Xbox Game Pass will see a price increase in September, but Prime Day can still save you hundreds of dollars
Jul. 17, 2024Protect yourself from Microsoft’s price increase
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A three month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership has just jumped downfrom $49.99 to $31.99at the popular code retailer, a rate we haven’t seen in some time now. That timing couldn’t be better, either - come September three months of the Ultimate tier (console + PC, and a whole load of online services) will cost you about $60 all in. You’re pretty much saving 50% on the full price already - but the best part is these codes are stackable.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 3 months |$49.99$31.99 at CDKeysSave $18 -CDKeys can net you a three month Game Pass Ultimate code for just $31.99 right now. That’s a rare discount on a hugely popular service that we just don’t see every day. Not only that, but stacking these codes can help you avoid the upcoming price increase - at least for a little while.
Buy it if:
Don’t buy it if:
❌ You have enough games to play at the moment❌ You prefer buying physical media
Price Check:Amazon: $44.99|Best Buy: $49.99
UK:3 months for £24.59 at CDKeys
Let’s fast forward to this time next year. If you paid monthly, you’d have sunk $239.98 into your year of Game Pass Ultimate - a considerable cost to say the least. However, Microsoft allows you to stack up to 36 months of Game Pass Ultimate codes - and taken for that first year you can save around $111.92 by grabbing four lots of the discounted code above (paying $127.96 for the year instead).
The full 36 months will cost you $383.88 at CDKeys right now, a full $335.76 less than Microsoft’s total monthly charges (which will rack up to $719.64 in total). We aren’t talking about pinching a few pennies here, these are three-figure discounts.
You’ll find plenty ofPrime Day gaming dealsup for grabs right now, includingPrime Day PS5 dealsandPrime Day Nintendo Switch dealsfor more options.
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