Rumor: Next-Gen Xbox May Have Free Online Multiplayer

While Microsoft’s Xbox hasn’t been growing as quickly recently, it’s been a significant force in gaming since the early 2000s. One of its biggest contributions was popularizing paid online multiplayer services. Xbox Live, launched in 2002 for $49.99 a year, was the first to really establish this idea. Initially, Sony offered online play for free, but later introduced PlayStation Plus on the PS4 in 2013, requiring a subscription. Nintendo then followed this trend in 2018 with the launch of Nintendo Switch Online.







