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[Killer8]

I guess some of the Microsoft higher ups started asking Phil about profitability.

 

[Clintizzle]

If you live in a country that has GamePass Family and Friends, I would definitely recommend looking into it.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

This. Most people I know just kept buying second-hand keys that you could redeem every month for a 1$ trial, cancel, and then re-subscribe again using another key after a month. There was no limit on how many times you could redeem those.

I imagine most of them are just gonna bail on GP now.

oh no, what will they do with a few thousand less subscribers?

 

[splattered]

Eh no biggie i've been paying $15 per month for quite a while... if you use bing rewards/and buy games and rack up the $10 in rewards each month it only costs $5. Worth it either way.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

Good lord could you people be more sensitive?

I mean this thread is full of people acting like this is the end of Game Pass and they're going to be hemorrhaging subscribers for this. Why aren't you calling those people sensitive? Oh wait I know why

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I mean this thread is full of people acting like this is the end of Game Pass and they're going to be hemorrhaging subscribers for this. Why aren't you calling those people sensitive? Oh wait I know why

Because none have them have said anything as ridiculous as you. You know this. Quote me anyone who says gamepass is done because of this.

 

[Topher]

Eh no biggie i've been paying $15 per month for quite a while... if you use bing rewards/and buy games and rack up the $10 in rewards each month it only costs $5. Worth it either way.

I've paid for Game Pass Ultimate for nearly two years as well as received $50 in Amazon gift cards with MS Rewards.

 

[Drizzlehell]

oh no, what will they do with a few thousand less subscribers?

You think it's just a "few thousand"?

 

[Topher]

I mean this thread is full of people acting like this is the end of Game Pass and they're going to be hemorrhaging subscribers for this. Why aren't you calling those people sensitive? Oh wait I know why

Where are all these posts saying this is "the end of Game Pass" again?

 

[adamsapple]

I've paid for Game Pass Ultimate for nearly two years as well as received $50 in Amazon gift cards with MS Rewards.

Yep, if you redeem via the console app (instead of the web app), 1 month of GPU is only 8500 points which you can get in like 15~18 days by just doing 5 minutes of daily tasks.

 

[Dick Jones]

Sorry lads to all those who were close to starting it up again. Really mean it, it might be a sign of things to come. Hopefully the other method (that adamsapple mentioned) remains for a while until those near the end of their current subscription.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

Where are all these posts saying this is "the end of Game Pass" again?

I imagine that sub count they brag about is going to drop a lot.

This. Most people I know just kept buying second-hand keys that you could redeem every month for a 1$ trial, cancel, and then re-subscribe again using another key after a month. There was no limit on how many times you could redeem those.

I imagine most of them are just gonna bail on GP now.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Glad I loaded up a year ago on this deal and maxed it out, so I am covered for about two more years.

After that point, I will probably only Sub to GamePass when a big title releases for a month or so and then cancel until the next game comes out.

 

[Topher]

Yep, if you redeem via the console app (instead of the web app), 1 month of GPU is only 8500 points which you can get in like 15~18 days by just doing 5 minutes of daily tasks.

I had no idea it was that much cheaper in the console app. If you set to auto redeem you can get it for 7750. Nice!


SteelCurtain 59 dude.....you need to chill. Those posts are not saying this is the "end of Game Pass" and you know it. Damn sure doesn't make this thread "full" of people saying that.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Dropping equals the end now SteelCurtain 59 ? Ok then.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Sounds like the end of gamepass

Spoiler

don't @me Steel

 

[Drizzlehell]

Where are all these posts saying this is "the end of Game Pass" again?

I imagine that sub count they brag about is going to drop a lot.

This. Most people I know just kept buying second-hand keys that you could redeem every month for a 1$ trial, cancel, and then re-subscribe again using another key after a month. There was no limit on how many times you could redeem those.

I imagine most of them are just gonna bail on GP now.

It was an anecdotal example of people using second-hand Game Pass keys. The fact that you interpret it as me decrying the end of that service makes you look overly sensitive about the topic, lol.

 

[Topher]

Sounds like the end of gamepass

Spoiler

don't @me Steel

 

[reinking]

I just use my reward points for monthly gamepass

You can make em back each month by doing "dailies" which takes a few mins a day.

