![]() We openly doubted its viability into 2021 when we did this analysis last year, and yet, here it is, despite 48 titles that don’t exactly scream for an encore. And Games With Gold’s only remaining selling point, really - you keep the game as long as you’re subscribed to Gold, whereas with Game Pass, it could leave any time - is an obstacle to using Games With Gold as a preview or slice of currently available Game Pass content. In either case, Games With Gold is being pushed out because the two missions it could fulfill are obsolete: The program either answers a controversy now two console generations old (paying for multiplayer), or its ability to expose fans to games they’d never thought to try is massively undercut by the depth and quality of Game Pass’ curated offerings. ![]() In fact, one might argue Microsoft is using the acceptance of online multiplayer as a premium, no-longer-hidden cost (all three consoles have it now) to get customers to accept paying for “free” games. Not coincidentally, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, has emerged as Microsoft’s pot-sweetener to get players to accept paying for multiplayer. These monthlyGames With Gold announcements have morphed from an occasional side-eye in 2017, or groaner of a slow month in 2019, to the solid expectation you can skip the next trip to the buffet, too. ![]() The Games With Gold offerings in 2020 continue to reflect that. If you pay Microsoft to play online multiplayer with Xbox Live Gold, but you’re not paying them $5 extra for Xbox Game Pass, then you probably don’t care about the free games, anyway. ![]()
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