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.

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 ...

you'll need to have a Xbox Live Gold subscription, which costs $59.99 for a year, or $9.99 for a single month. If you want even more games, you'll need to sign up for Xbox Game Pass, which offers ...

Xbox console owners who have either an Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can play two full games for free this weekend as part of, natch, Free Play Days. The games will be ...