How to Save Money on Xbox Game Pass
I’m not really into game streaming services because I’m cheap, but I’ve noticed a number of Microsoft Xbox Game Pass subscription offerings popping up on the Internet (and in the real world) lately. And after a bit of research, I discovered this fact: There are a lot of crazy ways for people to get many months of Xbox Game Pass for very little money.
There are usually three tiers of Xbox Game Pass:
- Console: $ 10 / mo
- PC: $ 5 per month
- Ultimate (for both console and PC): $ 15 per month.
If you’re playing on PC or looking to try out the Ultimate package, you can currently get started for as little as $ 1 – within the first month, that is, before prices return to normal monthly costs.
Even better deals that you can take advantage of right now
Not bad, right? Let’s get crazier. As reported at numerous outlets, new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can also buy many months of cheaper Xbox Live Gold months – up to three years – combine that with a $ 1 promotion and instead get three years of Ultimate for a total of $ 181. of $ 540, it will cost regularly as Microsoft is happy to convert Xbox Live Gold for up to three years to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
If this is a bit too much for you, you can try the simpler approach. As mentioned on Slickdeals , head over to the Taco Bell website and buy a box for $ 5. You will receive a code for 14 days of free use of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Redeem your code and you will also be prompted to turn on recurring billing to earn yourself an extra 30 days. Turn this on, get your bonus time, then turn it off (if you don’t want to use the service after your trial ends).
The Slickdeals poster also indicated that they were able to redeem multiple codes from individual Taco Bell orders, but I suspect they did this for new accounts – I doubt Microsoft will prompt you endlessly to sign up for re-billing every time you redeem the new Taco Bell code, but if you like these five dollar boxes it doesn’t hurt to give it a try.
But we’re not done yet. Start with a $ 1 offer, then try the Taco Bell + recurring billing combo for up to two months and two weeks of free time. Not too shabby.
Be on the lookout for even crazier retail promotions
If you were even trickier and had a little time to create a bunch of bogus email addresses, you could take advantage of the Rockstar promotion a few months ago, which gave you a free week of Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass via printed codes. on banks and receipts. And you could redeem two codes for each account and then upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate using the same trick as before – and Microsoft could allegedly bundle all of your free weeks for each service together, giving you almost a month. game time on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to purchase one can of Rockstar.
With just 18 cans and 18 accounts, this enterprising Slickdeals user was able to ramp up 504 streaming days (plus two $ 2 bonus months as part of a separate Microsoft deal). That’s a lot more than $ 200 worth of games for just $ 21 or so – and the potential for heart attack after drinking that many Rockstars in a single gaming session.
When you see a deal, keep digging
If you ever consider subscribing to Microsoft’s streaming service, there are usually several ways to get free months, beyond the company’s rather generous “try for a dollar or two” offers. And if you see a promotion for Xbox Game Pass Free Time on any product in your supermarket, be sure to check it out later. Chances are, someone has figured out a way to break the system and save many months at no extra cost – definitely worth exploring if you love saving money. Who doesn’t like saving?