Games With Gold For January 2016 Has A Killer Lineup

Sweet, I got DiRT 3 when it was on Games With Gold. I'll be sure to grab DiRT Showdown when it comes up.

Nice, I really like that lineup. Seems to be a lot of good gaming and free of charge on top of that!

I have always been interested in trying Killer Instinct and since I will now be getting the full game for free this is a pretty sweet deal! Hopefully I like it more than Street Fighter.

@jongred Its hardly 'free of charge' as you need to maintain your Gold subscription (at least on XB1 - does that affect the Backwards Compatible GwG too??) but its not a lot in reality.

Can't say that any of the XB1 offerings will get downloaded but the 2 XB360 games probably will!

I totally loved Deus Ex: HR Director's Cut on Wii U.

Ok, if this isn't the Director's Cut of Deus Ex, I am going to be severly disappointed.

@KelticDevil I think the Directors Cut was only WiiU and PC, wasn't it?

@Anthinator

It was released on Xbox 360, as well. It may have came out later than the other versions. But it had a completely seperate release & everything.

@SuperKMx Of course. I just don't feel that the XB1 games are as 'Free' as the XB360 games were/are because of that condition. Obviously for most of us its not an issue as we intend to keep our subscriptions going but should that lapse, then our library is suddenly not as extensive as it was.

To me, I don't feel its totally free because its not unconditional but its not exactly an expense either. I guess it depends though on what you buy gold for primarily - the games and discounts or online. After all its not that different from PS+ now

Good deal!

I pay approx £22-£25 a year for my Gold membership - that's what... about £2 a month? That's an absolute pittance, for that I get Xbox live online membership, discounts in the store each month, 10% VIP cashback on purchases AND 3-4 games a month. Whichever way you slice it, to me that means the games are as near as makes no difference, free.

Anybody who hasn't played it, I highly recommend Deus Ex: Human Revolution. One of last gen's best action-RPGs.

@Gamer83

I am one of those people. Deus Ex: Invisible War was amazing, so I am psyched to finally give Human Revolution a shot.

I want to play the Director's Cut, though. I heard the boss fights are better & the DLC is intigrated into the main game.

The 360 games excite me more than xbox ones that's for sure.

Hi all, can someone explain to me how to get theses games each month? Signed up to gold last month and just can't find the games for some reason and same when I'm on the Xbox website logged in, keeps asking me to sign up to gold. I have a years sub. Kinda so used to ps+ I guess.

@stylon I pay the same and I agree and have myself said the cost is absolutely minimal. I don't get that much back because I rarely buy anything digitally - Only DLC.
I know that I am not going to let my gold subscription slip but that still doesn't change the fact that on the back of mind, I still know that MS will effectively take all those XB1 'free' games away if for some reason, I stop subscribing - granted I will get them all back again as soon as I renew. It just stops me feeling they are 'free' and 'mine'.
I never had to give free items back to the garage if I bought my petrol elsewhere!
Anyway What I want to know is does that affect the XB360 games on XB1? I know on the 360 games are totally free (i.e. you don't need your subscription to keep playing) but are they playable on the XB1 without a subscription or are they subject to the same conditions as XB1 GwG?
I will probably get Dirt and I already have Deus Ex (on my PS3) although I am tempted to get this for Xbox

@readyletsgo You can access these games from your dashboard. I assume you are on XB1. Usually on the home page, there are a few little square boxes on the right hand side and one of these (usually the bottom one) will lead straight to the latest deals inc the free games.
If you are on the Xbox website, it is still possible to get these games. They can be found under 'Games', 'Games with Gold'. At the top there is always a big banner saying 'join today' but if you scroll down to the games and click on those, you can set them to download to your Xbox

@BAMozzy I dint think there's any distinction between getting the games on the 360 or the One - I've always gotten them off the website anyways so I'd assume they're yours to keep even if you stop paying. I'm paid up till end of 2017 for Gold and will never let it lapse - just like paying for broadband or Sky to me.

