Microsoft plans to discontinue Games with Gold on September 1 and to replace Xbox Live Gold with Xbox Game Pass Core, which includes 25+ games, on September 14
here's what you need to know Jade King / TheGamer : Xbox Game Pass Core Is A Bad Deal For Gamers Justin Diaz / Android Headlines : Xbox Game Pass Core is the new Xbox Live Gold Steven Mills / Destructoid : Microsoft reveals Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold Derek Strickland / TweakTown : New Xbox Game Pass Core has a surprising benefit for classic games Ben Kerry / Pure Xbox : Reaction: Game Pass Core Marks The End Of Xbox's Most Influential Product Kaan Serin / Rock, Paper, Shotgun : PC Game Pass is much better value than Xbox's new Game Pass Core console tier Hilbert Hagedoorn / Guru3D.com : Microsoft Discontinues Xbox Live Gold Subscriptions, Introduces Xbox Game Pass Core Daniel Trock / SlashGear : What Xbox Game Pass Core Means For Xbox Live Gold Subscribers Erick Tay / GameSpot : Introducing Xbox Game Pass Core Muhammad Qasim / Appuals.com : Xbox Live Gold Discontinued, Game Pass Core Takes Its Place Claire Jackson / Kotaku Australia : Xbox Live Gold Ending After 18 Years As Microsoft Launches Game Pass Core Dalton Cooper / Game Rant : Xbox Live Gold is Being Discontinued and Replaced With Xbox Game Pass Core Eirik Hyldbakk Furu / Gamereactor UK : Microsoft confirms Xbox Live Gold replacement Game Pass Core Tomas Franzese / Digital Trends : Your Xbox Live Gold subscription will turn into Xbox Game Pass Core this September Matthew Humphries / PCMag : Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With ‘Game Pass Core’ Jon Fingas / Engadget : Xbox Game Pass Core replaces Live Gold on September 14th Pradeep Viswanathan / BigTechWire : Microsoft replaces Xbox Live Gold with the new Game Pass Core Chris Kerr / Game Developer : Bid farewell to Xbox Live Gold and say hello to Xbox Game Pass Core Dennis Patrick / Gameranx : Xbox Live Gold Will Be Replaced With Xbox Game Pass Core Rizwan Anwer / WhatIfGaming : Xbox Game Pass Core Will Replace Xbox Live Gold On September 14 Victoria Kennedy / Eurogamer.net : Xbox Games with Gold ending, replaced by Game Pass Core TechPowerUp : Xbox Introduces Game Pass Core - Set to Replace Games with Gold in September Pulasthi Ariyasinghe / Neowin : Microsoft unveils Xbox Game Pass Core, the “evolution” of Xbox Live Gold Steve Wright / Stevivor : Xbox Live Gold is dead; long live Xbox Game Pass Core Justin Kahn / 9to5Toys : Microsoft intros new Xbox Game Pass Core with 25-title game library, more at $10/month Tom Ivan / Video Games Chronicle : Xbox Live Gold is being replaced with Xbox Game Pass Core Laurent Giret / Thurrott : Xbox Game Pass Core to Replace Xbox Live Gold on September 14 Matthew Wilson / KitGuru : Microsoft officially announces Game Pass Core, a new entry-level option for console Paul Tassi / Forbes : Xbox Live Gold Is Dead, Long Live Xbox Game Pass Core Michael McWhertor / Polygon : Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September Wesley Yin-Poole / IGN : End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Microsoft confirms Xbox Game Pass Core and the end of Games with Gold Jeffrey Rousseau / GamesIndustry.biz : Xbox Live Gold will become Game Pass Core Steve Vegvari / iPhone in Canada Blog : Microsoft Announces Cheaper Xbox Game Pass Core Subscription, Sunsets Xbox Live Gold Robert Collins / OnMSFT.com : Xbox Live Gold to become Xbox Game Pass Core starting in September Elie Gould / TechRadar : Microsoft is binning Xbox Live Gold and replacing it with Game Pass Core Ravi Sinha / GamingBolt : Xbox Game Pass Core Announced, Launches September 14th Metro.co.uk : Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September Fahd Temsamani / Club386 : Microsoft to introduce Game Pass Core subscription as replacement for Xbox Live Gold Joe Craven / Twinfinite : Xbox Live Gold Is Being Discontinued, Replaced by Game Pass Core Adamya Sharma / Android Authority : Microsoft might be killing Xbox Live Gold (Update: Confirmed) Alessio Palumbo / Wccftech : Xbox Live Gold May Be About to Shift into Game Pass Core Soon Blue's News : Xbox Live Gold Becoming Xbox Game Pass Core Twitter: Ryan McCaffrey / @dmc_ryan : Provided you opt for the MUCH cheaper annual subscription option on Xbox Game Pass Core rather than paying monthly — at which point it costs exactly the same as Xbox Live Gold did — then Core seems to me like a good replacement for XBL Gold. https://ign.com/... @mldghost : Game Pass core is better than Gold. Set amount of games beats those terrible monthly offerings. Should give a nice bump to GP subs too. PS fans can't complain because they did the exact same thing with base PS+ Jez / @jezcorden : The price of online multiplayer once again is being discussed. Xbox Game Pass “Core” highlights the fact console gamers have to pay more for things pc and mobile gamers get as standard. It's hard to market the fact the console fees subsidise things. https://www.windowscentral.com/ ... Brian Fagioli / @brianfagioli : @Techmeme @tomwarren They are over complicating what is meant to be a mindless time-wasting hobby. The entire video game industry needs to take a deep breath. Xbox Game Pass Core sounds like something an IRS worker would name it. Boring names, subscriptions, what a disaster. Tom Warren / @tomwarren : obviously it's confusing to have Xbox Game Pass Core with online MP and Game Pass console without online MP. It's been this way for a long time, pushing people to Ultimate instead. I think the answer is Microsoft needs to add online MP to all Game Pass tiers Derek Strickland / @deeketweak : There's a reason Core wasn't just lumped into the XGP console tier. Separating them creates two separate points of value. When combined, they cost more than Ultimate. If you want both, why just subscribe to Ultimate instead and save $3.99/month? That's the thought process. [image] Tom Warren / @tomwarren : the new Xbox Game Pass lineup: • Game Pass Core - $9.99/mo, 25+ games, online MP • Game Pass console - $10.99/mo, 100s of games, no online MP • PC Game Pass - $9.99/mo, 100s of games • Ultimate - $16.99/mo, 100s of games, online MP full details: https://www.theverge.com/... [image] Brianna Wu / @briannawu : @tomwarren So, if I pay more, I can't do online multiplayer? Stephen Totilo / @stephentotilo : Xbox Game Pass Core, replacing Xbox Live Gold in September, is $10/month or $60/year, no more “free” Games with Gold games added monthly, replaced with access to 25 Game Pass games (with more added over time) https://news.xbox.com/... [image] Tom Warren / @tomwarren : @BriannaWu yeah it never made sense before and with the Game Pass naming attached it doesn't make sense now. It forces people into paying for Ultimate instead @xbox : Let's talk Xbox Live Gold! Specifically, how it's changing on September 14: ⚙️ It's getting a new name: Game Pass Core 🎮 A collection of high-quality games is coming your way 💛 If you're already a Gold or Ultimate member, don't worry, you don't need to take any action Find... 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