Can You Play Games with Gold After Xbox Live Expires?
Nope, once your Xbox Live Gold subscription expires, you can't play the Games with Gold titles you downloaded. Time to renew or say goodbye for now!
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As someone who forgot to renew their Xbox Live Gold, I can confirm: no Gold, no access to those sweet free games. Lesson learned!
You keep the Xbox 360 Games with Gold forever, even after your subscription expires. The Xbox One and Series X/S titles, though? Not so much - need an active subscription for those!
Hot take: Xbox should let you keep all Games with Gold, period. But as it stands, you need Xbox Live for access!
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