Why won’t rdr2 online let me play without a xbox game pass ??

when was a subscription required? i have played online a lot beforehand without needing the pass.

thank you for your assistance,

Hi Tracy, I hope you're doing great out there. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you in regard to your concern.

Kindly make sure that you're loading the story mode because if you're playing the online mode, it is required to have an Xbox Live Gold subscription or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (since it includes an Xbox Live Gold subscription).

It is required from the start, Tracy. An Xbox Live Gold subscription is just not required if we're playing a free-to-play game.

Someone may have shared their subscription with you which is why you were able to play online before.

For your reference, here's a screenshot:

Hi Mateus,

Thank you so much for your quick reply. I tried all the steps on your list twice over without any luck. Actually worked on this issue until 3am ( Thailand time ).

In the end, the whole problem was, that I downloaded the “free” RDR2 online through Game Pass Ultimate. Nobody ( including forums ), had mentioned that in order to play RDR2 story mode, you would need the RDR2 “online” DLC.. Unknowing to me, Game Pass erased this free DLC this month. I did buy the story mode only, but without the DLC.....this game was not downloadable anymore.

I took the chance of purchasing the RDR2 “online” DLC to see if this would resolve the missing Game.

Bingo 😎

Thank you again Mateus

Regards Olli

Hey iStarkua,

are you asking why your Xbox Live Gold is not working or are you asking if Division 2 and RDR2 are part of game pass?

If you are asking if Division 2 and RDR2 are on GamePass, they are not. You will need to purchase the games that are not on the GamePass.

Please let me know so I can answer this better for you.

Thanks KF