Free to Play games will no longer need Xbox Live Gold. Yes, and this is final, as the price of Xbox Live Gold will not go up, finally. Xbox has done something amazing in the same day: it has generated enormous criticism and then it has vindicated itself like no one else could. And it is that basically no one supported the idea that Xbox forced its consumers to consume Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by doubling the price of Xbox Live Gold.
Microsoft knew how to handle these criticisms and listen to the community. Well, he decided to give a completely unexpected turn to the situation and fulfilled one of the requests that had been made the most: very soon, Free to Play games will no longer need Xbox Live Gold.
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Free to Play games will no longer need Xbox Live Gold
The statement was published in Xbox Wire and there is no room for doubt. It’s a letter of claim to fans who support the brand and makes it clear that users come first for Microsoft. And it is that with the price increase many questions had arisen. Among others, the idea that Halo Infinite multiplayer would be Free to Play, with the idea that it could be accessed massively. However, by making the use of Xbox Live Gold mandatory with F2P games, they didn’t really seem free.
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The competition had the upper hand in this aspect for a long time, and it is something that not only went against the users of Xbox but also the same interests of Microsoft. Because in one way or another the consumption of these games on Xbox was discouraged. Be that as it may, this will no longer be a problem as the Free to Play games will no longer need Xbox Live Gold as the statement says:
We’re turning this moment into an opportunity for Xbox Live to be more in line with how we view the gamer at the center of their experience. For free games, you will no longer need an Xbox Live Gold membership to play those games on Xbox. We are working hard to implement this change as soon as possible in the coming months.
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