Beleive it or not though it is still kind of like that if you have more than one xbox. My kids and I each have an xbox. Both boxes have the same accounts but in order for my kids to play the games I bought on their console it has to be set as my accounts home console so they don't have to sign in to my account. Thus my xbox has to be online and signed in, in order for me to play any digital games that I own under my own account since it is now not my home xbox. If they were to sign me in to play the games I own I would be kicked off my console so they could play. It's stupid how they do it and don't seem to understand that some people have families and want to play games together.