Microsoft will replace Xbox Live Gold subscription with Game Pass Core – Kommersant

American corporation Microsoft since September 14, 2023 will close Xbox Live Gold subscription – instead of it there will be a new Game Pass Core with a similar price of $10 per month or $60 per year. There will also be no more monthly game giveaways, however, games already activated from Xbox users will not be taken away.

A Game Pass Core subscription is required to access multiplayer, and users will also have access to 25 games from the main Game Pass catalog, including Halo 5: Guardians and Forza Horizon 4. All Xbox Live Gold subscribers will automatically be transferred to a Game Pass Core subscription, and they will also receive additional discounts on purchases in the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft previously stated that raise the price of the Xbox Series X console in Europe from €500 to €550, and the Game Pass subscription in the world from $10 to $11. Also company reportedthat now Xbox users will be able to record voice chats and complain about the inappropriate behavior of other gamers.

Evgeny Fedunenko