Stefan Mileschin

Still important for the future

When Software King of the World Microsoft removed the option to purchase 12 months of Xbox Live Gold from the Microsoft Store, many tthought the outfit could be planning to kill off the service with the launch of the Xbox Series X.

Now Microsoft has made a statement putting that rumour to bed and tucking it up with a bedtime story and hot cocoa.

A spokeVole Microsoft said: "We have no plans to discontinue Xbox Live Gold at this time. It is an important part of gaming on Xbox today, and will continue to be in the future."

It is not going to rename Xbox Live either. Rumours of an Xbox Live rename appeared this week, after Microsoft announced changes to its services agreement. The software giant started referring to Xbox Live as the "Xbox online service", prompting some to assume Xbox Live was going away.
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