Xbox Live Gold to Be Discontinued Soon, Microsoft Teases Innovative Replacement

Xbox Live Gold has been on a downward trend for a few years now. What was once the flagship service for Xbox and paved the way for other popular services like PlayStation Plus, has been offering lesser-known games for quite some time while charging a price that was not justified solely for online play. While it made sense as resources were primarily directed towards Xbox Game Pass, it always felt like Xbox Live Gold was destined to disappear. And now, that is being confirmed.

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Microsoft has announced that Xbox Live Gold will be discontinued on September 1st. But don’t worry. For those still using this service, Microsoft has created an alternative: on September 14th, Xbox Game Pass Core will be launched. Priced at $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year, it will offer online play for all games on Xbox Live, along with a collection of 25 Microsoft games. These 25 games include:

    Among Us

    Descenders

    Dishonored 2

    Doom Eternal

    Fable Anniversary

    Fallout 4

    Fallout 76

    Forza Horizon 4

    Gears 5

    Grounded

    Halo 5: Guardians

    Halo Wars 2

    Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

    Human Fall Flat

    Inside

    Ori & The Will of the Wisps

    Psychonauts 2

    State of Decay 2

    The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited

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All Xbox Live Gold members will automatically become Game Pass Core members on September 14th, with no change in their subscription prices and respecting the remaining months of Gold they have in their account. Additionally, all games claimed through Games with Gold can still be played as long as a Game Pass Core or Game Pass Ultimate subscription is maintained. While new monthly games will no longer be received, members will have a permanent catalog of 25 high-quality games, which will also serve as a showcase for Microsoft’s Game Pass library. It remains to be seen if this move will satisfy current Xbox Live Gold members.

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