Game Pass Minute: Switch To Xbox Game Pass Ultimate And Get A Ton Of Game Pass Time For Free!
If you’ve listened to the Microsoft E3 Press Conference special episode of Xbox Game Passengers, you’re already well aware of this insane deal.
Along with a ton of amazing game reveals, the addition of more than 20 titles to Xbox Game Pass, the first details about Project Scarlett, and more, the company also launched both Xbox Game Pass for PC and the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.
Xbox Game Pass for PC costs a cool $9.99 per month, and at this point included more than 100 titles from a ton of different publishers. It seems like an insane value for PC only players, and I’ve seen a ton of buzz about the quality of the launch games, and how much fun people are having in the few short days since the service’s launch.
The real, real value, and the point of this post, however, is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The regular fee is $14.99 per month, and includes Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass for PC. Not bad, right?
Well, Microsoft is pushing this service pretty hard to start, and right now you can actually convert your existing Xbox Game Pass or Xbox Live Gold subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for an incredibly aggressive rate.
The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate website holds all of the details, but the gist of it is that right now you can upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $1… and that this turns any banked Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass time into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate time instead, up to a maximum of 36 months (the maximum time that you can have banked, as far as I know).
For example, as detailed in the Xbox Game Passengers special from Sunday, John my guest host went out and bought two 12 Month Xbox Live Gold cards (about $140 in Canada). He redeemed the cards, paid $1 to convert his subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and now essentially has two years of Xbox Live Gold and two years of Xbox Game Pass for $141.
Totally insane.
I did the same (I already had a lot of banked time, but did buy another year of Xbox Live Gold just before converting), and now show that I have Game Pass Ultimate until May of 2022.
It might just be the best gaming deal I’ve ever seen, on an already incredibly valuable service. It’s tough to know just how long this might last, so if you have an Xbox One, you should probably make this happen sooner than later.
Warning: I’ve read a few instances online about people having more than 36 months banked (I believe by turning on auto-renew when redeeming codes) which has lead to them not being able to convert to Game Pass Ultimate. Just watch out, and be sure not to go over that 36 month limit.
Here’s (probably) the most important bit, from that same website:
Note: Purchase Xbox Game Pass Ultimate automatically upgrades your existing Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass membership(s) to Ultimate at a conversion ratio each based on days remaining. Learn how this works at www.xbox.com/gamepass. Future code redemptions are also subject to a conversion ratio. Conversion ratio subject to change. All conversions to Ultimate are final: Once converted, you cannot re-convert your Ultimate membership back to a previous membership. Maximum 36 months of redeemed Ultimate per account at a time, including any converted time from Xbox Live Gold and/or Xbox Game Pass (for PC or console).
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