Editing Xbox network (section)

===Games with Gold===
'''Games with Gold''' was a program in which digital downloads of games were offered at no charge to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Games with Gold initially launched with the Xbox 360 in July 2013,<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/10/microsoft-fires-back-at-sony-with-free-game-downloads-for-xbox-live-gold-gamers/ Microsoft Fires Back At Sony With Free 360 Game Downloads For XBOX Live Gold Gamers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507135835/https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/10/microsoft-fires-back-at-sony-with-free-game-downloads-for-xbox-live-gold-gamers/ |date=May 7, 2021 }}. TechCrunch (July 10, 2013). Retrieved on January 29, 2014.</ref> while Xbox One games were added in June 2014.<ref name="ign-xboxgamesone">{{cite web|title=Games with Gold for June 2014 includes Xbox One|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/05/13/games-with-gold-for-june-2014-includes-xbox-one|work=IGN|date=May 13, 2014|access-date=May 13, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015160239/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/05/13/games-with-gold-for-june-2014-includes-xbox-one|url-status=live}}</ref> After October 2022, Games with Gold no longer offered Xbox 360 games, with Microsoft stating that they "have reached the limit of our ability to bring Xbox 360 games to the catalogue".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-games-with-gold-will-no-longer-offer-xbox-360-titles-from-october/1100-6505091/ | title = Xbox Games With Gold Will No Longer Offer Xbox 360 Titles From October | first = Darryn | last = Bonthyus | date = July 5, 2022 | access-date = July 5, 2022 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = July 5, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220705221451/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-games-with-gold-will-no-longer-offer-xbox-360-titles-from-october/1100-6505091/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Tom |title=Xbox 360 games will no longer be part of Xbox Games with Gold in October |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/5/23195244/xbox-games-with-gold-xbox-360-games-end |website=The Verge |access-date=6 July 2022 |language=en |date=5 July 2022 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706021610/https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/5/23195244/xbox-games-with-gold-xbox-360-games-end |url-status=live }}</ref> Games downloaded through the program on Xbox 360 were free to own with no further restrictions.<ref name="ign-xboxgamesone" /> Xbox One Games with Gold titles required an active Gold subscription in order to use, and became locked and unplayable if the subscription lapsed.<ref name="ign-xboxgamesone" /> As of November 2015, all Games with Gold titles for Xbox 360 were backwards compatible on Xbox One. The service was discontinued on September 14, 2023 as part of the Xbox network rebranding and focusing on a base-level Game Pass tier.<ref name="GamesRadar-xb1xb360">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-ones-backwards-compatibility-works-because-its-tricking-your-360-games/|title=Xbox One's backwards compatibility works because it's tricking your 360 games|last=Skrebels|first=Joe|date=June 17, 2015|work=GamesRadar|access-date=June 20, 2015|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429185216/https://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-ones-backwards-compatibility-works-because-its-tricking-your-360-games/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="polygon-gwgxb360">{{cite web|title=All future Xbox 360 Games with Gold freebies will be backwards compatible on Xbox One|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/4/9094731/xbox-360-games-with-gold-backwards-compatible|website=Polygon|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806155738/http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/4/9094731/xbox-360-games-with-gold-backwards-compatible|url-status=live}}</ref>