I ordered the XBox One S All Digital. Has no drive. If I want to buy and download games, what do I need for that? Mandatory Xbox Live Gold? Anything? I do not know enough about that.
You just have to go to the microsoft store on the xbox where you can pick a game, buy it and then just download it. And then you can play it as normal. And if you want to play online then xbox live god is mandatory but if you do not want to play online then you do not need it
Perfectly answered.
Digital Xbox games are expensive. If you do not find cheap Xbox games in the store, you can buy on Ebay at the seller "MMOGA" or "Online * Gold" (eig both of the same distribution partners). For example, you get Halo Wars 2 for 39.99 on the Microsoft store at the Ebay seller for only 14 to 16 euro. Or Forza Horizon 4 for 34 instead of 69 euro. Just as a tip. Even Amazon has some nice games, such as Crackdown 3, for 16 euro instead of 39 euro…
You only need Xbox Live Gold to gamble online. With Game Pass you can make games available on loan. The Game Pass ultimate (for newcomers costs only 1 euro for 1 month) is a new subscription service that includes Game Pass AND Xbox Live Gold.
Side Note: Any games you purchase digitally (Halo Wars 1 and 2, Forza Horizon 4, Gears of War 4 or 5) are not only in your possession on the Xbox, but also on PC. (need Windows 10) is synonymous vice versa.