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The move backfired spectacularly, but to its credit, Xbox pivoted almost immediately, reverting the increase and apologising to the community for missing the mark.

In an effort to quell tempers, the gaming giant dropped a nugget for Xbox players it had presumably been saving, but pulled the trigger on to claw back as much goodwill as possible: free-to-play games will no longer require an Xbox Live Gold monthly membership to enjoy.

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It added that its using the opportunity to bring Xbox Live more in line with how it sees the player at the center of their experience which translates to no more monthly subscription costs to play games that are free-to-play.

The list of free-to-play Xbox titles is pretty extensive, so for those of you who have an Xbox Series X, Xbox One, or Xbox 360, youll get access to a sizeable library of titles that you can check out below in this handy graphic that was shared on Twitter: (Image credit: melicorn1991) There are a few clarifications needed on that list, and a couple of additional titles, so weve popped them below: Resident Evil 2 is actually Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Episode One) The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is just the first episode The Walking Dead: Season Two is also free-to-play along with: World or Warships: Legends Jump-Start 2 World of Warships: Legends Building a Navy Its a welcome move for those Xbox players who dont have an Xbox Live Gold membership, or an Xbox Game Pass subscription, and there are some decent games on that list to be cracking on with.

As Microsoft has confirmed, the price isnt going to go up anytime soon, so Xbox Live Gold remains the cheapest option for now, but the Xbox Game Pass service is great value if you dont want to be spending 60 a pop on a brand new game; you get access to a massive pool of games, old and new, spanning four console generations.

But were glad to see Xbox taking the bold step of making free-to-play games playable for free, as they should be.

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