Xbox Game Pass Membership
Xbox Live Gold is now Xbox Game Pass Essential.
Microsoft retired Xbox Live Gold on 14 September 2023 and moved every subscriber
across at the same price — you keep online console multiplayer and gain a game
library Gold never included.
All four plans include online console multiplayer and unlimited access to their game library for as long as the membership is active.
| Feature | Essential | Premium | Ultimate | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games in library | 50+ | 200+ | 500+ | 300+ |
| Plays on | Console, PC & cloud | Console, PC & cloud | Console, PC & cloud | PC only |
| Online console multiplayer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Not required on PC |
| Cloud gaming | Unlimited | Unlimited, shorter waits | Unlimited, best quality | — |
| New Xbox releases | — | Within 1 year of launch (excl. Call of Duty) | Day one | Day one |
| EA Play | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extras | — | — | Fortnite Crew, Ubisoft+ Classics | — |
Plan features are set by Microsoft and can change. Essential is the tier that replaced Xbox Live Gold.
What’s included An Xbox Game Pass Membership code — Xbox’s all-you-can-play library subscription. Every included game is yours to install and play in full for as long as your membership is active, with new titles added every month. Essential — 50+ games, online console multiplayer and unlimited cloud gaming. This is the tier that replaced Xbox Live Gold. Premium — 200+ games, plus new Xbox-published…
Your code arrives by email within minutes of your order being approved. Xbox membership codes are 25 characters long.
- On the web — Go to microsoft.com/redeem, sign in to the Microsoft account you play on, enter the 25-character code, then confirm.
- On an Xbox console — Open the Store, choose Redeem under “Redeem a code”, enter the code and confirm.
- On a Windows PC — Open the Xbox app, select your gamerpic → Settings → Redeem, then enter the code.
Before you redeem
- Global codes redeem worldwide with no account-region matching. USA and Europe codes need an account set to that region.
- Sign in to the correct account first — Microsoft cannot move a membership between accounts once redeemed.
- Already subscribed? A new code stacks on top of your existing time.
- The Xbox mobile app cannot redeem codes — use the web method on a phone or tablet.





