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Report: Xbox Live Gold Reportedly 'Going Away'

In it's early days, online multi-player was almost unheard of, you used to only be able to play co-op games, and get this, they had to physically be right there next to you. But gone are the days of needing 2 controllers, with the release of the Xbox, Microsoft also launched Xbox Live Gold, a subscription service in which you would pay a monthly or yearly fee to be able to play with your friends online, talk with them in party chats, and get some cool discounts. And ever since the release, Xbox Live Gold has stuck around, being adapted into every new Xbox release since, but it's days may be soon coming to an end.

According to insider Jeff Grubb, Microsoft is still carrying out its plan to phase out Xbox Live Gold eventually. Speaking in his GrubbSnax show (first reported by VGC), Grubb reiterated a statement he made last year, that Xbox Live Gold was going to be discontinued.

I've said that Xbox Live Gold is going to go away. [...] Whether or not they're actively talking about it right now, I don't know, but they still have it on the roadmap saying, 'Xbox Live Gold will be dropped at some point in the future'.

 However, it appears that Microsoft has been putting off the deletion of the service until they have gained more Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Grubb believes that once Game Pass has surpassed 40-50 million subscribers, Microsoft will finally kill off Xbox Live Gold. However, that goal will most likely take years at the current growth of subscribers. Now fans of Xbox and Microsoft should take this information liberally, it's only rumors and speculation at this point, however, Grubb is a reputable Microsoft insider and is right most of the time. For players who wish to jump ship from Xbox Live Gold today, can sign up for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. It's slightly more expensive than Gold but it let's you access your games from any console, Cloud, and even PC.

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Story Source: Xbox Live Gold is Reportedly Going to 'Go Away' and Be Discontinued (Gamerant)
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