Microsoft Brings Back $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Deal for New Subscribers

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Microsoft last week quietly reintroduced its $1 first month promotion for new subscribers on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass. This offer was retired back in March of this year, with the company announcing that it would be "evaluating different marketing promotions for new members in the future." Their research has clearly brought them back to square one—it is possible that the Xbox Games division is already reacting to negative feedback following an announcement regarding ongoing subscription and hardware price increases, as well as a decline in new player sign-ups since Spring time.

It should be noted that the console-only Game Pass tier ($11 per month) is not available as part of this 30-day starter promotion. The more expensive Game Pass Ultimate ($17 per month) is the only entry point on Xbox systems—customers are paying for a service that encompasses both console and PC platforms. PC Game Pass defaults to $10 a month, post the $1 introductory period. Microsoft has revised the conversion ratios for upgrades of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions to Game Pass Ultimate—from (the more favorable) 1:1 to 3:2. As an example—according to the new terms—90 remaining days of Xbox Live Gold/PC Game Pass converts to 60 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.



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[Deleted member 229121]

This deal is absolutely worth it, especially when you can get gold cards cheaper (Costco or BJs are good for this).
I got 3x years of Ultimate for $150 when they first did this.

 

[Wye]

How much did Microsoft paid you for this adverticle?

 

[dir_d]

How much did Microsoft paid you for this adverticle?

Get off your High Horse man, this is a great deal for all gamers and i appreciate TPU for letting me know.

 

[HOkay]

Get off your High Horse man, this is a great deal for all gamers and i appreciate TPU for letting me know.

Agreed. Game Pass is just objectively a good deal for the average gamer. I'm not totally sure that it's not having a negative impact on the wider industry, but as a consumer who likes to dabble a little in lots of different games it's great value.