There had been rumours that Microsoft might be looking to scrap Xbox Live Gold altogether – especially given that PC owners do not need it to play online – and rely entirely on Game Pass and xCloud subscriptions.
Xbox Live Gold no longer needed to play Fortnite, Warzone or Roblox. Free-to-play games are now actually free on Xbox One and Series X/S, as Microsoft finally remove the need to have Xbox Live Gold. It’s a loophole that has persisted for years but up until now if you wanted to play free-to-play multiplayer games such as Fortnite ...
That’s right, for popular titles such as Fortnite, Roblox, Apex Legends and many more, players now no longer require to pay anything extra. Free-to-Play now truly means Free to Play. Many fans are overjoyed at this news, responding positively to the announcements on Twitter. Some players even stated that they only have a Gold Membership ...
Microsoft made an announcement earlier this year, stating that the price for a Gold Membership would be doubling in price. People quickly responded negatively to the news, leading them to revoke the decision. This led to the announcement that Free to Play games would no longer require membership whatsoever. Finally, it has been released ...
Xbox Live Gold No Longer Required for Online Free to Play Games. Free to Play games that use online features no longer require Xbox Live Gold to access and play as previously promised by Microsoft. As of April 21st, you can enjoy the extensive list of over 50 free games, including popular titles such as Fortnite and Apex Legends.
Microsoft also affirmed that it would add future titles that come under these categories to the list. So, if youre holding onto the membership simply to play these games, you no longer require it to enjoy them.
No while Microsoft previously outlined plans to increase the cost of its Xbox Live Gold membership, the company changed course following widespread backlash among users. The price of Xbox Live Gold would double for many under the proposed changes, changing to $60 for six months versus the previous $60 12-month subscription.
Today marks a day to be rejoiced by many Xbox Fortnite, Xbox Rocket League and Xbox Roblox players worldwide.
Microsoft is making over 50 games free to play on Xbox without an Xbox Live Gold membership. Now all Xbox players will be able to play these online multiplayer games for free. Demos of games that require a pre-order or purchase, early access edition, trial license versions also require an Xbox Live Gold subscription.
Xbox Live Gold is Microsofts online gaming subscription service for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Its required to play online multiplayer games. Whether youre playing a co-operative game with a single friend over the Internet, or youre playing a competitive multiplayer game with a bunch of people you dont know online, you need Xbox Live Gold to do it.
If you want to play online multiplayer on your Xbox One or Xbox 360, you will need Xbox Live Gold. Your subscription also enables access to the party system and voice chat. If you try to use the online mutiplayer features within games without Xbox Live Gold, youll be stopped in your tracks and told you need Xbox Live Gold to continue.
Were turning this moment into an opportunity to bring Xbox Live more in line with how we see the player at the center of their experience, Microsoft added. For free-to-play games, you will no longer need an Xbox Live Gold membership to play those games on Xbox.
As part of today’s update, party chat and the looking for groups functionality is also available to that same group of people. Free-to-play now means free-to-play. Starting now, all Xbox players can access ...
Free-to-play Xbox games no longer require Xbox Live Gold to play online. You also don't need a subscription anymore to access party chat and the LFG feature. Starting today, all Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S owners can play free online multiplayer games without an Xbox Live Gold membership.
Starting today, all Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S owners can play free online multiplayer games without an Xbox Live Gold membership. In all, that means more than 50 free-to-play titles no longer require a subscription to play online with your friends.
Microsoft’s decision to remove the paywall requirement for freemium multiplayer games came after it reversed course on a Xbox Live Gold price hike in late January. Initially, the company had planned to double the cost of a yearly Xbox Live Gold subscription. Most Xbox fans criticized Microsoft for the plan and it went on to quickly backtrack.
Microsoft’s removal of the Xbox Live Gold requirement came after the company was forced to reverse a price hike to its X box Live Gold subscriptions earlier this year. Microsoft had attempted to double the cost of a yearly Xbox Live Gold subscription, a move that didn’t go down well with Xbox fans. Microsoft quickly backtracked ...
The Xbox Live Gold changes mean popular games like Destiny 2, Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite, Apex Legends, and many others will no longer require a subscription. More than 50 games will now be free-to-play. The changes certainly make the $299 Xbox Series S console a lot more appealing as a device for free-to-play multiplayer games.
The software maker has been testing this removal over the past few weeks, and now every Xbox One and Xbox Series S / X owner will be able to play free multiplayer games without Xbox Live Gold.
Microsoft is dropping Xbox Live branding, referring to the set of software and services as simply the Xbox network now. The company has also been convincing its loyal base of Xbox Live Gold subscribers to migrate over to Xbox Game Pass, a subscription service with more than 100 games that is Microsoft’s main focus for its plans for gaming.
Xbox Live Gold also provides monthly free games to subscribers and discounts for the Microsoft Store, but most of its core features are now free to all modern Xbox owners. You’ll still need an Xbox Live Gold subscription for an Xbox 360, though. Microsoft is dropping Xbox Live branding, referring to the set of software and services as simply ...
Replied on October 12, 2019. Nowadays, it works like this on every console. One of the main reasons is to keep the servers and the entire infrastructure working. If people only want games there's gamepass exactly for that reason.
Xbox Ambassador. Replied on October 12, 2019. Unfortunately it comes with gaming online now. PlayStation also has PS Pro. You can play digital purchases on your Home Xbox offline, and play discs offline, but for online MP services and for achievements to pop etc, you do need XBL. Praise the Sun and Happy Gaming!
As many people would agree xbox live gold is very expensive. Why do we need to buy gold to play online, there should be an alternative option for people to play online and for people who want 4 games every month. This thread is locked.
Xbox Live is one of the most reliable gaming networks available and in order to achieve that you have to pay for servers and engineers who optimize them/keep them running. With free games with gold you earn that money back and then some due to able to get up to 40 free games a year.