xbox gold changes now live

Glaucus

Glaucus

Glaucus

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For those who don't know MS has changed Xbox gold?
•Free games with Games with Gold**. Since Games with Gold launched on Xbox 360 a year ago, over 12 million people have enjoyed great free games, resulting in nearly 200 million hours of free fun playing Games with Gold titles. We’ve been learning from your feedback and have focused on making improvements each month to the selection of titles. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Games with Gold for Xbox 360 and as a thank you for helping shape this program, members will receive an additional free Xbox 360 game in June. The Games with Gold titles for Xbox 360 in June are “Dark Souls,” “Charlie Murder” and a bonus game of “Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.” We’re pleased to bring Games with Gold to Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One in June. Members will have subscription-based access to free games ranging from top hits to breaking indie stars. The program will launch on Xbox One with “Max: The Curse of Brotherhood” and “Halo: Spartan Assault.” A single Gold membership will get you access to the free games for both Xbox One and Xbox 360.



•Exclusive Discounts. Deals with Gold will also launch for Xbox One in June, delivering discounts for great games each month, with significant savings for Xbox Live Gold members. The first titles offered in June will include “Forza Motorsport 5,” “Ryse: Son of Rome,” and a few other surprises. In the coming months, we will offer significant savings of up to 50 – 75 percent off certain titles. This program will continue to be available for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox 360. And new on Xbox One, we will launch a virtual VIP room exclusive to Xbox Live Gold members where we will feature free games, monthly deals, and other great benefits.


•Popular entertainment apps will be available for all Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners. Xbox 360 has been a leader in delivering entertainment experiences for years, with over 170 global entertainment apps and experiences available today. We’re constantly adding new partners and experiences to the growing catalog on Xbox One. Coming in June, anyone with an Xbox will be able to access popular entertainment experiences – whether or not you have an Xbox Live Gold membership. This includes great gaming apps like Machinima, Twitch and Upload, popular video services like Netflix, Univision Deportes, GoPro, Red Bull TV and HBO GO, sports experiences like the NFL app for Xbox One, MLB.TV, NBA Game Time, NHL Game Center and more.*** Microsoft experiences including Internet Explorer, Skype, OneDrive and OneGuide will also be available to all Xbox customers.**** You can find a full list of apps and features that will be available below.
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FAQ
http://support.xbox.com/en-GB/my-account/xbox-live-membership/live-faq?icid=furl_livefaq

And yes you can get a pro rata refund.
Q: Will I be able to cancel my Gold membership?

A: Yes. With the Xbox One and Xbox 360 updates now available, Xbox Live Gold members who have purchased a paid membership before 4 June 2014 and activated that membership before 30 June 2014, can cancel and receive a pro-rata refund of any unused remaining days between the date of cancellation and the date their paid Gold membership ends. Cancellation and pro-rata refund requests must be made by 31 August 2014 and require six to eight weeks for processing. Bonus or trial Gold memberships are not eligible for a refund. To request your pro-rata refund, please click http://support.xbox.com/contact-us.***
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Is there an easy way to see if apps need a gold account or not?
Or do no apps now require gold?
 
Glaucus said:
Nope. You still have to pay.
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It nothing but a complete joke that you have to pay before you can use the Netflix app on an xbox


Where every other thing that has a Netflix app is free (Blu-ray players, TV's, Wii U, PS4, PC's, Moblie phones ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC)
 
chaparral said:
It nothing but a complete joke that you have to pay before you can use the Netflix app on an xbox


Where every other thing that has a Netflix app is free (Blu-ray players, TV's, Wii U, PS4, PC's, Moblie phones ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC)
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You do not need to pay for Live to use Netflix, the app is free other than Netflix's own pricing. It even says so in the OP.

Coming in June, anyone with an Xbox will be able to access popular entertainment experiences – whether or not you have an Xbox Live Gold membership. This includes great gaming apps like Machinima, Twitch and Upload, popular video services like Netflix, Univision Deportes, GoPro, Red Bull TV and HBO GO, sports experiences like the NFL app for Xbox One, MLB.TV, NBA Game Time, NHL Game Center and more.
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chaparral said:
It nothing but a complete joke that you have to pay before you can use the Netflix app on an xbox


Where every other thing that has a Netflix app is free (Blu-ray players, TV's, Wii U, PS4, PC's, Moblie phones ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC)
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That's no longer the case :).
I thought he was saying do you get the Netflix subscription free?
 
chaparral said:
It nothing but a complete joke that you have to pay before you can use the Netflix app on an xbox


Where every other thing that has a Netflix app is free (Blu-ray players, TV's, Wii U, PS4, PC's, Moblie phones ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC)
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What, you don't have to sign up and pay any kind of subscription service on any other device, why am I paying about 5.99 a month then?
 
Really, has the app updated?
Somfar Netflix and work without a live gold account, once they've been updated.
Can't member skygo login to try that one.
 
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cu3ed said:
What, you don't have to sign up and pay any kind of subscription service on any other device, why am I paying about 5.99 a month then?
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You have to pay a subscription fee to Netflix but not for Xbox Gold.

It used to be a case that you had to pay for gold AND Netflix, that's not the case anymore.

I don't think Netflix is free on any device?
 
McBain said:
You have to pay a subscription fee to Netflix but not for Xbox Gold.

It used to be a case that you had to pay for gold AND Netflix, that's not the case anymore.

I don't think Netflix is free on any device?
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I can't get onto netflix now my XBL Gold has expired... If I try to sign in as my XBL profile it just kicks me out. Any ideas?
Also - where's a good place to get a gold code from that's not £39.99 (i.e. MS)
 
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Awesome - cdkeys worked great :) thanks :D
As for Netflix... non issue - it worked - guess I should've just shutdown the console or something/.
 
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