Games with Gold

finglashoop · 22-04-2018 10:57PM

rob808 wrote: »

https://www.xbox.com/en-IE/live/games-with-gold

Ive tried that link. When signed instead of saying get it now, it says buy.

Ill have to get onto xbox i think

CatInABox · 22-04-2018 11:24PM

finglashoop wrote: »

Ive tried that link. When signed instead of saying get it now, it says buy.

Ill have to get onto xbox i think

You sure that you're signing in with the account that has an active Gold subscription?

finglashoop · 22-04-2018 11:46PM

CatInABox wrote: »

You sure that you're signing in with the account that has an active Gold subscription?

Yep

On the xbox itself i could get the xbox one game but not 360 game. May be cause its an 18 title.

I tried to edit date of birth but cant

JoyPad · 23-04-2018 04:43PM

finglashoop wrote: »

Ive tried that link. When signed instead of saying get it now, it says buy.

Ill have to get onto xbox i think

That's how it works for 360 games. You click the Buy button, and it takes you to a different site, marketplace.xbox.com, where you should see the price for the game has a note, Special Live Gold Price FREE. You click all the way through, and the PayPal message should say FREE. It's as if you buy the game and it costs nothing.

Oops! I remember now. For the child account, you get a message that says:

Your account is unable to make this type of purchase on Xbox.com. Please complete this transaction from your Xbox.

CatInABox · 23-04-2018 05:55PM

From what I can gather, when they say try to buy on your Xbox, they actually mean buy on your "Xbox 360", which is, needless to say, less than ideal for anyone that doesn't have an Xbox 360.

There's so many hidden gotchas with Gold on child accounts that I was wary of recommending their use back in the 360. It's a lot better in the current era, but some features of the old Xbox Live haven't been upgraded at all, and the 360 child account restrictions is one of them

finglashoop · 23-04-2018 06:11PM

CatInABox wrote: »

From what I can gather, when they say try to buy on your Xbox, they actually mean buy on your "Xbox 360", which is, needless to say, less than ideal for anyone that doesn't have an Xbox 360.

There's so many hidden gotchas with Gold on child accounts that I was wary of recommending their use back in the 360. It's a lot better in the current era, but some features of the old Xbox Live haven't been upgraded at all, and the 360 child account restrictions is one of them

I didnt realise it was a child account until after i put 12 months live on it.

theteal · 25-04-2018 06:40AM

Just saw the new lineup of gwg on Facebook. Vanquish. That is all!

finglashoop · 25-04-2018 10:52AM

finglashoop wrote: »

Xbox tells me to go to xbox.com

Xbox.com tells me to go to xbox.

Not sure what the issue is.

So ive been onto microsoft twice.

Monday they told me it should be resolved in 24 hours. Back on to them today. Said the only way to get back compat games with child account is with a 360.

I dont have access to a 360 so there i nothing that can be done

No resolution at all.

Cant promote account to adult.

I even suggested moving the xbox live to a new adult profile but as its used more than one month it cant be done either

Its a strange one.

CatInABox · 25-04-2018 01:01PM

finglashoop wrote: »

finglashoop wrote: »

Xbox tells me to go to xbox.com

Xbox.com tells me to go to xbox.

Not sure what the issue is.

So ive been onto microsoft twice.

Monday they told me it should be resolved in 24 hours. Back on to them today. Said the only way to get back compat games with child account is with a 360.

I dont have access to a 360 so there i nothing that can be done

No resolution at all.

Cant promote account to adult.

I even suggested moving the xbox live to a new adult profile but as its used more than one month it cant be done either

Its a strange one.

Yeah, I thought that might be the case, totally sucks. Microsoft have generally got a good reputation for customer service, but this restriction on the Xbox 360 child accounts is one that really views them every time. In fairness to them, I really think that if they could help you, they would, but the systems that they have won't allow it without major reconfiguration.

GBX · 25-04-2018 01:07PM

finglashoop wrote: »

So ive been onto microsoft twice.

Monday they told me it should be resolved in 24 hours. Back on to them today. Said the only way to get back compat games with child account is with a 360.

I dont have access to a 360 so there i nothing that can be done

No resolution at all.

Cant promote account to adult.

I even suggested moving the xbox live to a new adult profile but as its used more than one month it cant be done either

Its a strange one.

