Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, so you’ll likely find great deals on current-gen consoles like the Xbox Series X. However, you’ll need an Xbox Live Gold membership to enter matchmaking lobbies in paid titles. If you’re unsure if online multiplayer is for you or are simply looking for a great sign-up deal, we’re offering a three-month Gold subscription for just $10, the lowest price it’s ever been. This discount is only available this Black Friday, so here’s your chance to go gold!
Free-to-play games like Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 don’t require a Gold membership. But as previously mentioned, you’ll need to be subscribed if you want to play online in paid games like Warzone 2.0’s sister title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. That’s despite both Warzone 2.0 and MWII utilizing the same Battle pass, but this deal allows you to avoid the confusion while opening matchmaking in hundreds of other titles. You can invade a player’s world in Elden Ring, for instance, or play online co-op in Flying Wild Hog’s recently released Evil West.
Multiplayer isn’t Xbox Live Gold’s only selling point. Xbox One and Series X|S owners also partake in Games with Gold, which grants two to four free titles each month. This month’s downloads include Praetorians – HD Remaster and Dead End Job, providing a good mix of real-time strategy and top-down dungeon crawling.
Finally, Gold members are treated to exclusive markdowns. Microsoft discounts select content each week, and Deals with Gold gives players up to 75 percent off on games in the Xbox Store. The money you save might offset your subscription cost entirely, even if you were to pay full price.
If you have your eye on an Xbox Series X|S this Black Friday, don’t forget to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for just $10 or 60 percent off. No coupon is necessary, but this deal is only available today.
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