The problem with PC Game Pass is the Xbox app. I’ve used PC Game Pass since it launched, and I can tell you that the name isn’t - and never was - the problem. It’s enough of an issue, at least, that Microsoft decided to make a trailer about it for The Game Awards. I’ve had a few friends this year get into PC gaming, totally unaware that they could access hundreds of games for a few bucks each month. Although Microsoft offers PC Game Pass alone, most people are getting it through a Game Pass Ultimate subscription (which includes the console and PC versions, as well as Xbox Live). You can get a month of Xbox Game Pass for $1 right now Your Xbox Live Gold subscription will turn into Xbox Game Pass Core this September Hopefully this is no longer the case.Ubisoft has every right to delete your games - even if it shouldn’t In the past, the Microsoft store's encryption would block other Windows accounts from accessing files downloaded from the store, and sometimes from even re-downloading a game on a separate account to the same drive, but that user might be able to download the game to a secondary drive. If I get a chance today, I'll try to test your original scenario. When a family member wants to play a game, they login to this Windows account, and login to Game Pass with thier own gamertag, and then their save files will synch and save to thier own gamertag. In that account, you install all your Game Pass games. You just need to login and install any game with the Game Pass account holder's account.įor example, maybe your family creates a Gaming Account on Windows. I've had issues using Game Pass games across different Windows accounts in the same PC, but it's possible Microsoft has fixed it.Īlternately, you can very much play Game Pass games with any Gamertag you like from the same PC. If you are referring to using Game Pass on the same PC, but each family member uses thier own Windows account on that specific PC (as in, you each have your own desktop etc), that might be a bit more trouble.