Microsoft is often giving Xbox One players the opportunity to play games for free for a limited amount of time. This time around, Xbox One is getting Halo 5 for free this weekend. Xbox Live Gold members can download and play the game until the offer expires.
Known as Microsoft Free Play Days, the limited time offer gives players of Xbox One Halo 5 for free on Saturday and Sunday. However, you’ll need to have Xbox Live Gold subscription in order to access it. If you do, then head on the Xbox One store. There, you can find Halo 5 under a price tag of $0 and you’ll be able to download it right away.
Xbox Live Gold members can play Halo 5 for free today through Sunday as part of @Xbox Free Play Days. Jump in and join the Master Chief for an action-packed weekend! pic.twitter.com/PHAOxHWnKp
— Halo (@Halo) January 10, 2019
Furthermore, Microsoft is adding a double XP feature to the game for the entire weekend. This means that you not only play Halo 5 for free but you also level up faster during that period. The double XP period has started before holidays and will last until the Holiday Fiesta and Castle Wars rotation.
Undeniably, this is a cool marketing move on part of Microsoft. With Halo Infinite being in development, what better way to spice things up than with a few days of free gameplay in its prequel? As we already know, Halo Infinite is a straight sequel to Halo 5, yet it will follow Master Chief in another adventure.
Halo 5 is still popular among its community, although players seem to have more fun in Halo: The Master Chief Collection nowadays. It will be interesting to see how to Halo community will shape itself right before Halo Infinite. If what is being teased it’s true, Halo is finally coming back to its original state. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for one of the most iconic franchises in the industry.
Don’t forget to play Halo 5 for free this weekend as an Xbox Live Gold subscriber. Remember to get the most out of it to get ready for the next installment. Stay tuned to VGR for more Halo news.