Do I need to pay for Xbox Live Gold in order to play multiplayer Minecraft Windows 10 Edition with my friend on another Windows 10 PC?

We keep getting "Unable to connect to world." when we try to connect to each other's world over the internet. It also says on the store page

" - Play in the beta with up to 4 of your Xbox LIVE friends both near and far in online multiplayer."

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This whole thing is in alpha right now, and it’s only available to Android users. The alpha is free. You can sign up for the alpha here, but you will need an Xbox gamertag. It does not need to be tied to a Gold account, though.

You do not need a Gold account to do what you are describing.

Source: Article from TechnoBuffalo

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