And you only own it for a month then

it's a good price, but who doesn't have an xbox live sub....and why on earth not?

Really bad analogy. A fire without fuel would be magic.

Always amazes me that people state things like this as fact, without actually bothering to find out if what they are saying is true.

For this price it's a bargain if you don't have Gold, great game and completely nuts.

I paid £15 a couple of months back, not knowing I'd be getting it on Gold. Definitely worth playing.

If you have an Xbox One but don't use it for multiplayer you don't need Xbox live gold. Not having gold doesn't cripple your internet you can still have a live account and get patches, DLC etc I don't know why people keep bleating on about 'no internet'.

You don't have to have Xbox Live Gold to have the **** internet, though if MS thought they could make that happen they would, money-grabbing scum that they are.

Alot of people don't understand that when you get the games then your live runs out you Can still play it as its yours but you have to press play offline in settings. Bit silly if you buy a game and cant play it lol

You can purchase the free games via the Xbox.com website without having to register a card or have one registered.

Turnip

Also worth noting if you buy Xbox live for 1 month, you get 4 games to keep with sunset overdrive being just one of them this month meaning that it turns out to be £1.50 :man:

Half true in that you cannot play the online coop mode obviously without live, but can still play single player without subscription

Nope, if you buy a games with gold game you own it permanently, even if your gold runs out.

You can still play GwG without the subscription but only offline. If you boot it up whilst connected then it'll register the fact your membership expired and you'll no longer be able to access it.

On the One that is, no idea about the 360.

OP explained this well in their post. Everyone debates the same thing, even though there's nothing to debate. It's like trying to knock clouds out of the sky with your shoes. Pointless.

Inter...what? :wink:

​no you have access to it like any other games pet

A nice tip for those who don't like using card details . I've swapped banks and my old account is closed , but as my card is technically in date , MS will still accept the card details for the freebie games. No chance of it ever being used for fraud tho .

​yes, you still have word, excell, the ability to watch DVDs and Blurays. So well worth having a laptop without internet.

I've been gold live member for 12 years and have approx 50-60 gold games! certainly worth going gold.

Heat. I have this on GWG and am currently bouncing around the city getting all the collectibles. Really enjoyed this game. :smile:

It may have came up in conversation once or twice

If these people are on hot deals one would assume that they have some form of internet access.
Let's face it the Xbox one is really designed for people who have decent broadband coverage and a high data allowance.
Games are released half finished and unbalanced.
How can you patch a game without good broadband.

This console is not designed for people with no internet or low speed internet.
They are just an after thought

not sure if it's been mentioned , but the one good thing with xbox live compared to ps+is you get to keep xbox360 games even when you sub runs out

​What?! im another who plays online on PS4 and my Xbox is my media centre and occasional gaming on EA Access when a neq gane comes on. I dont have Xbox Live.

I don't understand your point? Some people have a PC or ps4 as their primary multiplayer device therefore an gold subscription isn't worthwhile to pay for.

​My bad. Fireplace!!!!!!!!!

I find it baffling how there are still dumb Xbox fanboys claiming you can keep Xbone GWG titles without a sub, despite multiple members and sources disproving them. Here's a tip for the dim - let your Gold membership expire and see if you can play your "free for life" GWG Xbone titles. Spoiler - you can't. They'll be locked until you re-subscribe. It's only 360 games they let you keep.

Cheers for the reminder. Forgot to D/L mine on 16th when it was available. Got it now thanks.

Yes with the PS4/X1 I'd say having internet is virtually essential because the games released on disc are essentially unfinished a lot of the time, and they rely on Day 1 patches to actually finish the main development and fix the most pressing bugs. Some games are released on disc and just have minor bugs but unfortunately most publishers/developers now treat Day 1 patch as the deadline for actually finishing the game, not when it needs to go onto a disc.

You just miss out on a lot of what the xbox has to offer. Straight off the bat you're missing out on 48games a year, ea access, day 1 patches

It's like having a laptop, but no Internet

Have you even bothered to read this thread?, or check Microsoft's site (also quoted several times here) to see that what you're saying is wrong?

Just to add a bit of fuel to the fire, I've got both PS4 and Xbone and i'll let my Gold lapse after this month as I'm on the PS 90% of the time now. (i was xbox fanboy up until recently). Dont really want 2 subscriptions, but this game is brilliant so for someone like me its a great deal, if i didint have it already.

You cannot play any Xbox one games with gold after your sub has expired.

..and to say you shouldn't have a console if you haven't got internet..that's just a bit weird.

Nope

No thats where xbox live differs from the PS4. Once you have gold the game is yours to keep

Great price for those without gold. It's a brilliant game and definitely worth it.

​the game is great probably the best xbox one game that year.

No your not,the game is awful,another over hyped game on the xbone.

