New users only: Microsoft Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 3-month membership for $1 at Microsoft (auto-renews by default-normally $31).Note: Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs. You can check out our full rundown below.
If you have no interest in another subscription service, though, we have plenty of deals in today's roundup, including discounts on Bluetooth headphones and speakers, monitors, microSD cards, and more. As Microsoft's FAQ notes, the company still converts existing Xbox Live Gold (or basic Game Pass) subscription time to Game Pass Ultimate when you first purchase the latter-at maximum, this means you could get three years of Game Pass Ultimate for $181, since 12-month Xbox Live Gold codes are still available at retailers like Amazon for $60, instead of paying up to $495 after this three-month subscription is up. Recently, the company has also added the ability to stream Xbox games through the cloud on Android phones, as well as a subscription to EA's Play service.įurther Reading PSA: Upgrade 3 years of Xbox Live to Game Pass Ultimate for just $1If you do see yourself subscribing longterm, note that it's still possible to save a few hundred bucks by stockpiling Xbox Live Gold service (up to 36 months total), then converting it all to Game Pass Ultimate for just $1 extra through this deal. Microsoft said in a blog post on Monday that the deal would be available for a "limited time."įor the unfamiliar, Game Pass Ultimate includes both the console and PC versions of Microsoft's Game Pass service-which packages a few hundred downloadable games in a Netflix-like bundle for one monthly fee-alongside its Xbox Live Gold service, which is still required to access the online features of most Xbox console games.
Note that "new subscribers" means completely new in this case, as anyone who has subscribed to Game Pass in the past is not eligible for the discount.
Microsoft has traditionally offered the first month of its game subscription service for $1, though subsequent months typically cost $15 each. Further Reading Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets free xCloud game streaming in SeptemberToday's Dealmaster is headlined by a new deal on Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service, as new users can currently purchase a three-month subscription for $1.
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