Xbox Explains How Games With Gold Titles Carry Over To Game Pass Core

So will they still offer free games or not? Would be a shame to lose it completely

I know most people complained about GwG but I prefer a few free games every month than a list of games I already have on Game Pass anyways.

This may be the only reason I may stay with Game Pass Ultimate. I do enjoy me some additional games, but otherwise I could go to Game Pass PC and lose almost nothing.

@Lup Exactly. Games With Gold was great.

This new mess they're doing is just solidifying my cancelation of Ultimate.

Looks like a great move to be fair. If that catalogue grows then it's already amazing value.

Are they games our to keep or not I mean in the sense once we subscribe?

@InterceptorAlpha this isn't a mess at all.
It's what all Xbox fans have wanted. Get rid of Gold and have it all in one simple subscription.

Games with Gold had been pretty poor for years now. Game pass is better. This is good value too.
25 titles off the bat is great for new comers and more.

They should finish Xbox Live Gold with a banger and give two amazing games in August as a goodbye.

@Ep_13 No. When fans say to get rid of gold, such as me, that meant to get rid of the requirement of a subscription to play online. So it was on par with PC. I have no interest in gamepass so this makes me pay more, to access my previous GWG games, for something I'm not using.

I hope the last games offered will be big, like FM7 !

@InterceptorAlpha ummmm, it's costing the same as Games with Gold does. Not to mention that you'd end up on Game Pass Core which still gives you access to your claimed GwG games from the years. Literally nothing is changing apart from a rebrand where the monthly free games are instead a library of games. If you didn't read this article you'd not even notice the difference. Same Price, Same online stuff.
Cancelling over this just reeks of a nonsense excuse.

@pip_muzz

The difference is you're losing the monthly free games and getting games you already have access to if you're paying for Ultimate.
Great deal if you were paying only for Gold, less games if you were paying (and continue paying) for Ultimate.

Thank atheism for reward points. Long as I can grind them I'll stick to ultimate, even if it means spending a little money towards it.

@InterceptorAlpha game pass is amazing. It makes Xbox better. It's not going anywhere.
Over 30 Million users. Why haven't you stacked until 2026. You had time and warnings. I really don't understand how people can just ignore it. It's extreme value. I pay nothing until June 2025. I have Unlimate.

@InterceptorAlpha I gotta ask what the hell are you playing on Xbox. You should have stacked Ultimate and then you can have it all with nothing to worry about. I really don't get why people haven't done this. I pay nothing for years now!

@pip_muzz I didn't cancel over this. I've already canceled because gamepass ultimate was not worth it imo.

I'm also not sure how this same price. I pay $5-6 a month for gold. The base plan here is $10 a month

@InterceptorAlpha Not sure about the US but Xbox Live Gold is £6.99 a month and this new Xbox Game Pass Core is also £6.99 a month. It's so similar they're just automatically switching all Gold Accounts to Game Pass Core due to the price being the same with online gaming included.

@Lup how many of the Games with Gold have us Game Pass Ultimate gamers actually played? Outside of Episode 1 Racer I can't think of a single game they've given away that's been relevant because Game Pass is updated so much more regularly instead.
The real draw is if you don't have Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass at all. If you don't have a subscription, the Xbox Game Pass Core is certainly a more attractive proposition to the new unsubscribed Xbox gamer compared to the current Live Gold option.

@pip_muzz

I played a few, actually. And not that one, in fact.

To the unsuscribed, yeah it's great. To me, I feel like after the increase in price I shouldn't be getting less games. Even without that I shouldn't be getting less games for the same price.

@Ep_13 @pip_muzz Right? All this time they're complaining about the quality of GWG and now it's over they're still complaining.

I'll stick with Gold, not upgrading. Maybe I can jump into ESO with some friends, now.

Sooooooo when are the 12 month deals going to be available?

I enjoyed buying 12 months of Gold on sale for $40-$50.

Or is this just more of forcing Game Pass down our throats?

@Lup wouldn't you prefer them to spend more on GP games that are actually worth it, rather than the two boring GWG titles?

@Burnfeeling you absolute maniac, wash your mouth out with soap right now!

@Amigator we wanted decent games. My PS Plus sub has given me decent games for years.

Second, this actually takes away a benefit from Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.

So yeah, I’m gonna complain. Sony can do it (and better) and this is a mega corporation taking away a benefit from me. So why can’t I complain?

For new subs, Core is likely better, especially if they expand the library, but not for current GPU subscribers. We now get less.

It's nice to see MS finally make improvements to GwG. It's been the one area lacking compared to Sony.

@Wardstone234 2nd to last paragraph of the article.

Although this big switch will mark the end of the GWG program, Microsoft will be introducing a new perk for Game Pass Core members. From September when the new Game Pass tier goes live, Xbox Game Pass Core will be getting its own library of titles, to be expanded "2-3 times a year".

@InterceptorAlpha If you pay monthly. It has the same deal if you pay yearly, as Xbox Live Gold. $59.99 for a year of Game Pass core.

@Ep_13 I’m a Xbox player and I didn’t want this mess. I much prefer the games with gold. If I wanted Gamepass I would’ve signed up for it.

@pip_muzz I consider losing three games a month a big change. 2-3 games added a year doesn’t so good to me.

I don't use the gamepass I buy all my games the gamepass is a waste of money in my opinion I don't care about these points and if I wanna play a old school games I will buy them its a scam and I will never get it

I was out from GWG when 360 games left. I've got 3 yrs of ultimate. I really miss the backwards compatible games.

X360 titles are considered simply owned on the X1 or better regardless if they were purchased or claimed with gold. For any X1 titles they are listed in a separate section on your library as games with gold, and they are available with any game pass membership. For anyone who hasn't claimed any titles with gold, the gold section likely won't appear.