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[mcz117chief]

We are back boyz! Feels like ancient history when PS3 had free online and then switched to payed for PS4 and everybody said that free on-line is never coming back. Absolutely ecstatic news, man! I'm sure Microsoft has a plan (taking bigger cuts off of micro-transactions, bigger focus on game pass etc.) but I couldn't be happier. Now if only Sony did the same thing, that would be legendary.

 

[Dee_Dee]

Just got into a horde lobby no problem.

This is crazy! Must...remain...skeptical!!!

 

[Mmnow]

Could it be a glitch?. I find it hard to believe they would do this without telling people, and have people signing up for Live and wasting money.

If it's genuine I'm actually quite impressed.

Weeks of naysayers and arguing over what this means and what that means, followed by a slow burn of excitement when it just disappears and people can't quite believe it. Give this an hour or two, it'll be everywhere.

Follow up with an official announcement as the Americans are waking up - that's Microsoft's biggest market anyway.

Better than a press release regurgitated on IGN.

 

[M.W.]

They also had "free play days" last week. They don't do this 2 weeks in a row.

 

[DaGwaphics]

I'm thinking this is some kind of mistake. Did they really just deny that changes to Gold were being made YESTERDAY, and today online play is free? I can already see the memes.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

Just played Titanfall 2 and Battlefront II online, so this is not relegated to Microsoft games. This is network wide, it's free boys!

 

[Xplainin]

Damm, MS going hard.
If this is for the long haul, then Sony are going to have to reply.

 

[Empire Strikes Back]

They could've made it free yesterday, but by doing it today, tomorrow everything in the news will be this amazing move.

Yeah, I understand the timing.

 

[DavidGzz]

I'm thinking this is some kind of mistake. Did they really just deny that changes to Gold were being made YESTERDAY, and today online play is free? I can already see the memes.

Did they specify anything about a cost? Couldn't it just mean no changes to how their services or how they plan to keep improving it etc. Yeah, memes making fun of free online. Ok. Lol

 

[-Arcadia-]

 

[Stuart360]

I'm thinking this is some kind of mistake. Did they really just deny that changes to Gold were being made YESTERDAY, and today online play is free? I can already see the memes.

lol any memes for something like this would be countered by plenty of salt gifs, and rightly so.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Did they specify anything about a cost? Couldn't it just mean no changes to how their services or how they plan to keep improving it etc. Yeah, memes making fun of free online. Ok. Lol

I was joking about the memes regarding their (perceived) indecisiveness. Free multi-player would definitely be great.

I'll wait for an initial announcement. LOL (already have a little more than year left on GPU, so doesn't change much for me to begin with).

 

[Kronos9x]

Maybe it's only timed but If this is true, then it seems XBOX is the new PS3. While Sony is doing their best to promote their anti customer BS, MS is bringing back free online, like it should be.

 

[Xplainin]

Will be interesting to see the SDFs approach here.
I mean, Gamepass was anti developer and was going to reduce the amount of quality games being produced. I wonder how this decision is going to adversely affect the gaming industry.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

People keep saying free weekend stuff. It's Thursday. Nah, MS wanted to go viral, success.

Hell man, it's still Wednesday here. "Free weekend" my ass, this is just people trying to damage control.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Btw, if this turns out to be it, we're posting in an absolutely legendary moment.

The end of Xbox Live. Just think about the enormity of that statement.

 

[mcz117chief]

This is it, I officially renounce my Sony-pony status and I'm instead becoming the good ol' Xbot I used to be in the 2000s. I accept Craig as my new overlord.

 

[Shmunter]

Don’t make me fire up the 360!

 

[THEAP99]

I'm thinking this is some kind of mistake. Did they really just deny that changes to Gold were being made YESTERDAY, and today online play is free? I can already see the memes.

i can see the memes if this turns out to be all a false flag and so many of u in here are already jumping the gun as if it's permanent

 

[Rac3r]

More likely a free weekend or a glitch. They wouldn’t make multiplayer free without a huge announcement first, especially after their last statement.

 

[M.W.]

Everyone is happy

 

[Knitted Knight]

The dust will clear soon enough.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

Damm, MS going hard.
If this is for the long haul, then Sony are going to have to reply.

