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Xbox Game Pass for PC pricing revealed ahead of E3 event

Alright, I was pissed because if you were already a game pass subscriber on pc, for play anywhere titles, you had to pay another $5 to unlock pc gamepass. If you just search 'Xbox Game Pass Ultimate' you can sub for just a $1.

Edit: And i'm getting errors dl'ing anything from the ms store.

For people who don’t own an Xbox console and just use GP for PC gaming only, do we have need for Ultimate? Does Gold do anything for us? Or do we just need the 5 dollar PC subscription?

I had been subbed to GP for 10 bucks a month already and I don’t know what to do now. So I cancel the old one and just go with the new 5 dollar one? PC only gamers don’t need Gold, right?

Edit

I received some clarification in a PM, thankfully.
 
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T-Cake

Member
You may as well go for the Ultimate subscription whilst it's the same price. Then just cancel it if you don't want to renew.
 
I'm already seeing Sony mock Microsoft's confusion around PC/XBox divide with Game Pass. Foxy Games UK - he's going to be licking his chops.

There’s no confusion
  • Xbox PC Gamepass
  • Xbox Console Gamepass
  • Xbox Ultimate -
    • Console Gamepass
    • PC Gamepass
    • Xbox Live
How is that confusing? Mock away, but it’s a deal. If anything, Sony will copy Gamepass.
 
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There’s no confusion
  • Xbox PC Gamepass
  • Xbox Console Gamepass
  • Xbox Ultimate -
    • Console Gamepass
    • PC Gamepass
    • Xbox Live
How is that confusing? Mock away, but it’s a deal. If anything, Sony will copy Gamepass.

That's confusing as hell. 3 different tiers, that's a huge marketing FAIL and Sony will mock that relentlessly. There will be just PS Now - 1 tier.
 

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
That's confusing as hell. 3 different tiers, that's a huge marketing FAIL and Sony will mock that relentlessly. There will be just PS Now - 1 tier.
If you're going to compare Apples to Oranges, how about
  • Playstation Now
  • Playstation Plus
  • Playstation Vue
That's confusing as hell. 3 different tiers, that's a huge marketing FAIL
 

bilderberg

Member
Get the new Xbox App.



If its not available to donwload

1. Open thes link to the new Xbox Beta app

2. Copy / Past the link here and open the 2nd link thats 88.17 mb


Now you have the new Xbox app and dont have to use the Windows Store.

thanks but Metro still doesn't download. It's telling me I have to install to my system drive, which it's already set to. Microsoft really needs to fix this shit.
 

Gamer79

Predicts the worst decade for Sony starting 2022
My pc is heavily out dated. Do I need a modern pc to use game pass?

NM thx for answer
 
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Typhares

Member
Alright I signed up: getting the messenger, mutant year zero, forza, sunset overdrive and sea of thieves.
I think that'll do for now :)
 
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If you're going to compare Apples to Oranges, how about
  • Playstation Now
  • Playstation Plus
  • Playstation Vue
That's confusing as hell. 3 different tiers, that's a huge marketing FAIL
One time I bought a PlayStation Vue to watch PlayStation Vue but it wasn’t supported
PlayStation_TV_1.jpg


Now that was confusing. It didn’t support PlayStation Vue whatsoever. It allowed me to even download the app, but it wouldn’t open.
 
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Typhares

Member
Do you know if the games on PC Gamepass will remain avaliable for purchase once they are removed?
Removed? Does gamepass remove games eventually? I thought the library just kept growing. In any case the games are also available to purchase as your own at any time.
 

Gamezone

Gold Member
Removed? Does gamepass remove games eventually? I thought the library just kept growing. In any case the games are also available to purchase as your own at any time.

They remove some third party games once in a while. I think there is a special section for this in the Gamepass mobile app. "Soon to be removed" or something.
 

Mattyp

Gold Member

They'll still appear in the app to purchase. I assume they keep it like xbox as this is said to boost sales.

