• Set Up Your System
• Family Settings (Xbox LIVE)
• Connectivity Video
• Join Xbox LIVE

Create an Offline Profile

An offline gamer profile lets you start playing games on your Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system as quickly as possible, with no dependence on—or interactivity with—the Xbox Live service.

To create an offline gamer profile during initial setup:

1. From the Gamer Profile page, select Create an offline profile.
   
   
2. At the next screen, Gamer Profile Name, enter a name for your gamer profile. While it's most convenient if this matches your Xbox Live gamertag—which you may or may not have yet—you can easily modify your gamer profile name later.
   
   For instructions on changing your profile, see Change Your Gamertag or Gamer Profile.
   
   

   Tip

   Your gamertag can be from 1–15 characters (chosen from a–z, A–Z, 0–9, and space), it must begin alphabetically, it cannot end in a space, and it cannot have two spaces in a row.

3. Select a gamer picture.
   
   
4. This completes your initial setup.
   
   
   
   From here you can:
   • Select Family Settings to configure your Xbox 360 Family Settings.
   • Select High Definition Settings to configure your video output for a high-definition or HD-ready TV.
   • Select Exit Setup to exit setup and view the range of options available from the Xbox Dashboard (including additional edit options for your gamer profile).
   • Select Open Tray and load a disc to start playing an Xbox 360 game now.

Create an Additional Profile

Whether for your convenience or for playing with friends, you have the option to create multiple offline profiles.

To create an offline gamer profile after initial setup:

1. Turn on your Xbox 360 system. If auto sign-in is enabled, press (X) to sign everyone out.
2. Select Sign In from any area of the Xbox Dashboard.
3. Press (Y) to Create New Profile.
4. At the next screen, Gamer Profile Name, enter a name for your gamer profile. While it's most convenient if this matches your Xbox Live gamertag—which you may or may not have yet—you can easily modify your gamer profile name later.
   
   For detailed instructions, see Change Your Gamertag or Gamer Profile.

   Tip

   Your gamertag can be from 1–15 characters (chosen from a–z, A–Z, 0–9, and space), it must begin alphabetically, it cannot end in a space, and it cannot have two spaces in a row.

5. At the final screen, Save Gamer Profile, choose from:
   • Join Xbox Live to join Xbox Live with the gamer profile you just created.
   • Customize Profile to save your profile to your console and select a gamer picture.
   • Done to save your profile to your console and return to the Xbox Dashboard.

To take any offline gamer profile online, go to the Xbox Live area of the Xbox Dashboard and select Xbox Live or (if all profiles are signed out) Join Xbox Live and follow the on-screen instructions.

For More Info

To learn more about your gamer profile and its significance, see Your Gamer Profile.

To join Xbox Live, see Join Xbox Live.

For information about connecting to Xbox Live, see Connect to Xbox Live.