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Starting today and for a limited time only, gamers in the U.S. and U.K who join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta) for the first time will also receive 6 months of Spotify Premium.
With all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, access to a curated library of over 100 great games on console and PC, and millions of songs available on-demand on Spotify, new members will never run out of hits for their gaming playlists. Let me point out the biggest deal here: it’s only a $1 to upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate right now. Already an Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass for Console member? When you upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $1, you convert your pre-paid time on Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate credit, AND you get 6 months of Spotify Premium on top of it.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate wraps up all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta), and Xbox Game Pass for Console, including access to over 100 high-quality titles on console and PC. We’re adding new games all the time, including Xbox Game Studios titles the same day as their global release, so if you’ve been hype to check out our latest release Gears 5, now is the perfect time to dive in with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. With Xbox Live Gold included, you can get exclusive deals and discounts, and play together with friends on the most advanced multiplayer network.
Here’s the deal: To be able to take advantage of this offer you need to reside in the U.S. or the U.K and you must be a new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Xbox Game Pass for PC member. You also must be both eligible for, and new to Spotify Premium. If you subscribed to either the Spotify Premium Service or Unlimited Service, or you’ve taken a trial or introductory offer previously, you’re unfortunately not eligible for this offer. Check out the terms and conditions here and here
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#5716700 Posted on: 10/03/2019 08:50 AM
US and UK...
US and UK...
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#5716716 Posted on: 10/03/2019 09:48 AM
Whoah whoah whoah....wait!....do you mean to tell me that people are now putting into place plans to charge PC gamers for using their PC to play online multiplayer games!??!!??!!
I remember when a colleague of mine told me he had to pay Microsoft for playing MP games online with his Xbox and I honestly thought he was joking and even when he showed me the web page, I initially thought he had created it in photoshop or something as an office prank.
NOW THIS IS COMING TO PC?
I'm out. It's been fun...it's been emotional.
Xbox Game Pass for PC
Whoah whoah whoah....wait!....do you mean to tell me that people are now putting into place plans to charge PC gamers for using their PC to play online multiplayer games!??!!??!!
I remember when a colleague of mine told me he had to pay Microsoft for playing MP games online with his Xbox and I honestly thought he was joking and even when he showed me the web page, I initially thought he had created it in photoshop or something as an office prank.
NOW THIS IS COMING TO PC?
I'm out. It's been fun...it's been emotional.
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#5716725 Posted on: 10/03/2019 10:41 AM
Whoah whoah whoah....wait!....do you mean to tell me that people are now putting into place plans to charge PC gamers for using their PC to play online multiplayer games!??!!??!!
I remember when a colleague of mine told me he had to pay Microsoft for playing MP games online with his Xbox and I honestly thought he was joking and even when he showed me the web page, I initially thought he had created it in photoshop or something as an office prank.
NOW THIS IS COMING TO PC?
I'm out. It's been fun...it's been emotional.
No, what you're thinking is Xbox Live Gold (which is also included in Game Pass Ultimate, but if you're just a PC player, you don't need that). Some Xbox games also don't require it. It isn't required for multiplayer on the PC and Microsoft stated it won't be (but who knows, right? I feel PC players would riot if that happened, though, and MS knows it).
Just like Game Pass for Xbox One, Game Pass for PC (or Windows 10, more accurately) is similar to EA's Origin Access Premier and whatever Ubisoft's new offering is called, where you pay a monthly (or yearly or whatever you choose) fee to have a certain library of games available to play while you're subscribed (a flat rate for "rental" of sorts) instead of buying them. You can then play these games that you do not own as long as your Game Pass subscription is active. Once you let your subscription lapse, you won't be able to play these games anymore. It's an alternative to buying games, which is nice in cases where you'd only play a game through once, etc..
Game Pass Ultimate includes all three of these things, Game Pass for Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass for PC. Game Pass Ultimate is only good for those that play both on the PC and Xbox One and presumably is a bit cheaper for those players than getting all three of these subscriptions separately, which you can do as well, of course. If you just wish to utilize the Game Pass for PC, you can only subscribe to that and play all the games available for Game Pass on PC, including online multiplayer.
Whoah whoah whoah....wait!....do you mean to tell me that people are now putting into place plans to charge PC gamers for using their PC to play online multiplayer games!??!!??!!
I remember when a colleague of mine told me he had to pay Microsoft for playing MP games online with his Xbox and I honestly thought he was joking and even when he showed me the web page, I initially thought he had created it in photoshop or something as an office prank.
NOW THIS IS COMING TO PC?
I'm out. It's been fun...it's been emotional.
No, what you're thinking is Xbox Live Gold (which is also included in Game Pass Ultimate, but if you're just a PC player, you don't need that). Some Xbox games also don't require it. It isn't required for multiplayer on the PC and Microsoft stated it won't be (but who knows, right? I feel PC players would riot if that happened, though, and MS knows it).
Just like Game Pass for Xbox One, Game Pass for PC (or Windows 10, more accurately) is similar to EA's Origin Access Premier and whatever Ubisoft's new offering is called, where you pay a monthly (or yearly or whatever you choose) fee to have a certain library of games available to play while you're subscribed (a flat rate for "rental" of sorts) instead of buying them. You can then play these games that you do not own as long as your Game Pass subscription is active. Once you let your subscription lapse, you won't be able to play these games anymore. It's an alternative to buying games, which is nice in cases where you'd only play a game through once, etc..
Game Pass Ultimate includes all three of these things, Game Pass for Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass for PC. Game Pass Ultimate is only good for those that play both on the PC and Xbox One and presumably is a bit cheaper for those players than getting all three of these subscriptions separately, which you can do as well, of course. If you just wish to utilize the Game Pass for PC, you can only subscribe to that and play all the games available for Game Pass on PC, including online multiplayer.
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#5716731 Posted on: 10/03/2019 11:39 AM
Whoah whoah whoah....wait!....do you mean to tell me that people are now putting into place plans to charge PC gamers for using their PC to play online multiplayer games!??!!??!!
I remember when a colleague of mine told me he had to pay Microsoft for playing MP games online with his Xbox and I honestly thought he was joking and even when he showed me the web page, I initially thought he had created it in photoshop or something as an office prank.
NOW THIS IS COMING TO PC?
I'm out. It's been fun...it's been emotional.
Not how it works. Game pass for PC gives you access to full games - as many as you want for the subscription fee. I got the 2months for $2 which was a great deal to play Gears 5 and a few other games, but I won't be continuing my subscription beyond the 2 months, as there really aren't enough compelling games IMO.
Whoah whoah whoah....wait!....do you mean to tell me that people are now putting into place plans to charge PC gamers for using their PC to play online multiplayer games!??!!??!!
I remember when a colleague of mine told me he had to pay Microsoft for playing MP games online with his Xbox and I honestly thought he was joking and even when he showed me the web page, I initially thought he had created it in photoshop or something as an office prank.
NOW THIS IS COMING TO PC?
I'm out. It's been fun...it's been emotional.
Not how it works. Game pass for PC gives you access to full games - as many as you want for the subscription fee. I got the 2months for $2 which was a great deal to play Gears 5 and a few other games, but I won't be continuing my subscription beyond the 2 months, as there really aren't enough compelling games IMO.
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