• Free-to-Play Games on Xbox Consoles No Longer Require Xbox Live Gold

    by on April 21, 2021 at 11:30 AM, EDT

    Free-to-Play Games on Xbox Consoles No Longer Require Xbox Live Gold

    Free-to-play games on Xbox consoles no longer require Xbox Live Gold as of today, Microsoft has announced.

    The new shift to make free-to-play games on Xbox consoles no longer require Xbox Live Gold comes after Microsoft tried to raise the price of the Xbox Live Gold subscription, garnering quite a lot of backlash. Microsoft then apologized and dropped the price increase while also announcing they would drop the Xbox Live Gold subscription for free-to-play games.

    Following the news that free-to-play games no longer require Xbox Live Gold, Microsoft confirmed they were already testing the changes in no longer requiring the subscription, as they have required a sub for many years now. In comparison, Nintendo and Sony haven’t required Nintendo Switch Online or PlayStation Plus to play free-to-play games.

    Microsoft noted with today’s official change, over 50 free-to-play games can now be played on Xbox devices now without an Xbox Live Gold membership – you can find a list of all 50+ games here, as well as below.

    Here’s a full list of free-to-play games now available to play entirely free without Xbox Live Gold:

    • on3 FreeStyle
    • Aegis Wing
    • APB Reloaded
    • Apex Legends
    • Armored Warfare
    • Battle Islands: Commanders
    • Bless Unleashed
    • Brawlhalla
    • Call of Duty: Warzone
    • Crackdown
    • Crackdown 2
    • Crimson Alliance
    • Crossout
    • CRSED: F.O.A.D.
    • Darwin Project
    • Dauntless
    • DC Universe Online
    • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters
    • Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters
    • Defiance 2050
    • Destiny 2
    • Doritos Crash Course
    • Dungeon Defenders II
    • Enlisted
    • Eternal Card Game
    • Family Game Night
    • Fishing Planet
    • Fortnite
    • Galaxy Control: Arena
    • Happy Wars
    • Harm’s Way
    • Hawken
    • Hyper Scape
    • Killer Instinct
    • Korgan
    • Minion Masters
    • Neverwinter
    • Outriders (Demo)
    • Paladins
    • Path of Exile
    • Phantasy Star Online 2
    • Phantom Dust
    • Pinball FX2
    • Prominence Poker
    • Realm Royale
    • Rec Room
    • Resident Evil Revelations 2
    • ROBLOX
    • Rocket League
    • Rogue Company
    • Skyforge
    • SMITE
    • Spacelords
    • Spellbreak
    • Star Trek Online
    • Techwars Global Conflict
    • TERA
    • The Four Kings Casino and Slots
    • Too Human
    • Trove
    • Vigor
    • War Thunder
    • Warface
    • Warframe
    • World of Tanks
    • World of Warships: Legends
    • Yaris
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