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	===Xbox GamePass (''2017-present'')<!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass -->===		===Xbox GamePass (''2017-present'')<!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass -->===
	<p>[[Xbox Game Pass]] is the latest subscription service provided by ''Xbox'' which was originally announced and launched to provide video games in the format that ''Netflix'' provides Movies. The games catalogue is huge as of now due to the enormous investing by ''Microsoft''.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Mackuch \|first=Eddie \|date=2025-09-22 \|title=Game Pass Gets "Largest Investment" To Date This Year, Xbox Boss Says \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922152904/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/ \|archive-date=2025-09-22 \|access-date=2026-03-01 \|website=GameSpot}}</ref> Although a user subscribing to this service only gets to download and play the provided games as long as the subscription is active.Later on in 2019 Xbox added ''Xbox live Gold'' into the Game Pass subscription subsequently removing a separate subscription for gold.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296816/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-subscription-pricing-release-date-rumors \|title=Microsoft to combine Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live into $14.99-a-month subscription \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=April 5, 2019 \|website=The Verge \|access-date=June 9, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527042744/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296816/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-subscription-pricing-release-date-rumors \|archive-date=May 27, 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref> </p>		{{Main\|Xbox Game Pass}}
			<p>''Xbox Game Pass'' is the latest subscription service provided by ''Xbox'' which was originally announced and launched to provide video games in the format that ''Netflix'' provides Movies. The games catalogue is huge as of now due to the enormous investing by ''Microsoft''.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Mackuch \|first=Eddie \|date=2025-09-22 \|title=Game Pass Gets "Largest Investment" To Date This Year, Xbox Boss Says \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922152904/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/ \|archive-date=2025-09-22 \|access-date=2026-03-01 \|website=GameSpot}}</ref> Although a user subscribing to this service only gets to download and play the provided games as long as the subscription is active.Later on in 2019 Xbox added ''Xbox live Gold'' into the Game Pass subscription subsequently removing a separate subscription for gold.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296816/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-subscription-pricing-release-date-rumors \|title=Microsoft to combine Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live into $14.99-a-month subscription \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=April 5, 2019 \|website=The Verge \|access-date=June 9, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527042744/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296816/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-subscription-pricing-release-date-rumors \|archive-date=May 27, 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref> </p>

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	===Xbox GamePass<!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass -->===		===Xbox GamePass (''2017-present'')<!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass -->===
	{{~~Incomplete section~~}}		<p>[[Xbox Game Pass]] is the latest subscription service provided by ''Xbox'' which was originally announced and launched to provide video games in the format that ''Netflix'' provides Movies. The games catalogue is huge as of now due to the enormous investing by ''Microsoft''.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Mackuch \|first=Eddie \|date=2025-09-22 \|title=Game Pass Gets "Largest Investment" To Date This Year, Xbox Boss Says \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922152904/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-pass-gets-largest-investment-to-date-this-year-xbox-boss-says/1100-6534902/ \|archive-date=2025-09-22 \|access-date=2026-03-01 \|website=GameSpot}}</ref> Although a user subscribing to this service only gets to download and play the provided games as long as the subscription is active.Later on in 2019 Xbox added ''Xbox live Gold'' into the Game Pass subscription subsequently removing a separate subscription for gold.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296816/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-subscription-pricing-release-date-rumors \|title=Microsoft to combine Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live into $14.99-a-month subscription \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=April 5, 2019 \|website=The Verge \|access-date=June 9, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527042744/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296816/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-subscription-pricing-release-date-rumors \|archive-date=May 27, 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref> </p>

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	*'''User freedom''': Service is mandatory for users intending to play online games, however in 2021, free-to-play games do not have this requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|title=Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|website=The Verge \|date=22 Mar 2021 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220803/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>		*'''User freedom''': Service is mandatory for users intending to play online games, however in 2021, free-to-play games do not have this requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|title=Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|website=The Verge \|date=22 Mar 2021 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220803/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>

