Xbox One users can share Gold privileges via 'Home Gold'

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Microsoft has detailed a new Xbox Live Gold privilege-sharing feature for Xbox One.

Called 'Home Gold', it lets an Xbox Live Gold account holder share their Gold status with multiple other Live accounts on a single Xbox One.

This includes access to multiplayer gaming, Game DVR, SmartMatch and entertainment apps including Skype and Internet Explorer.

The system will allow you to designate your 'Home' Xbox One with universal Gold privileges, allowing any Xbox Live account accessed through that console to benefit from your Gold status even if you're logged out.

Logging your account into a different Xbox One - such as at a friend's house - will enable all users on that console Gold access too, but only for as long as you're logged into that console.

This system is designed to abolish the need to share Live accounts, so every user in a household can have their own Xbox Live account without having to worry about paying for another $60 Xbox Live Gold subscription.

Microsoft has also confirmed that the same rules will apply to your digital games content - all users will have access to your digital games collection on your home console even if you're logged off, but other Xbox One consoles will require you to be logged in for access to your digital games.

Any content downloaded to other consoles while you're online will be deactivated once you log off, and further use will require a full purchase by a local Live account.

Microsoft originally planned to allow Xbox Live accounts to share their full games library via a 'Family Sharing' feature, but the feature was scrapped along with the console's always-online DRM policy that would have made game sharing possible.

Xbox One will be available in 21 markets this November. The Xbox One price has been set at £425 / €499 / $499.

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slapshot101Posted:

This is a really nice feature, It would be a really cool edition if they made it were you could purchase Gold for a console and you could make up to ten accounts and they would all have gold on them. It would be like the family pack but better.

DiniPosted:

Wow sounds like a pretty cool feature

FidPosted:

Mortar This is really something. Microsoft continue to amaze me with what they're allowing on the Xbox One. With this it will allow players to create another account to start fresh on a game (Primarily Call of Duty) without having to lose their main profile stats.


Yes I can't wait for that because I always create new accounts..

1017GloGangPosted:

This is truly an amazing feature, glad you posted!

MortarPosted:

This is really something. Microsoft continue to amaze me with what they're allowing on the Xbox One. With this it will allow players to create another account to start fresh on a game (Primarily Call of Duty) without having to lose their main profile stats.

_BalePosted:

Suck
Pinballs That's sick :) im starting to see why its going to cost around 400-500 :/


Well I'm not, it's still way too dear


I agree, the headset looks like it costs a fiver, and the console itself definitely isn't worth the money.

_BalePosted:

Pinballs That's sick :) im starting to see why its going to cost around 400-500 :/


Yeah, But it should still be cheaper, It's just that you have to get it with kinect.

_BalePosted:

This is a really cool feature, Still not sure whether Its worth buying over the ps4 though.

LWRPosted:

Boar Microsoft are really bringing their A game now.


Glad they are as well! Better and better every day!

BoarPosted:

Microsoft are really bringing their A game now.


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