I think you have to buy 3 years of Xbox Live Gold from CD Keys at £42/yr. (Assuming you're not subscribed to anything at the moment.)
PC Game Pass (was Xbox Game Pass for PC)
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I think you have to buy 3 years of Xbox Live Gold from CD Keys at £42/yr. (Assuming you're not subscribed to anything at the moment.)
If you add plain Xbox Live gold or Game Pass before you upgrade to ultimate you'll get the full amounts. If you add more once you've got Ultimate, then the ratio comes into play.
You can go to https://account.microsoft.com/services/ and request a refund. Microsoft are really consumer friendly in this aspect.
If you are in Microsoft Rewards, you get points for buying Xbox subscriptions and anything from the MS store. I don’t know if it applies to digital games.
I was looking forward to Uplay+ to try out the missing Assassin's Creed games in my collection.
Yesterday, I downloaded and installed AC: Director's Cut on Steam. Yes, it's an old game but what a pain to get going. No support for gamepad, weird stuttering and multi-second long pauses in gameplay. In the end, I gave up and went to the next one I own, Black Flag. Again, what a jittery, stuttering mess this was. I decided not to bother with Unity and will probably use the Uplay+ trial in September to try out the new games like Far Cry 5 which should work better on PC. I'll wait until I get another Xbox to try the older games in the Ubisoft library now.
Yesterday, I downloaded and installed AC: Director's Cut on Steam. Yes, it's an old game but what a pain to get going. No support for gamepad, weird stuttering and multi-second long pauses in gameplay. In the end, I gave up and went to the next one I own, Black Flag. Again, what a jittery, stuttering mess this was. I decided not to bother with Unity and will probably use the Uplay+ trial in September to try out the new games like Far Cry 5 which should work better on PC. I'll wait until I get another Xbox to try the older games in the Ubisoft library now.
Prey has been added to the pass today. Even though I've already played it on Steam, I had to use M&K as the gamepad controls are fubarred. I wonder if this Windows Store version has proper Xinput support. It will be worth another play through for Xbox achievements this time around.
EDIT: Can report that using the Xbone controller with this Windows Store version works perfectly.
EDIT: Can report that using the Xbone controller with this Windows Store version works perfectly.
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I didn't have to have the Xbox Companion app running? As long as you can receive notifications in the bar that pops out on the right, you should be good to go. You also have to give some games permission to access your gamertag when you first boot them up.
If you check the game listing in the Xbox (Beta) app, it gives you a list of capabilities. Into the Breach doesn't say Xbox Live achievements, so there aren't any.
Yeah, I've been playing that one so I can confirm the achievements do work.
No, the Game Pass for PC only allows you to play PC versions of games. Some PC games will have cross platform play like Fortnite. I suppose it depends on what particular games he wants to play with his mates.
Maybe ask him what he wants to play on it first? There isn't much on Xbox that you can't do on PC.
The console game pass is more expensive because there are double the number of games in it.
The second price is a 10% or 20% discount on the game if you choose to buy it whilst you are a game pass member. When game pass runs out, you can't play anything unless you've bought it. And not all the games are staying in the game pass. So if a game is going to leave the service and you want to buy it to keep playing, you can get it at the reduced price.
The second price is a 10% or 20% discount on the game if you choose to buy it whilst you are a game pass member. When game pass runs out, you can't play anything unless you've bought it. And not all the games are staying in the game pass. So if a game is going to leave the service and you want to buy it to keep playing, you can get it at the reduced price.
The twitter account will keep you informed on what's leaving/arriving.
https://twitter.com/XboxGamePassPC
I can't recall receiving an email. I generally get the details from someone posting on here or reading Eurogamer.
Have you got HDR enabled in the Windows 10 settings?
dunno, search for HDR and it will come up
Windows HD Colour is what you need to search for. HDR isn't it.
(But it's in Settings > System anyway)
Yes, in the Microsoft subscriptions area on the website you should be able to cancel anytime and get a partial refund.
im pretty sure when you cancel, it offers partial refund and end sub immediately or cancel on next billing date.
Odd. I wonder if I'm getting confused with Xbox Live Gold then.
Anyhoo, just a heads up. If anyone wants to join Xbox Game Pass for PC, I think if you install the Xbox (Beta) app you can get 3 months for £3.