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.

Is there an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 12 month subscription ... Microsoft doesn't require a Live Gold subscription for free-to-play titles anymore), and you don't expect to be buying too many ...

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).