Sharing Forza Horizon with family
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I’ve looked online but none of the guides seem to help.
I purchased Forza Horizon 4 std edition for Xbox/win10
I don’t have an Xbox.
I have set up family accounts on 2 of the home computers - Forza is on a third computer.
I can’t seem to “share” my Forza purchase with my son. The only way to do it is to log on with my ID and download it to the pc that way BUT that is no good as it is running my saves etc from my account. Is there a way of “family” sharing at all please?
Thanks in advance
I purchased Forza Horizon 4 std edition for Xbox/win10
I don’t have an Xbox.
I have set up family accounts on 2 of the home computers - Forza is on a third computer.
I can’t seem to “share” my Forza purchase with my son. The only way to do it is to log on with my ID and download it to the pc that way BUT that is no good as it is running my saves etc from my account. Is there a way of “family” sharing at all please?
Thanks in advance
I think you can only game share between two Xbox consoles, not a PC to Xbox, but happy to be corrected.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-gameshare-o...
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/how-to-gamesh...
But then I found this -
Microsoft Store
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The Microsoft Store may be one of the most welcoming when it comes to sharing games with your friends and family. Similar to Steam, it allows you to share with up to five users on up to ten different devices. However, unlike Steam you can play on multiple PCs simultaneously. My kids can both play Minecraft on their own PCs from the copy that I actually didn't purchase but received with an Xbox One Minecraft bundle, which is another side benefit of the Microsoft Store. With Play Anywhere titles, you get the rights to play on both console and PC.
You will need to create a family group for your Microsoft account and each user will need their own Microsoft account, including children. You can manage the members in your family group here.
Once the family group is created you then simply need to login to the PC as the user you want to share the game with and open the Microsoft Store to download the game. Each user will have their own game saves and, as mentioned, can play simultaneously. This approach should also work for other content on the Microsoft Store such as apps, movies, or TV shows.
Another bonus for parents is Microsoft will allow you to set screen time limits, location sharing, content filtering, and even send you a weekly report of your child's activities on their PC.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-gameshare-o...
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/how-to-gamesh...
But then I found this -
Microsoft Store
Advertisement
The Microsoft Store may be one of the most welcoming when it comes to sharing games with your friends and family. Similar to Steam, it allows you to share with up to five users on up to ten different devices. However, unlike Steam you can play on multiple PCs simultaneously. My kids can both play Minecraft on their own PCs from the copy that I actually didn't purchase but received with an Xbox One Minecraft bundle, which is another side benefit of the Microsoft Store. With Play Anywhere titles, you get the rights to play on both console and PC.
You will need to create a family group for your Microsoft account and each user will need their own Microsoft account, including children. You can manage the members in your family group here.
Once the family group is created you then simply need to login to the PC as the user you want to share the game with and open the Microsoft Store to download the game. Each user will have their own game saves and, as mentioned, can play simultaneously. This approach should also work for other content on the Microsoft Store such as apps, movies, or TV shows.
Another bonus for parents is Microsoft will allow you to set screen time limits, location sharing, content filtering, and even send you a weekly report of your child's activities on their PC.
Thanks - this is what I’ve done but on the Microsoft store for my son the game is showing up as a £49.99 purchase.
Some of the online guides suggest logging in as the child and then opening the Microsoft store using the adult credentials. I’ve done that and downloaded the game but the game doesn’t appear when I log in as my son on that machine...
Some of the online guides suggest logging in as the child and then opening the Microsoft store using the adult credentials. I’ve done that and downloaded the game but the game doesn’t appear when I log in as my son on that machine...
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