Play PUBG & PES Free on Xbox for a limited time

DJtal · Nov 7, 2018

SmashN'Grab said:
On the PES 2019 page it doesn't have the "Get" button, only the "Install on my device" button, which to me suggests that it's a timed demo.

That's because they probably clicked first on "Get" for PES, After clicking on get you will have a popup stating they will try to push an install, then the next page you land will replace "get" with the message you are talking about.
Anyway, it's still confusing.

Elixist · Nov 7, 2018

pes 19 for free wth? ty ms, konami, and op.

Franco_Tech · Nov 7, 2018

Starlatine said:
rocket league isn't close to PUBGs size today
let alone when it released as an unknown car-soccer game

Still makes sense PUBG is losing a lot of ground recently, needs to be free to be dominant on a new plataform.

SmashN'Grab · Nov 7, 2018

DJtal said:
That's because they probably clicked first on "Get" for PES, After clicking on get you will have a popup stating they will try to push an install, then the next page you land will replace "get" with the message you are talking about.
Anyway, it's still confusing.

Yeah you're likely right about that. I went to the page on the MS store in my region and both are showing at full price. Same when I change the region to US or GB or whatever. So I don't know what to make of it.

Tbh, it would be surprising if they actually were free to own. What was the last game on Xbox that was such (not including games with gold of course)?

Border · Nov 7, 2018

Damn, Black Ops 4 must have Bluehole really shook. I wouldn't be surprised if they slowly move their whole operation to a Free 2 Play model (after they've collected a hefty premium from the PS4 audience).

Shatty McKracken · Nov 7, 2018

Need some kind of official confirmation if they are free to keep or limited. Don't want to bother downloading if they are only trials. The wording is so ambiguous.

PedroRVD · Nov 7, 2018

I doubt PES is free ...

But ...

This franchise is huge ... HUGE in Mexico. So ... if they want it as a surprise for the event, that would be awesome ... and sad at the same time because its impact was leaked :(

Deleted member 34239 · Nov 7, 2018

PedroRVD said:
I doubt PES is free ...

But ...

This franchise is huge ... HUGE in Mexico. So ... if they want it as a surprise for the event, that would be awesome ... and sad at the same time because its impact was leaked :(

Playing PES on Xbox One is the worst way to play PES. If PES 2019 was released on the Xbox 360, it would be better to play it there because at least, you can install option files. The PS4, PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 are the only platforms where you can get PES option files and it makes a huge difference in the game. I'm not sure why microsoft doesn't allow option files on Xbox one.

Patitoloco · Nov 7, 2018

Yeah, PES is not worth it on Xbox sadly, the inability to use option files is bad.

PLASTICA-MAN · Nov 7, 2018

You mean add them forver to your account like some Steam games or just a timed trial?

Letters · Nov 7, 2018

Patitoloco said:
Yeah, PES is not worth it on Xbox sadly, the inability to use option files is bad.

If you don't feel like paying for a footy gane this year, it would be totally worth it if it's free, for a friendly match with official teams here and there. If you're hardcore into the game you probably already have it on other platforms.

Patitoloco · Nov 7, 2018

Letters said:
If you don't feel like paying for a footy gane this year, it would be totally worth it if it's free, for a friendly match with official teams here and there. If you're hardcore into the game you probably already have it on other platforms.

That is 100% true

Kei- · Nov 7, 2018

I got them, but are we still not clear if these are yours to keep?

litebrite · Nov 7, 2018

SmashN'Grab said:
Yeah you're likely right about that. I went to the page on the MS store in my region and both are showing at full price. Same when I change the region to US or GB or whatever. So I don't know what to make of it.

Tbh, it would be surprising if they actually were free to own. What was the last game on Xbox that was such (not including games with gold of course)?

MS has made errors that let Lococycle and Splinter Cell: Blacklist free for hours before they fixed it. Not sure if this is an error, but it appears to give you an owner's license rather than free trial.

BernardoOne · Nov 7, 2018

Franco_Tech said:
Still makes sense PUBG is losing a lot of ground recently, needs to be free to be dominant on a new plataform.

Its only free on Xbox because MS paid Bluehole a shitload of cash to do so so they can control marketing before PS version is announced.
PUBG doesn't need to be on PS+ on release and it will easily sell over 10 million on it.

litebrite · Nov 7, 2018

BernardoOne said:
Its only free on Xbox because MS paid Bluehole a shitload of cash to do so so they can control marketing before PS version is announced.
PUBG doesn't need to be on PS+ on release and it will easily sell over 10 million on it.

I think 10 million is very optimistic, but it will definitely sell well on PS4.

