Like all the consoles, the Xbox Series S may also present various error codes that affect your next-gen gaming experience. One of the error codes players are experiencing is 0x803F9008. The meaning of this error code is that ‘your Xbox console is offline. Players are receiving a message that indicates “For this game, you need to be online”. There may be several reasons for this error to happen including some issues with the Xbox Live Services, your internet connection is down, or maybe there are some technical issues in the console. We can’t do anything if this error shows due to some server-related issues but we can surely tackle other issues to fix Xbox Series S Error 0x803F9008. Let’s learn here how to do it?
How to Fix Xbox Series S Error 0x803F9008
As soon as you get the error code 0x803F9008 on your Xbox Series S, then one of the first things you should do is to check your internet connection. In case the internet connection is down, or running slow, or unstable – This error code comes up. You can switch OFF the router and again ON it after 30 seconds and also make sure to reboot the console. Now open the game again and the Error Code 0x803F9008would get fixed.
The second thing you can do is to connect to Xbox Live. For this, the process is very simple and easy. You need to press on the ‘Xbox Button’ and it will open up the Guide. Here you will select ‘Connect to Xbox Live’ and select ‘Go Online. That’s it. Now relaunch the game and see if the error is persisting.
If still the issue is not resolved, then you need to ‘Enable My Home Xbox’. For this, here are some simple steps to follow:
1. Press the Xbox button and open up the guide
2. Select Profile & system >> Settings >> General >> Personalisation, and select My home Xbox.
3. Now do any of the following options:
- In order to make this your home Xbox then select ‘Make this my home Xbox’
- If you want to remove your console as your Home Xbox, then select ‘Make this my home Xbox’ and ‘Remove this as my home Xbox’.
Well, you may try both of these methods to enable your Home Xbox.
That’s how you can fix Xbox Series S Error 0x803F9008.
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