Can You Play a Downloaded Game on a Different Xbox Profile?

Yes, but with limitations. Digital licenses follow the purchasing account and the home console.

How It Works

Home Console (Primary): Anyone on that console can play the owner's games, earn their own achievements, use their own saves.
Non-Home Console: Only the purchasing account can play; must be online (license check every 24 hrs).

Console	Profile A Home?	Profile B Can Play?	DLC / Online?
Console 1 (A's home)	Yes	Yes — full access, own saves, own achievements	Yes (if B has Gold/GP)
Console 2 (not home)	No	No — "You don't own this"	N/A
Console 2 (A signs in)	No	Yes — but only while A is signed in & online	Yes (A's Gold/GP)

Xbox Family Settings app → Create family group → "Share games" toggles — simplifies home-console management.

Bottom line: Set the console as the purchaser's Home Xbox for seamless sharing.

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