Game gifting on Xbox One now available to select Insiders
Being able to buy friends a game as a gift directly from the store is something fans have wanted for years, and Microsoft actually promised back in July that the feature was coming soon.
It now appears that select Insider Program members are beginning to see an option to Buy as Gift on game pages on the store, whether through Windows or Xbox One. You’re able to either send it to someone on your friends list directly, or type an email address and have it sent that way.
Microsoft has not yet made an official announcement about the addition, but Windows Central is reporting that it’s available now to those with access to firmware 1710, a preview build of an upcoming Xbox One update.
The site actually tested it and confirmed that the recipient will receive an email notification of the gift regardless of how it was sent (directly or via email). Interestingly, the email includes a 25-digit Xbox code that can be redeemed the same way you would any other game code bought outside of the store.
This could mean that the key can be used by someone other the recipient themselves, which indicates it’s not a closed gift system like – say – Steam’s own version. It’s also not clear what limitations, if any, are in effect.
Someone could theoretically hoard keys for a specific game while it’s on sale by gifting it to multiple fake email addresses, with the intention of selling the codes later for profit.
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Source: https://www.vg247.com/2017/10/02/game-gifting-on-xbox-one-now-available-to-select-insiders/
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DecyPosted:
lockon Great to see this happening. Hopefully it becomes available to public in the future.
It will be that's the whole point of it being in beta.
SilkyPosted:
Something I've always wanted to see and it's good it's now becoming a real thing, it's a shame I'm not an insider though.
RepBanditPosted:
Ay, looks like they are catching up with steam with the game gifting. I feel this will be better than gamesharing imo. Its always nice to give a game
AnhurPosted:
eh, ill still freeload off my friends, Could be good for youtubers/streamers to get games gifted to them.
FamousPosted:
Yoke They should just release this to the public so we dont have to gameshare anymore!
Game-sharing is needed. With gifting games I'm pretty sure both parties still need to buy the game unlike with game sharing you guys can go half on the game.
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