As Xbox announced, over 50 Free2Play online multiplayer games are now truly available for free: no ongoing “Xbox Live Gold” subscription is required anymore. Among the 50 Free2Play games are well-known titles like Apex Legends, Fortnite, or Warframe. With this, Xbox continues to expand its offerings around Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold, and its Xbox Network.
What’s going on? As Xbox announced on Twitter, over 50 F2P games on Xbox are now truly free.
Weren’t they already Free2Play? Theoretically yes, but on Xbox, these titles previously required a Gold membership to play online.
This means Xbox consoles now have a significant increase in online games that are available to everyone without restrictions.
How did this decision come about? According to the official website, where the announcement and the list of games can be found, they listened primarily to fans’ feedback.
Apex, Fortnite, Warframe, and other online games are now completely free on Xbox
Which games are included? It involves over 50 games. According to the official Xbox website, the list is expected to be expanded.
We show you some of the most well-known titles on the list:
- Apex Legends
- Fortnite
- Rocket League
- Warframe
- Call Of Duty: Warzone
- Dauntless
- Destiny 2
- Neverwinter
- World Of Tanks
The complete list can be found on the Xbox website under the announcement (via Xbox.com).
The announcement could also mean that the multiplayer of Halo: Infinite will also be completely free for everyone to play. This should be released separately from the main game as a Free2Play title.
“Better late than never”
This is how fans are reacting to the announcement: At the current time (April 21, 18:00), there aren’t many responses yet. Overall, the replies are positive, but some feel it was long overdue.
Andy writes: “There’s no applause for this, it should have happened 10 years ago!” (via Twitter). Others, however, are happy about the decision.
Even the “Master Chief” himself expresses his gratitude, although it is likely to be the Twitter account of a fan: “Incredible what you are releasing right now! A big thank you to the whole @XboxDACH team for this outstanding generation so far” (via Twitter).
What do you think of this step? Are you excited, or do you think it was long overdue? Let us know in the comments.
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