Free Xbox Games with Gold Workaround

For a while now, Microsoft has been giving away free games to its Xbox Live Gold members twice a month. When the Xbox One came out, it included the same deal. You can get Xbox One games for free as a Gold member. Originally, I thought that you had to own an Xbox One to use this benefit. But one day, I discovered that you can “purchase” these free games through its website (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/games-with-gold).

This is awesome because I don’t own an Xbox One yet. So twice a month, I visit xbox.com and claim my free games for the Xbox One. This way, when I finally have enough saved up to buy it, I’ll already have plenty of games to enjoy. I just wish I had discovered this sooner because I haven’t found a way to go back and claim the free offers I missed. Note: This also works for those who don’t have enough hard drive space for all their games. You can still claim your free game and wait to download it. Here are instructions for redownloading purchased content. (http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/downloadable-content/redownload-content)