Microsoft Says You Don’t Need To Buy An Xbox, ... News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Follow Author. Feb 01, 2024, 09:52am EST Feb 01, 2024, ...

People no longer need Xbox Live Gold to play free-to-play Xbox One and Xbox Series X games online. Microsoft confirmed that all multiplayer games will no longer require a membership to play online ...

For instance, some disc games known as "stubs," like Forza Horizon 5 or Halo Infinite, don't contain the full version of the game — so you'll need a connection for those.