You are able to set your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X as your primary console. If you are interested in doing so, then you can check out this step-by-step guide at Seeking Tech.
What are the benefits for setting your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X as the primary console
By setting your Series S or Series X console as the primary console, you will get the following benefits:
- Take advantage of the Xbox Live Gold subscription benefits (including online multiplayer) with another account
- Play digital games and LDC downloaded from the Microsoft Store with another account
- Play games downloaded through Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions with another account.
- The primary console setting is extremely useful if you have multiple people using the same Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console.
You can also use this method to share digital games between two different Xbox Series consoles.
How to set your Xbox Series S or X as the primary console
In order to set your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console as primary, you need to take the following steps:
1. Power on your game console.
2. Press the Xbox button, which should be lit up, of the controller to access the Guide menu.
3. Inside of the Guide menu, press the RB button several times until you get to the “Profile & system” tab.
4. From the “Profile & system” tab, go to Settings.
5. After getting inside Settings, first select General from the options available in the left column.
6. On the right side in the same screen, select Personalization.
7. In the “General – Personalization” menu, select the “My home Xbox” option.
8. In the “General – My home Xbox” menu, make sure that the box next to the “Make this my home Xbox” is checked.
9. If it isn’t checked, select “Make this my home Xbox.”
10. In the pop-up menu, select the “MAKE THIS MY HOME XBOX” option.
Keep in mind that you can only have one Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X as the primary console. If you have previously set another Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X as the primary one then that console will automatically change to a secondary one.
How to set your Xbox Series S or X as the secondary console
You can also set your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X as the secondary console. With this setting, you will need to sign into your account in order to access the Xbox Live Gold benefits in addition to being able to play the games and DLC you digitally downloaded.
In order to set your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X as the secondary console, you need to do the following:
1. Turn on your game system.
2. Press the Xbox button on your controller.
3. Press the RB buttons on the controller a few times to navigate over to the “Profile & system” tab.
4. With the “Profile & system” tab opened, select Settings.
5. Once you are in the Settings menu, you first need to select General.
6. Afterwards, you need to select Personalization.
7. Upon getting to the “General – Personalization” menu, you need to select “My home Xbox.”
8. Inside the “General – My home Xbox” menu, you should see whether or not the box next to “Make this my home Xbox” is checked.
9. If it is checked, select “Make this my home Xbox.”
10. In the pop-up menu, select “REMOVE THIS AS MY HOME XBOX.”