That incentive is unfortunately no longer available as the rate recently switched to 3:2, meaning that a year of Gold now only gives eight months for Ultimate – that’s still cheaper than paying an Ultimate subscription directly, mind.īeginning September 14, Game Pass Core looks set to replace Xbox Live Gold for the same monthly cost. With the advent of Game Pass, and most importantly its Ultimate tier, Live Gold became redundant, so Microsoft began phasing it out slowly, starting by encouraging users to transform their remaining Live Gold subscription into Game Pass Gold with a 1:1 conversion ratio. In July 2013, the service also added Games with Gold, giving its members a couple of titles to enjoy ‘for free.’ This choice was criticised by many players since rival PlayStation consoles didn’t require a monthly payment to play online. Published by Windows Central before getting brought down, the new subscription tier retains the main feature of Xbox Live Gold – online multiplayer – while adding 25 games.įirst made available to Xbox consoles nearly 21 years ago on November 15, 2002, Live Gold allowed Xbox players to access online multiplayer in exchange for a monthly cost.
Microsoft’s long-in-the-tooth Xbox Live Gold subscription offering is to be phased out in favour of Game Pass Core, according to leaked information.
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