What about picking up a 2nd hand one on Adverts ?

finglashoop · 25-04-2018 01:20PM

GBX wrote: »

What about picking up a 2nd hand one on Adverts ?

I only gave the old 360 away on monday. I could find someone with a 360 to login and claim it but its still a ridiculous situation.

The problem really is that there is a singular way to claim the game as a customer and microsoft have no remedy for the problem, if you no longer have an xbox 360.

sniper_samurai · 25-04-2018 01:24PM

finglashoop wrote: »

I only gave the old 360 away on monday. I could find someone with a 360 to login and claim it but its still a ridiculous situation.

The problem really is that there is a singular way to claim the game as a customer and microsoft have no remedy for the problem, if you no longer have an xbox 360.

Same with the ridiculous situation where you can't buy 360 games with Microsoft Credit except on a 360, even if the game is free a credit card is still required.

25-04-2018 04:24PM

Buying 360 games from the Xbox 1 uses a container to the xbox.com website. So problem is the restriction on child accounts buying games online.

CatInABox · 30-04-2018 08:40AM

Streets of Rage

CatInABox · 01-05-2018 08:54AM

Super Mega Baseball 2

CatInABox · 15-05-2018 08:16AM

Metal Gear Solid 5

Vanquish

Iseedeadpixels · 15-05-2018 08:27AM

CatInABox wrote: »

Metal Gear Solid 5

Vanquish

How good is MGS 5?

theteal · 15-05-2018 08:29AM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

How good is MGS 5?

Not as good as Vanquish!

Iseedeadpixels · 15-05-2018 08:31AM

theteal wrote: »

Not as good as Vanquish!

Oh well I'll download both :P

theteal · 15-05-2018 08:56AM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Oh well I'll download both :P

It's probably not as great as I think it is but I went into it with no expectations and enjoyed the crap out of it. One of my favourite games on the 360.

CatInABox · 15-05-2018 08:57AM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

How good is MGS 5?

It's absolutely amazing....... up to a point. Then it just stops, recycles earlier levels, etc. A shocking ending to an enjoyable game. Konami are really trying to smear s***e all over their reputation.

Of course, it's amazing if you like stealth games, if you don't, then it may not be as enjoyable.

Iseedeadpixels · 15-05-2018 09:06AM

CatInABox wrote: »

It's absolutely amazing....... up to a point. Then it just stops, recycles earlier levels, etc. A shocking ending to an enjoyable game. Konami are really trying to smear s***e all over their reputation.

Of course, it's amazing if you like stealth games, if you don't, then it may not be as enjoyable.

I loved the originals but lost my way after the 3rd.

CatInABox · 15-05-2018 09:20AM

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

I loved the originals but lost my way after the 3rd.

Oh, the story is nonsensical at best, so I didn't even try to follow it. Still, the stealth in the game is some of the best out there. Infiltrating a base without anyone being the wise is some buzz.

Iseedeadpixels · 15-05-2018 09:34AM

CatInABox wrote: »

Oh, the story is nonsensical at best, so I didn't even try to follow it. Still, the stealth in the game is some of the best out there. Infiltrating a base without anyone being the wise is some buzz.

Grand I've a week off next week so should help with the boredom, was thinking of getting Far cry 5 so be nice to switch between the 2.

Birneybau · 21-05-2018 11:36AM

Vanquish is great fun altogether

maximoose · 21-05-2018 11:37AM

CatInABox wrote: »

Super Mega Baseball 2

Found myself playing this a lot more than expected, it's quite addictive

Max Mafioso · 21-05-2018 12:58PM

maximoose wrote: »

Found myself playing this a lot more than expected, it's quite addictive

Same, I've always enjoyed baseball games but they go on forever with those 9 innings, still, its a lot of fun when you hit the ball and it smacks the Pitcher, knocking him/her out lol

mcgooch · 21-05-2018 03:42PM

Birneybau wrote: »

Vanquish is great fun altogether

The best third-person shooter ever made imo.

aaronjumper · 22-05-2018 04:55PM

Downloaded Metal Gear V, it's going to look great in my backlog.
Some time in the distant future I'll remember that I'm crap at stealth games.

rob808 · 22-05-2018 05:41PM

aaronjumper wrote: »

Downloaded Metal Gear V, it's going to look great in my backlog.
Some time in the distant future I'll remember that I'm crap at stealth games.

The good thing about metal gear solid you can go in guns blazing and get the job done

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