Yep. I used the conversion and I am paid up until 3/2025 but will quickly switch back to rewards if they close the conversion loophole. I do not 100% rewards because it started feeling like a job but just the bing/mobile searches get you a deep discount.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

It was an anecdotal example of people using second-hand Game Pass keys. The fact that you interpret it as me decrying the end of that service makes you look overly sensitive about the topic, lol.

you literally said the a few thousand would be a lowball for the amount of people who would quit based on this, end of game pass was obviously an exaggeration on my part but I guess I shouldn't have said it

And I apologize as I was skimming and it looked like more people were being super negative than actually were, so that's on me

 

[Hendrick's]

Finally that narrative can end.

 

[Gambit2483]

Glad I loaded up a year ago on this deal and maxed it out, so I am covered for about two more years.

After that point, I will probably only Sub to GamePass when a big title releases for a month or so and then cancel until the next game comes out.

Stay beating the system, you magnificent bastard.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

I had no idea it was that much cheaper in the console app. If you set to auto redeem you can get it for 7750. Nice!

is there different redemption prices in different regions? I'm seeing 10,500 for the auto-redeem but I'm in the US

 

[DaGwaphics]

Just when I was close to the 3 years trick. I am 2 weeks away from getting the 1$ deal.

You'd just have to hope you are still in time for the 1:1 gold conversion. That wont stay around forever either I'm sure.

They ran these deals for a long time though, I enjoyed my first couple years of the service backed by the $1 trial and the Gold conversion. Now I refill on BF GPU sales.

 

[reinking]

Finally that narrative can end.

Which one?

The, "I paid a dollar for 3 years of Game Pass?"

Or, "The subscriber count is only that high because of the dollar promo?"

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

 

[CatLady]

Sounds like the end of gamepass

Spoiler

don't @me Steel

Ahhh yes, my gag is off in this thread. Quit posting about Sony & Bungie in the Xbox ABK Acquisition thread and be funny. Since I can't say shit in there, I at least want to be entertained dammit!

 

[The_Mike]

You vil own nothing and be happy

 

[Topher]

is there different redemption prices in different regions? I'm seeing 10,500 for the auto-redeem but I'm in the US

I just checked again and realized I was looking at XLG. Sorry.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Ahhh yes, my gag is off in this thread. Quit posting about Sony & Bungie in the Xbox ABK Acquisition thread and be funny. Since I can't say shit in there, I at least want to be entertained dammit!

Honey i'm already walking on thin ice, but for you i'll take those risks.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

You can always find one month memberships on key sites for a few bucks, or three months for like $11. I’d rather do that than waste time on Bing.

 

[adamsapple]

is there different redemption prices in different regions? I'm seeing 10,500 for the auto-redeem but I'm in the US

My bad i think I mixed up GPU and Gold. It's 10.5K for 1 month of GPU, which, again is very easily doable just by daily minute long things.

The rewards points are incredibly good for someone who uses PC Game Pass only, the conversion is ridiculously low.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

You can always find one month memberships on key sites for a few bucks, or three months for like $11. I’d rather do that than waste time on Bing.

Generally I'd agree in that people don't value their time enough for things like that. But I have a bunch of tabs open on Firefox that are just bing searches I refresh each day, and then a "collection" on edge on my phone which I just click on each tab, collectively it probably takes me about 20-30 seconds to get all the searches done each day, which is easy enough to do while in the bathroom, or waiting in line, or other various times where you have time to kill. That's a solid 270 each day (which totals to around 8100 each month) for basically doing nothing

 

[CatLady]

I just checked again and realized I was looking at XLG. Sorry.

Damn, I was all excited and just getting ready to check out the price for a 3month GPU on my Xbox. They used to occasionally have sales on GPU at 26,000 for 3 months and I buy as many as I had points for.

 

[Topher]

My bad i think I mixed up GPU and Gold.

The rewards points are incredibly good for someone who uses PC Game Pass only, the conversion is ridiculously low.

Still cheaper than on the web page

 

[Drizzlehell]

you literally said the a few thousand would be a lowball for the amount of people who would quit based on this, end of game pass was obviously an exaggeration on my part but I guess I shouldn't have said it

And I apologize as I was skimming and it looked like more people were being super negative than actually were, so that's on me

No, I was actually asking if you're just guessing or if there is some info somewhere on the number of 1-dollar subscribers because I'm curious.

I couldn't care less about the conversion rate that we're gonna see to be honest, but the truth is that there's a lot of cheapskates out there and the economy ain't what it used to be. My guess is that there will be some drop off in the number of subs once this well goes dry, and that it's gonna be more than a few thousand. Just seems like a likely scenario, I can't be sure anyway.