Removed? Does gamepass remove games eventually? I thought the library just kept growing. In any case the games are also available to purchase as your own at any time.

Occasionally, they add more then they remove but. Believe it's over 250 now at the moment on xbox.
 

D2KX

Neo Member
The new Xbox (Beta) Windows app is now available to all in the Microsot Store including the Game Pass for PC. No need to sideload anymore. Have fun, everyone! :)
 
Converted my Gold sub into the Ultimate Pass thing for $1 and I'm good til Dec of this year. Feels fucking good. Gonna update Windows and start downloading Exodus.
 

Zerotex

Member
What about this?
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - US$ 1.
Merge your Live and Game pass subscription and keep the longer subscription for both.

Example:

Live subscription expires 12/2021
Gamepass Expires 07/2019
Pay US$ 1 and your Gamepass new epxiration will be 12/2021 with live subscription.
 

longdi

Banned
Ok im not following up these days.

This game pc is streaming service, or good old install and play?

I see it is showing $1 a month? Is it region locked?

 
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Yeah I can't install the XBox app either. i guess in order to update to the required build you need to be a Windows insider.

Yeah, I didn't know that.

I just signed up with Windows Insider and updated everything, took a few minutes but whatever. Everything working now. For 5 bucks a month I am pretty happy with the selection off the bat. Finally gonna play Metro now.

I'm gonna opt out of Insider moving forward.
 

Shakka43

Member
Yeah, I didn't know that.

I just signed up with Windows Insider and updated everything, took a few minutes but whatever. Everything working now. For 5 bucks a month I am pretty happy with the selection off the bat. Finally gonna play Metro now.

I'm gonna opt out of Insider moving forward.

I just subscribed and decided to download the games from the Windows Store. I'll get the Xbox app when it comes out of beta.
 

888

Member
They have both the game pass for pc and ultimate for a dollar. Curious to know if you sub to both separately if they stack.

Edit. I’m gonna buy a year and just upgrade it after.
 
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Shakka43

Member
Already having trouble with my first downloaded game, Forza Horizon 4 has no sound during gameplay but it's fine during cutscenes.
 

Allandor

Member
Wow, Just upgraded to gamepads ultimate, the rest month of xbl gold and gamepads get added separate as paid month. Now I have a whole year of gamepads ultimate. Maybe you should consider upping your gold subscription before with a cheap code. That is than converted to up to 36 month of gamepads ultimate

And btw 12.99€ is it in Germany. That's a really good price.
 
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Gamezone

Gold Member
When they announced something for Gamepass at E3, how the hell am I suppose to know if they mean PC or Xbox now?
 

gimic26

Neo Member
Already having trouble with my first downloaded game, Forza Horizon 4 has no sound during gameplay but it's fine during cutscenes.
Try this: Right click on the speaker icon on the taskbar and click on Sounds, click the Playback tab. Go into the properties of your audio device and under Enhancements make sure that Disable All Enhancements is NOT checked. Reboot and it should be fixed.
 

Shakka43

Member
Try this: Right click on the speaker icon on the taskbar and click on Sounds, click the Playback tab. Go into the properties of your audio device and under Enhancements make sure that Disable All Enhancements is NOT checked. Reboot and it should be fixed.
This fixed the issue, thanks.
 

12Dannu123

Member
Netflix doesn't work, they had negative cash flow of $3 billion in 2018 and the only reason they can sustain their operations is that they keep issuing debt that investors are (at the moment) willing to buy. Netflix has over $12 billion in debt.

If Netflix doesn't work then they would be bankrupt whereas it is the opposite. The only reason why this wouldn't work with a comapny like Sony is because they don't have as much resources as Netflix, Google, Microsoft or Amazon. Sony doesn't have the luxuary to think so long into the future whereas Microsoft is happy to use the Netflix business model with short term pain for long term gain.

For a company that has a flawed business model they sure are doing very well and is worth more than double of Sony.

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