Reports are everywhere about the end of X Box Live Gold – (XBLG). In September 2023, it will be replaced with a version of Game Pass.
The main function of XBLG was access to on-line multiplayer. There were also other benefits like free games.
I pay for XBLG but I have only ever downloaded a couple of games mainly because of my former slow internet. Now that I have fast internet, all the good free games are gone. Also, I now rarely use on-line multiplayer. I am old and have all but given up playing Call of Duty on-line. My reflexes are just too slow and I am now nothing but cannon fodder.
Still, I kept paying for XBLG (just in case/not all that expensive) but did not upgrade to Game Pass Ultimate due to the extra cost.
I have again thought about cancelling XBLG, but as Game Pass Core is the same price and, in mid September, XBLG members will be automatically transferred to Game Pass Core. As Game Pass Core includes both multiplayer and access to 25 “high quality” games, I will delay cancellation.
Later, at next renewal, I will reconsider cancellation if the “high quality” games do not interest me.
UPDATE – I gave it more thought and decided to cancel XBLG. I don’t use on-line multiplayer so I am paying for something I do not use.