs with yours, make it your home
That's the first step in my quote.
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Sign into yours with theirs, make it their home
I never did this and don't know what it is I'm supposed to be missing, but that could be because my kids don't own any games to share.
This post was edited on 12/26/23 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 12/27/23 at 10:14 am to imjustafatkid
I got it, thank yall for the help 
Posted on 12/28/23 at 7:53 am to GrammarKnotsi
I have the same issue at my house but have a question I didn't see answered. It's not a big deal since I don't play anything online and will probably be playing Baldurs Gate 3 for the next year but can both accounts be online at the same time? Would each account need Xbox live? Also, can I use gamepass games on both Xboxes?
Posted on 12/28/23 at 8:17 am to TIGERSTORM
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can both accounts be online at the same time?
Yes.
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Would each account need Xbox live? Also, can I use gamepass games on both Xboxes?
If the account you are using has Xbox Live and/or Game Pass, then both Xboxes should have access to Xbox Live and/or Game Pass using the method I outlined earlier in this thread.
Your Xbox Live/Game Pass-enabled account can access Xbox Live/Game Pass from any machine you're logged into. Additionally, the "home" console for that account will always be able to access these features. This is why you make the secondary console the "home" console and just log in to the primary console.
Posted on 12/28/23 at 11:57 am to imjustafatkid
Thanks
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