Rumor: Xbox Live has gone free
Has Xbox Live gone free? We’ve received a tip from Daniel Muir saying that he was able to access Xbox Live Gold using his Silver account. Some other folks are swearing by it, too. Read more on it at the full article.
We got a very interesting email from tipster Daniel Muir claiming that he was able to access the Xbox Live Gold features with his Silver account. Now, as far as we know, Microsoft has not made XBL a free service. Or have they?
According to Daniel, he was able to join in a game of Saints Row 2 online using his Silver account when it should have been limited only to Gold users. Thinking that it was probably just luck, he then tried it out with FIFA 09, and again, it worked.
Doing a bit more sleuthing, he then found out that other folks are indeed having similar experiences with the XBL. Some are positing at the UK GameSpot Forums that it could just be the Free Live Weekend promo, while some are saying that it could work only for those games that are multiplatformers.
Well since we’re not hearing anything official from Microsoft, we’ll just have to take this with a grain of salt. Or you guys can try again tomorrow, and if you still get free access to Gold, then it’s probably not just the Free Live Weekend thing.
Thanks, Daniel Muir!