	*'''User privacy''': Same data collection practices as is outlined by other [[Microsoft]] products.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Microsoft Privacy Statement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|date=Oct 2025 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~B0BqU~~ \|archive-date=~~11 Oct 2025~~}}</ref><!-- ; such as [insert examples here]		*'''User privacy''': Same data collection practices as is outlined by other [[Microsoft]] products.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Microsoft Privacy Statement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|date=Oct 2025 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128183121/https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/privacy/privacystatement \|archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref><!-- ; such as [insert examples here]

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	\|Website=https://xbox.com/live		\|Website=https://xbox.com/live
	\|Description=The online subscription service that is required for users to play online on Xbox consoles		\|Description=The online subscription service that is required for users to play online on Xbox consoles
	}}~~'''Xbox Network''', formerly ''Xbox Live'', is a subscription service launched on November 15th, 2002, for the original [[Xbox]]. In 2021, [[Microsoft]] rebranded ''Xbox Live'' to ''Xbox Network''.~~		}}

	~~==Consumer-impact summary==~~		'''Xbox Network''', formerly ''Xbox Live'', is a subscription service launched on 15 November 2002, for the original [[Xbox]]. In 2021, [[Microsoft]] rebranded ''Xbox Live'' to ''Xbox Network''.

	*'''User ~~Freedom~~''': Service is mandatory for users intending to play online games, however in 2021, free-to-play games do not have this requirement.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom ~~\|date=March 22, 2021~~ \|title=Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220803/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|archive-date=May ~~17,~~ 2021 ~~\|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]~~}}</ref>		==Consumer impact summary==
	*'''User ~~Privacy~~''': Same data collection practices as-is outlined by other [[Microsoft]] products.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|~~date~~=~~October 2025~~ \|title=Microsoft Privacy Statement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/B0BqU \|archive-date=11 Oct 2025 ~~\|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]]~~}}</ref><!-- ; such as [insert examples here]		*'''User freedom''': Service is mandatory for users intending to play online games, however in 2021, free-to-play games do not have this requirement.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|title=Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|website=The Verge \|date=22 Mar 2021 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220803/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>

			*'''User privacy''': Same data collection practices as is outlined by other [[Microsoft]] products.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Microsoft Privacy Statement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement \|website=[[Microsoft]] \|date=Oct 2025 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/B0BqU \|archive-date=11 Oct 2025}}</ref><!-- ; such as [insert examples here]

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	*'''Business ~~Model~~''': When formerly ''Xbox Live'', functioned as a [[subscription service]] to access online features. In 2021, it now covers [[Xbox Game Pass~~\|''Xbox Game Pass''~~]], among other subscription-based monetization models. ~~Additionally~~ receives revenue from product sales on the [[Microsoft Store]].
	*'''Market ~~Control~~''': Exclusively available for [[Xbox]] and [[Windows]] platforms; only option for online features on current [[Xbox]] consoles.		*'''Business model''': When formerly ''Xbox Live'', it functioned as a [[subscription service]] to access online features. In 2021, it now covers [[Xbox Game Pass]], among other subscription-based monetization models. It also receives revenue from product sales on the [[Microsoft Store]].

			*'''Market control''': Exclusively available for [[Xbox]] and [[Windows]] platforms; only option for online features on current [[Xbox]] consoles.

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	===Service shutdowns===		===Service shutdowns===