You had me at "ultra" :smiley: I suppose now that I don't even have to get up to swap the disc, I don't have any excuses! :smiley:

I'll give it another go, it just seemed a little crazy for me, perhaps I'm just getting old... even Jetpac on Rare Replay is getting my blood pressure up of late!! :smiley:

Always amazes me that people state things like this as fact, without actually bothering to find out if what they are saying is true.

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live/games-with-gold

"Games with Gold offer for paid Gold members only; active Gold membership required to play downloaded Xbox One games. "

Guys this game is an absolute ultra mega platinum super amazing hyper pigeon combo of a game

Give it another try, its hilarious

Incorrect

It's a good deal for people without Gold but i'd think most people would be happy getting a digital copy for free with LIVE if they have it than spend even a small amount on a physical copy. Is the game long or have replayability? Otherwise you could pick up a 3 month membership for £7-10, play SO, complete it within a month and get more free games to try out if you weren't bothered going back to SO.

http://support.xbox.com/en-GB/my-account/xbox-live-membership/games-with-gold-faq

What happens to my Games with Gold games if I cancel my Xbox Live Gold subscription?

On Xbox One, you will no longer be able to access your Games with Gold titles if you cancel your subscription. However, if you decide to renew your subscription at any time, you will be able to access and play your previously redeemed Games with Gold titles again.

On Xbox 360, any Games with Gold titles that you redeem as an Xbox Live Gold member are yours to keep, regardless of whether you continue your subscription.

....and that'll be 30 days too long IMHO! Quite honestly, the worst game I've played in a long time. I gave it ten minutes and my mind was shot! At this point I realised I shouldn't take the recommendations of others too seriously. Maybe getting old, but I won't be playing that again. Shame I bought a physical copy a couple of month ago for £12.**, before getting in on GWG. :disappointed:

Think I'll stick with Fallout4 and FM6.

Really bad analogy. A fire without fuel would be magic.

Read the quote from Xbox.com posted above, it's not really that hard to understand surely.

As already stated, any games you get on Xbox One with gwg are yours to keep for 'life' but are only playable if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.

The controls take a while to click, but it's worth persevering with.

Not true. You maybe getting confused with EA access.
If you have gold for that month buying the free game gets you the licence for that game on your Xbox and your gamer tag for life, regardless of your gold status.

I thought that games were yours to keep once downloaded, but apparently not

​People without internet won't have a mobile... They still use phone boxes :laughing:

From xbox.com

What happens to my Games with Gold games if I cancel my Xbox Live Gold subscription?

On Xbox One, you will no longer be able to access your Games with Gold titles if you cancel your subscription. However, if you decide to renew your subscription at any time, you will be able to access and play your previously redeemed Games with Gold titles again.

On Xbox 360, any Games with Gold titles that you redeem as an Xbox Live Gold member are yours to keep, regardless of whether you continue your subscription.

Mobiles???? :smiley:

No, I thought it was crap, perhaps we need to give it another chance?? :smiley:

​Many people won't be able to see this deal then :smirk:

Doesn't matter if you have Gold for one month or 10 years, once you download Sunset for free it's yours forever.

It's a great game though and worth such a little amount.

....but only playable if you have an active subscription.

How would having an external hard drive assist you in a day one patch if you don't have internet?

Anyway, I don't want another suspension for thread spoiling so we'll just agree to disagree

Not really when you can use external HD

Day 1 patches for starters, DLC, added content, patches further down the line. You really do cripple yourself not having internet

Haha really? Why not? My dad bless him he is 60 this year and he has an Xbox one and no internet as they can't fit it where he lives... Well it wasn't even 1mb speed...

it's free on live gold

Cold its free.

An Xbox one without the internet is like having a fire with no fuel. Useless.

Shouldn't have an xbox one if you have no Internet really, or any console.

Cobblers

No its not you can only play the game with an Active live membership.

No you don't
Once it's downloaded that's it

Xbox 360 games yes but Xbox one games you need to be subscribed to continue playing any gwg you get for the one.

I find it odd people not having xbox live.

If you don't have a gold sub on Xbox one, you can't play the free games

Not on Xbox one they haven't

​err am I missing something? xbox live gold games have always been yours to keep once downloaded... or has something changed?

good price for those that don't have Xbox love gold but pointless for those that do as it's free for this month. still heat added

buy a month of xbox live gold for £5.99. save 95p that way.

This game isn't on another platform.

it's a good price, but who doesn't have an xbox live sub....and why on earth not?

Was also £4 new from trade nation a when I bought a few weeks a go though not sure if it still is, but this is a good price for a great game

Great price for those who prefer disk version or haven't got gold- seems like a fun game from what I've played so far! heat added

Good price for people who dont have xbox live, heat added