

Existing subscribers will automatically be shifted to Game Pass Core. Xbox Live Gold will officially end on Sept 14. This tier will not include day one access to new releases like the upcoming Starfield. Like Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass Core will cost $9.99 for a month, and $59.99 for a year. This replaces the "Games with Gold" program, which would give Xbox Live Gold owners access to new games on a monthly basis. New games will be added to the list two to three times a year, according to Monday’s announcement. In addition to online play, Core will also give subscribers access to more than 25 Game Pass games, including Fallout 4, Gears 5, and Among Us. Xbox Game Pass Core will be the new subscription for Xbox gamers who want to play games online-and who don't already subscribe to a higher tier of Game Pass. Moreover, the discount offered to the Xbox Gamepass subscribers for purchasing games will also be offered to core subscribers.Microsoft is discontinuing Xbox Live Gold, the subscription service that gives Xbox players access to online multiplayer, and replacing it with a new, limited tier of Game Pass for the same price. If a user has an active Xbox Live Gold subscription, like a yearly one, it will automatically convert to Game Pass Core in September. According to the original article, Microsoft claimed that the collection will grow in the coming months.Īlso, any game offered and claimed from Xbox Live Gold will stay in the user’s profile to download and play anytime. This list includes heavy hitters like DOOM Eternal, Dishonored 2, Fallout 4, Forza Horizon 4, and more. One of them will be access to 25 curated video games that users can download and play. The new service will give users online multiplayer functionality and additional new benefits. This new subscription will completely replace Xbox Live Gold and cost $9.99 per month. Reportedly, the Xbox Game Pass Core will become the entry point to the subscription for console users available from September 1, 2023. But hawk-eyed users managed to grab the details and have since further amplified it on social media and Naver.Īs per the publication, Xbox will shelf the Xbox Live Gold service in favor of a new tier. The news of the upcoming rebranding was first shared by Windows Central but has since been taken down (possibly due to an accidental publish prior to the official announcement).
