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ColoXtine
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December 5, 2021
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Beat Saber add-ons not sharing on Quest 2

My husband and I have separate accounts and one Oculus Quest 2. I was able to play Beat Saber we purchased on his account using mine. I just bought a music pack add-on with his account. I went into mine and it's asking me to buy it again. I don't understand why I can play the game but not the add-on. It's a family Oculus and if I want to have my own account to track my own progress outside my husband I should be able to. It's not like we can play the same game together since it's the same Oculus. 

    ThyRuinedKingAnswer
    Honored Contributor
    May 26, 2023

    Looks like some miscommunication occurred, sorry about that ramzoah and kunoichi-chan. The investigation that was previously mentioned was in relation to app sharing which has since been resolved. Content such as DLCs is intended to not be sharable.

    EDIT: Disclaimer, this was marked as Accepted Solution to inform others that the DLCs are intended to not be shareable. There is no fix to this as it is not a bug.

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    imatt2009
    Participant
    May 15, 2022
    I actually quit using our Oculus Quest 2 headset. Been sitting on the charger for 3 months.  It’s a Worthless piece of trash. It’s app purchase model is like having a single PS4, but with the requirement that everyone in the house uses their own PHYSICAL copy of a game, if they want to play.  It’s a horrendous cash-grab, and also a treasure trove of data about you and your gaming habits.
     
    It’s a shame too, because this thing, if implemented correctly, and with actual humans in tech support—could be quite the game changer.
      Bobbors
      Participant
      May 15, 2022

      Same here.. they need to smarten up… mine just sits too.. well both our head sets sit.. it’s a terrible cash grab

        rip21
        New Participant
        May 16, 2022

        Please, please. Make DLCs sharable, it's annoying to say the least...

          Pixie40
          Pixie40
          Honored Contributor
          May 18, 2022

          Again, this doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. It should be signposted better, but it's nothing new. In my opinion, this is like complaining about how buying Beat Saber on Quest/Quest 2 doesn't give you an automatic copy for PCVR on the Rift store or in Steam. Personally, I'm more surprised when DLC can be shared between accounts then when it can't.

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          mahSoods
          New Participant
          July 22, 2022

          Same!! I wanted the Billie Eilish one so my partner bought it, assuming I could play it on my own account. Took all the fun out of the game for me when I found out I’d have to play on his account to access those songs. 👎🏼

          EstonianGoddess
          New Participant
          August 29, 2022

          It amazes me (and not in a good way) that this has still not been fixed. Wow.

            MrsHigyHigerson
            New Participant
            December 10, 2022

            Sadly this is a year later and it's still not fixed. I figured this out the hard way after buying a song pack on my husband's account. The fact that this is a thing should be posted when you buy/install the game. Annoying because my husband installed the game (it was included in the holiday bundle we bought on black Friday) and has no desire to play it because he doesn't like the EDM that comes with it. 

            Pixie40
            Pixie40
            Honored Contributor
            December 10, 2022

            There's nothing to "fix" about this. Account sharing for Beat Saber is not, and never was a thing. As such, regardless of how long you wait, it's unlikely to change. Does that suck? Hell yes. But it's not worth complaining long and hard about either. Especially since this may not even be something the developers can do something about. If it's the RCAA insisting that songs are limited by account so they have to be bought over and over for different accounts, then there's little that will change the RCAA's mind about that.

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            Bobbors
            Participant
            December 10, 2022

            The point is they SHOULD SAY that it isn’t shareable before you buy the addons! The whole point of my buying it was for my husband.. it was like they tricked me.. beat saver itself is shareable so I assumed purchases within the app were too. They are money grubbing asshats. But all that aside.. they just need to state a one liner that it cannot be shared. End of story then people can be informed before they purchase!

              Pixie40
              Pixie40
              Honored Contributor
              December 10, 2022

              Did you check the Beat Saber website? The store page gives basic info on the base game. You want info on music packs or what is/isn't allowed in terms of streaming? That's on the game's website. It's easy to find, even if it's not on the front page. Then again the front page has barely any info on it. From the FAQ in the Oculus section. Here, I'll even copy/paste it for you.

              Q: Is the App Sharing feature available for Beat Saber?

              A: Yes, the App Sharing feature is available for all songs in the Original Soundtracks, Extras, and Camellia Pack. It isn’t available for paid Music Packs at the moment.

               

              This goes along with another question regarding content ID. Which is important if you plan to stream or upload videos to Youtube and want to monetize them.

              Q: Which songs in the game have Content ID turned on?

              A: Song FitBeat, all songs in the OST 1, OST 2, OST 3, OST 4, OST 5 and songs from Rocket League x Monstercat Music Pack are Content ID free. We plan the same for any of Beat Saber's upcoming OSTs. Unfortunately, we are not able to secure Content ID turned off for paid music packs which are coming from 3rd party labels. Since we are supporting the artists and their music, we respect their decision to keep Content ID turned on for their music.

              Sounds to me like it is the RCAA dictating terms of what's sharable and what's not. Tracks that were created specifically for Beat Saber, possibly in-house, are sharable, others are not because the record labels want their cut. Which is probably why modding isn't really allowed on most platforms.

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              lbugin
              Participant
              December 15, 2022

              I can’t even buy the music a second time. I get an error message when buying from the shared account.

                Pingosphinx
                Pingosphinx
                Participant
                December 30, 2022

                Hey everyone! I just wanted to chime in on this. You all brought up great ideas. As of now, music packs are not eligible for app sharing.

                Yes, I know this isn't the answer you want to hear, but if you want to shoot over your proposal in the ideas part of the forum, maybe this will change in the future!

                lbugin
                Participant
                December 30, 2022

                I sent a message to beat saber too but no response 

                  Pixie40
                  Pixie40
                  Honored Contributor
                  December 30, 2022
                  lbugin wrote:

                  I sent a message to beat saber too but no response 

                  I wouldn't expect one either. Since this is likely due to RCAA and song licensing agreements, no amount of whining will make song packs suddenly become sharable. The RCAA wants money from more sales, so they restrict song packs to one customer only. And since song packs are linked to your game account, I'd imagine this is why a shared game can't buy the song packs a second time. The songs are already on that game account.

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