Xbox Game Pass Offline– Many players are curious to know whether they can play Game Pass Games Offline on their PC or Xbox console or not. Yes, Xbox allows you to play some games offline if you are facing some network connection issues in your area.
In this article, I will tell you how you can play Game Pass Games Offline on your PC or Xbox console.
Xbox Game Pass
Xbox is one of the best gaming platforms where you can play some famous titles. Xbox introduced Game Pass which is a subscription-based service that allows users to play a huge collection of games.
With the Game Pass service, you can enjoy playing hundreds of famous games on your Xbox console and PC as well. You can easily download many titles on your PC via Microsoft’s PC Game Pass service.
However, you will have to subscribe to the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass services first in order to enjoy the titles for Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, and PC. The number of games will depend upon your subscription and you can also play some of them offline.
Can We Play Xbox PC Game Pass Offline?
Yes, if you are going to any region with no online coverage, you can play some games offline on your PC and Xbox consoles. However, you’ll need to prepare your Windows 10 or 11 device to play offline games from the Microsoft store.
Most of the games in the Microsoft Store are able to run their services even without any network connection. You can run many games offline but you will have to become online after every 30 days. In order to play games without any internet connection, you have to just verify your Game pass is still active after every 30 days.
Now, I am going to show you how you can play games with Xbox Game Pass in offline mode.
How to Play PC Game Pass Games Offline?
In order to play games offline on your Windows device, you will have to enable the permission first. Follow the below steps to allow the permissions to run games offline.
- First and foremost, Launch the Microsft Store on your Windows 10 or 11 device.
- Now click on your User Profile icon in the top-right corner.
- Select “App Settings” from the drop-down menu.
- Turn on the “Offline permissions” to make your PC run games and apps even if you are offline.
- Now a pop-up will appear, Close the tab and you can run games offline.
Note: You can change these settings twice a year and you will have to go online after every 30 days to verify your PC Games Pass is still active.
How to Play Xbox Game Pass Offline.
Make sure you have enough internal storage on your Xbox Series X or S console. Because the system will download the games in order to run them offline.
- Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the options.
- Select Profile & system > Settings > General > Personalization, and then choose My home Xbox.
- Now select the option saying “Make this my home Xbox”.
- Once you make your console a Home Xbox, it will start running offline games even without any internet connection.
Make sure to go online after every 30 days to verify your Xbox Game Pass is still active. You can use this option only 5 times per account.
So this is all about how to play Xbox Game Pass Offline and PC Game Pass Games Offline. I hope now you will be able to run many games on your Xbox console and PC in offline mode.
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FAQs
Can I Play All PC Game Pass Games Offline?
Yes, you can play many games offline from PC Game Pass, but you can’t run Multiplayer and online campaign games offline. You should check the game details first in order to play them offline.
How much time I can play Game Pass games offline on PC?
You can play many games from Xbox Game pass on your PC but for no more than 30 days. Your PC must reconnect to the internet to verify the Xbox Game Pass services are still active.