How to share games and Game Pass on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S Xbox \/ MicrosoftWondering how Game sharing works on Xbox? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about how you can grow your collection of Xbox titles without having to spend additional money by sharing games and Game Pass subscriptions between your Xbox Series S\/X, and Xbox One consoles. Game sharing allows players to seamlessly share the libraries of two Xbox devices. Not only does this let you expand your gaming choices, but it\u2019s also incredibly handy if you\u2019re looking for new content to play on a budget. Xbox Game Pass can also be shared via this feature, and you can enjoy the subscription on multiple consoles including Xbox One and Xbox Series X\/S. Here\u2019s exactly how you can share games and Game Pass on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Disclaimer: Make sure that you only share games with someone trustworthy, as account information is quite sensitive. Your details ending up in the wrong hands may cause severe problems. Contents Requirements to share games – How to enable game sharing on Xbox? – How to share Game Pass from Xbox to PC? – Limitations of the feature – Requirements to share games on Xbox To share games on Xbox, all you\u2019ll need to do is ensure you\u2019ve got your console and your friend\u2019s login details to hand, while also making sure you have a valid Xbox Game Pass Subscription. How to enable game sharing on Xbox? You can enable game sharing on any current gen Xbox console including the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Here\u2019s how you can do it: Boot up your console. – Sign in to your Xbox account. – Then, press the Xbox button and head to the left side of the menu. – Press the \u2018Add New\u2018 button on your controller and add your friend\u2019s account. – Enter your friend\u2019s login credentials and press the \u2018A\u2019 button. – Follow the instructions on the screen and set your preferences accordingly. – Now, press the Xbox button and select \u2018Sign in\u2018. In this step, you need to select your friend\u2019s account that you\u2019ve just added. – Press the Xbox button and head to the \u2018Settings\u2018 option. – Select \u2018Personalization\u2018 followed by \u2018My home Xbox\u2018. – Choose the \u2018Make this my home Xbox\u2018 option and press A. – Once you\u2019ve done this, you need to repeat the same steps for your friend\u2019s Xbox. This time, you need to enter your Xbox login credentials and set their console as your home Xbox. – That\u2019s it \u2014 you can now share games between these two Xbox consoles. This should also allow you to share a Game Pass subscription. How to share Game Pass from Xbox to PC? Sharing your Xbox Game Pass account using a PC might be a little tricky since you have to interact with the Xbox app as well as the Microsoft Store. Here\u2019s what you need to do: Log in to the Microsoft Store using the account with an active Xbox Game Pass subscription. – Once this is done, open the Xbox app and sign in with the alternative account you want to share games with. – Head to the Accounts section in Settings and click on Change my Microsoft Store account. Use the account with the Game Pass subscription. – Once this is done, you should be able to share your Game Pass subscription with another account on PC. What are the limitations of game sharing? Game sharing on Xbox allows only two people to share their libraries at once. If you want to add a third person to the list, you need to log your friend\u2019s account out and stop sharing the library with them. You must also remember that the feature allows the sharing of digital copies only and the \u201cHome\u201d Xbox can be changed only five times a year. If you have a physical copy of any game, unfortunately, you can\u2019t share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How to share games and Game Pass on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S Xbox \/ MicrosoftWondering how Game sharing works on Xbox? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about how you can grow your collection of Xbox titles without having to spend additional money by sharing games and Game Pass subscriptions between your Xbox […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}