@stylon Its like that for me too (paying for Broadband, sky etc) although mine is up for renewal in Feb 2016 I think but I will get my next years Gold on CDKeys in Jan.
The point though is that if (for any reason) in the future you stop subscribing, you lose access to all of the XB1 'free' games - Its kind of like MS taking away your 'toys' because you've been 'naughty' and not continued your subscription. Those people that changed to PS4 this gen though can still play the 'free' games they had on XB360 during their subscription - just not the online component.
Obviously if you plan to keep up your subscription, its hardly an issue but I still don't feel I own them - not like the 360 games - it feels more like a long term rent. Kind of like renting a house where you can spend extra money on decorating etc (buying DLC for these games) but you never 'own' it
I know the cost is minimal and we get a lot of value from that - I am not complaining at all! I was buying Gold long before they introduced GwG. Its a great bonus to being a Gold member, the opportunity to play extra games, just like PS+ is for me too as I buy both for online gaming primarily.
I do find it funny though but back during the last gen, Xbox owners used to say that at least they owned their free games to PS+ owners and now both services are pretty much identical.

@BAMozzy

You are thinking about this WAY too much. Lol. You pay for Xbox Live to play games online & so they can maintain the best online service on consoles. The games & deals are just a bonus. It's really that simple.

PS+ is, essentially, the same thing now. When it was only a PS3 thing, the games were great because online was free & they had to get you to pay somehow. Now, Sony copied Microsoft's model. The games on PS+ & deals are worse, in my opinion (it's like indy-mania on PS+), but that is a matter of opinion.

The point? You have to pay for both if you want to play online. You may as well start looking at it like a regular cost.....something you never get rid of. And if you do that, then just realize that you basically do own the games. I know whay you are saying, but that's how I look at it to keep my sanity.

I may be wrong but I was under the impression that 360 GWG are now also dependant on remaining a gold subscriber. I know they used to be free for life once downloaded, but I'm pretty sure that was changed last year so that the requirement matches up with the X1.

@ChopperCampbell

I think it's just Xbox One games that become unplayable if you drop XBL gold. As far as I know, 360 games are your's to keep.

I remember that because at the time I had a PS3 & PS+ & hated the fact that it was the opposite.

@KelticDevil
Yeah, Director's Cut is probably the way to go. Guess it depends if you want to spend money or not. I bought the 'Ultimate Edition' or whatever they called it off the PlayStation Network. It wasn't the Director's Cut but I'd still have rated the game an easy 9/10. Really enjoyed the story and stealth gameplay.

If anyone gets Killer Instinct and wants to have a few friendly matches, hit me up! I haven't played much, honest.

@KelticDevil I agree about PS+ game quality going down hill... I guess that's what complacency does for you. They don't have to try as hard as MS do and it is showing both with PS+ and in the way they're handling BC titles...

For the time being I've let my PS+ sub lapse...

@stylon

PS+ used to be great back in the PS3 days with the "Instant Game Collection". Of course, that's before the PS4. Now it just blows & has blown for a long time.

You are completely right. Complacency has taken over at Sony, big time. It still baffles me how the PS4 continues to outsell the Xbox One. Sony has done a great job marketing the system (which they were TERRIBLE at with the PS3) & Don Mattrick's idiotic comments & policies killed the Xbox One at the beginning, but that was awhile ago now. The Xbox One had way better exclusives in '15 & they get the same 3rd party games. I just don't get it. Hype is a powerful thing, I guess.

And Sony charging people who already paid for a PS2 game digitally is the definition of greed. So they up the resolution & add some trophies. So? How much does that really cost them? And they aren't completely remastering the games. Hell, you can go buy the whole "God Of War" saga (which includes the PS2 games & is remastered.....with trophies) for PS3 for less than $15 now. It's a joke.

Xbox One lets you play 360 games, disc or digital, for free. Like I said......it baffles me.

@BAMozzy sorry for the delayed reply, thank you! Yeah it's an XO, just not used to the interface yet. Thanks again.

I was already planning on buying Zheros, so getting free is just a very nice bonus.

Already got killer instinct but deus ex will be mine!