You need to look in the Rewards app and there are weekly/monthly things to do on the X-box. You can also get daily points my using the mobile app. If you've got friends registered in the mobile app and play a game pass PC game you can collect 275 points daily. It's a game in itself but I've funded £100+ of Flight Simulator addons, FH5 upgrade. It pays my subscription and I'm sitting on > 200K points. I got 400 for being a rewards member for 4 years last week.
XBOX Gamepass Ultimate conversion is back for £1
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Get the Xbox app on your phone and do the rewards there, too. From that alone I make on average about 300 points per day. Also, using Bing ( on phone and PC ) you get another 162 points for a couple of mins work doing random searches. There's also extra stuff on Bing like quizzes, daily polls etc than can net you between 50-100 points daily. It may sound like a lot of work, but it isn't. It literally takes me less than 10 mins to do all of that stuff.
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Soldato
This is a good post and one I agree with, I did a similar calc and thought it not worth it. I seldom buy games on release anyway and often get them off ebay then sell them on when I'm done. I don't play online much anymore either. Cheapest place I can get gold is $90 a year. Brand new games are $79 on release day, usually $50 on the used market not long after. Resale then drops to $30 or so. I'd be lucky to get through 4 games in a year. Thankfully money isn't tight but GP seems needless in my circumstances. I ditched it at least 6 months ago and haven't missed it. If a game comes that I want to play online I'll sub for a month or until I've had my fill of it.
Game Pass includes Xbox Live Gold, and also EA Play.
I get that completely, i was coming from the viewpoint that do they sub to xbox live gold? In which case its not a huge leap to ultimate game pass say.
Associate
I think the reply to me (if that's the one your referring to) was saying they don't even get Xbox Live Gold - hence saving $90 per year. And for some of the same reasons I find it hard to justify paying the full RRP for either MS or Sony's subscription services. As you say if you pay for Gold atm it's a no brainer to stack the 3yrs and then pay a one-off for GP Ultimate.
Caporegime
So my sub is coming to an end in the next 11 days. I did the original £1 upgrade and got my 3 yrs. But I can’t see anywhere where I can do this again??
I remember hearing that if you have done the £1 upgrade then it won’t be available to do again?? Or is that false??
If someone can clarify. Thanks.
I remember hearing that if you have done the £1 upgrade then it won’t be available to do again?? Or is that false??
If someone can clarify. Thanks.
Soldato
You can’t do £1 upgrade again, you will have to pay the £10.99 or whatever it is.
Caporegime
Ok thanks
Soldato
Hi. I've just bought a series S and I'm a bit confused over what the best (and cheapest) way to get ultimate is? Can someone clarify? Lot's going on in this thread and i've lost track a bit.
I've seen some deals on Ebay which send you 6 x 2month codes for around £20 which doesn't seem bad, but a little fiddly.
Thoughts?
I've seen some deals on Ebay which send you 6 x 2month codes for around £20 which doesn't seem bad, but a little fiddly.
Thoughts?
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Soldato
Sub to Xbox live gold, find the cheapest place for yearly codes, and then convert to ultimate for £1 ( if that offer is still working)
Think the max is 3 years of gold that you are able to convert to ultimate.
A year of gold is about £40 I think, so if you only want a year, it will only cost you £41 in total for a year of ultimate, best to max the gold out though (3 years) as it works out better value.
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Soldato
That's incorrect. @Yas786, you just need to let you current subscription fully expire (ensure not set to auto renew, remove card details). Then just order your new 3 years from wherever cheapest, redeem the codes then to the £1 upgrade again.
Just done the same myself a few weeks back.
Soldato
Really I thought it was tied to your gamer tag and only new subscribers.
Mine expired about 8 months ago and had to pay the full months price to upgrade, perhaps because I had card details stored still then?
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Yeah, that's news to me. Used to be a once off deal for new subscribers only. Would be good if they have changed it.
Soldato
Yep, did it for the second time at the end of Feb, although I did read somewhere that there were removing the £1 upgrade, guessing with introduction of Gamepass Family.
Man of Honour
The £1 upgrade isn't relevant if you've already had the "£1" trial anyway.
Seems a but stupid to scrap it but you get a free code for a month in the box with a console anyway I think
Seems a but stupid to scrap it but you get a free code for a month in the box with a console anyway I think
Caporegime
Oh I can?? Ok that’s great to hear. Anywhere cheap to buy 3 yrs of subs to do the conversion?? Also which subs should I be getting?? Xbox gold??
Soldato
Just double checked and 28th Feb was when I renewed the second time in this way (3x 12m Live from CD Keys, £1 Ultimate conversion), account showing next payment due 28th feb 2026.