This article describes how to send games as gifts over Xbox Network on an Xbox One.

What to Know

  • Go to the Microsoft Store on your console and find a game, select ​Buy as gift, choose the recipient, then proceed with the purchase.If you want to send a game to someone you aren’t friends with on Xbox Network, you’ll need their email address.As soon as your friend claims the gift, you lose the ability to request a refund on the purchase.

How to Give Games Over Xbox Network

To send a gift game to someone on your Xbox Network friends list:

  • Navigate to the Store tab on your Xbox One console.
  • Locate a game that you would like to give as a gift and open its store listing.
  • Select the Buy as gift option, indicated by a gift icon.
  • Select Choose from your list of Xbox friends.
  • Select the Gamertag of the person you want to send the game to.
  • Enter a preferred sender name and a message.
  • Choose your payment method.
  • Select Buy as a gift to complete the transaction.

How to Gift Xbox Games to People You’re Not Friends With

If you aren’t friends with someone on Xbox Network, but you want to send them a game, you need to know their email address:

Navigate to the Store tab on your Xbox One console.

Locate a game that you would like to give as a gift and open its store listing.

Select the Buy as gift option, indicated by a gift icon.

Select Choose from your list of Xbox friends.

Select the Gamertag of the person you want to send the game to.

Enter a preferred sender name and a message.

Choose your payment method.

Select Buy as a gift to complete the transaction.

As soon as your friend claims the gift, you lose the ability to request a refund on the purchase.

  • Go to the Store tab on your Xbox One console.
  • Locate a game that you would like to give as a gift and open its store listing.
  • Select the Buy as gift option.
  • Enter the email address of the person to whom you would like to send the gift.​ Make sure that you enter the correct address, as you can’t verify it later.
  • Choose your payment method.
  • Select Buy as a gift to complete the transaction.

Go to the Store tab on your Xbox One console.

Select the Buy as gift option.

Enter the email address of the person to whom you would like to send the gift.​ Make sure that you enter the correct address, as you can’t verify it later.

After you complete the transaction, a 25 digit code is sent to the email address you specified in step 4. After this code is redeemed, you can no longer request a refund.

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