New offer causes a lot of confusion among fans

Microsoft has announced that Game Pass subscribers will soon have a new option. However, the reorganization of Xbox Live Gold is now leaving some fans a bit perplexed when it comes to online features.

With Xbox Games Pass Core, Microsoft is adding a new option to its Game Pass lineup, replacing Xbox Live Gold in September 2023 after 21 years. With that, Xbox fans now have Four different Game Pass variants are available – which causes quite a bit of confusion in the community.

Xbox Game Pass: Microsoft offers four options

Starting September 14, players will have four subscription options to choose from: Xbox Game Pass Core, Xbox Game Pass Console, Xbox Game Pass PC, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The subscriptions differ either in how extensive their game library is – the new Core option, for example, only offers 19 games at launch – and whether they can be used on Xbox, PC or both platforms. (Source: Xbox)

In our video we compare the subscription services of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo:

Online features such as multiplayer can also be used with the subscriptions – but only in three out of four. Xbox Game Pass console is the only service that does not offer this feature and on Reddit this is exactly what causes a lack of understanding.

Xbox Game Pass console is missing a key feature

Xbox Game Pass console costs 10.99 euros per month – while Xbox Game Pass Core only costs 6.99 euros – but you cannot gamble online with it. In the Xbox Series X|S subreddit gamers are now questioning this very fact and criticize what they believe to be unclear communication from Microsoft, which could surprise some new users:

“From the company that brought you Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X.” (Reddit user FederalAgent Glowie)

“At this point, Core shouldn’t really exist. For a euro more you can simply add Xbox Live to the Game Pass console and that’s it. However, beyond that, there shouldn’t be premium multiplayer. That would no longer be a problem.” (Reddit user Born2beSlicker)

“The truth is, no one should buy Game Pass consoles. It only exists in the first place to make the starting price look lower.” (Reddit user functionallylazy)

In the Xbox store you can now get 3 adventure hits without a Game Pass at the best price:

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