do i need xbox gold for minecraft if i already have game pass ultimate?

jjkprint · Jul 4, 2022

i have the ultimate subscription and i'm trying to play minecraft with friends but it tells me that i can't play multiplayer because of how my microsoft account is set up. i changed all of my online safety settings and i have ultimate, but it still doesnt let me play. do i need gold?

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Dérek Augusto

Hello jjkprint

My name is Dérek, I'm an independent platform consultant and I'm grateful for the opportunity to help you.

It is not necessary to have additional gold, it is already included in Ultimate.

This is due to your account setup.

Can you solve it with this configuration

https://account.xbox.com/en-us/Settings?rtc=1&a...

Let's set up your account then

Go to the top right corner, click on your avatar

click on xbox profile(warns me if it doesn't show up)

will open a green screen

click on privacy

will open another screen, with your gamertag and big photo in the center of it

below, it has 3 tabs, privacy, online security windows and xbox

in these 2 tabs, allow everything, and at the end of each one, click "send"

StuartATrueRed

No, you do not need to upgrade to Ultimate. You only need that if you want Game Pass for console, pc, Xbox Gold, Cloud Gaming & EA Play in one package. If you just have Minecraft and want to play online with friends, then you only need a gold subscription. If you do not own Minecraft, then you can purchase it, or get Game Pass for console, and play the game using Game Pass instead.

Smwutches

Do you have standard Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate? Gold is needed to play online. Gold is included with Game Pass Ultimate, but not standard Game Pass. So if you only have Game Pass, you either need to add Gold or upgrade to Game Pass Ultimate.

Amkage

Yes the auto renewal is off already. I have the Game pass ultimate until May 25. I already bought a new 12 month xbox live gold card but when I try to redeem the code it says my 12 month
gold will be automatically convert to a 4 months xbox game pass ultimate which I don't want. I want the 12 month of xbox live without the game pass. Do I really have to wait until my xbox game pass expired before I can redeem a new xbox live gold (without
the game pass ultimate)?

John P_14

Yes, Minecraft is an online multiplayer game so if he's playing on an Xbox console, he needs to have Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate.

do i need xbox gold for minecraft if i already have game pass ultimate?