Why cant i play my games that have online options without game pass game pass

Hi, Jr! I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble playing your game on your Xbox console. No worries, I'm happy to assist you with this today.

Please know that you need an active Game Pass subscription to play online games when using the Xbox console. Only free-to-play games don't need an active Game Pass subscription on the console. Unlike if you are going to play the game on a PC or Laptop, you don't need an active Game Pass subscription as long as you own the game, which is for PC. You can check this link in order to see the different types of subscription and their benefits.

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass

I hope this answers your question. Let me know if you need further assistance.

Thank you!

You always need a subscriprioj

That's with all consoles except the new portable Linux oe windows based ones

You have to.remember gold is now called gamepass core you basically need some sort of gamepass

If you installed using gamepass instead of your DVD game then you would need to uninstall then reinstall using the disk

Only free to play games don't require a subscription

It didn't bother me at first...........Now it seems like you cant play a game without an online pass. Why do we pay for live every month?

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It didn't bother me at first...........Now it seems like you cant play a game without an online pass. Why do we pay for live every month?

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These online passes have been also been implemented on the PS3 so who/if you pay for connectivity is irrelevant. As far as I know the only games that feature these passes host there gaming infrastructure outside of the Microsoft offerings. (EA is 100% independent
but games like Homefront feature dedicated servers covered by the pass)

Gold was replaced with Game Pass Core. Game Pass Core (at the least) is still required to play online multiplayer. The only exception are free-to-play games. Which is why you can play Fortnite without a subscription, but Rainbow 6 does require a subscription to play online