Introducing Xbox Game Pass Core, Coming This September - Xbox Wire
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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 […]
  • clovernorth@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Games with Gold literally gave you ownership of a game. This is a subscription that gives you access to games. That’s more than a semantic difference and is a trend we have to be wary of.

    • simple@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Games with Gold literally gave you ownership of a game.

      Did they? I was under the impression that the games you collect with Gold won’t start if your subscription runs out similar to PS+.

    • JoeKrogan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      No longer an xbox user but for what one would pay in a year on this it would be cheaper to just pick them up in the steam sales over time.

  • lustyargonian@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    From the markers of Xbox, Xbox One and Xbox Series, get the best deal of gaming with GamePass Core, GamePass Console, GamePass PC and GamePass Ultimate!

    • gk99@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Enshittification of Xbox Live was day one of launch, dude. Online used to be free, nobody charged for it until Xbox did.

      • eric5949@lemmy.cloudaf.siteEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Look we’re not going to have this argument, it’s been had a billion times on the internet. I’m a PC guy, paying for online is dumb. But a lot of people do and the service they get from it is going to be getting worse and more expensive in the future.

    • TheDubz87@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      As long as they don’t change my $60/yr price point, I’m ok with it. I never really played too many of the games with gold games anyway.

        • TheDubz87@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Lmao, I’m sure I won’t have to wait long either. Subscriptions tend to climb unfortunately. I used to pay $10/mo for netflix, what’re we at now? Like 16-18?

          • eric5949@lemmy.cloudaf.siteEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I think it’s like 20 something now actually, but that may be because I have the 4k one or the more screens one, whatever idk. My wife needed it. Being a PC guy I’m still of the opinion charging for multiplayer is dumb anyways, it’s pretty cool it’s been the same price for like 20 years though.

  • B0NK3RS@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    Personally I’m fine with this. It would be nice to get a refresh more often than “2 to 3 times a year” though…