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yvanjean on 09 September 2020
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Conina said:
yvanjean said:

I'll correct you, Microsoft is using game pass to subsidized the consoles and is not going to charge any interest.

Xbox Series S -> Console $300 / 24 months = $12.50/Month and Gamepass ultimate would be 25.00 - 12.50 = $12.50/Month. 

Xbox Series X -> Console $499 / 24 months = $20.83/Month and gamepass ultimate would be 35.00 - 20.83 = $14.17/Month.

You are getting a slight discount on Gamepass Ultimate. There also time value of money which makes the deal even better since you don't have to pay the full cost upfront. The only catch is you made a commitment to Gamepass Ultimate and might wind up not really using it. But, it's an amazing deal for this coming holiday season, really reduce the burden on families during hard times.

But there are much better deals to get 2 - 3 years GamePass Ultimate.

Last month I got 28 months of GamePass Ultimate for €60:

  • I bought a 12-month-Gold keys for €23. While activating it via VPN, I got an additional month for auto-renewal -> XBL Gold until 2021-09-02
  • I bought a second 12-month-Gold keys for €23 and got an additional month for auto-renewal -> XBL Gold until 2022-10-02
  • then I bought 1 month GamePass PC (Beta) for €1 -> XBL Gold until 2021-10-02 + PC GamePass until 2020-09-02
  • then I bought 1 month GamePass Ultimate for €13 -> GamePass Ultimate until 2022-12-02, the other subscriptions ended
  • at the end I canceled the auto-renewal of the subscription

So the 26 months XBL Gold, 1 month GamePass PC and 1 month GamePass Ultimate all added up, which results in monthly costs of €2.14 (€60 / 28 months).

Instead of paying 600 $/€ for a Series S (25 $/€ x 24 months) + GamePass Ultimate my total costs would be 359 € (so 241 € less).

Instead of paying 840 $/€ for a Series X (35 $/€ x 24 months) + GamePass Ultimate my total costs would be 559 € (so 281 € less).

I did mine a while ago, unfortunately my Gamepass Ultimate expires in Jan 2022. if you bought the deal it would extend your Gamepass ultimate to 2024-12-02.

That's only the current promo to get people to switch from Xbox live to Xbox gamepass Ultimate. It won't be around when new Xbox owners come to the new consoles. I don't know what kind of discount Xbox Live code you got your hands on but 24 months Xbox Live is $94.99 and 12 months is $54.99 at costco.com right now. You obviously got a good deal at 23 euro but that not the normal price or the price a casual gamer would pay. You are also comparing to a promo that the casual market won't take advantage. 

But, it doesn't change the fact that for some people they don't want to put down $299 or $499 and would rather pay in installment. They also get a slight discount on Xbox Gamepass Ultimate. 

I will pre-order my Xbox Series X, but doesn't mean I don't see how this could be appealing for some people.