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Remember Xbox Live Gold? Now it's called Xbox Game Pass Core, and you can get a 12-month membership for $49.99 instead of $59. If you're new to gaming or shopping for a gamer, here's what that means.

Get amazing access to hundreds of high-quality games for Xbox consoles and Windows ... for a shorter period, one month of Game Pass Ultimate is currently just $12 (regularly $19.99).

Xbox Game Pass is now split into a few different tiers - there's Game Pass Core, which recently took over what was Xbox Live Gold ... need to pay $16.99 / £12.99 per month.