	====Games for Windows Live - Unknown<!-- Section needs more work, please reference related Wikipedia article for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Games_for_Windows_%E2%80%93_Live -->====		====Games for Windows Live - Unknown<!-- Section needs more work, please reference related Wikipedia article for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Games_for_Windows_%E2%80%93_Live -->====
	''Games for Windows Live'' (GFWL), the version of ''Xbox Live'' intended for [[Windows]] PCs at the time, was announced to shut down on July ~~1st,~~ 2014,<ref>{{~~cite~~ web \|~~date~~=~~August 19, 2013~~ \|title=Microsoft: Games for Windows Live service ending July 2014 \|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201557/http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|archive-date=~~October~~ 29, 2013 ~~\|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Polygon~~}}</ref> however [[Microsoft]] stated that GFWL would not be shut down roughly 1 month before the announced shutdown.<ref>{{Cite ~~news~~ \|last=Maiberg \|first=Emanuel ~~\|date=June 21, 2014~~ \|title=Microsoft Says It's Not Shutting Down Games for Windows Live \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625081927/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|archive-date=~~June~~ 25, 2014 ~~\|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Video Games \|publisher=Gamespot~~}}</ref> Regardless of the announcement, features under GFWL ~~progressively~~ deprecated since 2014, most importantly for right to ownership, the game license activation service, which was required in order to launch any game released for GFWL.<ref>{{Cite ~~news~~ \|last=Bari \|first=Muhammad Ali ~~\|date=April 20, 2025~~ \|title=Games For Windows Live Game License Activation Service No Longer Appears To Be Functional \|url=https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420154208/https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|archive-date=20 Apr 2025 ~~\|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=Twisted Voxel~~}}</ref>		''Games for Windows Live'' (GFWL), the version of ''Xbox Live'' intended for [[Windows]] PCs at the time, was announced to shut down on 1 July 2014,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McWhertor \|first=Michael \|title=Microsoft: Games for Windows Live service ending July 2014 \|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|website=Polygon \|date=19 Aug 2013 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201557/http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|archive-date=29 Oct 2013}}</ref> however [[Microsoft]] stated that GFWL would not be shut down roughly one month before the announced shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Maiberg \|first=Emanuel \|title=Microsoft Says It's Not Shutting Down Games for Windows Live \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|website=GameSpot \|date=21 Jun 2014 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625081927/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|archive-date=25 Jun 2014}}</ref> Regardless of the announcement, features under GFWL were increasingly deprecated since 2014, most importantly for right to ownership, the game license activation service, which was required in order to launch any game released for GFWL.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bari \|first=Muhammad Ali \|title=Games For Windows Live Game License Activation Service No Longer Appears To Be Functional \|url=https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|website=Twisted Voxel \|date=20 Apr 2025 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420154208/https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|archive-date=20 Apr 2025}}</ref>

	In 2020, the GFWL client download page was removed, and server support for logging in was wiped. 2 years later, logins stopped functioning.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Games for Windows- Live dead, broken & shutdown without warning, 2020 onwards. \|url=https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809192832/https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|archive-date=~~August~~ 9, 2024 ~~\|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Doomworld \|language=en-US~~}}</ref><!-- Further research for integration:		In 2020, the GFWL client download page was removed, and server support for logging in was wiped. Two years later, logins stopped functioning.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Wadmodder Shalton \|title=Games for Windows- Live dead, broken & shutdown without warning, 2020 onwards. \|url=https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|website=Doom World \|date=10 Sep 2021 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809192832/https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|archive-date=9 Aug 2024}}</ref><!-- Further research for integration:
	https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cold-dead-hand-of-games-for-windows-live-has-pulled-5-capcom-games-into-the-abyss-for-600-days-and-counting/		https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cold-dead-hand-of-games-for-windows-live-has-pulled-5-capcom-games-into-the-abyss-for-600-days-and-counting/

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	====Games With Gold - September 2023<!-- Turns out GWG titles for Xbox One required an active Gold subscription, consider integrating it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Former -->====		====Games With Gold (''September 2023'')<!-- Turns out GWG titles for Xbox One required an active Gold subscription, consider integrating it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Former -->====
	Prior to September ~~14th,~~ 2023, users who paid for ''Xbox Live Gold'' received 3 free games that were permanently added to the user's account each month under the "Games With Gold" program. When ''Xbox Live Gold'' was transitioned to ''[[Game Pass]] Core'', subscribers instead receive temporary access to a rotating selection of 25 randomly chosen titles on ''Game Pass''.<ref>{{Cite ~~news~~ \|last=Yin-Poole \|first=Wesley ~~\|date=Jul 17, 2023~~ \|title=End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717153540/https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-date=17 Jul 2023 ~~\|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[IGN]]~~}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=McWhertor \|first=Michael ~~\|date=2023-07-17~~ \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov ~~17,~~ 2025 \|~~website~~=~~Polygon \|language=en-US~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206073738/https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core/ \|archive-date=6 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{~~cite~~ web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom ~~\|date=September 14, 2023~~ \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core is launching with 36 games this week \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|~~accessdate~~=~~Nov 17, 2025~~ \|~~work~~=~~[[The Verge]]~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206074318/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|archive-date=6 Feb 2026}}</ref>		Prior to 14 September 2023, users who paid for ''Xbox Live Gold'' received three free games that were permanently added to the user's account each month under the "Games With Gold" program. When ''Xbox Live Gold'' was transitioned to ''[[Game Pass]] Core'', subscribers instead receive temporary access to a rotating selection of 25 randomly chosen titles on ''Game Pass''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Yin-Poole \|first=Wesley \|title=End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|website=IGN \|date=17 Jul 2023 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717153540/https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-date=17 Jul 2023}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last==McWhertor \|first=Michael \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core \|website=Polygon \|date=17 Jul 2023 \|access-date=17 Nov 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206073738/https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core/ \|archive-date=6 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core is launching with 36 games this week \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|website=The Verge \|date=14 Sep 2023 \|access-date=13 Feb 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206074318/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date
			\|archive-date=6 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	====First-generation Xbox Live Shutdown - 2010<!-- Reference Wikipedia article, ignore Noble 14? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#First-generation_Xbox_Live_shutdown -->====		====First-generation Xbox Live Shutdown (''2010'')<!-- Reference Wikipedia article, ignore Noble 14? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#First-generation_Xbox_Live_shutdown -->====
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	===Xbox GamePass<!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass -->===		===Xbox GamePass<!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass -->===
	~~[Stub~~ section ~~- to be written]~~		{{Incomplete section}}

