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  • #1442
    Asus X540L
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Asus X540L


    I can't even stream TV very well on a chromecast wouldn't even bother with Xbox games lol.


  • #1443
    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    Dumb question time here...

    So my Xbox Live Gold is about to run out. When it runs out I believe I can stack 3 years of Gold by buying it cheap from somewhere like CDKeys (€44.19 for 12 months at the moment).

    I can then convert that to Game Pass by upgrading for €1, resulting in 37 months of Game Pass. So essentially over 3 years of Game Pass for €133.57 at current prices?

    Any catches and do we know when this option will expire?


  • #1444
    a_squirrelman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭a_squirrelman


    Has anyone bought the 12 month Live Brazil codes from Eneba? I'm about to give it a go but just want to make sure it's a legit site before splashing on the 2 x 12 codes.
    Thanks.


  • #1445
    Treppen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Treppen


    Ruth Spoiled Refrigeration wrote: »
    Dumb question time here...

    So my Xbox Live Gold is about to run out. When it runs out I believe I can stack 3 years of Gold by buying it cheap from somewhere like CDKeys (€44.19 for 12 months at the moment).

    I can then convert that to Game Pass by upgrading for €1, resulting in 37 months of Game Pass. So essentially over 3 years of Game Pass for €133.57 at current prices?

    Any catches and do we know when this option will expire?

    I think they are going to get rid of gold soon enough, that's just a feeling.


  • #1446
    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    Treppen wrote: »
    I think they are going to get rid of gold soon enough, that's just a feeling.

    That's a mad offer. Have a Xbox One and PS4. Have to say that is tempting me to jump on the Game Pass bandwagon and to consider upgrading to a Series X as well.


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  • #1447
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,083 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    a_squirrelman wrote: »
    Has anyone bought the 12 month Live Brazil codes from Eneba? I'm about to give it a go but just want to make sure it's a legit site before splashing on the 2 x 12 codes.
    Thanks.

    I've bought codes off them before with no issues.


  • #1448
    Treppen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Treppen


    Ruth Spoiled Refrigeration wrote: »
    That's a mad offer. Have a Xbox One and PS4. Have to say that is tempting me to jump on the Game Pass bandwagon and to consider upgrading to a Series X as well.

    If you adverts/cash in your PS4 with games then trade up your Xbox one you'd probably only spend a few quid more for an X. You might lose all your PS4 friends though :(


  • #1449
    bazzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭bazzz


    a_squirrelman wrote: »
    Has anyone bought the 12 month Live Brazil codes from Eneba? I'm about to give it a go but just want to make sure it's a legit site before splashing on the 2 x 12 codes.
    Thanks.
    sniper_samurai wrote: »
    I've bought codes off them before with no issues.

    I can vouch for this too. I bought my codes there, a few weeks back. No issues and instant delivery.


  • #1450
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    Ruth Spoiled Refrigeration wrote: »
    Dumb question time here...

    So my Xbox Live Gold is about to run out. When it runs out I believe I can stack 3 years of Gold by buying it cheap from somewhere like CDKeys (€44.19 for 12 months at the moment).

    I can then convert that to Game Pass by upgrading for €1, resulting in 37 months of Game Pass. So essentially over 3 years of Game Pass for €133.57 at current prices?

    Any catches and do we know when this option will expire?

    Many have already done it. You can probably get the xbl codes cheaper tbh


  • #1451
    bazzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭bazzz


    theteal wrote: »
    Many have already done it. You can probably get the xbl codes cheaper tbh

    Eneba seem to be the cheapest (€29.89) for 12 months Brazilian,the last month or more. The prices have dropped to €25 before on CDKeys.


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  • #1452
    grimm2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭grimm2005


    Pre-ordered the Series S there the other day, skipped last gen and was exclusively on PC, decided with the value of the S (and with no interest in 4K) and Game Pass Ultimate (which I get the benefit of on both platforms) it was a no brainer and will be nice to have as a second machine capable of playing anything I missed in the XB1 cycle. Feels like it's going to be a grim few months as well so decided to treat myself.

    Thanks to all in here highlighting the Gold - GPU trick. I signed up to the €1 trial last year when it launched on PC and didn't think that would work this time around and was intending to just get a 12 month GPU pass (which is still good value in its own right) but once I saw in here it was still working I got 2 years Brazil Gold and to my surprise the €1 upgrade still worked (didn't have to pay €13 even though I used the €1 trial last year). €60 for 26 months is absolutely fantastic value!


