Summary
- Xbox Live Gold will become Xbox Game Pass Core starting September 14th.
- New featured games collection with Xbox Game Pass Core.
Today we continue our commitment to offer players more choice and value through the introduction of Xbox Game Pass Core, will be released on September 14th. Game Pass Core is the evolution of Xbox Live Gold. Game Pass Core gives players access to our expanded multiplayer network, a curated collection of over 25 games to play with friends around the world, and exclusive member offers, all for $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year.
For over twenty years, Xbox players have connected via Xbox Live to compete, collaborate and experience the world’s greatest online multiplayer games. In 2017, we introduced Xbox Game Pass, which provided a curated library of games. Game Pass Core brings together online gaming with Game Pass in a new offering for gamers around the world.
With this development we say goodbye to Games with Gold. We wanted to take this opportunity to rethink how content is included with this subscription. We found that the answer to having the most compelling catalog was to leverage curated titles from our Xbox Game Pass catalog.
Featuring over 25 titles from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda and our content partners, our launch collection has something for everyone to play on their Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles. Today we are confirming the release of the following titles*, with more to be announced before September 14th. New titles are added two to three times a year.
- Between us
- descenders
- dishonored 2
- Eternal Destiny
- fable anniversary
- Fallout 4
- Fallout 76
- Forza Horizon 4
- gears 5
- Grounded
- Halo 5: Sentinels
- Halo Wars 2
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- man falls flat
- Inside
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- psychonauts 2
- state of decay 2
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
*The game library may vary over time and by country.
For current Xbox Live Gold members:
- On September 14th, Xbox Live Gold members will automatically become Game Pass Core members with no change in pricing and have instant access to a new library of over 25 high-quality games.
- Member offers and discounts are also part of the Xbox Game Pass Core.
- Games with Gold ends September 1st.
- Players can continue to access any Xbox One games they previously redeemed through Games with Gold if they remain a Game Pass Core or Game Pass Ultimate member.
- Regardless of subscription status, any Xbox 360 titles redeemed through Games with Gold in the past will remain in a player’s library.
Thank you to everyone who has been with us since the beginning, teamed up with friends along the way, and are now with us with Xbox Game Pass. I’m proud and humbled by the stories we hear about online teammates who become true friends after years of playing, or even marriages whose first spark was ignited in a pre-game lobby. We can’t wait to hear more from the community when it launches on September 14th and see you online!