Xbox Game Pass

sniper_samurai · 06-02-2023 02:56AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120206972#Comment_120206972

The offer is for GPU, but if you load up with 3 years of Gold cheaply (usually about €45 per year from resellers without using a vpn) and then buy the 1 month GPU the entire duration of the Gold subscription will be converted to GPU(up to 36 months).

Nemanrio · 06-02-2023 05:58AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120207110#Comment_120207110

Roughly speaking that would be 45x3=€135 plus 1 month gpu sub or would a monthly gpu sub work out at a similar price?

Is there a guide that I can follow for to do this?

dulpit · 06-02-2023 07:32AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120207142#Comment_120207142

If you ignore the vpn route, GPU = €12.99 per month. 3 years = €467.64.

If you use the likes of cdkeys, you can get 12 months of xbox live gold for €44.09. If you buy 3 of those it'll cost you €132.27. Once all purchased, go to xbox store and buy 1 month of fame pass ultimate. It'll either be €1 if offer is available to you, or €12.99 if not. Either way, once you purchase it'll convert your existing xbox live gold to gpu, meaning you'll have 3 years of it for €133.27 - €145.26. Much cheaper than subbing monthly to gpu.

There are options available to purchase gpu outside of Ireland where you will save even more money (eg, 12 months xbox live gold is €28.99 in Turkey), and there are guides here (check op) on how to do that.

Potential-Monke · 06-02-2023 08:34PM

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but make sure you redeem the Gold before buying the 1 month GPU! Without the VPN, I got 30 months for about €160. I had already used the €1 month so had to pay €15.99 for the month of GPU. Haven't spent a cent on the Xbox since. Handy but can't be making MS money...

wotzgoingon · 06-02-2023 08:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120209291#Comment_120209291

I'm the same I haven't bought any game in ages. This is my second cycle. I originally done it with then €1 off for three years and now I'm on my second 3 years with buying one month of game pass ultimate.

Saying that there are a few games I want to play but I don't game that often atm so didn't buy any. The new Hogwarts game I want to play then cyberpunk and the Tiny Tina game is another.

Potential-Monke · 06-02-2023 10:08PM

I don't play it that often either, I'm mostly finding myself trying games and if I like them, waiting for them on PS+ because DualSense. But it's the best value ~€160 I've spent in a while! There hasn't been a game on it yet that makes me think I need an Xbox. Maybe Star...field? will change my mind, or TESVI, whenever that'll come.

06-02-2023 11:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120209595#Comment_120209595

I can't get my head around this.

You'll play a game on gamepass and if you enjoy it you'll stop playing it because you'll wait for it to come to PS+ (even though it might never come to it) just because you prefer the PS controller? Let's just say Atomic heart turns out to be amazing, you'll put it down and say "I'm loving this but I'm going to stop playing and see does it ever come to PS+.

Potential-Monke · 07-02-2023 12:22AM

More or less. I really dislike the Xbox controller. It hurts after a few hours of play. I don't have that issue with the DualSense and I much prefer the "softer" approach (face buttons on Xbox are like lego bricks), and with the benefit of haptics games just feel better. If Atomic Heart never comes to PS (I will try it), then maybe I'll play it once someone releases a decent wireless DualSense inspired Xbox pad. I may be enjoying it initially, but I'll eventually stop enjoying it because of the controller.

It's 100% personal opinion and choice. I don't hide how much I love the DualSense, I think it's the only true next gen evolution that either side has produced. I want immersion, and the DualSense adds to it, albeit subtly. Whereas the Xbox controller fights me. I describe it as Xbox controller is like a mechanical keyboard, and the DualSense is a membrane, and I'm membrane all day (hate that damn clicking). So it makes sense for me to wait and experience it fully on PS due to my own preferences.

I can go a few hours with the Xbox controller, but all night with the DualSense. Durty.

dulpit · 07-02-2023 03:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120209978#Comment_120209978

Why do you own an xbox if the controller hurts your hands though?

Potential-Monke · 07-02-2023 08:07PM

Because I didn't think it would when I bought it. Last Xbox I had was the 360 and that controller was grand. Never an issue with it. The SX one causes my thumbs to hurt after extended play. I would have gotten a different controller already but they're all as "hard" or have the same layout as the proper one, so no point until I can get one like a PS controller. Suppose my thumbs are just used to the PS layout now.

