When this change happened, people, including me, were worried that this might stop a certain conversion trick from working which allowed for people to get Game Pass Ultimate on the cheap.

It used to be a 1:1 conversion rate - that is, if you loaded up 3 years of Gold, you got 3 years of Game Pass Ultimate for being a 'new' subscriber. However, the ratio has now changed to 3:2 - for ...

Previously, the conversion rate was 1:1. Now, it’s 2:1, meaning 2 months of Game Pass Core convert to 1 month of Ultimate. Even with the reduced ratio, this method can still lead to significant ...

Well, it’s bad news for anyone in the future trying to make this conversion ... on your Xbox Game Pass Core subscription, it would convert to 60 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Meanwhile, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate went from $16.99 to $19.99 ... just increase. Meanwhile, the conversion rate changes suggests Microsoft is interested in closing all loopholes and ways to ...

TL;DR: Grab three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on sale for $36.49 (reg. $50) until September 29. If you’ve been thinking about leveling up your gaming experience, now’s the time.

There are plenty of benefits to upgrading to Game Pass Ultimate over the other tiers, but one of the most enticing is the ability to take advantage of cloud streaming. Previously, Ultimate members ...

Microsoft is kicking off the new year with some news on a big Game Pass Ultimate feature that may have been overshadowed in recent years. Game Pass Quests offers a fairly straightforward way of ...

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