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Xbox Introduces Game Pass Core - Set to Replace Games with Gold in September

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Today, we're continuing our commitment to give players more choice and value by introducing Xbox Game Pass Core, launching on September 14. Game Pass Core is the evolution of Xbox Live Gold. Game Pass Core will give players access to our advanced multiplayer network, a select collection of over 25 games to play with friends around the world, and exclusive member deals, all for $9.99 USD per month or $59.99 USD per year.

For over twenty years, Xbox players have been connecting via Xbox Live to compete, cooperate, and experience the world's biggest online multiplayer games. In 2017, we introduced Xbox Game Pass which provided a curated library of games. Game Pass Core brings online play together with Game Pass in a new offering for gamers around the world.




With this evolution, we're saying farewell to Games with Gold. We wanted to use this opportunity to re-imagine how to include content with this subscription. We found that the answer to the most compelling catalog was to leverage select titles from our Xbox Game Pass catalog.



Our launch collection of more than 25 titles from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and our content partners will offer something for everyone to play on their Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles. Today we're confirming the following titles for launch, with more to be announced in advance of September 14. New titles will be added 2-3 times a year.
  • Among Us
  • Descenders
  • Dishonored 2
  • Doom Eternal
  • Fable Anniversary
  • Fallout 4
  • Fallout 76
  • Forza Horizon 4
  • Gears 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

Note: Game library may vary over time and by country.



For current Xbox Live Gold members:
  • On September 14, Xbox Live Gold members will automatically become Game Pass Core members, with no change in pricing, and have immediate access to a new library of over 25 high-quality games.
  • Member deals & discounts will also be part of Xbox Game Pass Core.
  • Games with Gold will come to an end on September 1.
  • Players can continue to access any Xbox One games they previously redeemed through Games with Gold if they remain a Game Pass Core or Game Pass Ultimate member.
  • Regardless of subscription status, any Xbox 360 titles redeemed via Games with Gold in the past will be kept in a player's library.

Thank you to everyone who has been with us since the early days, joined along the way with friends, and now with us in Xbox Game Pass. I'm proud and humbled by the stories we hear about online teammates becoming real-life friends after years playing, or even marriages whose initial spark was ignited in a pre-match lobby. We can't wait to hear more from the community when it launches on September 14, and we'll see you online!

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What would be nice is if MS gave people the option to pay annually for Game Pass (whatever flavor) at a discount.
 

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What would be nice is if MS gave people the option to pay annually for Game Pass (whatever flavor) at a discount.
"all for $9.99 USD per month or $59.99 USD per year."
 
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"all for $9.99 USD per month or $59.99 USD per year."

That's just for Core though (not PC/Console/Ultimate).
So they'll do it with the replacement for Gold, but not any of the others yet.
 
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That price is horrible value, I am guessing the normal game pass has a price bump coming.
 
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So they're just replacing the Games with Gold monthly giveaways with "Gamepass Lite", 25 games you can play but don't get to keep as that list of games will rotate. Ok, lateral move. Only affects game hoarders/collectors.
 
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The best part is how Game Pass Console will no longer include online play. They basically want everyone to go straight to Ultimate.
 
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The best part is how Game Pass Console will no longer include online play. They basically want everyone to go straight to Ultimate.

"Game Pass Core will give players access to our advanced multiplayer network, a select collection of over 25 games to play with friends around the world, and exclusive member deals, all for $9.99 USD per month or $59.99 USD per year"

All they are doing is renaming Xbox Live Gold to Game Pass Core, and instead of giving away free games each month (Gold) you'll get 25 games (aka: Game Pass Lite) to play instead, they are just killing off the free game giveaways you get each month with Gold.
 
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