{"id":264572,"date":"2024-11-15T11:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T11:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/how-to-buy-a-digital-game-as-a-gift-this-holiday\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:29","slug":"how-to-buy-a-digital-game-as-a-gift-this-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/how-to-buy-a-digital-game-as-a-gift-this-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy a Digital Game as a Gift This Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you want to give a game to a friend or family member this holiday season, gifting a digital game is a great and convenient option. With the\u00a0Microsoft Store\u00a0on Xbox, Microsoft Store on Windows, the Xbox App on PC, or the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/b\/xbox?icid=MSCOM_QL_Xbox\">Microsoft Store online<\/a>\u00a0experience, it\u2019s never been easier to send someone a near-instantaneous gift on Xbox or PC.<\/p>\n<p>To see how easy it is to gift a game on console, you can watch our tutorial video below, or read on for a step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Gifting Digital Games on Your Xbox Console\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CsUVBn0JK88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gifting Through Console<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To send a digital game as a gift on your console just go to the Microsoft Store, find the game you\u2019d like to gift, locate the gift wrap icon, and click on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1341\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/1-6afd69c40b7de0e42390.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Game Gifting - Console Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-205636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/1-6afd69c40b7de0e42390.jpg 1341w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/1-6afd69c40b7de0e42390-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/1-6afd69c40b7de0e42390-1024x573.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>This will open the \u201cBuy as gift\u201d options, where you can either choose someone from your friends list or type in an email. Note: Make sure the person receiving the gift is in the same country as you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2-2f10dabd12ec0ee43497.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Game Gifting - Console Image 2\" class=\"wp-image-205637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2-2f10dabd12ec0ee43497.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2-2f10dabd12ec0ee43497-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2-2f10dabd12ec0ee43497-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2-2f10dabd12ec0ee43497-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>From here, just choose your payment option and buy as a gift.<\/li>\n<li>Your friend will receive a message both on their Xbox console and the email associated with their Xbox account. From there they only need to click on \u201cRedeem code\u201d and they are ready to play!<\/li>\n<li>You can also send add-ons and subscriptions as gifts, such as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gifting Through the Xbox App on PC<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1433\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/3-5fed855c1a7eaa337096.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Game Gifting - Xbox PC App\" class=\"wp-image-205638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/3-5fed855c1a7eaa337096.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/3-5fed855c1a7eaa337096-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/3-5fed855c1a7eaa337096-1024x390.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1433px) 100vw, 1433px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This is the same process as buying a gift on console \u2013 simply search for the game you want to send, then hit the \u201c\u2026\u201d button and pick \u201cBuy as Gift\u201d in the dropdown menu. You can choose to send this to an Xbox friend, or send to an email address.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gifting Through Web Browser<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1631\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/4-9d7eb84e7141b9fceb4f.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Game Gifting - Web Browser\" class=\"wp-image-205639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/4-9d7eb84e7141b9fceb4f.jpg 1631w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/4-9d7eb84e7141b9fceb4f-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/4-9d7eb84e7141b9fceb4f-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/4-9d7eb84e7141b9fceb4f-1536x511.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1631px) 100vw, 1631px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>On the web your experience will be quite similar, though you will only have the email option. Visit the Microsoft Store Online, find the game, add-on, or subscription you wish to send as a gift and click on \u201cBuy as a Gift,\u201d in the \u201c\u2026\u201d dropdown menu beside the buy button, be it on your desktop or mobile device. After you log in to your Microsoft Account, choose your payment method, and you are ready to go.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gifting Through the Microsoft Store on Windows<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1411\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/5-d4c3e727f4de1da6d5a7.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Game Gifting - Microsoft Store on Windows\" class=\"wp-image-205640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/5-d4c3e727f4de1da6d5a7.jpg 1411w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/5-d4c3e727f4de1da6d5a7-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xxboxnews.blob.core.windows.net\/prod\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/5-d4c3e727f4de1da6d5a7-1024x399.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1411px) 100vw, 1411px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>On the Microsoft Store on Windows experience, you will only have the email option. Visit the Microsoft Store on Windows, find the game, add-on, or subscription you wish to send as a gift and click on \u201cBuy as a Gift\u201d, icon \u00a0below the buy button. After you log in to your Microsoft Account, choose your payment method, and you are ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>For all the details on gifting digital games, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-US\/help\/subscriptions-billing\/buy-games-apps\/gifting-digital-xbox-game-help\">visit our support page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article has been updated for 2024. The original version of the article was written by Daniel Martins.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/11\/15\/how-to-buy-a-digital-game-as-a-gift-this-holiday\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] If you want to give a game to a friend or family member this holiday season, gifting a digital game is a great and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":264573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}