Update 01/23/2020 12:43am ET: Microsoft has backpedalled on its original decision and will not increase Xbox Live Gold’s cost following significant backlash from gamers. Microsoft has announced that ...

If you buy a product featured here ... are subject to change after the time of publication. Remember Xbox Live Gold? Now it's called Xbox Game Pass Core, and you can get a 12-month membership ...

The best Xbox Game Pass deals ... Microsoft doesn't require a Live Gold subscription for free-to-play titles anymore), and you don't expect to be buying too many games from the store outright ...

However, there’s now an additional change where you can no longer convert Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Game Pass at a 1:1 ratio, which resulted in “stacking” for extended use. Now it’s a 3:2 ...

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Xbox Live Gold is finally dead! And Xbox Game Pass Core has risen in its place, with the new service now available. It also gives subscribers discounts on games available in the Xbox Store.