Microsoft's focus has been squarely on Xbox Game Pass for such a long time now. The writing has been on the wall for a while. Microsoft Xbox Game Pass Core Xbox Live is no more However, in lieu of monthly games, subscribers will have access to a number of Xbox Game Pass titles, like Doom Eternal, Forza Horizon 4, Fallout 4 and Psychonauts 2 (with Microsoft promising that the list will continue to grow over time in the Xbox Wire blog post. The Xbox Game Pass Core price will be the same as Xbox Live Gold and include online multiplayer, but will ditch Games with Gold. This new tier is set to arrive on Septemwith Xbox Live Gold and Games With Gold being put to bed on that same day. READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Apple's new augmented reality headset Vision ProĬlearly Microsoft has seen the writing on the wall, as it's ditching Xbox Live Gold – and by extension, Games with Gold – in favour of a brand new Xbox Game Pass offering dubbed 'Xbox Game Pass Core'. However, there's no denying that Games with Gold was substantially worse than its PlayStation counterpart in a month where PS Plus got Sackboy: A Big Adventure, players on Xbox got Peaky Blinders: Mastermind. Xbox Live Gold is required to play online, and in 2013 started offering Games with Gold – a monthly service that give subscribers free games every month, in the same vein as PS Plus. Xbox Live Gold has been a staple since the days of the Xbox 360, and while it has taken a backseat to Xbox Game Pass in recent years, it still remains a crucial part of the Xbox experience. Microsoft is set to create a new tier of Xbox Game Pass to replace the current Xbox Live Gold and Games With Gold offerings, in a move similar to last year's PS Plus shakeup.

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