How to share downloaded content on xbox 360

If you have switched consoles since making the purchase, then you'll need to do a license transfer to move the console licenses from your previous console to the new one so the game can be shared. Don't forget though that doing the Licence Transfer as stated above that will transfer ALL game licences tied to that account. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

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Power up your Xbox and sign into XBox Live. If your Xbox does not automatically sign into Xbox Live, you can use our game controller arrow buttons to arrow over to the center block. Hitting "A" selects that box and will sign you into XBox Live. Arrow up until you see the "Home" category highlighted. Then arrow to the right until "Games" is highlighted. Arrow down twice to highlight "Games Marketplace" and hit A.

This will open the Games Marketplace and the main dashboard for accessing game content on Xbox Live. The dashboard will direct you to new games, demos, add-ons, and games that are popular right now. You can arrow through the different categories until you find a game or demo you want to download.

If you know what content you want to download, hit "Y" to enter the search feature. By navigating back and forth through the alphabet and selecting letters with "A" , you can search for the game you're looking for. Topic Archived. Sign Up for free or Log In if you already have an account to be able to post messages, change how messages are displayed, and view media in posts. Boards Xbox What is game sharing on ? What is considered to be game sharing? Now with the recent bannings, I've read that they actually ban for game sharing and it seems to be as simple as to download your profile to two s and download a game to both of them.

But in order to play on the second console, you have to be online and logged in to your profile anyway. I use three s. One mainly, and the other two rarely, but I have a few games downloaded to each of them. But on those other two, only I can play them since I need to be online and logged in. Is this suddenly not allowed? Is this game sharing or what?

SunDevil77 8 years ago 2. The bannings are for creating an account that's in a region that you don't actually live in and downloading games that weren't meant to be free. My teeth are swords, my claws are spears, my wings are a hurricane! Yes, I know that, but there have been previous bans for game sharing too. Is my example game sharing? On the console that has the license for the games, any profile signed in or not can play the downloaded games.

On another console that does not have the license for the games, only the gamertag that bought them can play them as long as you are connected to live.