  • #1453
    Am I Evil?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Am I Evil?


    grimm2005 wrote: »
    Pre-ordered the Series S there the other day, skipped last gen and was exclusively on PC, decided with the value of the S (and with no interest in 4K) and Game Pass Ultimate (which I get the benefit of on both platforms) it was a no brainer and will be nice to have as a second machine capable of playing anything I missed in the XB1 cycle. Feels like it's going to be a grim few months as well so decided to treat myself.

    Thanks to all in here highlighting the Gold - GPU trick. I signed up to the €1 trial last year when it launched on PC and didn't think that would work this time around and was intending to just get a 12 month GPU pass (which is still good value in its own right) but once I saw in here it was still working I got 2 years Brazil Gold and to my surprise the €1 upgrade still worked (didn't have to pay €13 even though I used the €1 trial last year). €60 for 26 months is absolutely fantastic value!

    How did you get a Brazil code to work for this? I've pre ordered a series x and was planning to just go standard EU sub for stock it up


  • #1454
    grimm2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭grimm2005


    Am I Evil? wrote: »
    How did you get a Brazil code to work for this? I've pre ordered a series x and was planning to just go standard EU sub for stock it up

    It's been mentioned a few times in the thread:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114696394&postcount=1395


  • #1455
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    First time over to Xbox with preorder for the Series S. Signed up for Live on CD Keys for 3 years. When I added the first 2 years it added a month on for free. It then wouldn't accept the 3rd years sub. I suppose I'll just have to wait for 2 months before adding the 3rd on, and the €1 is gone. I have that for 2 years, rather than 3. Sound about right?


  • #1456
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    whiterebel wrote: »
    First time over to Xbox with preorder for the Series S. Signed up for Live on CD Keys for 3 years. When I added the first 2 years it added a month on for free. It then wouldn't accept the 3rd years sub. I suppose I'll just have to wait for 2 months before adding the 3rd on, and the €1 is gone. I have that for 2 years, rather than 3. Sound about right?

    I'd get onto the Xbox support chat and see if they'll sort it for you.


  • #1457
    bazzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭bazzz


    whiterebel wrote: »
    First time over to Xbox with preorder for the Series S. Signed up for Live on CD Keys for 3 years. When I added the first 2 years it added a month on for free. It then wouldn't accept the 3rd years sub. I suppose I'll just have to wait for 2 months before adding the 3rd on, and the €1 is gone. I have that for 2 years, rather than 3. Sound about right?

    If you had a look on here, just the last few pages. You could have seen that
    eneba.com are the cheapest for 12 Months Brazilian XBL Gold at just under €30.Not that it matters now, but for future reference.

    Someone else suggested you contact xbox about it. But it's probably best not to, if you're using the Brazil XBLG Keys on your Irish account. Just saying.
    Also when you add each 12 month XBLG you turn off auto renew for each code.
    Then you get a free month for each code. Meaning you'd have 26 months GPU.

    That leads me to probably the reason you can't stack your third XBLG code.

    You added 25 months with your first two XBLG codes and you can only stack 3
    years at a time. So I think that's what you are getting at, when you said you'd leave two months expire? Yes it should be fine.


  • #1458
    Am I Evil?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Am I Evil?


    grimm2005 wrote: »
    It's been mentioned a few times in the thread:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114696394&postcount=1395

    Beautiful, thank you! I must give this a whirl


  • #1459
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    bazzz wrote: »
    If you had a look on here, just the last few pages. You could have seen that
    eneba.com are the cheapest for 12 Months Brazilian XBL Gold at just under €30.Not that it matters now, but for future reference.

    Someone else suggested you contact xbox about it. But it's probably best not to, if you're using the Brazil XBLG Keys on your Irish account. Just saying.
    Also when you add each 12 month XBLG you turn off auto renew for each code.
    Then you get a free month for each code. Meaning you'd have 26 months GPU.

    That leads me to probably the reason you can't stack your third XBLG code.

    You added 25 months with your first two XBLG codes and you can only stack 3
    years at a time. So I think that's what you are getting at, when you said you'd leave two months expire? Yes it should be fine.

    Thanks. I did read through a lot of this thread, but its all a bit daunting for a newbie. I decided to just get the EU version from CD keys as there didn’t seem a big enough price difference for the messing around. Its great value even at what I paid.


