Xbox Live Gold Required for Halo 3 Ranked Playlists?

Yes. On original Xbox 360, **Xbox Live Gold is required for all online multiplayer**, including Ranked (Team Slayer, Lone Wolves, Team Objective) and Social playlists in Halo 3.

Details

• Silver (Free): Offline only. Leaderboards, Marketplace, Netflix (legacy) only.
• Gold: Matchmaking, parties, voice chat, ranked TRU skill, file share, theater.
• Halo 3 on MCC (PC / Xbox One / Series X|S): **No Gold needed** for online multiplayer (Free-to-play multiplayer since 2021). PC never required Gold.

If playing on original 360 hardware/disc: Gold mandatory.