The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription costs €12.99 per month. But it is possible to subscribe at half price thanks to the Live Gold / Game Pass Ultimate conversion which is still possible in 2022. So no need to pay full price knowing that you can spend half as much. In this article, we will see how to benefit from the 50% discount.
In January 2022, the Redmond firm struck a blow by attracting Activision Blizzard into its fold for the modest sum of 60 billion dollars. This is its second major acquisition of a video game studio after the acquisition of Bethesda in September 2020. The Game Pass catalog will therefore be able to accommodate even more top-tier games, as soon as they are released.
What is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate?
Game Pass Ultimate as its name suggests is the ultimate version of Xbox Game Pass. By choosing this plan, you get all the benefits of the basic subscription in addition to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Cloud (formerly xCloud). In short, all of the gaming services from Microsoft and its partners are included. All for €12.99 per month (€1 for the first month).
Basic Xbox Game Pass is a membership that gives you access to over 100 great games whether you’re on console or mobile. But since the launch of the service, the catalog has evolved enormously and now has more than 400 games.
The Game Pass is therefore aptly nicknamed Netflix of video games, because for a fixed price, it allows you to access hundreds of games at no additional cost. In 2021 alone, Microsoft added over $5,500 worth of games to Xbox Game Pass. The interest of this service is therefore not to be demonstrated. It allows you to play almost without limit, while saving money.
What benefits do you get with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate?
- Access over 400 quality games on console, PC and on smartphones and tablets
- Access Xbox Cloud Gaming (not included in standard Game Pass membership)
- Access to Xbox Live Gold (not included in standard Game Pass subscription)
- The Xbox Game Pass catalog is regularly enriched with new games
- Enjoy Xbox Game Studio games at no extra cost when they are released
- Access exclusive member-only discounts
- Free perks, including in-game content and partnership offers
- EA Play subscription included (console and PC)
How to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at half price?
For the benefits it offers, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is really not expensive since it costs € 12.99 per month. Good news, it is possible from the beginning to take advantage of a more advantageous rate. All you have to do is use converting Xbox Live Gold to Game Pass. The trick is very simple: thanks to a conversion rate of 1 month for 1 month, if you have for example 12 months of Live Gold subscription, they can be converted into 12 months of Game Pass Ultimate subscription. All without paying a single extra euro.
You can take advantage of this trick within the limit of 36 months, or 3 years of subscription at half price. Because Live Gold is billed at €6.99 per month (or even less depending on the number of months of subscription). Note that to take advantage of this technique, you must not have an active Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. To summarize :
- Purchase an Xbox Live Gold subscription for the number of months you want. We recommend a minimum of 12 months, or preferably 36 months to take full advantage of this trick.
- Then activate the subscription on your Microsoft account.
- Click here to purchase an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership. This will cost you €1 (reduced rate for the first month).
- After activating the Game Pass Ultimate subscription, Microsoft will confirm the conversion.
You don’t need anything else to enjoy Game Pass Ultimate for the price of an Xbox Live Gold membership, which is a maximum of €6.99 per month.
What if I have an active Game Pass Ultimate subscription?
If you have a current Game Pass Ultimate subscription, it is possible to add new months by taking advantage of the Live Gold conversion. But in this case, the Live Gold / Game Pass Ultimate conversion rate is no longer month-to-month. The deal is less advantageous. One month of Live Gold membership can be converted into 20 days of Game Pass Ultimate. In the table below you have all the correspondences according to the number of months.
Finally, know that you can take advantage of the 50% discount if you let the Game Pass Ultimate subscription expire. Indeed, the condition to take advantage of this offer is not to have an active subscription.
