Microsoft has announced the end of Xbox Live Gold to replace it with Xbox Game Pass Coreoffering a more accessible version of its subscription service, with good news but bad news as well.
In accordance with xataka, starting September 1, Xbox Live Gold will transform into Xbox Game Pass Core. Its price will remain the same, with a monthly subscription of $10 or an annual subscription of $60 in the United States. Additionally, those with remaining months of Xbox Live Gold will see their subscription automatically converted to Xbox Game Pass Core.
The good and bad
The good thing about the death of Xbox Live Gold is that the Redmond company will keep in the new plan the benefit of allowing the online play of titles that are not Free to Play.
The Xbox Game Pass Core catalog will feature 25 video gamesincluding 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 and Will of the Wisps, Psychonauts 2, State of Decay 2, and Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited.
On the other hand, this death and resurrection also means the end of games with goldthe program that offered monthly free video games to Xbox Live Gold subscribers.
In Mexico, Xbox Game Pass Core will be available from September 1 at a price of 169 pesos per month. Additionally, with this change, there are now four types of Xbox Game Pass memberships, each with specific differences.
Microsoft has mentioned that more titles will be added to the catalog in the coming monthsin a transition from Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Game Pass Core that represents a significant shift in Microsoft’s approach to its subscription services, giving gamers more choice and access.