Report: Free Play Days appear in Xbox One preview program

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Microsoft has a new promotion in store for Xbox Live Gold subscribers dubbed "Free Play Days," assuming a screenshot captured by Reddit users under the Xbox One preview program can be taken at face value.

Redditor JBurton90 posted the above image to the online discussion hub last night. It appears to depict Xbox One game Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, only the cutesy platformer bears the words "Free Play Day With Gold" in place of a price tag. Nearby, Crimson Dragon and Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut are also listed as "free" for Xbox Live Gold subscribers owing to the ongoing and well-known Games With Gold promotion - the same promotion that offered Max: The Curse of Brotherhood to Gold subscribers at no charge just last month.

Though it's unclear exactly what the Free Play Day promotion entails or when it will officially launch for members of the general public, it seems pretty self-explanatory. Presumably, Xbox Live Gold members will be granted one day to play games available as digital downloads through the Xbox Live Marketplace at no charge. Microsoft has yet to officially acknowledge the promotion, though a recent tweet from Xbox Support confirms the validity of this report and claims that the company will offer more information shortly.



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/21/report-free-play-days-appear-in-xbox-one-preview-program/

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nukuPosted:

Yay lets play a game that was free for two months for one day! Thanks for the innovative deals MS

IntPosted:

It would be cool to see microsoft do this tbh.

SwiftPosted:

Sadly this was a posting error.

Xbox A promotional tile for Max: Curse of the Brotherhood was posted briefly on the US dash in error yesterday, a Microsoft spokesperson told us via email. We apologize for any inconvenience. Were constantly exploring different ways to offer more benefits to our Xbox Live Gold members and will keep them updated when special offers become available.

TTGZOMBIFIEDPosted:

Spection You think it means you can like borrow the game for the day?

It'd be a bit of a hassle if you had bad download speed like me though, assuming that's what it is.


but maybe the day starts as soon as you start playing it. I am sure they thought of the internet issues people might have.

DeviantModzPosted:

Activez-
Zips To be honest, in Microsoft's perspective, its a good way to make money, once you have played the game after the day and you like it, it will make you want to buy it, nice.


That's probably what they were thinking. It's not a bad idea at all. But it'll be a problem for people with slow connections.


They may allow day before downloads that can only be accessed during certain times.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

I hope this is a real leak and Microsoft will actually do this for gold members.

Activez-Posted:

Zips To be honest, in Microsoft's perspective, its a good way to make money, once you have played the game after the day and you like it, it will make you want to buy it, nice.


That's probably what they were thinking. It's not a bad idea at all. But it'll be a problem for people with slow connections.

ZipsPosted:

To be honest, in Microsoft's perspective, its a good way to make money, once you have played the game after the day and you like it, it will make you want to buy it, nice.

SpectionPosted:

You think it means you can like borrow the game for the day?

It'd be a bit of a hassle if you had bad download speed like me though, assuming that's what it is.

SmurfsPosted:

This seems like another great feature they will be adding. I've never heard of any of the games listed before but if those are the games when there are the Free Play Days then I will try them out.


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