Is games with gold ending?

Beginning October 1, 2022, the monthly games provided to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live Gold members through Games with Gold will no longer include Xbox 360 titles.

How long do games with gold last?

Games with Gold titles are available for free to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members for a month at a time. The first title of the month is available from the first day of the month until the end of the month.

Is Xbox 360 Live still up 2023?

Yes, Xbox 360 live is still active normally. What you can maybe run into is that not all games have their servers active.

How much longer will Xbox 360 be supported?

Xbox Support search page says that Xbox 360 Marketplace will be closed over the next year and encourages to buy any 360 games or DLC by May 2023.

Is Xbox Live for 360 shutting down?

Microsoft has now confirmed to Gematsu that the Xbox 360 Marketplace will not close in May and that the message posted was "in error." A Microsoft spokesperson said: "This message was posted in error, and we can confirm the Xbox 360 marketplace will not close in May 2023.

The Downfall of Games with Gold

Can I get old games with gold?

First announced during E3 2013, the Games with Gold program offers free Xbox 360 games to users who have an Xbox Live Gold subscription. The program was extended to the Xbox One a year later. Starting October 2022, the program no longer offers games for the Xbox 360.

Can you claim old games with gold?

Can I still redeem Xbox Series X|S games and save them for later? Yes. You can get two free Xbox Series X|S games every month through Games with Gold, directly from your Xbox console or on Xbox.com.

What is the biggest game ever sold?

The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox game released by Mojang in May 2009 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console platforms, selling more than 238 million copies across all platforms. Grand Theft Auto V and EA's Tetris are the only other known video games to have sold over 100 million copies.

What game has the most purchases ever?

Will Xbox get rid of gold?

Microsoft will be launching its next generation gaming console, the Xbox Series X, sometime late in 2020. Ahead of the launch, the company has discontinued its Xbox One S and Xbox One S digital consoles. Now, the word is that the company has also discontinued its Xbox Live Gold subscription.

How much does games with gold cost?

To be eligible for Xbox Games with Gold you must have either an Xbox Live Gold membership or an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which will include access to Xbox Games with Gold. These memberships cost: Xbox Live Gold - £6.99 / $9.99 / €6.99 per month. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - £10.99 / $14.99 / €12.99 per month.

What happens to my gold if I buy Game Pass?

What happens to my Gold benefits if I upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate? You'll still enjoy all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, including online console multiplayer, Games with Gold, and exclusive member deals.

What games don't need gold?

What are the new games with gold?

Do you need gold to play online anymore?

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.

Is Xbox Live still $60 a year?

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.

How much Xbox Live do I have left?

Press the Xbox button  to open the guide. Select Profile & system > Settings > Account. Select Payment & billing. Your account balance appears to the right in the Microsoft account box.

Can you still redeem 12 month Xbox Live?

Yes. After you join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can continue to redeem Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass for Console, and PC Game Pass codes. These codes will automatically convert to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate based on the following conversion table. Conversion ratio subject to change.

Why is Xbox Gold so expensive now?

"We invest in our community by strengthening the digital safety of our players, enabling new ways to share, communicate and play with your friends, and delivering industry leading reliability across our network," Microsoft said as part of its rationale for raising prices, while adding: "In many markets, the price of ...

When did Xbox get rid of gold?

Microsoft told subscribers in July that its monthly Games with Gold offerings "will no longer include Xbox 360 titles" starting on October 1 because "we have reached the limit of our ability to bring Xbox 360 games to the catalogue." The Games with Gold program will continue to offer free monthly Xbox One games, though ...

Did Xbox remove gold for free games?

Xbox players will no longer require Xbox Live Gold membership to play over 50 online multiplayer games. Microsoft is making over 50 games free to play on Xbox without an Xbox Live Gold membership. Now all Xbox players will be able to play these online multiplayer games for free.

What is the most bought game on Xbox?

This is a list of video games for the Xbox video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Xbox is Halo 2, first released in the United States on November 9, 2004. It went on to sell over 8.46 million copies worldwide.

What game cost the most to make ever?

With a huge budget of $265 million, Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed every expectation laid out before it, actually making more than any movie ever made. It started development in 2008 right after the release of its previous entry, Grand Theft Auto IV.