	==See also==		==See also==
			*[[Nintendo Switch Online]]
	~~===Online subscription services===~~		*[[PlayStation Network]]

	*[[Nintendo Switch Online~~\|Nintendo Switch Online (NSO)~~]]
	*[[PlayStation Network~~\|PlayStation Network (PSN)~~]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:~~{{PAGENAME}}~~]]		[[Category:Xbox]]
			[[Microsoft]]

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	Prior to September 14th, 2023, users who paid for ''Xbox Live Gold'' received 3 free games that were permanently added to the user's account each month under the "Games With Gold" program. When ''Xbox Live Gold'' was transitioned to ''[[Game Pass]] Core'', subscribers instead receive temporary access to a rotating selection of 25 randomly chosen titles on ''Game Pass''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yin-Poole \|first=Wesley \|date=Jul 17, 2023 \|title=End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717153540/https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-date=17 Jul 2023 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=McWhertor \|first=Michael \|date=2023-07-17 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Polygon \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=September 14, 2023 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core is launching with 36 games this week \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|accessdate=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>		Prior to September 14th, 2023, users who paid for ''Xbox Live Gold'' received 3 free games that were permanently added to the user's account each month under the "Games With Gold" program. When ''Xbox Live Gold'' was transitioned to ''[[Game Pass]] Core'', subscribers instead receive temporary access to a rotating selection of 25 randomly chosen titles on ''Game Pass''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yin-Poole \|first=Wesley \|date=Jul 17, 2023 \|title=End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717153540/https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-date=17 Jul 2023 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=McWhertor \|first=Michael \|date=2023-07-17 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Polygon \|language=en-US \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206073738/https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core/ \|archive-date=6 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=September 14, 2023 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core is launching with 36 games this week \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|accessdate=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206074318/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|archive-date=6 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	====First-generation Xbox Live Shutdown - 2010<!-- Reference Wikipedia article, ignore Noble 14? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#First-generation_Xbox_Live_shutdown -->====		====First-generation Xbox Live Shutdown - 2010<!-- Reference Wikipedia article, ignore Noble 14? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#First-generation_Xbox_Live_shutdown -->====

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	\|Description=The online subscription service that is required for users to play online on Xbox consoles		\|Description=The online subscription service that is required for users to play online on Xbox consoles
	}}		}}'''Xbox Network''', formerly ''Xbox Live'', is a subscription service launched on November 15th, 2002, for the original [[Xbox]]. In 2021, [[Microsoft]] rebranded ''Xbox Live'' to ''Xbox Network''.
	~~{{Ph-C-Int}}~~

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	{{Ph-C-~~CIS~~}}
			* '''User Freedom''': Service is mandatory for users intending to play online games, however in 2021, free-to-play games do not have this requirement.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=March 22, 2021 \|title=Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220803/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|archive-date=May 17, 2021 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>
			* '''User Privacy''': Same data collection practices as-is outlined by other [[Microsoft]] products.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=October 2025 \|title=Microsoft Privacy Statement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref> <!-- ; such as [insert examples here]