  • #1460
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    Yeah you can only stack 36 months so if going for 3 years of xbl subs, dont tick the auto-renew box. We've been advising people who've already wasted their €£1 upgrade offer to buy 2 years and tick the box, then add a month of GPU to upgrade over (which totals 27 months). In your case, yes just wait two month to redeem your last xbl sub and then do the €£1 upgrade to GPU


  • #1461
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,895 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    theteal wrote: »
    Yeah you can only stack 36 months so if going for 3 years of xbl subs, dont tick the auto-renew box. We've been advising people who've already wasted their €£1 upgrade offer to buy 2 years and tick the box, then add a month of GPU to upgrade over (which totals 27 months). In your case, yes just wait two month to redeem your last xbl sub and then do the €£1 upgrade to GPU

    So i have Gold now until August 2022, i am going to buy another 12 months before in November to take it to August 2023, i have done the £1 before. So when I redeem the code in November i untick the auto renewal and buy one month of Ultimate game pass and that should do the upgrade?

    ******



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  • #1462
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,083 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    citytillidie wrote: »
    So i have Gold now until August 2022, i am going to buy another 12 months before in November to take it to August 2023, i have done the £1 before. So when I redeem the code in November i untick the auto renewal and buy one month of Ultimate game pass and that should do the upgrade?

    It should.


  • #1463
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    citytillidie wrote: »
    So i have Gold now until August 2022, i am going to buy another 12 months before in November to take it to August 2023, i have done the £1 before. So when I redeem the code in November i untick the auto renewal and buy one month of Ultimate game pass and that should do the upgrade?

    It won't let you stack over 36 months. So the best way to work it in your situation would be to land yourself on 35 months of XBL and then get a 1 month GPU sub which will then convert you on to 36 months of GPU.


  • #1464
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/10/report-xbox-game-streaming-will-land-on-ios-in-2021-using-web-workaround/

    An xCloud PWA is on the horizon as a solution to the iOS apo store problem. A Progressive Web App is basically a website designed to look and feel like an app. It runs full screen in a browser container which you can pin to your home screen.

    More interestingly, it doesn't target any specific platform. Its a website, so any modern browser on any device can use it. This could mean xCloud on Playstation and Nintendo Switch and even OG xbox one (not sure if x360 browser is up to date enough?)

    Also mentions that a Windows 10 app is coming next year.


  • #1465
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭xtal191


    You can stack 3 years of EA Play for under €30, will covert to a years Game Pass Ultimate

    https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-ea-play-3-years-1-year-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-via-turkish-method-3559076?page=2#thread-comments

    I bought two 100 TL vouchers here, cost about €26 using Revolut

    https://www.oyunfor.com/xbox-microsoft/xbox-hediye-karti-tl


  • #1466
    wes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭wes


    Sorry if this has been answered already in the thread, its a big thread and hard to find stuff at this point.

    I have Gamepass ultimate until early 2022 and I did the €1 gold convert to gamepass ultimate deal already.

    So can I buy another year of Gold and top up what I already have by another year?


  • #1467
    a_squirrelman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭a_squirrelman


    wes wrote: »
    Sorry if this has been answered already in the thread, its a big thread and hard to find stuff at this point.

    I have Gamepass ultimate until early 2022 and I did the €1 gold convert to gamepass ultimate deal already.

    So can I buy another year of Gold and top up what I already have by another year?


    No the ultimate needs to be expired. If you redeem the gold while ultimate is running it will convert (don't know what the ratio is 1:3? 1:4:?)

    At least that's how I understand it.


  • #1468
    wes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,749 ✭✭✭✭wes


    a_squirrelman wrote: »
    No the ultimate needs to be expired. If you redeem the gold while ultimate is running it will convert (don't know what the ratio is 1:3? 1:4:?)

    At least that's how I understand it.

    Ah thanks for the clarification! Oh well no big deal. I do have it till 2022.


  • #1469
    dor83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭dor83


    xtal191 wrote: »
    You can stack 3 years of EA Play for under €30, will covert to a years Game Pass Ultimate

    https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-ea-play-3-years-1-year-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-via-turkish-method-3559076?page=2#thread-comments

    I bought two 100 TL vouchers here, cost about €26 using Revolut

    https://www.oyunfor.com/xbox-microsoft/xbox-hediye-karti-tl

    Did this myself and got the cards added to my account but it won't let me subscribe, keep getting an error when I try even though there is enough credit on the account. I'll give it a few days and try again but if it doesn't work at least it was only €28.


  • #1470
    a_squirrelman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭a_squirrelman


    I bought two 12 month codes on eneba and I'm being told they are already redeemed. So I submitted a ticket to eneba for replacements. :/


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  • #1471
    bazzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭bazzz


    a_squirrelman wrote: »
    I bought two 12 month codes on eneba and I'm being told they are already redeemed. So I submitted a ticket to eneba for replacements. :/

    I've only used them twice before and never had any issues. I've never seen any complaints of this issue happening to others. Hopefully they'll resolve it ASAP.


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