Poll of the Day > Can some mansplain these Xbox Game Pass changes to me?

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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/3/6/AAAgaZAAEtf4.jpg

If they aren't adding new games what are you getting? The games they already have?

It says only Xbox One so maybe they don't offer Series X games anymore? I don't know what all the tiers are.

Also Jesus Christ Xbox console names are awful. Nintendo got way too much shit for the Wii U in hindsight.

They are getting rid of Xbox Live Gold and, along with it, the Games with Gold program. This gives a better explanation of the changes https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-is-killing-xbox-live-gold-say-hi-to-xbox-game-pass-core

So they're really reducing the amount of games? I might as well cancel.

Are we sure ol Muxky isn't running Microsoft's gaming division

I'm not paying $16.99 or $9.99 a month for League of Legends perks lol

Jen0125 posted...

So they're really reducing the amount of games? I might as well cancel.

The only thing you are losing is the two free games a month from Games with Gold, which were generally terrible anyway. Nothing is changing on the Game Pass side of things as far as the games available.

But they usually add games every month. Does this mean they are not doing that anymore?

I don't even have an Xbox. Does this affect me at all?

Jen0125 posted...

But they usually add games every month. Does this mean they are not doing that anymore?

I don't even have an Xbox. Does this affect me at all?

Oh, so you using Game Pass for PC? You shouldn't be affected at all then. Games with Gold was an old program that was largely replaced by Game Pass and it was never offered for PC.

rjsilverthorn posted...

Oh, so you using Game Pass for PC? You shouldn't be affected at all then. Games with Gold was an old program that was largely replaced by Game Pass and it was never offered for PC.

Oh okay. Thank you. I was so confused as to why they'd change their entire business model and still expect subscribers??

Jen0125 posted...

Oh okay. Thank you. I was so confused as to why they'd change their entire business model and still expect subscribers??

Yeah, it wasn't communicated well to start with and if you are a PC only users for Game Pass it would be even more confusing.

Should I just switch to PC pass? I have Xbox ultimate because I had a discount but that ran out. I don't have an Xbox.

Jen0125 posted...

Should I just switch to PC pass? I have Xbox ultimate because I had a discount but that ran out. I don't have an Xbox.

I haven't had a gaming PC since PC Pass was a thing, so probably not the best person to answer that one. I *think* that is probably the better option for PC only, but I haven't ever really looked into it.

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Dunno if anyone has explained this yet, but all that message means is that theyre taking off Games with Gold list, which has nothing to do with the Game Pass games list). So if thats what you use, you have nothing to worry about

The Games with Gold list was a list of 3 free games every month that XBox would give to subscribers, and they are basically the cheapest bargain bin games you can think of, and they have been atrocious for years now. Look up the monthly YouTube videos that Xbox releases to announce the Games with Gold games. They are constantly voted down and the comments are full of hate. Thats probably why they stopped doing it

heres a really bad one lol https://youtu.be/qvSRUX0A42Q?si=F7SGpPVxye5iC0Aq