Does Minecraft realms require XBox Gold?

Hi Karlo
I was double checking, and yes. Live gold it’s required on Xbox

“ Do I need Xbox Live Gold or another subscription to play on a Realm?

Only if you want to play online. Xbox Live Gold is required for all multiplayer services on Xbox, no matter what console game you are playing. Xbox Live Gold is a paid service and is not required to access Realms on mobile devices or Windows 10. To play offline, you only need to sign up for Xbox Live, which is free.

A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required for playing multiplayer on Nintendo Switch, this includes Realms.  A PlayStation:registeredlus membership is required for playing multiplayer on PlayStation:registered:.”

Source: https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/44...

Hey there! You're going to need to verify which version of Minecraft you have. There are two on the Xbox One that you could have.

Minecraft: Xbox One Edition is no longer supported. It's playable, but it can't be found in the Store and does not receive updates. This version of the game does not have Realms access.

Minecraft/Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition/Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (All just different names for the same game) is the version with Realms that are cross-compatible.

Java version (only available on PC) is not compatible with Xbox.

If your child's friend has the Realm set up on the correct version of Minecraft, you just need a Gold Subscription. Realm hosts pay the monthly fee to keep the Realm online. The friend will need to invite your friend/add them as a Realm member from their
Xbox or PC, then your child will receive a little envelope thing on their Minecraft menu. That is the Realm invitation. Once that's accepted, they should be able to join the Realm.

Hi, I found that strange
Live gold was always required on Xbox consoles

You may want to check the realms FAQ here:

https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/44...

“ Only if you want to play online. Xbox Live Gold is required for all multiplayer services on Xbox, no matter what console game you are playing.”

Hey there UpstageFlea3746,

Thank you for reaching out to us on the forums, it is not possible to access Minecraft Realms without an Xbox Live Gold subscription as you do need to play online on the Live servers to play with others.

This may be different on other devices, for example you would be required to have a Gold subscription to play on PC but you would still need to have a Realms subscription in order to access realms unless you have been invited by a friend who has the subscription
to their realm.

You can find more information by following the link below:

• Minecraft Realms FAQ

I hope this helps.

Realms wont work if you are signed up for the beta. Gold subacription is required to play on realms from an xbox.