Xbox One Deals with Gold Subscription lapse
Searched MSFT and the internet and am genuinely surprised this question hasn't come up anywhere...
I just bought my son an Xbox One S. It comes with a 1 month "free" Xbox Gold subscription trial. There appear to be two types of games:
Deals with Gold games - you get a discount on these, but you still have to pay a substantial cost.
Games with Gold games - these are free. There is an FAQ here for Games with Gold that is reasonably descriptive.
I understand "games with gold" games would become unplayable in the event the subscription lapses - but what happens to "Deals with Gold" games? Do they become unplayable even though you've paid most of the price?
I don't have a problem with losing something "free". But I don't want to stump up for a game and then lose it anyway from subscription lock in.
n.b.: I am referring to the paid "Deals with Gold" games, NOT "Games with Gold" games.
Best Answer
You can keep the games that you purchase at a discount and the Xbox 360 games you get for free. You lose access to the Xbox One games you got for free when your gold lapses.
References: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/my-account/xbox-live-membership/games-with-gold-faq
And experience.
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Answer 2
I know this is an old thread, but I was looking for an official answer, so I contacted Microsoft Support.
tl;dr Yes, you keep Deals with Gold games forever.
Here's my chat:
Transcript:
Customer: I am wondering if a purchase a Deals with Gold game at a discount, will I still be able to play that game when my Live Gold subscription expires?
Support: That is indeed a very good question.
Support: Yes, you should still be able to access those games after your membership runs out but not multiplayer since for multiplayer, we need Gold.
Customer: Right, that makes sense. So just to be clear, if I get a free game with Games with Gold, I will lose access to that game when my subscription runs out. But if I get a discounted game with Deals with Gold, I will not lose access to that when my subscription runs out. Does that sound right?
Support: That is correct.
Support: This is applicable for Xbox One, for Xbox 360 even if we don't have membership free games will still work on the console.
Customer: Great, thanks! That answers my question.
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