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Source: Daniel Rubino | Windows Central Xbox Live Gold is available as a monthly subscription for $9.99 per month in the U.S. and over 40 additional territories. It's also available in upfront installments for savings on the usual monthly rate, priced at $24.99 for three months, $39.99 for six months. Xbox Live Gold is available through a 12-month prepaid membership for $59.99 via third-party retailers like Amazon, GameStop, and Walmart, although no longer through Microsoft. This tiered pricing structure makes it better to purchase Xbox Live Gold in bulk upfront, over the monthly fee. Microso...

Xbox Live Gold No Longer Required for Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Other Free-to-Play Games Apr 21, 2021 12:20 EDT Microsoft began testing the change last month, and now its official – Xbox Live Gold is no longer required for free-to-play games as of today. So yes, that means if you’re spending most of your time in games games like Fortnite, Rocket League, Path of Exile, Apex Legends, or Warframe, you can now play without that monthly XBL Gold tax. Microsoft has provided a list of more than 50 (actually around 70) F2P games you can now play without Gold… 3on3 FreeStyle Dead or Alive...

From today, Xbox players will no longer require an Xbox Live Gold subscription to access online multiplayer in free-to-play titles. Over 50 Xbox titles will be free to download and play online as part of the update, with more games to be added as they launch. Microsoft began beta-testing the feature last week among its Xbox Insiders program. At the time, titles such as Call of Duty: Warzone and Destiny 2 were in need of an update in order to accommodate the change, but both games have now made the list. The company has also made the Party Chat and Looking 4 Groups features free as part of th...

Earlier this year, Microsoft said it would stop forcing users to purchase Xbox Live Gold in order to play free-to-play titles online, acknowledging that it essentially made the games anything but free-to-play.  It didn't specify when the change would be made, but quietly began removing the Gold paywall from a select few titles earlier this month through its Xbox Insiders program. Now, the company has liberated the rest of Xbox's free-to-play library in one fell swoop, and confirmed all Xbox players can now play over 50 freemium titles online without having to pay for Xbox Live Gold.  T...

Microsoft has announced that Xbox Insiders at the lowest tier will no longer need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play free-to-play games online. The feature launched last month exclusively for members of Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead - Xbox Insider's invite-only tiers. It is now available in the Omega tier, which is free to join and available instantly after sign-up. Some free-to-play titles such as Call of Duty: Warzone and Destiny 2 will need updates before the feature will work, but Microsoft is working with developers to facilitate the changes. Microsoft initially announced the upcoming ...