 

[adamsapple]

You can always find one month memberships on key sites for a few bucks, or three months for like $11. I’d rather do that than waste time on Bing.

I used the CDKeys method to get 3 years of GPU for ~$100 in 2022, stocked up till 2025. Hopefully Gold > GPU conversion is still around then.

 

[CatLady]

Honey i'm already walking on thin ice, but for you i'll take those risks.

Oh by the way welcome back I of course couldn't say anything ABK thread due to my gag order.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

No, I was actually asking if you're just guessing or if there is some info somewhere on the number of 1-dollar subscribers because I'm curious.

I couldn't care less to be honest, but the truth is that there's a lot of cheapskates out there and the economy ain't what it used to be. My guess is that there will be some drop off in the number of subs once this well goes dry, and that it's gonna be more than a few thousand. Just seems like a likely scenario, I can't be sure anyway.

fair enough, I shouldn't have been so aggressive in my response, the economy will definitely be an issue for a lot of people I just don't know how much this trial going away will have an impact as opposed to other things (like people cutting nonessential subscription services in general) but it's impossible to know until looking back at hindsight

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

I used the CDKeys method to get 3 years of GPU for ~$100 in 2022, stocked up till 2025. Hopefully Gold > GPU conversion is still around then.

I got the 3 years back when it first was a thing in like 2019 or so but have just been slowly keeping it alive with Rewards/Ambassador, only down to 1 year left now though lol, guess I gotta start going a little harder into Rewards instead of using them on gift cards lol

 

[sainraja]

well yeah a lot of people used it at the beginning, but a lot of those people converted to full subs after the trial was over and have been paying full price since. I would certainly be paying full price if I didn't use the 3 year trick plus Microsoft Rewards/Ambassador being so easy to do. However the vast majority of people subscribing to any service are paying full price, only the type of people on this forum are the ones constantly looking for all the loopholes and hacks to pay less, most people don't view it as worth the effort, especially for only $10-15 per month

You might be right but I wouldn't underestimate people's will to get something for a good deal. The $1 dollar promo was one of those.

I converted a Gold sub to Game Pass Ultimate yesterday, for those asking if that is still possible.

Stopping the 1$ trial is not the same as pulling the conversion method, you just have to pay a month to a convert it now, or grab a 7 day code off somewhere like Gamivo, Eneba, etc, etc.

When they stop the conversation trick, THAT will be the real kick in the balls.

The conversation option will likely not stop. They need to pull people into Game Pass who are still paying for gold. How much money does conversion save you vs if you were just paying monthly? Isn't it just a few bucks less? It is almost like a bundle discount, no?

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

You might be right but I wouldn't underestimate people's will to get something for a good deal. The $1 dollar promo was one of those.

for sure, maybe I'm just over optimistic (or pessimistic depending on the perspective), I just don't think as many people were taking advantage of the deal that it would make a massive difference, considering it would take a commitment of stacking 2-3 years of Gold all at once, which sadly isn't something a lot of people can afford, or at least not something people are generally willing to do when compared to $15/month even if it's more expensive in the long run, cheaper in the short run

 

[TheGodfather07]

Yep, if you redeem via the console app (instead of the web app), 1 month of GPU is only 8500 points which you can get in like 15~18 days by just doing 5 minutes of daily tasks.

Is that in the US? For me it's 12,000 points for GPU. or 10,500 if you use auto redeem.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Oh by the way welcome back I of course couldn't say anything ABK thread due to my gag order.

Thanks chick

The gag order is disheartening. I could have really done with some emotional support with this huge L weighing me down

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

Is that in the US? For me it's 12,000 points for GPU. or 10,500 if you use auto redeem.

They were mistaken sadly, although 10.5 is still a great deal for a month

 

[fermcr]

Everybody knew sooner or later it would end.
I'm surprised the $1 GamePass deal lasted as long as it did...

 

[TheGodfather07]

They were mistaken sadly, although 10.5 is still a great deal for a month

It is. Right now its so easy to gather the points, I'm worried Microsoft might change it. Maybe even shut the entire rewards system down.

 

[Barakov]

Sounds like the end of gamepass

Spoiler

don't @me Steel

 

[Banjo64]

All the talk re: MS points and Ultimate, personally I find the rate poor. When you can do the region switched Gold stacking, as pointed out by adamsapple , for as little as £80 for 3 years, I just use my MS points for hardware instead.

 

[Bernardougf]

I rest my case ....