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Xbox Live Gold becomes Game Pass Core with a game library
Xbox Live Gold became Game Pass Core at the same $9.99/mo, adding a library of 25+ console games
What changed
- Plan
- Was Before: Xbox Live Gold
- After: Xbox Game Pass Core
- Price
- Before: $9.99/mo or $59.99/yr
- After: $9.99/mo or $59.99/yr
- Unchanged
- Game library
- Was Before: None
- After: “over 25” console games
When it applies to you
- New users
- Existing users
- Gold members became Game Pass Core members automatically, “with no change in pricing” (Xbox Wire, July 17, 2023).
What this means for you
Same price, plus a rotating library of more than 25 console games to play while subscribed. Online console multiplayer and member deals stayed.
Evidence
Xbox Wire (July 17, 2023): 'Xbox Live Gold is becoming Xbox Game Pass Core starting September 14.' Core gives 'access to our advanced multiplayer network, a select collection of over 25 games to play with friends around the world, and exclusive member deals, all for $9.99 USD per month or $59.99 USD per year', and 'New titles will be added 2-3 times a year.' Gold members 'will automatically become Game Pass Core members, with no change in pricing'. The Xbox Store listed Xbox Live Gold at $9.99 a month on September 10, 2023 and, at the same address, Xbox Game Pass Core at $9.99 on September 17, 2023.
Sources
- Xbox Wire: Introducing Xbox Game Pass Core, Coming This September (Jul 17, 2023) · archived
- Xbox Store: Xbox Live Gold (before, Sep 10 2023) · archived
- Xbox Store: Xbox Game Pass Core (after, Sep 17 2023) · archived
- Xbox Support: All about Xbox Game Pass Core (content feed capture, Jun 21 2025) · archived