For several years now, the Xbox Live Gold service has provided Xbox players access to online multiplayer alongside a monthly roster of free games. However, in recent years, the monthly Xbox Games with Gold have received frequent, severe criticism from players for offering less popular sometimes even unheard-of games. This even hit a point last year when rumors began circulating online that Microsoft could discontinue the service, opening a whole discussion on its need and value, but the company confirmed shortly after thatXbox Live Goldwill continue for the foreseeable future.
Although Xbox Live Gold did not have a good start for the year with its January Games with Gold, it appears that Microsoft is finally ramping up its offerings to compete with gaming services the world over. Several days ago, the company revealedFebruary 2021’s free games, and for the first time in so long, players were happy with next month’s offerings.
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This may be the beginning that Microsoft would slowly include Xbox One games optimized for the Xbox Series X, especially sinceSony has already begun offering PS5 games to PS Plusever since the latest console’s release last September. Having said this, it appears that Microsoft is truly committed to revitalizing its Games with Gold by dumping the quantity of over quality approach and offering games that would attract a wider player base. Time will tell, of course, but it’s a hopeful thought.
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Of course, it is still too early to tell whether Microsoft will remain consistent with the way it approached Games with Gold for February 2021. However, should Microsoft continue this pattern for its monthly Games with Gold, thenXbox players should expect even more high-quality gamesin the succeeding months. It is also important to note that since Microsoft is starting to offer Xbox Series X optimized games, more optimized titles for the new-generation Xbox console, or even full-fledged Xbox Series X games will be included in Xbox Live Gold in the future. How frequent draws a big question mark, but this cannot be a one-time thing.