If this is true this hurts Sony way more if online becomes free again. Xbox loses what 10-20m gold subscribers? Sony loses 40-50m PS+ subscribers.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

More likely a free weekend or a glitch. They wouldn’t make multiplayer free without a huge announcement first, especially after their last statement.

Um do you really think something of this magnitude really needs an announcement in the wake of the virality of the internet?

This is going to explode on its own.

 

[THEAP99]

This is going to explode on its own.

Not if this isn't what you actually think it is

 

[DynamiteCop!]

Not if this isn't what you actually think it is

Yeah it's a free weekend on a Wednesday evening....

 

[nush]

Just for added data and as it's the console I have on hand.

Xbox 360 UK Live account - Can't play online. Glitch it's tits off signing me in and out and even connecting to live.

 

[Stuart360]

Um do you really think something of this magnitude really needs an announcement in the wake of the virality of the internet?

This is going to explode on its own.

I can already taste the concern trolling from the people that 'i just bought 3 months of Live yesterday, fucking Microsoft' incoming. I expect all the forum radicals to suddenly have an Xbox as a second console.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Good keep pushing Microsoft. The final step is to get Minecraft involved in this war.

 

[Shantae]

I feel like this has gotta be some kind of mistake. Why would they do this and not officially announce it? It would be nothing but good press.

 

[Zoro7]

Yeah it's a free weekend on a Wednesday evening....

Didn't Microsoft literally just say they aren't discontinuing Gold? Thats probably why people think its a glitch.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

Didn't Microsoft literally just say they aren't discontinuing Gold? Thats probably why people think its a glitch.

Making it free isn't discontinuing it.

 

[THEAP99]

Yeah it's a free weekend on a Wednesday evening....

Look here for yourself.

This also started on a Thursday

 

[Empire Strikes Back]

Well, Xbox. There’s only two ways out of this:
1) it’s a mistake and you’ll die like a joke;
2) it’s true and MS will live like a hero.

 

[DarkBatman]

If this is true this hurts Sony way more if online becomes free again. Xbox loses what 10-20m gold subscribers? Sony loses 40-50m PS+ subscribers.

Didn't MS announce 90+m active Xbox Live users a few weeks ago?
Would be a very bold move to cut off that revenue.

 

[THEAP99]

Didn't MS announce 90+m active Xbox Live users a few weeks ago?
Would be a very bold move to cut off that revenue.

That's for Xbox Live, not Xbox Live Gold

 

[bitbydeath]

I can already taste the control trolling from the people that 'i just bought 3 months of Live yesterday, fucking Microsoft' incoming. I expect all the forum radicals to suddenly have an Xbox as a second console.

It should get converted into GamePass credits so you shouldn’t have anything to worry about here.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

Didn't MS announce 90+m active Xbox Live users a few weeks ago?
Would be a very bold move to cut off that revenue.

That includes silver members, basically its every account that has connected online.

 

[Jigsaah]

That’s cool.

Are you serious!? They actually did it?

 

[bitbydeath]

Are you serious!? They actually did it?

That’s what everyone here is reporting.

 

[THEAP99]

Are you serious!? They actually did it?

No it's not officially confirmed yet

 

[Sony]

Highly doubt it's anything other than a Free Play weekend. They have started on Thursdays in the past.

 

[Rac3r]

Um do you really think something of this magnitude really needs an announcement in the wake of the virality of the internet?

This is going to explode on its own.

Yea casually rolling out free online when you’re still selling 1 & 3 month subscriptions to play online is a great idea...

No reputable business operates like that lmao.

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[Shmunter]

Yea casually rolling out free online when you’re still selling 1 & 3 month subscriptions to play online is a great idea...

No reputable business operates like that lmao.

Phil losing control of the shortbus

 

[THEAP99]

 

[Dee_Dee]

Guess we will find out in a few hours if this is for real or not

 

[ultrazilla]

Bookmarking this thread for the inevitable meltdowns when MS says this was a mistake.

 

[dolabla]

No Gold here (expired back in May). Just tried out Battlefield 1 and IT WORKS! I have no Game Pass either.

Holy shit, if this isn't a glitch, this is ENORMOUS news. Man, I so hope free online play is back!

 

[GHG]

The new era begins.

About time.

Welcome to the promised land.