Remember Xbox Live Gold? Now it's called Xbox Game Pass Core, and you can get a 12-month membership for $49.99 instead of $59. If you're new to gaming or shopping for a gamer, here's what that means.

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Is there an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 12 month subscription ... Microsoft doesn't require a Live Gold subscription for free-to-play titles anymore), and you don't expect to be buying too many ...

Get amazing access to hundreds of high-quality games for Xbox consoles and Windows ... for a shorter period, one month of Game Pass Ultimate is currently just $12 (regularly $19.99).

Games are removed from Xbox Game Pass at least twice every month, with Microsoft usually shining the spotlight on the departures when they're about two weeks out from removal. However, it has ...