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People on r/Xbox report being able to play online without Gold
j0hnnix
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Rossco EZ
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FunkMiller
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We now go LIVE to the Xbox Marketing and Communications Department:
30yearsofhurt
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Knitted Knight
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It's about keeping the hope alive... anything positive to create buzz and mindshare even if it doesn't turn out true. Any press is a good press mantra. Catching that news cycle.
Desperate times require desperate measures.
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Zoro7
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Well this didn’t age well at all.Yeah it's a free weekend on a Wednesday evening....
Shmunter
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LeftThumbstick
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If anything it’s the usual anti-Xbox crowd hyping stuff up without any evidence just so they can troll Xbox fans and make them look bad as per usual.
I mean, there’s a reason you’ve been warned for trolling Xbox thy reads and surprise surprise, here you are to get your little dig in.
Also, this doesn’t explain why people were able to play games free outside of this list and those who are getting Gamepass for free too without subscribing.
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thelastword
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Well you see it's because they hype anything before they see the receipts. Anything at all.
Thirty7ven
Banned
How deluded and haunted by a persecution complex must you be to believe this?
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Like Microsoft? Until they announce it, it's not true. This isn't something they will stealth drop.
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Empire Strikes Back
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It’s already debunked, see on Era.
LeftThumbstick
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Very, please send help oh wise and stable one.
DarkBatman
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Who said anything about "playing games free outside the list"?
People in here were talking about playing the multiplayer of games they own for free.
And the listed games are playable over the weekend even if you don't own them.
New Yorks Finest
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Ass of Can Whooping
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Lmao
This week has been gold
This week has been gold
mcz117chief
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Monthly? I payed like $300 for Windows 10 pro, that isn't monthly, that is forever.
slade
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That call to Jim must have paid of. Thanks for recommending it.
Oh, my mistake. Sorry. When you said paying I thought you were on one of these or something:
Windows subscription activation - Windows Deployment
Learn how to step up from Windows Pro to a Windows Enterprise subscription or from Windows Eduction Pro to a Windows Education subscription.
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Shmunter
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Look, there was always a chance. MS have invented new ways to keep gamers paying with gamepass, together with the advent of Games as a Service - yet another revenue stream. So you may want to break down the barrier of entry; the equation could have tilted towards more out the other end, especially if you can get more coming into your eco system.
It certainly peaked my interest, I cannot lie.
It certainly peaked my interest, I cannot lie.
mejin
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Spencer's fans.
M1chl
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That much, I bough copy for 10 bucks and it works. If that's a retail, new non-upgrade then fine, but why tho? Pretty much since XP, MS have in our country OEM version to "legalize" your copy for like 60 bucks. A then through that, you could upgrade to Wind Vista, Win 7, 8 and finally 10. Well I am not sure if XP > Vista worked, I was in the school with MSDNA program, so not sure about that one.
mcz117chief
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I bought the licence that is linked to my Microsoft account so I can reinstall it on any PC whenever I want.
Bumblebeetuna
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As I’ve said before, no way they are doing this. They will roll it into GamePass and probably drop basic GamePass to the same prices as Gold. $10 a month, $25 for three, $60 for a year. And then they have the much more expensive GPU that includes Xbox, PC, and xCloud access.
Would love to be proven wrong on this but I just don’t see a company giving up on so much easy revenue. There’s a reason Sony followed suit and even Nintendo.
Would love to be proven wrong on this but I just don’t see a company giving up on so much easy revenue. There’s a reason Sony followed suit and even Nintendo.
splattered
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Just dipping their toes in the water. They're probably experimenting to see what it does to the numbers. This is a huge change for the company and industry and it will come eventually. Expect the final decision to be made soon and news revealed this month.
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DarkBatman
SBI’s Employee of the Year
I mean... they did the same thing two years ago. This isn't the first "Big gaming weekend" and MS still hasn't changed anything.
Maybe change will come one day. But not this month.
They are going to raise the price of Gamepass rather than drop it. No way they drop the price. They just need enough Live users to switch to Gamepass so that they can move the Live sub into Gamepass. MTX makes up a larger percentage of revenue/profit than subs sometimes so f2p games may not need live soon either.
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MasterCornholio
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Don't tell me all the rumors were because some bozo misinterpreted them.......
Yikes.
Anyways if something like this were to happen Microsoft would tell us.
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TheSpecialOne
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Man, this place is pretty delusional at times. As if a company is going to give away billions in revenue for goodwill. The way some of you guys think...... imagine living that life smh 
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killatopak
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I know where I’ll be playing my MP games now.
edit: fuck everyone in the first few pages for giving me hope. Fuck youuuuuuu
edit: fuck everyone in the first few pages for giving me hope. Fuck youuuuuuu
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ultrazilla
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scoobidoo112
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Man, this place is pretty delusional at times. As if a company is going to give away billions in revenue for goodwill. The way some of you guys think...... imagine living that life smh
Depends. What brings in more revenue? Gold subscribers, or, should everyone be able to play online, season passes, microtransactions and DLC?
Entroyp
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Man, this place is pretty delusional at times. As if a company is going to give away billions in revenue for goodwill. The way some of you guys think...... imagine living that life smh
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megreotsugua
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Do Sony's and MS's cut on games that have online components smaller than games without?
I mean if I'm a publisher whose games are essentially what makes Sony's PS Plus viable, I would demand that they get a smaller cut from my game. I suppose Sony and MS get 30% cut on each game? Is it true even for games with online components?
I think it's only fair if the console owner's cut is smaller for games with online.
I mean if I'm a publisher whose games are essentially what makes Sony's PS Plus viable, I would demand that they get a smaller cut from my game. I suppose Sony and MS get 30% cut on each game? Is it true even for games with online components?
I think it's only fair if the console owner's cut is smaller for games with online.
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Dr.Morris79
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Wheres the summer sale? The fuck is going on?
DaGwaphics
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I went to bed expecting to see something along these lines today. LOL
They should've just announced this when making the statement about Gold, now a positive thing (free online weekend) will have a negative connotation attached for some (because of their own misguided expectations). But 99% were never following these rumors to begin with, so I guess it doesn't really matter. They need to clean house in the social media department, you've got to see these things coming and nudge the conversation in the right directions as needed.
MasterCornholio
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Well it didn't help that we had so many threads on the subject. It was normal that some were treating this as a confirmation.
Lambdadelta
Neo Member
Yep, they sure did
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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This feels like such a tease
That said if they do this long-term it might actually make more sense than getting rid of XBL Gold altogether. Just remove the Gold requirement for FTP games, and offer select games on rotation for free online play without needing a subscription.
Sounds like a method that'd make more business sense, too.
And Era's a credible source because.....?
Look I don't think they're getting rid of Gold, either. But it's not because "Era said so". Not in the least.
That said if they do this long-term it might actually make more sense than getting rid of XBL Gold altogether. Just remove the Gold requirement for FTP games, and offer select games on rotation for free online play without needing a subscription.
Sounds like a method that'd make more business sense, too.
And Era's a credible source because.....?
Look I don't think they're getting rid of Gold, either. But it's not because "Era said so". Not in the least.
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sainraja
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Yeah it's a free weekend on a Wednesday evening....
Where did this guy go?
Yeah, they did introduce the LIVE service as a PAID service did they not? So, again, what is the difference? Microsoft also introduced putting F2P games behind a paywall. Sony doesn't do that (at-least not right now anyway.)
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Crimson_Fate
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even little Timmy Dog got hyped and deflated this morning ...
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