Xbox Games with Gold for October revealed, drops 360 titles
The latest Xbox Games with Gold lineup features only two modern titles.
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What you need to know
Xbox Games with Gold has long been heavily criticized for its lackluster offerings month after month, but September’s lineup announcement left the future of the service shrouded in mystery. Now the veil has been lifted, and subscribers are already leveling fresh criticism at the much-maligned service for the changes that have been wrought.
Sept. 2022 was the last month that Xbox intended to offer either original Xbox or Xbox 360 titles in Xbox Games with Gold, which historically made up half of the service’s four free games each month. Now thatXbox Games with Gold for Oct. 2022have been revealed, it’s clear that Xbox isn’t intending to offer additional Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S games to compensate for the departed classics. Instead, it appears that subscribers will now be able to redeem only two modern Xbox games each month.
This month, the free games include Windbound, which will be available from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, 2022, and Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition, which will be available from Oct. 16 to Nov. 15, 2022. The two titles combined are worth approximately $45 and contain 2,000 Gamerscore worth of Achievements. As always, Xbox Games with Gold is offered as an additional perk included in theXbox Live Goldservice, with redeemed games being available to play for as long as you’re subscribers.
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