I have already read in several forums and researched several things. The general description of Xbox Live (Gold) is that only Live allows online access, and you have more functions with Live Gold. I thought these more functions meant that you could have more friends or something, but then I read that you supposedly need gold for gta online, because I thought that would only offer me more functions, but only Live would give me anyway allow access. Again somewhere else I read that to start online, all you have to do is press a button on the loading screen without mentioning the gold.
Now I'm a little confused. Do I have to seriously buy gold to use the online mode, or will I be spared?
Yes, you need Xbox Live Gold to play Gta Online.
To play online you always need Xbox Live Gold!
As on the Playstation and now also on Nintendo.