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Microsoft removes Xbox Live Gold requirement for free-to-play games, offers early cancellation

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Microsoft officially unlocked multiplayer on free-to-play games for all users today, after announcing its intention to do so back in January. Before today, Microsoft was the only one of the major platform holders to still charge for online multiplayer in otherwise free games. There is a full list of titles available at the official Xbox blog, and more titles will be supported as they launch.

Additionally, Microsoft is offering a one-time offer for Xbox Live Gold members to cancel their subscription and receive a partial refund based on the number of days left, as long as they submit their request before June 1, 2021. More details are on their FAQ here.

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And here i thought that all the console makers banned all forms of lan play explicitly to cynically charge everyone a recurring subscription just to play with someone else.

Not that it affects me much either way at this time. Still an interesting development.
 
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Retinal_FAILURE said:
Yes! Been waiting to connect with someone on Crackdown on 360 for about 5 mins. now. it is almost 11 p.m. here in Cali, though. I'll probably shut it off before it finds anyone. It's been like 10 mins of 'Looking for Another Player...', but it would be awesome to play on 360 online again no matter the game. I wonder if there are people playing specific games in 360 or if everyone has forgotten that it's only been like 15 1/2 years since xbox 360 came out.
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Aw hell yea!
 
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Considering I haven't pulled out my xbox in ages I kind of doubt it still even works, dont have the dough to shell out for a newer generation, but hey, maybe I'll pull the relic out of storage and see if theres anything I'm interested in playing
 

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