nadir Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I've got a couple games that support online multiplayer. However, if I try to select that option they both say that it's disabled in the system and I need to turn it on. If I go into the system settings, multiplayer is listed as enabled and available... Thoughts on what else might cause this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I believe there are multiple privacy settings you have to adjust in order to be able to play online. It's a little convoluted and more than just setting a single switch to "on". I don't recall exactly where these options are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smith Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 You do have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription, yes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Leonard Smith said: You do have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription, yes? No? I don't know what that is. I'll go look it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I guess that answers it then. Xbox Live Gold is a paid service and is required to play online in the Xbox ecosystem. Game Pass Ultimate also includes the Gold service. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 10:06 AM, nadir said: Thoughts on what else might cause this? You have to subscribe to Xbox Live (costs money) to play online. I think some free-to-play games like Fortnite might sidestep this requirement. They also give you a few games for free each month which you can play so long as you keep up your subscription. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/gold#gameswithgold Xbox Live cards go on sale a lot if you want to save a few bucks. https://www.techradar.com/news/xbox-live-gold-deals Also consider Game Pass, which includes Xbox Live but lets you download a lot of different games, including new releases, and stream games too. It's worth the money if you like to try a lot of new things each month. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 Thank you! I really don't have any interest in playing more than the handful of games I already have. I really only got the system for the new MS Flight Simulator and $10/mo is way too much just to play multiplayer. I guess I'll just stick to single player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 12:33 PM, nadir said: Thank you! I really don't have any interest in playing more than the handful of games I already have. I really only got the system for the new MS Flight Simulator and $10/mo is way too much just to play multiplayer. I guess I'll just stick to single player! You used to be able to find annual passes around $50 now and again. I haven't checked in awhile if they still come available though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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