If they do some kind of combined plan that is cheaper than getting them individually now then I am in. I still haven't jumped on Gamepass as I don't play my X1X much but I still pay for Gold so I would for sure go for it.
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RUMOR: Microsoft to introduce new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription (14,99$ month for Xbox Live Gold + Gamepass)
- Thread starter zedox
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Uhm...what? MS does have a choice...why have a sub that's specific to PC games instead of just adding said PC games to XGP? I mean, I understand monetarily...
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12 months of Game Pass: $9.99 X 12 = $119.88
12 months of Gold = $59.99
Total = $179.87
$14.99 X 12 months = $179.88
Not only is there no savings, you spend an extra cent lol
I pay monthly rather than yearly or in 3-6 month amounts so I like that the prices are consolidated and slightly less than the normal average monthy payment
I don't pay more than £30 a year for Gold and I have Game Pass subbed for the next two years+.
This doesn't sound that enticing for people like me....
This doesn't sound that enticing for people like me....
This is a monthly sub. A lot of people don't want to spend a lump sum of $200 at once. This way saves them $5 per month compared to the old way
Well, maybe a special price for annual year could be announce. If it can go at 10$/ month for 1 year sub, it can be very good,
Yea, seems odd.
But Zhuge has mentioned more tiers will be revealed, so savings will probably be more apparent in those.
Gold monthly is $10. This lets me pay monthly and get almost the same deal as buying it in year-long increments.
My monthly reminder that if you use Xbox Rewards you can easily get both for free provided you take advantage of all the available points you can get.
Your daily searches and quizzes get you 300 points a day (Takes 3 minutes of effort a day). Just doing that gives you 109,500 points per year. This isn't even counting the other points you can gain through the xbox app, special promotions, and when you buy games from the MS store.
1 year of Live is 29,000 points. 3 months of games pass is 17,800 points. Just doing the minimum with the program makes it so you never have to pay a cent for Xbox Live and Games Pass.
Your daily searches and quizzes get you 300 points a day (Takes 3 minutes of effort a day). Just doing that gives you 109,500 points per year. This isn't even counting the other points you can gain through the xbox app, special promotions, and when you buy games from the MS store.
1 year of Live is 29,000 points. 3 months of games pass is 17,800 points. Just doing the minimum with the program makes it so you never have to pay a cent for Xbox Live and Games Pass.
Just keep in mind you can always get 1yr of Live for $40 and 1yr of GamePass for $60 if you wait for sales during the year. Don't be so quick to think this is a good deal, as it's not. It's merely combined for convenience.
TL;DR: You can get 1-year of Live and GamePass combined for $100 if you're patient.
TL;DR: You can get 1-year of Live and GamePass combined for $100 if you're patient.
This isn't for deal seekers or people that follow cheapassgamer on twitter
I wouldn't necessarily consider a PC specific game pass a bad thing right now, there's a strong chance it could be a cheaper tier since they have to know the value proposition is much worse for PC due to a lack of third party software included in game pass. It also makes no sense for them to be removing the xbox + PC/default game pass option given their ongoing commitment to play anywhere.
This $14.99 pricing is clearly aimed at those who want to sub on a monthly basis - like, sub during a major first-party release month ( like Halo or Gears ) to play multiplayer - then maybe drop it off for the next 3-4 months, until the next major release.
Because on a monthly basis - XBL Gold is not $5, it's $10.
Because on a monthly basis - XBL Gold is not $5, it's $10.
Probably just talking about the online MP piece. You don't need PS+ to play PS Now games online, including the PS4 games that you can now download.
I guess I don't really think of people paying monthly for Gold / PS+ unless they are paying for a one off month or two because the price is so reduced when buying annually and can often be found on sale. Surely no one is auto renewing a monthly sub and paying 2x what they should every year for Gold? Just seems like a way to lock people into a monthly subscription rather than any kind of real savings.
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Yes, I understand that they may have a cheaper tier for PC...but it makes no sense to call something "Ultimate" and it NOT include PC.
I meant monthly, I though gamepass was already $10 and golf $5? And in the same monthly amount?
I'm actually surprised it tooked this long for implementing the bundle sub. As a PC user, good to know I just have to stick the Game Pass alone. But still remains the question, if they do offer and aim this to PC players as well, what else is in for them since you don't pay for online play?
Not everyone wants to pay an upfront cost. There's plenty of people who only subscribe 1-3 months at a time
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I understand that...but remember Xbox is MS' gaming brand across devices...not a console. There's a reason they moved from Microsoft Game Studios to Xbox Game Studios. My expectation is what they put out there (and other stuff that they are trying to accomplish)
I didn't think that Microsoft would get rid of Gold, but I was hoping that they would.
I need Gold because I play online a lot, but having Game Pass offer such great games makes Gold look like bad value in comparison. Gold needs to improve in value IMO. Game Pass costs double, but the games are so much better.
Oh, that explains itThis $14.99 pricing is clearly aimed at those who want to sub on a monthly basis - like, sub during a major first-party release month ( like Halo or Gears ) to play multiplayer - then maybe drop it off for the next 3-4 months, until the next major release.
Because on a monthly basis - XBL Gold is not $5, it's $10.
I forgot that 1 month separate was $10. Pretty insane.
Alright then the savings after 12 months are $59.88 or 25% off. That's a better deal for getting people subbed every month rather than a lump sum at the beginning.
Adding pc-only games to GP isn't the issue. Giving pc gamers access to the games that are currently on GP is. Most of these games aren't in MS Store on pc (and future games won't be able to be there either thanks to Epic's exclusivity deals).
You get 4 games a month with Games with Gold. I use Gold simply for that due to the value.
