Microsoft is removing the Xbox Live Gold requirement for free-to-play multiplayer games. Xbox One and Xbox Series S / X owners no longer need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play free games, use ...

Microsoft says it’s increasing Xbox Live Gold prices for the first time in years. Monthly subscribers will see an increase of a dollar, and the changes will start in the coming months.

Microsoft has cut the annual cost of an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Instead of paying the usual fee of $60 a year, you can become an Xbox Live Gold member for $40 .

The spokesperson didn’t outline why Microsoft was discontinuing the year-long Gold offering. Gold is required to play most Xbox content online and provides free games each month.

In a post late Friday, Microsoft confirmed it will not institute the changes. Instead, they will maintain the current prices for Xbox Live Gold: $9.99 for 1 month, $24.99 for 3 months, $39.99 for ...

Among industry analysts, Microsoft’s Live price hike is seen as an attempt to incentivize its players to move off of Xbox Live Gold as a standard service, in favor of the $14.99/month Ultimate ...

Microsoft is not raising the price if you’re an existing 12-month or 6-month Xbox Live Gold subscriber and choose to renew. But even that is something of a stealth price-hike for many people.

Microsoft is also letting players who upgrade to its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — which costs $14.99 per month, or roughly $180 per year — convert any remaining time on their Xbox Live Gold ...

Microsoft continues sending not-so-subtle signals that it would really, really like you to drop Xbox Live Gold in favor of Game Pass. The company has raised prices for new Xbox Live Gold ...

Premium gaming services like Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus have done very well on consoles, but they've largely been absent from the world of PC gaming. Multiplayer is almost always free ...

It appears that Microsoft's game library for the Xbox One has now hit critical mass, and Xbox Live Gold members will benefit with two new Games with Gold titles for the Xbox One.