It's not a big thing. I have the choice to wait and play on the PS, but if I didn't I'd probably persevere and have loads spent on the Elite v2 and other controllers trying them out. But I mainly don't have to and there's nothing on the SX yet that really needs me to look at other options just yet. I still have hundreds of hours on it every year. Just not over a thousand like I seem to have on the PS.

a_squirrelman · 08-02-2023 10:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120212946#Comment_120212946

You should just buy new hands.

sniper_samurai · 08-02-2023 03:01PM

Game Pass update for February.

https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1623321113215516672?t=mZweQmqzs0GEaqJ0fj32Hw&s=19

Only · 13-02-2023 03:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120207190#Comment_120207190

Can someone advise please??

Got my teen a new XboxS for Christmas. I had done the Xbox Game Pass / Ultimate trick way way back when it started on his old Xbox and its all expired now ... Can I do it again now on the new XboxS ... he still has the same username etc?

Thanks

sniper_samurai · 13-02-2023 03:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120236469#Comment_120236469

You can do it again, you'll need to pay full price for the month of GPU though as you've used the €1 offer.

Only · 13-02-2023 03:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120236480#Comment_120236480

Fantastic!! Thanks a million!!

Only · 13-02-2023 03:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120207190#Comment_120207190

Can you guide me to where the buying via Turkey guide is please? I've looked way back on the post but cant seem to find it😳

EoinMcLovin · 16-02-2023 10:26PM

https://twitter.com/klobrille/status/1626232558576111616?t=E90A2z3BgvlA-hT1taN1Hg&s=19

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sniper_samurai · 21-02-2023 02:04PM

New Game Pass update.

https://twitter.com/XboxWire/status/1628032274141786115?t=qMwB-dGxj2tCAGl7H2vTiQ&s=19

Jordan 199 · 01-03-2023 08:22AM

I'm looking forward to playing F1 22 tomorrow as the first Grand Prix of the season is on Sunday 😎

Potential-Monke · 02-03-2023 07:58PM

TR DLC in Powerwash Simulator is pretty fun. Has some of the original sounds from the early TR games, messages from Lara and the butler. All parts more or less enjoyable, except for the ceiling in the museum part. Hate ceilings. So boring.

Ultimate Gowlbag · 03-03-2023 08:53AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120307009#Comment_120307009

Final Fantasy DLC is out now too

Potential-Monke · 03-03-2023 07:59PM

Is it? Wasn't there last night. Will have another look! They need to keep this DLC coming.

CatInABox · 08-03-2023 07:35AM

https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1633105932237324290

New games arriving. I feel happy for you all that you get to try out ~~heroin~~ Civilisation VI, it's really very good. If anyone has any questions on it, then ask away, I've put a good few hundred hours into it at this stage. The first thing that you should if you do give it a try, is to go into settings>interface>Show Yield Icons. That'll show what all the tiles are worth, and the game is basically unplayable without them. Rome (Trajan) is a good starting civ, as they get a free building right at the start, and roads that automatically connect to Rome.

Jordan 199 · 08-03-2023 08:33AM

^ Civilisation VI sound like tubes of Pringles. Once you pop, you can't stop.

dulpit · 08-03-2023 08:36AM

Is Civ VI easy to play using controller? Always found those types of game to be a pain without a keyboard and mouse.

CatInABox · 08-03-2023 10:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120328584#Comment_120328584

It's grand. It's not an RTS, it's turn based, so it's way more forgiving than something like Halo Wars or Age of Empires. I'd still prefer PC, as there's some shortcuts missing, and a few utilities, plus the ability to use some great mods, but I've still put a ridiculous amount of hours into it on Xbox, and I wouldn't do that if it was terrible in comparison.

TheChrisD · 09-03-2023 07:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120328584#Comment_120328584

I would guess it depends on what version of the game gets uploaded to PC Game Pass — the current PC version that is also on Steam/Epic, or a port of the Xbox version in a Windows Store wrapper.

Potential-Monke · 11-03-2023 09:02PM

Powerwash Simulator FF DLC. Not as enjoyable as the TR one, but mostly because I haven't a clue about the world, characters or story, so everything was "new" to me so most of what was happening (in the texts) meant nothing to me. The robot was kinda cool to clean, didn't realise it moved until I was on top of it and it looked at me! Bar was alright too, I'd imagine if you're a FF fan you'd enjoy this more.

Glebee · 12-03-2023 02:51PM

What happens with a game leaving game pass, if you are playing through is it complete gone on it's exit date?

wotzgoingon · 12-03-2023 03:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120349136#Comment_120349136

Yep, it happened me before and I didn't know it left so I was wondering why it wouldn't play for me. Came on here and asked if anybody was having trouble with the game and someone told me it had left GP.

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