![microsoft xbox live goldbyford theverge](https://techtranche.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Xbox-Live-Gold-760x456.jpg)
Microsoft backtracks on price hike for Xbox Live Gold subscriptions announced Friday and says free-to-play games will also no longer require a Gold subscription — Free-to-play games will also no longer require a Gold subscription — Microsoft has reversed its controversial Xbox Live price increase.