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Setting up my brothers Xbox using my own Xbox live account

  • 03-02-2018 12:56AM
    #1
    quinnd6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭


    I was wondering if I used my own Xbox live account to setup and download patches and updates would it cause him any issues in the future or would it be ok?
    My brother doesn't have an Xbox live account yet and setting one up is proving to be a pain. So I was thinking download my own profile and download updates and patches and delete it and he could set up his own Xbox account later. Would that cause any problems for him or would that be ok?


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  • #2
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,313 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    quinnd6 wrote: »
    I was wondering if I used my own Xbox live account to setup and download patches and updates would it cause him any issues in the future or would it be ok?
    My brother doesn't have an Xbox live account yet and setting one up is proving to be a pain. So I was thinking download my own profile and download updates and patches and delete it and he could set up his own Xbox account later. Would that cause any problems for him or would that be ok?

    There's a thing called game sharing, which is designed for sharing games/Xbox Live between family members. Here's Microsoft's own set up page for it.


  • #3
    quinnd6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭quinnd6


    Not really interested in setting up game sharing yet just want to download some updates for him. So if I sign in to my account his Xbox 360 will become my home Xbox 360. That's a balls I don't want that to happen as it's his.
    I won't do that so.
    He'll just have to set it up himself so then.


  • #4
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,313 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    quinnd6 wrote: »
    Not really interested in setting up game sharing yet just want to download some updates for him. So if I sign in to my account his Xbox 360 will become my home Xbox 360. That's a balls I don't want that to happen as it's his.
    I won't do that so.
    He'll just have to set it up himself so then.

    Ah, if it's 360, then the Game Sharing thing doesn't apply anyway. He's better off setting it up himself then.


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