			Too lazy to fill this bit in, either future me or someone else will handle it. - JamesTDG -->
			* '''Business Model''': When formerly ''Xbox Live'', functioned as a [[subscription service]] to access online features. In 2021, it now covers [[Xbox Game Pass\|''Xbox Game Pass'']], among other subscription-based monetization models. Additionally receives revenue from product sales on the [[Microsoft Store]].
			* '''Market Control''': Exclusively available for [[Xbox]] and [[Windows]] platforms; only option for online features on current [[Xbox]] consoles.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	~~{{Ph-C-Inc}}~~
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===~~Example incident one (''date'')~~===		===Service shutdowns===
	~~{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}~~
	~~Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).~~
	~~===Example incident two (''date'')===~~
	~~...~~

			==== Games for Windows Live - Unknown<!-- Section needs more work, please reference related Wikipedia article for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Games_for_Windows_%E2%80%93_Live --> ====
			''Games for Windows Live'' (GFWL), the version of ''Xbox Live'' intended for [[Windows]] PCs at the time, was announced to shut down on July 1st, 2014,<ref>{{cite web \|date=August 19, 2013 \|title=Microsoft: Games for Windows Live service ending July 2014 \|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201557/http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|archive-date=October 29, 2013 \|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Polygon}}</ref> however [[Microsoft]] stated that GFWL would not be shut down roughly 1 month before the announced shutdown.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Maiberg \|first=Emanuel \|date=June 21, 2014 \|title=Microsoft Says It's Not Shutting Down Games for Windows Live \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625081927/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|archive-date=June 25, 2014 \|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Video Games \|publisher=Gamespot}}</ref> Regardless of the announcement, features under GFWL progressively deprecated since 2014, most importantly for right to ownership, the game license activation service, which was required in order to launch any game released for GFWL.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bari \|first=Muhammad Ali \|date=April 20, 2025 \|title=Games For Windows Live Game License Activation Service No Longer Appears To Be Functional \|url=https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=Twisted Voxel}}</ref>

			In 2020, the GFWL client download page was removed, and server support for logging in was wiped. 2 years later, logins stopped functioning.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Games for Windows- Live dead, broken & shutdown without warning, 2020 onwards. \|url=https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809192832/https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|archive-date=August 9, 2024 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Doomworld \|language=en-US}}</ref><!-- Further research for integration:
			https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cold-dead-hand-of-games-for-windows-live-has-pulled-5-capcom-games-into-the-abyss-for-600-days-and-counting/

			https://en.softonic.com/articles/what-happens-when-games-for-windows-live-dies

			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yntydkFVXjQ -->

			==== Games With Gold - September 2023<!-- Turns out GWG titles for Xbox One required an active Gold subscription, consider integrating it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Former --> ====
			Prior to September 14th, 2023, users who paid for ''Xbox Live Gold'' received 3 free games that were permanently added to the user's account each month under the "Games With Gold" program. When ''Xbox Live Gold'' was transitioned to ''[[Game Pass]] Core'', subscribers instead receive temporary access to a rotating selection of 25 randomly chosen titles on ''Game Pass''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yin-Poole \|first=Wesley \|date=Jul 17, 2023 \|title=End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=McWhertor \|first=Michael \|date=2023-07-17 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Polygon \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=September 14, 2023 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core is launching with 36 games this week \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|accessdate=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

			==== First-generation Xbox Live Shutdown - 2010<!-- Reference Wikipedia article, ignore Noble 14? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#First-generation_Xbox_Live_shutdown --> ====
			[Stub section - to be written]

			=== Xbox GamePass <!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass --> ===
			[Stub section - to be written]

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~

			=== Online subscription services ===

			* [[Nintendo Switch Online\|Nintendo Switch Online (NSO)]]
			* [[PlayStation Network\|PlayStation Network (PSN)]]

