Xbox Game Pass

bazzz · 10-11-2020 09:20PM

Hopefully my answers will help you out.

meath4sam wrote: »

Little help needed with couple of questions
Got Xbox series s today for little man for Christmas
Is a game pass a good option to have games for Christmas Day?
Yes it's a good option.

Can you recommend which game pass is best?
You're best to read through the GamePass page over on the xbox website. You'll have a better understanding and know what's best for you/the little man

Do you download the games to console or stream?
How many games could a series S download?
How long is a piece of string . See here for info on the storage space on the S.

What’s the best option for a second controller and why does it only come with one? Most consoles only come with one controller and the majority of consoles are already being sold at a loss. They make money from accessories, subscriptions/software.

How do the controllers charge?
While all this info can be obtained from the official websites, I'll help you out a bit further. The controllers use AA batteries, you can use rechargeable AA's or there are rechargeable battery packs from MS too.

meath4sam wrote: »

Can anyone help please?

SteM · 10-11-2020 09:21PM

Imagine playing it with a VR headset! I'm the same, have to turn it off after 30 minutes or so.

wotzgoingon · 10-11-2020 10:49PM

That Supraland is mad. I put about 14 hours into it at this stage and only at 22% into it. Just beat the first boss fight he wasn't too bad.

theteal · 10-11-2020 11:20PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

That Supraland is mad. I put about 14 hours into it at this stage and only at 22% into it. Just beat the first boss fight he wasn't too bad.

There are bosses??? I just went by a football pitch and now in a big indoor puzzle factory type thing with rotatable green pipes. Enjoying it though

themighty · 10-11-2020 11:21PM

Thanks for all the upgrade info to those that posted. Grabbed Brazilian live from Eneba, I'm stacked till Jan 2023. I'll grab another few months and switch to GPU.

brianregan09 · 10-11-2020 11:23PM

I'm playing Fable again for the 1st time in years god I loved this game so much

wotzgoingon · 11-11-2020 12:30AM

theteal wrote: »

There are bosses??? I just went by a football pitch and now in a big indoor puzzle factory type thing with rotatable green pipes. Enjoying it though

You will get a upgrade near there where you can climb metal. Really opens up finding hidden chests that are in hard to reach places.

iColdFusion · 11-11-2020 10:06AM

Does the Series X come with a game pass ultimate trial?
I assume I can use this to update my Gold subscription?

theteal · 11-11-2020 10:27AM

iColdFusion wrote: »

Does the Series X come with a game pass ultimate trial?
I assume I can use this to update my Gold subscription?

If you've ever used the €£1 upgrade offer, I'm not sure a trial sub will work to convert you over. I tried to do it before with a purchased 14 day GPU sub and had no joy, had to buy a full month of GPU.

r0chf0rt · 11-11-2020 10:32AM

I thought that EA play was supposed to be added to gamepass ultimate subscriptions yesterday? I have GPU but when I click on any of the EA play games it just brings me to the store with the option to subscribe to EA play?

sniper_samurai · 11-11-2020 10:38AM

r0chf0rt wrote: »

I thought that EA play was supposed to be added to gamepass ultimate subscriptions yesterday? I have GPU but when I click on any of the EA play games it just brings me to the store with the option to subscribe to EA play?

It was. Are you sure you have Game Pass Ultimate and not standard Game Pass? EA Play is not included in the base Game Pass subscription.

If you are on PC EA Play is not in GPU until next month.

Doyler99 · 11-11-2020 10:53AM

Should I wait for my month ultimate pass to expiry to apply a 12 month xbox live gold code? (I bought the 1 euro offer) Will this convert evenly? I read on the MS site that when an ultimate pass is active it doesn't convert in a 1:1 ratio.

r0chf0rt · 11-11-2020 10:53AM

sniper_samurai wrote: »

It was. Are you sure you have Game Pass Ultimate and not standard Game Pass? EA Play is not included in the base Game Pass subscription.

If you are on PC EA Play is not in GPU until next month.

I bought xbox gold first and then converted to GPU with the €1 offer. It says under subscriptions that I am subscribed to ultimate until nov 2023.

theteal · 11-11-2020 11:03AM

Doyler99 wrote: »

Should I wait for my month ultimate pass to expiry to apply a 12 month xbox live gold code? (I bought the 1 euro offer) Will this convert evenly? I read on the MS site that when an ultimate pass is active it doesn't convert in a 1:1 ratio.

Let your GPU expire. Then stack more than 12 months XBLG (I'm not sure it'll still exist in a year or two so I'd make the most of it now). Then get/redeem a 1 month GPU pass and it will convert whatever you've stacked (up to 36 months) at 1:1. Loads of info on it back through the thread. Brazil is lovely this time of year.

theteal · 11-11-2020 11:04AM

r0chf0rt wrote: »

I thought that EA play was supposed to be added to gamepass ultimate subscriptions yesterday? I have GPU but when I click on any of the EA play games it just brings me to the store with the option to subscribe to EA play?

Yeah, it should work, I was playing that newest star wars game yesterday and I've not had EA play for a couple of years.

Fingleberries · 11-11-2020 01:06PM

I like how the EA Play games now launch with a little logo "EA Play | Xbox Game Pass Ultimate" ... and also seem to be valid for Game Pass quests.

maximoose · 11-11-2020 01:25PM

Buttros wrote: »

It's mental. Game is addictive but the visual effects mean I have to turn it off after about 30 mins or so for a while. Presume the batteries in the controller will be drained with the rumble pack going into overtime

It has to be tried to see what it is. Long way from the game boy I had back in the day.

Addictive is right. Threw it on for a look before going to bed and ended up playing it for hours. The visuals and music are great!

j14 · 11-11-2020 03:01PM

Ok I'm taking a "trip to Brazil"

So all I need is a VPN and 3 x 12 months Gold cards and my PC.

