Unlike a typical Xbox Game Pass offering where you'll have full access to the Xbox Game Pass library, or Xbox Live Gold's Games with Gold where you would receive two new games every month Xbox Game Pass Core instead offers up a list of 'high-quality games' from the Xbox Game Pass catalogue.

Deals: Xbox Game Pass member deals and discounts, free play days.

Free games: Over 25 Xbox Game Pass games at launch, with more to be added.

Xbox Game Pass Core is the new tier set to replace Xbox Live Gold on September 14, 2023, with current Gold subscribers being automatically transferred onto a Core subscription.

Microsoft doesn't currently offer yearly subscriptions for Xbox Game Pass so you'll need to pay monthly regardless of which tier you subscribe to. Core on the other hand will launch with 25 games, with Microsoft confirming on Xbox Wire that more titles will join the Core library two to three times a year.

Unlike PS Plus – which has set dates for game reveals – Xbox Game Pass games are announced twice a month – once at the beginning and once in the middle – with releases dropping over the month. Once Septemarrives Xbox Game Pass will have four separate tiers available, we're going to go over each of them one by one, starting with the newest addition. It joins Xbox Game Pass Console, Xbox Game Pass PC, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate as the fourth tier and will be available on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.īut much like PS Plus, things can get a bit confusing when there's multiple tiers of the same subscription service, so we've got the rundown of everything you need to know about Xbox Game Pass' many tiers. Xbox Game Pass Core is the brand new tier of the famed Xbox subscription service, and will replace Xbox Live Gold on September 14, 2023. Here's what you need to know about each version of Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass is undergoing some changes later this year by introducing a new tier which replaces Xbox Live Gold.

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