Clive · Nov 7, 2018

Is there any way to see what type of ownership you have of a game? Like for example if i's tied to the Gold subscription or if it has an expiry date? Apart from the Gold section in My Games & Apps. Tried digging around a bit and I can't find anything. On Xbox.com it calls both PUBG and PES "Bundle" rather than "Game" when I look at My Games but I can't find any details anywhere.

TheChronic2060 · Nov 7, 2018

BernardoOne said:
Its only free on Xbox because MS paid Bluehole a shitload of cash to do so so they can control marketing before PS version is announced.
PUBG doesn't need to be on PS+ on release and it will easily sell over 10 million on it.

This kind of take on Microsofts collaboration with Bluehole is quite disrespectful. The fact is that PUBG wouldnt have been in the state it is today on consoles if MS hadnt supported Blueholes development team the way they did.

When PUBG does appear on PS4, it is thus with a lot of help from Microsoft that people can play the game as good as it is now, on that console as well.

BernardoOne · Nov 7, 2018

TheChronic2060 said:
This kind of take on Microsofts collaboration with Bluehole is quite disrespectful. The fact is that PUBG wouldnt have been in the state it is today on consoles if MS hadnt supported Blueholes development team the way they did.

When PUBG does appear on PS4, it is thus with a lot of help from Microsoft that people can play the game as good as it is now, on that console as well.

... What does that have anything to do with MS paying for the Xbox version to go free so they can get ahead before the PS4 announcement?

cakely · Nov 7, 2018

A year-old, $30 game is not going to sell 10 million copies on the PS4. It's ridiculous to think so.

I assume we don't have sales numbers on the X1 version to compare it to.

TheChronic2060 · Nov 7, 2018

BernardoOne said:
... What does that have anything to do with MS paying for the Xbox version to go free so they can get ahead before the PS4 announcement?

It is exactly the same argument that has been made against MS through the whole process: "Theyre throwing money at Bluehole".

Do you have any evidence in this case, that they are 'paying a shitload of cash' for the copies given out now?

bsigg · Nov 7, 2018

This listing is weird

https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/p/p...time/bnm7dm2n4mwl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

BernardoOne · Nov 7, 2018

TheChronic2060 said:
It is exactly the same argument that has been made against MS through the whole process: "Theyre throwing money at Bluehole".

Do you have any evidence in this case, that they are 'paying a shitload of cash' for the copies given out now?

If it's being given for free, yes, they are paying Bluehole a shitload of cash

Like

Do you think Bluehole decided out of the blue be a charity and give out copies for 100% free undercutting themselves and their own PS4 version in the process?

DarkManX · Nov 7, 2018

bsigg said:
This listing is weird

https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/p/p...time/bnm7dm2n4mwl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

True.
Im still confused if its a trial or have a limit date/time to grab the full version

Prine · Nov 7, 2018

I'll grab PES 2019.

TheChronic2060 · Nov 7, 2018

BernardoOne said:
If it's being given for free, yes, they are paying Bluehole a shitload of cash

Like

Do you think Bluehole decided out of the blue be a charity and give out copies for 100% free undercutting themselves and their own PS4 version in the process?

I think there are equal shares of marketing opportunities in the limited time offer for both companies. And I dont think these copies will make that much of an impact on Blueholes budgets; its probably a low-cost affair compared to many other PR campaigns.

headspawn · Nov 7, 2018

TheChronic2060 said:
I think there are equal shares of marketing opportunities in the limited time offer for both companies. And I dont think these copies will make that much of an impact on Blueholes budgets; its probably a low-cost affair compared to many other PR campaigns.

I think it also helps that the game has other avenues in-game to monetize and make up the difference.

bsigg · Nov 7, 2018

Shut it down

Praxis · Nov 7, 2018

bsigg said:
Shut it down

Ah well. Cancelling the download.

Rocketz · Nov 7, 2018

Yeah, I assumed it was Free Play days. Too good to be true.

Gaz · Nov 7, 2018

bsigg said:
Shut it down

Interest returns to 0.

Hollywood Pescado · Nov 7, 2018

Yeah, it didn't make much sense for PUBG to be free to keep when the physical version will be on sale on Black Friday at retail.

A free play is still good for people who were on the fence or always wanted to try it out.

cakely · Nov 7, 2018

Hold on ... did people in here actually think that Xbox PUBG was going to be given away for free, without gold?

Wow, they did.

SmashN'Grab · Nov 7, 2018

bsigg said:
Shut it down

That makes sense - I've never seen them give away a game for keeps that wasn't an error (excluding games with gold and the like). Have Sony or Nintendo done that? I know Steam and GOG have done it on occasion but I'm not aware of consoles doing it.