Turn on the VPN

Enter the cards into my Microsoft account on PC with auto-renew off.

Turn off the VPN and then convert the Gold to Game Pass Ultimate on my PC.

I haven't used the €1 offer so should this work as the convertor?

Also, I have one month of my current gold left, will this stack on top of my new subscriptions or should I wait for that to expire before I do this?

sniper_samurai · 11-11-2020 03:20PM

j14 wrote: »

Ok I'm taking a "trip to Brazil"

So all I need is a VPN and 3 x 12 months Gold cards and my PC.

Turn on the VPN

Enter the cards into my Microsoft account on PC with auto-renew off.

Turn off the VPN and then convert the Gold to Game Pass Ultimate on my PC.

I haven't used the €1 offer so should this work as the convertor?

Also, I have one month of my current gold left, will this stack on top of my new subscriptions or should I wait for that to expire before I do this?

Wait for it to expire. You can only have a maximum of 36 months of a subscription.

Treppen · 11-11-2020 07:54PM

Sorry if im late but Disney+ is free for a month with GPass Ultimate ... Wait a week or two before activating so you'll have it over Christmas.

CinemaGuy45 · 11-11-2020 08:05PM

Treppen wrote: »

Sorry if im late but Disney+ is free for a month with GPass Ultimate ... Wait a week or two before activating so you'll have it over Christmas.

What would you want that for?:D

Snake Plisken · 11-11-2020 11:20PM

Ok travelled to Brazil bought and redeemed 2 codes turned off vpn but getting an error when trying to get the €1 offer Change your microsoft store region
The region you bought your subscription and your store region needs to match if changing your store region doesn't work contact us at Microsoft support.
I did have my m microsoft account set to US but changed that to Ireland and same issue.
Does this mean I have to set my account to brazil? Any ideas?

holly_johnson · 12-11-2020 10:51AM

Hi guys, sorry for being such a thick but I can’t get my head round this. Just got back from Argos with my first Xbox & am trying to sort out gamepass. Can someone explain this conversion thing to me, or point me to an idiots guide online?

skerry · 12-11-2020 11:16AM

holly_johnson wrote: »

Hi guys, sorry for being such a thick but I can’t get my head round this. Just got back from Argos with my first Xbox & am trying to sort out gamepass. Can someone explain this conversion thing to me, or point me to an idiots guide online?

Handiest way is to buy 3 x 12 month Xbox live subs from CD Keys for 45 each. Redeem each, don't add month for auto renew as you can only stack up to 3 years. Once 3 yrs are stacked, there should be an offer for a trial for Game Pass Ultimate on the dashboard of the console once you log on. As far as I know, when you avail of that offer it converts your Xbox Live 3 yrs to Game Pass Ultimate. Just check first that the offer is on the dashboard. There is a cheaper way again with Brazilian Xbox Live subs but you have to go messing with VPN there and your saving about 30 euro for 3 yrs

holly_johnson · 12-11-2020 11:21AM

skerry wrote: »

Handiest way is to buy 3 x 12 month Xbox live subs from CD Keys for 45 each. Redeem each, don't add month for auto renew as you can only stack up to 3 years. Once 3 yrs are stacked, there should be an offer for a trial for Game Pass Ultimate on the dashboard of the console once you log on. As far as I know, when you avail of that offer it converts your Xbox Live 3 yrs to Game Pass Ultimate. Just check first that the offer is on the dashboard. There is a cheaper way again with Brazilian Xbox Live subs but you have to go messing with VPN there and your saving about 30 euro for 3 yrs

Ok cheers I’ll give that a lash! Thanks!

Cyrus · 12-11-2020 11:24AM

skerry wrote: »

Handiest way is to buy 3 x 12 month Xbox live subs from CD Keys for 45 each. Redeem each, don't add month for auto renew as you can only stack up to 3 years. Once 3 yrs are stacked, there should be an offer for a trial for Game Pass Ultimate on the dashboard of the console once you log on. As far as I know, when you avail of that offer it converts your Xbox Live 3 yrs to Game Pass Ultimate. Just check first that the offer is on the dashboard. There is a cheaper way again with Brazilian Xbox Live subs but you have to go messing with VPN there and your saving about 30 euro for 3 yrs

you can get them for 30 quid each on mtc game for brazil, tunnel bear is free and it takes a minute to turn it on and off again, its worth the 45 you save imo.

skerry · 12-11-2020 11:28AM

Cyrus wrote: »

you can get them for 30 quid each on mtc game for brazil, tunnel bear is free and it takes a minute to turn it on and off again, its worth the 45 you save imo.

Presume you redeem through the app then?

Snake Plisken · 12-11-2020 11:31AM

Still having issues looks like my microsoft account was set to US
region when I applied the vouchers. Now I changed the region on my Xbox and it brings me to payment options. Won't accept PayPal or Revolut due to nonUS. If I buy a $10 xbox gift card and apply it via the Xbox I wonder if that would work

Hococop · 12-11-2020 11:41AM

Can't remember if I asked here, have 6 months left on gpu, there is no way to cancel that and do a fresh set of 3 years?

theteal · 12-11-2020 11:54AM

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Still having issues looks like my microsoft account was set to US
region when I applied the vouchers. Now I changed the region on my Xbox and it brings me to payment options. Won't accept PayPal or Revolut due to nonUS. If I buy a $10 xbox gift card and apply it via the Xbox I wonder if that would work

I would contact MS fitst before you spend any more money, just tell them you noticed your region was incorrectly set to US and now you've corrected it, funny stuff is happening.

Redeeming a 1 month GPU sub is probably not a bad test either, would only cost a few quid. I'd still be inclined to get the issue fixed at source first as you never know when it might pop up again.

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