Xbox: How to fix The person who bought this needs to sign in error

With gaming evolving toward a more digital-focused future, everything must work smoothly for you to have the best possible gaming experience. However, you will surely encounter a problem from time to time. When you try to launch Halo Infinite on Xbox, for example, you can get a message that states, "The person who bought this needs to sign in." Here's how to get around it if you're getting this error.

How to fix “The person who bought this needs to sign in”

When you try to launch a game on your Xbox and get the message "The person who bought this needs to sign in," it means you're probably trying to play it on an Xbox with the game loaded but no profile signed in or no internet access. This is most prevalent when you game share with a friend or family member's Xbox system and your Home Xbox is set to a different console.

You will be unable to access your games without an internet connection if you are playing on an Xbox that is not connected to your home console. You can play their games at any time, even offline, if another account has that console set as an account. What about when you actually want to play your games? First and foremost, make sure your internet is working properly. Reset your router and console if necessary. Hold the power button on your console for around 15 seconds to shut it down completely, then restart it after another 30 seconds. Make sure your internet settings are right and that you have a connection when your console goes back on.

Check the Xbox Server Status page to make sure the service isn't currently down if your Xbox can't connect to the internet but your phone and other devices can. If Microsoft has any problems with Downloaded Games, they will be listed here in the Games & Gaming area. Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do if the servers are down except wait till they are fixed. If you have any physical copies, we suggest playing one of them or experimenting with your other games until you find something that works.