Xbox Game Pass Won't Change Games With Gold

Free games to continue as normal.

By Matt Porter

Xbox Games with Gold will remain unaffected by the new Xbox Game Pass programme.

Yesterday Microsoftannounced its new Game Pass subscription service, offering you timed access to a library of games for monthly payments. It differs from Sony's PlayStation Now in that you download these games to your console rather than streaming them.

Kotaku has asked Microsoft to clarify some of the less in-depth points of the announcement, namely whether the new service will change how Games with Gold works.

"Games with Gold and Xbox Game Pass are two different service offerings with unique benefits," says a statement Kotaku received. "Games with Gold is an added benefit specific to Xbox Live Gold members that rewards players with two to four free games each month to enjoy. Xbox Game Pass is a subscription-based service that gives you unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and Xbox 360 backward compatible games for Xbox One for $9.99 USD per month."

It's also worth noting that you don't need Xbox Live Gold for Game Pass like you do to receive the Games with Gold benefits. "Xbox Live Gold is not required for Xbox Game Pass, however, Xbox Live Gold is required for multiplayer titles that are part of the Xbox Game Pass catalog," Microsoft's statement continued.

This month's Games with Gold include horror game Layers of Fear and the shoot 'n' loot game Borderlands 2.

Matt Porter is a freelance writer based in London. Make sure to visit what he thinks is the best website in the world, but is actually just his Twitter page.

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