CrazyAndy · Nov 7, 2018

Wow...so it's like a free weekend. Nice to try the game but nothing special.

Call Me A Hero · Nov 7, 2018

Praxis said:
Ah well. Cancelling the download.

Me too.

Kei- · Nov 7, 2018

Welp, looks like it's only for the weekend.

Rosol · Nov 7, 2018

It's interesting that Bluehole would let them do this, basically tanks the value of the product right before the PS4 release - or at least damages sales on PS4 if they're planning to charge.
Wonder if there's a good chance they'll go Free to play soon, or like other's mentioned maybe some kind of promo with Playstation, such as PS Plus

LFMartins86 · Nov 7, 2018

Rosol said:
It's interesting that Bluehole would let them do this, basically tanks the value of the product right before the PS4 release - or at least damages sales on PS4 if they're planning to charge.
Wonder if there's a good chance they'll go Free to play soon, or like other's mentioned maybe some kind of promo with Playstation, such as PS Plus

It's only playable for 4 days, it's not yours to keep.

Spidey · Nov 7, 2018

Something is definitely off with how they're running this, normally with free weekends the games just appear in your download list and you can visit the store to purchase it if you're enjoying it, in this case you needed to purchase the free download and there's no option to buy the game at full price afterwards. I think there's a good chance our access will be revoked once the weekend is over but for the time being I actually do think we own the game, which isn't the case with normal free weekends.

SmashN'Grab · Nov 7, 2018

Spidey said:
Something is definitely off with how they're running this, normally with free weekends the games just appear in your download list and you can visit the store to purchase it if you're enjoying it, in this case you needed to purchase the free download and there's no option to buy the game at full price. I think there's a good chance our access will be revoked once the weekend is over but for the time being I actually do think we own the game, which isn't the case with normal free weekends.

That's hasn't been the case for me (a game appearing in my 'ready to install' list). Additionally, both games are in fact available to purchase at the moment, but there's also a bundle available called "play for a limited time" that grants temporary ownership of the games, that's all. That's the bundle that has been linked by the sites on the first page.

ginger ninja · Nov 7, 2018

Do I nees gold to play this ?

Muzzymate · Nov 7, 2018

SmashN'Grab said:
That makes sense - I've never seen them give away a game for keeps that wasn't an error (excluding games with gold and the like). Have Sony or Nintendo done that? I know Steam and GOG have done it on occasion but I'm not aware of consoles doing it.

It's not out of the realm of possibility.

It was a glorious day back in December 2016 when Lost Odyssey was purposefully given away for free to anyone with an Xbox account to celebrate the one year anniversary of Xbox One backwards compatibility. I'm sure there have been other times, but this is the one that immediately comes to mind.

https://majornelson.com/2016/12/14/...digitally-lost-odyssey-free-for-limited-time/

Edit: Also Tekken Tag Tournament 2 free for Gold members (outside of Games with Gold) during E3 2016.

Edit 2: Oh, not free for keeps as part of X18? I'll have to delete them when I get home then.

Spidey · Nov 7, 2018

SmashN'Grab said:
That's hasn't been the case for me (a game appearing in my 'ready to install' list). Additionally, both games are in fact available to purchase at the moment, but there's also a bundle available called "play for a limited time" that grants temporary ownership of the games, that's all. That's the bundle that has been linked by the sites on the first page.

I'm saying once you've bought the free download, the other listing isn't available to purchase (other than as a gift) as the system thinks you outright own the game, which isn't normally the case.

USF · Nov 7, 2018

Welp

MS should time their announcements with their store updates

TheChronic2060 · Nov 7, 2018

headspawn said:
I think it also helps that the game has other avenues in-game to monetize and make up the difference.

Yeah thats what I had in mind, as they have become quite aggressive lately with the prices of the in-game stuff you can buy for G-coins.

Starlatine · Nov 7, 2018

booo

i stopped playing PoE for this

cakely · Nov 7, 2018

Rosol said:
It's interesting that Bluehole would let them do this, basically tanks the value of the product right before the PS4 release - or at least damages sales on PS4 if they're planning to charge.
Wonder if there's a good chance they'll go Free to play soon, or like other's mentioned maybe some kind of promo with Playstation, such as PS Plus

A free weekend does not "basically tank the value of a product".

headspawn · Nov 7, 2018

cakely said:
A free weekend does not "basically tank the value of a product".

I think a lot of people were talking about this from the perspective that these games were actually free and not "Free Play Days" titles, because there was some confusion and contention on that point earlier.

Letters · Nov 7, 2018

Oh well, no biggie. That was too good to be true and didn't make sense at all.

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