Fortnite and other F2P games are now free to play online on Xbox

When Microsoft changed its mind about increasing the price of Xbox Live Gold back in January the company made the news even better by also stating that the requirement of having Xbox Live Gold to enjoy free-to-play games online would be removed "later this year". A selection of Xbox Insider members have been able to test this out lately, so it was clear we wouldn't have to wait too long for the long requested change. That's the understatement of 2021 so far...

Microsoft has announced that free-to-play (F2P) games can be played online without Xbox Live Gold starting today. This means you'll be able to enjoy the following games completely free:

• 3on3 FreeStyle


• Aegis Wing


• APB Reloaded


• Apex Legends


• Armored Warfare


• Battle Ages


• Battle Islands


• Battle Islands: Commanders


• Bless Unleashed


• Brawlhalla


• Call of Duty: Warzone


• Crackdown


• Crackdown 2


• Crimson Alliance


• Crossout


• CRSED: F.O.A.D.


• Darwin Project


• Dauntless


• DC Universe Online


• Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters


• Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters


• Defiance 2050


• Destiny 2


• Doritos Crash Course


• Dungeon Defenders II


• Enlisted


• Eternal Card Game


• Family Game Night


• Fishing Planet


• Fortnite


• Galaxy Control: Arena


• Gems of War


• Happy Wars


• Harm's Way


• Hawken


• Hyper Scape


• Killer Instinct


• Korgan


• Minion Masters


• Neverwinter


• Outriders (Demo)


• Paladins


• Path of Exile


• Phantasy Star Online 2


• Phantom Dust


• Pinball FX2


• Prominence Poker


• Realm Royale


• Rec Room


• Resident Evil Revelations 2


• ROBLOX


• Rocket League


• Rogue Company


• Skyforge


• SMITE


• Spacelords


• Spellbreak


• Star Trek Online


• Techwars Global Conflict


• TERA


• The Four Kings Casino and Slots


• Too Human


• Trove


• Vigor


• War Thunder


• Warface


• Warframe


• World of Tanks


• World of Warships: Legends


• Yaris