Update: I was unfortunately not aware of Shamus Young's severe criticism of Fallout 3 available here to link in the original piece and I regret that. It dovetails rather nicely with what I've written and it's much better executed than my piece. I strongly recommend anyone...

Just downloaded Fable 3 for free. They also advised they will have a couple games per month for free in the future to paying gold members. Anyone else happy about this? I mean yeah, I already had Fable 3 but who knows what they'll have in the future. Maybe something I've missed.

I don't know why Bret is laughing or how you find this to be in the "No Shit" department. I'm pretty sure if you download something from Xbox Live, you'll be able to keep it if your subscription ends. PS Plus takes away your content if your subscription ends. If I'm wrong, my bad._________________

I was wondering the same thing. As of right now I have no way to differentiate between Fable III and any other game I've downloaded. If it like any of the other games I can disconnect from live and still play the full games.

Edit: correction, that is games I originally downloaded on this console. I know they have a way to switch the licenses over from my old one but I never got around to doing it.

Uh, you're getting a free game BECAUSE you're a member of XBOX Gold. When you're no longer a member, you lose the perks that come with it, get it? Now if you spent money on the game, it's yours because you paid for it.

Also, when you download a free game you're using the internet which is basically a series of tubes.

Uh, you're getting a free game BECAUSE you're a member of XBOX Gold. When you're no longer a member, you lose the perks that come with it, get it? Now if you spent money on the game, it's yours because you paid for it.

Actually, not always true. I mean about the subscription to get free games. With blizzard for example, they had the deal where if you do a year subscription of WoW, you get diablo 3 for free. So i did... then realize i couldn't afford it so i stop the subscription 3 months in... and surprise! Diablo 3 was still in my account. But that is blizzard. With the playstation plus services, my brother got the god of war 2 game, stop his playstation plus services and bam! it's still there. Heck, i was playing it last time i went to his place. No reason why it wouldn't be the same with X-box.

Seriously, it is REALLY silly if Microsoft "removes" the game from your hardware and account because you don't have pay your gold account no more. This is microsoft rewarding you for being a gold member, not trying to trick you into staying a member forever. Stop trying to turn Microsoft into the new E.A. here. It was embarrassing before, it's more embarrassing now._________________https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8223820288/h62506323/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5mRvkAePU

Uh, you're getting a free game BECAUSE you're a member of XBOX Gold. When you're no longer a member, you lose the perks that come with it, get it? Now if you spent money on the game, it's yours because you paid for it.

I get that, but wondering if MS would change that and be different from PS Plus._________________

Hey guys, i scoured the Internet and the going consensus is that it requires the subscription. Which is differnent than turning off your router.

So what then? The game will automatically disappears when your subricption ends?
There is no timer, the game is his. It's not going to go away. Even if his subscription ends. Cause that's how it works, just like ugh said. That's it. The only catch is you only need to get the xbox gold subscription to download the game. And i just tried it too with a 30 days free trial card, it's working! I already own it on disc but might as well get it to see what the deal is about. so far it's working just like if i owned it, even with the internet off like drath said. I say people should just get a free trial or pay just a one month sub and get the game now. There's Nothing to lose, seriously!