	==References==		==References==

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===Example incident one (''date'')===
{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
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===Example incident two (''date'')===
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	* '''User Freedom''': Service is mandatory for users intending to play online games, however in 2021, free-to-play games do not have this requirement.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=March 22, 2021 \|title=Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220803/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|archive-date=May 17, 2021 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>		*'''User Freedom''': Service is mandatory for users intending to play online games, however in 2021, free-to-play games do not have this requirement.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=March 22, 2021 \|title=Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220803/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345276/microsoft-xbox-live-network-rebrand-name-change \|archive-date=May 17, 2021 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>
	* '''User Privacy''': Same data collection practices as-is outlined by other [[Microsoft]] products.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=October 2025 \|title=Microsoft Privacy Statement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref> <!-- ; such as [insert examples here]		*'''User Privacy''': Same data collection practices as-is outlined by other [[Microsoft]] products.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=October 2025 \|title=Microsoft Privacy Statement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/B0BqU \|archive-date=11 Oct 2025 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref><!-- ; such as [insert examples here]

	Too lazy to fill this bit in, either future me or someone else will handle it. - JamesTDG -->		Too lazy to fill this bit in, either future me or someone else will handle it. - JamesTDG -->
	* '''Business Model''': When formerly ''Xbox Live'', functioned as a [[subscription service]] to access online features. In 2021, it now covers [[Xbox Game Pass\|''Xbox Game Pass'']], among other subscription-based monetization models. Additionally receives revenue from product sales on the [[Microsoft Store]].		*'''Business Model''': When formerly ''Xbox Live'', functioned as a [[subscription service]] to access online features. In 2021, it now covers [[Xbox Game Pass\|''Xbox Game Pass'']], among other subscription-based monetization models. Additionally receives revenue from product sales on the [[Microsoft Store]].
	* '''Market Control''': Exclusively available for [[Xbox]] and [[Windows]] platforms; only option for online features on current [[Xbox]] consoles.		*'''Market Control''': Exclusively available for [[Xbox]] and [[Windows]] platforms; only option for online features on current [[Xbox]] consoles.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	==== Games for Windows Live - Unknown<!-- Section needs more work, please reference related Wikipedia article for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Games_for_Windows_%E2%80%93_Live --> ====		====Games for Windows Live - Unknown<!-- Section needs more work, please reference related Wikipedia article for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Games_for_Windows_%E2%80%93_Live -->====
	''Games for Windows Live'' (GFWL), the version of ''Xbox Live'' intended for [[Windows]] PCs at the time, was announced to shut down on July 1st, 2014,<ref>{{cite web \|date=August 19, 2013 \|title=Microsoft: Games for Windows Live service ending July 2014 \|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201557/http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|archive-date=October 29, 2013 \|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Polygon}}</ref> however [[Microsoft]] stated that GFWL would not be shut down roughly 1 month before the announced shutdown.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Maiberg \|first=Emanuel \|date=June 21, 2014 \|title=Microsoft Says It's Not Shutting Down Games for Windows Live \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625081927/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|archive-date=June 25, 2014 \|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Video Games \|publisher=Gamespot}}</ref> Regardless of the announcement, features under GFWL progressively deprecated since 2014, most importantly for right to ownership, the game license activation service, which was required in order to launch any game released for GFWL.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bari \|first=Muhammad Ali \|date=April 20, 2025 \|title=Games For Windows Live Game License Activation Service No Longer Appears To Be Functional \|url=https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=Twisted Voxel}}</ref>		''Games for Windows Live'' (GFWL), the version of ''Xbox Live'' intended for [[Windows]] PCs at the time, was announced to shut down on July 1st, 2014,<ref>{{cite web \|date=August 19, 2013 \|title=Microsoft: Games for Windows Live service ending July 2014 \|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201557/http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/19/4637694/microsoft-games-for-windows-live-service-ending-july-2014 \|archive-date=October 29, 2013 \|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Polygon}}</ref> however [[Microsoft]] stated that GFWL would not be shut down roughly 1 month before the announced shutdown.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Maiberg \|first=Emanuel \|date=June 21, 2014 \|title=Microsoft Says It's Not Shutting Down Games for Windows Live \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625081927/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-says-it-s-not-shutting-down-games-for-windows-live/1100-6420654/ \|archive-date=June 25, 2014 \|access-date=November 17, 2025 \|work=Video Games \|publisher=Gamespot}}</ref> Regardless of the announcement, features under GFWL progressively deprecated since 2014, most importantly for right to ownership, the game license activation service, which was required in order to launch any game released for GFWL.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bari \|first=Muhammad Ali \|date=April 20, 2025 \|title=Games For Windows Live Game License Activation Service No Longer Appears To Be Functional \|url=https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420154208/https://twistedvoxel.com/games-for-windows-live-license-activation-service-no-longer-functional/ \|archive-date=20 Apr 2025 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=Twisted Voxel}}</ref>

