Remember Xbox Live Gold? Now it's called Xbox Game Pass Core, and you can get a 12-month membership for $49.99 instead of $59. If you're new to gaming or shopping for a gamer, here's what that means.

Xbox Game Pass is now split into a few different tiers - there's Game Pass Core, which recently took over what was Xbox Live Gold ... need to pay $16.99 / £12.99 per month.

Xbox Live Gold membership is available to buy directly from Microsoft in both one, and three month increments. Microsoft stopped selling the lengthier 12-month membership, but you can still find ...