Xbox Game Pass Family Sharing and Home Xbox Explained
Xbox Game Pass family sharing as a dedicated feature doesn't exist, but Microsoft does offer the Home Xbox (or Home Console) feature, which covers 80% of family use cases. You can designate any account as the "home" account on a console, and all other profiles on that same console get access to the owner's Game Pass Ultimate subscription and purchased games. Meanwhile the owner can keep playing Game Pass on a second console. As of May 2026 this setup still works and doesn't violate Microsoft's rules.
How Home Xbox Works
Home Console is a binding between your Microsoft account and a specific physical console. On that console, every local profile (up to 16) automatically gets access to:
- games from the Game Pass subscription tied to your account;
- digital titles in your purchased library;
- EA Play and Game Pass Ultimate;
- cloud saves (only for their own profiles).
Meanwhile the account owner can sign in on a second console and play Game Pass there — but only personally, without sharing it with that console's local profiles.
Step-by-Step Home Xbox Setup
- On the target console (e.g., at your brother's place or for a second owner), sign in with your Microsoft account that has active Game Pass Ultimate.
- Open Settings → General → Personalization → My home Xbox.
- Click Make this my home Xbox and confirm.
- Create local profiles for each family member on that console — they'll all have Game Pass access.
- On your primary console just sign in normally and play in parallel.
You can change Home Xbox up to 5 times per year — Microsoft built in an anti-abuse limit.
What Family Members Get on Home Xbox
| Capability | Available to Family on Home Xbox |
|---|---|
| Games from Game Pass | Yes |
| Owner's purchased digital titles | Yes |
| EA Play | Yes |
| Cloud Gaming (xCloud) | No (owner only) |
| Achievements on their own profile | Yes |
| Cloud saves on their own profile | Yes |
| Buy new games via owner's wallet | No (only via their own account) |
Each family member levels up their own profile, achievements, and Gamerscore — only the subscription library and purchased games are shared.
Real Savings — A Practical Example
A household with two gamers (parent + child), each playing 10-15 hours per week.
Without Home Xbox:
- 2 Game Pass Ultimate Turkey subscriptions × $8/month × 12 = $192 per year.
- Each buys games separately, libraries don't overlap.
With Home Xbox:
- 1 Game Pass Ultimate Turkey subscription × $8/month × 12 = $96 per year.
- Shared library on the primary console + subscription for the second user on their own console.
- Savings: $96 per year.
With two users, the setup saves exactly half. With three (e.g., another profile on the same console), it saves two-thirds.
What Home Xbox Doesn't Cover
- One account on two consoles in the same game simultaneously — Microsoft blocks parallel launches.
- Family Group for Game Pass subscriptions — Microsoft announced "Game Pass Friends & Family" in 2023 but ended the beta in 2025. As of May 2026 the feature doesn't exist.
- Family Group plans work for parental controls and shared purchases but do not split Game Pass between multiple owners.
Where to Buy a Family Subscription
Marix supplies digital Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Turkey codes in 1, 3, and 12-month denominations — one subscription covers the Home Xbox setup and gives Game Pass access to the entire family on one console plus the owner on a second. Pay in RUB via SBP, receive the code by email in minutes.