MS Makes Gold Program Xbox Live Games Permanent

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Microsoft received such a positive response from its Xbox Live Gold Program members, that the company announced on Friday the free monthly games perk will become permanent.

Microsoft announced Games with Gold on June 10, planning to run the program until Dec. 31. Through the program, Xbox Live Gold members receive a free game on the first and 16th day of each month.
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I think I have like 2 months worth of Xbox live gold left (only got it to occupy myself with GTA5 onlien till BF4 comes out on PC)

When my gold expires -- do whatever crappy games they gave me vaporize? (not that it really matters, I'll be having too much fun in BF4)
 
next-Jin said:
I believe what this is getting at is that once you abandon Xbox Live you can still keep the games, with PSN+ you can't.
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No, this has always been the case. With the MS program, if you get the game for free with your gold membership, it's yours -- you can play it for however long you want, and whether you have gold or not.

This announcement is saying that they're going to continue giving games out each month. The program was temporary, and scheduled to end in a few months. Now it's just a feature of gold, not a temporary program.
 
Demon10000 said:
No, this has always been the case. With the MS program, if you get the game for free with your gold membership, it's yours -- you can play it for however long you want, and whether you have gold or not.

This announcement is saying that they're going to continue giving games out each month. The program was temporary, and scheduled to end in a few months. Now it's just a feature of gold, not a temporary program.
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So it's not the same as PS+?
I though you DID lose access to those games, if you stopped paying the sub. Is that not true?
 
LeviathanZERO said:
So it's not the same as PS+?
I though you DID lose access to those games, if you stopped paying the sub. Is that not true?
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Yea I am pretty sure he is right, I am at work with websense so I couldn't confirm just commenting on experience. I didn't realize they let you keep them since I have not had a 360 since early 2013 (Jan) when I sold mine.

Now we have to see if this program continues on through Xbox One, it will be interesting to see how PSN+ and Xbox Live compares after a few months into next year.
 
PS+ is basically a game rental service - your access stops once you stop paying. Xbox games given through this are permanent, regardless of whether you stay on Gold or not. The catch is that the games are fucking old.
 
This is only for Xbox 360. We will have to wait and see how well it expands in the future though.

But, doesnt PS+ continue on with the PS4 as well, or is it also limited to PS3/Vita?
 
like they would get negative alot of negative feedback over free games..
 
As someone who has since its inception been utterly opposed to live and having basic game features such as "Multiplayer" behind a pay wall. I can say that for the first time MS has managed to make Live Gold actually worth its cost. So while I still won't be dusting off the 360 probably ever again, I will give them kudos where it is deserved and it certainly makes me more willing to consider the XB1 at some point in the future.
 
It's pretty simple

PS+ free games till you don't re subscribe -games gone!

Xbox games for gold free games -don't subscribe anymore games still work!

The age of the games isn't really relevant there free. And now that they plan on keeping it maybe the selection will be altered as well.

Did we forget there free on a service we were paying for anyway.

It's like bitching about the candy you get for free on Halloween like kids.
 
Plague_Injected said:
PS+ is basically a game rental service - your access stops once you stop paying. Xbox games given through this are permanent, regardless of whether you stay on Gold or not. The catch is that the games are fucking old.
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I dont like having a box that consumes $50/year, but if i have to have one, the PS+ is a better deal, IMHO.
 
Spire3660 said:
I dont like having a box that consumes $50/year, but if i have to have one, the PS+ is a better deal, IMHO.
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As far as money invested if you have a PS3, Vita and soon PS4 it's an exceptional deal. The games are usually newer and fresh. Certainly better than MS offerings.
 
What happens if you are on PS+ and you then you cancel your subscription. But say a year later if you log back in and start PS+ again do you get the games you had before back? Or are they gone?
 
rudy said:
What happens if you are on PS+ and you then you cancel your subscription. But say a year later if you log back in and start PS+ again do you get the games you had before back? Or are they gone?
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You 'own' them forever and they are part of your PSN account, even if you lapse. You just need a PS+ account to access them.
 
rudy said:
What happens if you are on PS+ and you then you cancel your subscription. But say a year later if you log back in and start PS+ again do you get the games you had before back? Or are they gone?
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You have to login to access them. With out the subscription you can't login.
 
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