XBOX One Questions!

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Looks like i'm having to get my 9yr old an XBOX One for his birthday in a few weeks as all his mates got them for Christmas. Bad planning on my part

Anyway, a couple of questions come to mind

1) Do digitally bought games stay on the XBOX? i've read people saying it's the console rather than the gamertag but seen mixed comments on the web. Some say if the XBOX is set as the 'Home' one, any previously downloaded games are usable by another account. Hard facts please!

2) Is it worth the extra for the Kinect? he never used his old one on the 360
 
I only use my kinect to unsnap party so its not worth the extra for me, digital games stay on console and cloud but if you sign into another console with your gamer tag im sure you can play games thats are downloaded to your home console
 
i'm thinking of buying a 2nd hand console with 3 or 4 digital games already installed - i just wondered once he logged in with his Live account, whether he could still play them?

i.e. bought/redeemed with another GT
 
Mmm not to sure, id imaging you could as long as you dont restore factory settings
 
When I bought my xbox one , 2nd hand the guy had forgot to delete his profile, it had forza on it, thought I was going to lose the game after I had deleted his profile but I deleted and then I downloaded my profile and clicked on forza and it worked, I think it was a xbox one forza pack with digital download included so not sure if that made a difference, @oneman , xbox ones can be bought with out a kinect now,
 
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When I bought my xbox one , 2nd hand the guy had forgot to delete his profile, it had forza on it, thought I was going to lose the game after I had deleted his profile but I deleted and then I downloaded my profile and clicked on forza and it worked, I think it was a xbox one forza pack with digital download included so not sure if that made a difference, @oneman , xbox ones can be bought with out a kinect now,

I am guessing that it is going to vary by game. The link I pointed to had this,

  • Even though you can leave a game installed on another person’s console, they will not be able to play it unless they also own the game. Instead, they’ll be prompted to insert the disc or purchase a digital copy.

However this site states something slightly different implying that anybody can use the game, Xbox Live Usage Rules

  • Who can use my game?
Anyone can use your game on your Home console under your device license. When you log onto any other console with your Xbox Live account, you may use all games to which you have a user license.​


I believe when you download digital content then you have the option of selecting that anybody who has access to the console can play the game installed on that console with their ID.

 
Cheers guys - I think lol

Need to find the best deal now!


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they will stick to the account obviously so when you buy a new xbox you can recover all paid apps and games for free but they will also stick to the xbox you made a home xbox until you remove home xbox
 
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