xbox live gold will cease to exist very soon. After 20 years of offering multiplayer games and free games, the service it will be transformed very soon into Game Pass Core. Microsoft has put the last nail in the coffin of a membership that survived four console generations.
the technological advertisement Xbox Game Pass Corea subscription that offers access to multiplayer and a collection of 25 games for the same price. According to the technology, Game Pass Core is the evolution of Xbox Live Gold and a necessary step due to changes in consumer habits.
With the launch of Game Pass and the end of the backward compatibility program, membership lost its appeal. Games with Gold set aside the great games and instead gave away indies that no one cared. after months of reviews and memesMicrosoft realized that Xbox Live Gold was a drag and he decided to improve it.
“We wanted to take this opportunity to re-imagine how to include content with this subscription,” said Jerret West, Head of Games Marketing at Xbox. “We found that the answer to the most compelling catalog was to take advantage of select Xbox Game Pass titles. Game Pass Core brings online play together with Game Pass in a new offering for gamers around the world,” he mentioned.
What games are included in Xbox Game Pass Core
Game Pass Core includes 25 games from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda and other content partners. Microsoft offered a list with 19 confirmed titles, promising that they will announce the rest as the launch approaches. Unlike Games with Gold, new membership will only add new games two or three times a year.
Xbox wants to differentiate the service from its two main offerings and it shows in the catalog. While Game Pass Ultimate users can play force horizon 5 either Halo InfiniteCore subscribers can only access the older games.
- among us
- descend
- Dishonored 2
- Doom Eternal
- Fable Anniversary
- fallout 4
- Fallout 76
- Force Horizon 4
- gear 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
Game Pass Core: price and availability
Xbox Game Pass Core will be available from September 14, 2023. Xbox Live Gold memberships will automatically convert and there will be no price changes. The cost of the new service will be 6.99 euros in Spainwhile in Mexico and Argentina they will be paid MXN $169.00 and ARS $949.00 pesos per month, respectively.
On the other hand, Games with Gold will disappear on September 1. All previously redeemed games will remain in your library as long as you keep your subscription active. The latter does not apply to Xbox 360 titles, as those were added permanently and you can play them without paying for a membership.
Goodbye Xbox Live
Although Microsoft had already retired the Xbox Live name in 2021, the move to Game Pass Core is the final nail in the coffin. The mythical service debuted on November 15, 2002 and quickly became a differentiator in multiplayer. The games of Halo 2, Unreal Championshipp, or MechAssault on the original Xbox they set the tone and forced PlayStation to improve the PSN.
Another point to note is that Xbox Live played an important role in the advent of downloadable content to consoles. Sega had already released DLC for Fantasy Star Online and other Dreamcast games, however broadband support and an internal hard drive gave Microsoft the upper hand.