	In 2020, the GFWL client download page was removed, and server support for logging in was wiped. 2 years later, logins stopped functioning.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Games for Windows- Live dead, broken & shutdown without warning, 2020 onwards. \|url=https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809192832/https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|archive-date=August 9, 2024 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Doomworld \|language=en-US}}</ref><!-- Further research for integration:		In 2020, the GFWL client download page was removed, and server support for logging in was wiped. 2 years later, logins stopped functioning.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Games for Windows- Live dead, broken & shutdown without warning, 2020 onwards. \|url=https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809192832/https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/124458-games-for-windows-live-dead-broken-shutdown-without-warning-2020-onwards/ \|archive-date=August 9, 2024 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Doomworld \|language=en-US}}</ref><!-- Further research for integration:
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	==== Games With Gold - September 2023<!-- Turns out GWG titles for Xbox One required an active Gold subscription, consider integrating it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Former --> ====		====Games With Gold - September 2023<!-- Turns out GWG titles for Xbox One required an active Gold subscription, consider integrating it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Former -->====
	Prior to September 14th, 2023, users who paid for ''Xbox Live Gold'' received 3 free games that were permanently added to the user's account each month under the "Games With Gold" program. When ''Xbox Live Gold'' was transitioned to ''[[Game Pass]] Core'', subscribers instead receive temporary access to a rotating selection of 25 randomly chosen titles on ''Game Pass''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yin-Poole \|first=Wesley \|date=Jul 17, 2023 \|title=End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=McWhertor \|first=Michael \|date=2023-07-17 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Polygon \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=September 14, 2023 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core is launching with 36 games this week \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|accessdate=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>		Prior to September 14th, 2023, users who paid for ''Xbox Live Gold'' received 3 free games that were permanently added to the user's account each month under the "Games With Gold" program. When ''Xbox Live Gold'' was transitioned to ''[[Game Pass]] Core'', subscribers instead receive temporary access to a rotating selection of 25 randomly chosen titles on ''Game Pass''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yin-Poole \|first=Wesley \|date=Jul 17, 2023 \|title=End of an Era as Microsoft Replaces Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass Core \|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717153540/https://www.ign.com/articles/end-of-an-era-as-microsoft-replaces-xbox-live-gold-with-game-pass-core \|archive-date=17 Jul 2023 \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=McWhertor \|first=Michael \|date=2023-07-17 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core to replace Xbox Live Gold in September \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23797388/xbox-live-gold-ending-game-pass-core \|access-date=Nov 17, 2025 \|website=Polygon \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web \|last=Warren \|first=Tom \|date=September 14, 2023 \|title=Xbox Game Pass Core is launching with 36 games this week \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871737/xbox-game-pass-core-36-games-release-date \|accessdate=Nov 17, 2025 \|work=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

	==== First-generation Xbox Live Shutdown - 2010<!-- Reference Wikipedia article, ignore Noble 14? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#First-generation_Xbox_Live_shutdown --> ====		====First-generation Xbox Live Shutdown - 2010<!-- Reference Wikipedia article, ignore Noble 14? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#First-generation_Xbox_Live_shutdown -->====
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	=== Xbox GamePass <!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass --> ===		===Xbox GamePass<!-- Reference Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network#Xbox_Game_Pass -->===
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	==See also==		==See also==

	=== Online subscription services ===		===Online subscription services===

	* [[Nintendo Switch Online\|Nintendo Switch Online (NSO)]]		*[[Nintendo Switch Online\|Nintendo Switch Online (NSO)]]
	* [[PlayStation Network\|PlayStation Network (PSN)]]		*[[PlayStation Network\|PlayStation Network (PSN)]]

	==References==		==References==