343iBot Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 A very long era has finally ended because as of today, Xbox players no longer need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to access free-to-play multiplayer games. More than 50 games that were previously locked behind the subscription's paywall are now available to all Xbox players. Free-to-play now means free-to-play.Starting now, all Xbox players can access these free-to-play games with or without an Xbox Live Gold subscription: https://t.co/krFop3Qkg6 pic.twitter.com/CVbRK2hpus — Xbox (@Xbox) April 21, 2021 The game list includes a huge number of games such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Warframe. Some unexpected games like Resident Evil Revelations 2 and Too Human--the latter of which was previously removed from sale after a court ruling--are also included in the list. The change came about following players' displeasure at Microsoft's plan to raise the price of Xbox Live Gold, though the change wasn't going to affect those who already had recurring payments turned on. Following the backlash, however, Microsoft decided not to increase the price for anyone and announced that free-to-play games would no longer require Xbox Live Gold. The new policy puts Xbox more in line with PlayStation, which had already made free-to-play games truly free. It appears Sony could be offering a new perk for PS Plus subscribers, as well, as a video pass leaked from the Polish PlayStation site and listed several Sony movies before being taken down. Microsoft seems to be putting considerably less emphasis on Xbox Live Gold altogether over the last few years, putting most of its eggs in the Game Pass basket. With a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you get access to Xbox Live Gold already, along with both Xbox and PC games. Xbox Live Gold isn't even given its own tab on the Xbox website's menu anymore, instead being buried within the Game Pass section. The full list of supported games is below: 3on3 FreeStyle Aegis Wing APB Reloaded Apex Legends Armored Warfare Battle Ages Battle Islands Battle Islands: Commanders Bless Unleashed Brawlhalla Call of Duty: Warzone Crackdown Crackdown 2 Crimson Alliance Crossout CRSED: F.O.A.D. Darwin Project Dauntless DC Universe Online Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters Defiance 2050 Destiny 2 Doritos Crash Course Dungeon Defenders II Enlisted Eternal Card Game Family Game Night Fishing Planet Fortnite Galaxy Control: Arena Gems of War Happy Wars Harm’s Way Hawken Hyper Scape Killer Instinct Korgan Minion Masters Neverwinter Outriders (Demo) Paladins Path of Exile Phantasy Star Online 2 Phantom Dust Pinball FX2 Prominence Poker Realm Royale Rec Room Resident Evil Revelations 2 ROBLOX Rocket League Rogue Company Skyforge SMITE Spacelords Spellbreak Star Trek Online Techwars Global Conflict TERA The Four Kings Casino and Slots Too Human Trove Vigor War Thunder Warface Warframe World of Tanks World of Warships: Legends Yaris View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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