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Microsoft begins tests allowing multiplayer without Xbox Live subscription

Microsoft begins tests allowing multiplayer without Xbox Live subscription

Posted on March 25, 2021August 27, 2023 By Jarvis

For as long as Xbox Live has been a thing, a subscription has been necessary to enjoy multiplayer online gaming on Xbox consoles.

However, earlier this year, Microsoft said it was making an exception for popular games that are free-to-play on other platforms, the likes of PUBG and Fortnite, for example.

Now the company appears to be starting along that path, by testing a dashboard update enabling multiplayer in some of those free-to-play games.
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