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How do you pay yearly for Xbox Live Gold?

Sign up for Xbox Live Gold right from your Xbox One or Xbox 360. You can buy it right there, or use a card or code from a retailer. Or, learn more and sign up on Xbox.com.
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How do I renew my Xbox gold for 12 months?

Turn on recurring billing from your console
  1. Press the Xbox button  on your controller and go to Profile & system > Settings.
  2. Select Account > Subscriptions, and then choose the subscription you'd like to set up with recurring billing.
  3. Select Turn on recurring billing.
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Do Xbox Live Gold 12 month cards expire?

A: Xbox Live Gold digital codes (not including trial memberships) do not expire, so you can keep the code until you need it. Was this answer helpful?
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Why is there no more 12 month Xbox Live Gold?

Microsoft offered no reason as to why it has dropped the 12-month subscription option. It has been speculated this is an effort to shift more people towards Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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Why does Xbox not offer a 12 month subscription?

The reason is because Microsoft will be changing the way Gold accounts work with the releases of the Series X later in the year. They are basically scrapping Gold, that is why you can`t purchase 12 months as the service will cease to exist in its current form , 3 months is the maximum you can now purchase.
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Can you not buy Xbox Live Gold for a year anymore?

Microsoft has confirmed that it is no longer selling one-year Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, leading to speculation about the future. “At this time, Xbox has decided to remove the 12 months Xbox Live Gold SKU from the Microsoft Online Store,” a Microsoft statement explains.
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Did Xbox get rid of yearly subscription?

Yearly sub removal from Xbox Store not an error

When the removal was first discovered, some reports hypothesised that it was just an error on the Xbox store's part, but Microsoft has since sent a statement to True Achievements, confirming that the change is indeed intentional. What is this?
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What happens if you don't renew Xbox Live Gold?

When this happens, you lose access to the subscription and its benefits. For example, if a renewal charge fails for your Xbox Live Gold subscription, you are locked out, and online multiplayer only works in free-to-play games. When this happens, you also lose your offer for Games with Gold.
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How many years of Xbox Gold can you have?

Step 1. Decide how long you want Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. To make the most of the deal, get as close to three years of Xbox Live Gold (or Xbox Live Gold + standard Xbox Game Pass) as possible, which is the maximum amount of time you can prepay.
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How much does it cost to renew Xbox Live?

Xbox Live Gold. After first month, subscription continues automatically at $14.99/month unless cancelled. See terms.
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How far can you extend Xbox Live Gold membership?

Microsoft allows Xbox players to order up to 36 months of prepaid Xbox Live Gold service.
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How do I change my Xbox subscription to yearly?

To change your subscription recurrence (for example, from monthly to yearly): Sign in to your Services & subscriptions with your Microsoft account. Find the subscription in the list. Select Manage > Change > Switch, and then choose your new recurrence.
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Is Xbox Live only monthly now?

Subscription continues automatically at regular price unless cancelled through your Microsoft Account. See terms*. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate includes Xbox Live Gold, hundreds of high-quality games, and an EA Play membership, all for one low monthly price.
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What happens when your Xbox subscription expires?

If you haven't signed in to your Xbox subscription service for 24 months, Microsoft will turn off recurring billing for that subscription. At the end of your current term, you won't be billed for the next billing cycle and your subscription will stop, unless you turn recurring billing back on.
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What is replacing Xbox Live Gold?

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate includes all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, plus hundreds of high-quality console and PC games.
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Why wont it let me buy Xbox Live Gold?

Xbox services are having issues

If you're having issues trying to buy an Xbox Live Gold subscription, you might already have a subscription that's been suspended. If so, you'll have to pay the balance before you can buy another one.
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Why do we still have to pay for Xbox Live?

Well, Xbox needs to pay for the servers they keep and use to have Xbox Live running. Servers cost a lot of money to keep and maintain as well as the staff needed and other resources. This is why we have to pay to use Xbox Live, and to access multiplayer content.
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Can I cancel Xbox Live Gold after a month?

Terms and refund policies

You can receive a refund within 30 days of your initial purchase or before your first recurring billing date (whichever is sooner) by cancelling your subscription in the steps that are outlined in the section “Cancelling a subscription”.
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How much is a Xbox subscription?

Get an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console, plus 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, starting at $24.99 a month for 24 months.
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Can you renew Xbox Live before it expires?

You can stack up to 36 months of membership at a time so go right ahead and add that new membership card to your account.
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How many years of Xbox Live can I stack?

They do not expire. Yes you can stack up to 3 years onto an account.
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What is the best subscription for Xbox?

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate remains the gold standard, offering a catalog of games across console, PC and cloud (which works on practically any device). But Sony has revamped its PlayStation Plus service to be much closer to what Microsoft offers. The top tier of services includes: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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Do I need Xbox Gold to play online?

Depending on the game, yes—though for multiplayer you need either Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or a subscription to Xbox Live Gold (sold separately). Note Free-to-play online multiplayer games no longer require an Xbox Live Gold subscription.
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