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Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Old 06-12-19, 06:43 PM
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Buy the third year before you convert over. If you already converted over you are kinda fucked. You can buy 6 months of Live and it will convert to 4 months of Ultimate I think
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Decker
Buy the third year before you convert over. If you already converted over you are kinda fucked. You can buy 6 months of Live and it will convert to 4 months of Ultimate I think
No, I already converted. I didn’t check sub year just knew had at least a couple. So what does 12 months convert to 8 ultimate and does sub just automatically calculate when add on gold?
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

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No, I already converted. I didn’t check sub year just knew had at least a couple. So what does 12 months convert to 8 ultimate and does sub just automatically calculate when add on gold?
It should but apparently it doesn't right now. Gives you a raw deal at present. DO NOT ADD A YEAR TO YOUR ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW IF YOU ALREADY CONVERTED
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Decker
It should but apparently it doesn't right now. Gives you a raw deal at present. DO NOT ADD A YEAR TO YOUR ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW IF YOU ALREADY CONVERTED
You get a pro-rated amount based on Estimated Retail Price. See here:
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass#faq

That's why you need to stock up to three years BEFORE you convert if you want to extend.

12 months of Gold will give you just 4 more months of Ultimate. That's because retail 59.99 approximately equals 14.99 x 4
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

What Dan posted was a big inequity in conversation rates

Originally Posted by Dan
^ Yes, and make sure if you have any Gold subscription cards/codes that you need to use to get up to the 36 month maximum, you use those before you switch to Ultimate.
I saw on another forum, someone switched to Ultimate then redeemed a 12 month Gold code. It only gave them 4 extra months of Ultimate. The ratio seems to be:

- 1 month Gold redemption after switching = 20 days Ultimate
- 3 months Gold redemption after switching = 2 months Ultimate
- 12 months Gold redemption after switching = 4 months Ultimate

The last one being either an error in the system, or a terrible deal. But not a typo... someone actually went through the process and only got 4 months.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Yikes. That blows. They best be start selling the combos in ultimate and being able to stack and find deals like with gold before. No way I’m doing $180/year.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Jay G.
On the bright side, there's a possibility Enslaved may become a Games with Gold title down the road, especially considering there won't be any new BC titles going forward, so MS will have to dig through the existing BC catalog.

Anyone considering how GWG will change once Scarlett is released? I think maybe they'd keep the "2 XB1 and 2 (360/OG) games/month" strategy for maybe the first few months to year, considering there won't be many Scarlett titles at first, and all 4 of those games will be playable on Scarlett. After that, maybe it'd shift to "1 Scarlett, 1 XB1, 2 (360/OG) games/month." This would reduce the number of games XB1 owners could play by 1, and incentivize them to upgrade to Scarlett by giving them a "free" game for that platform.
It's also possible that they will stop giving free games to own because they are including games in Game Pass. For many years, Gold was for access to online play which was free on PC and PS3. When Sony wanted to charge for a subscription service, they gave away a free game a month initially (because why else would you subscribe to their service?) and once they introduced online play on the PS4, they then required a subscription but continued to give free games monthly. Eventually Microsoft recognized the inequity in their service so they too started with free games to "catch up". If in the next generation they can sell Games Included in their flagship service, I see no reason to continue giving away free games monthly. Certainly not with 360 games now that Sony has stopped with PS3 and Vita ones. As of now, the service does describe Free Games, so it's unclear if they can stop it outright, but since nobody can currently be paid for more than 3 years out, that could change in 3 years without any violations of purchase agreements. Sony stopped their PS3 and Vita games with just 12 months of notice.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Yeah, I was afraid of that. I’ll buy new releases I’m interested in, almost always, but some that slipped me by digitally, it’s nice to get from game pass, but hate that I don’t own and could disappear for one reason or another and it’ll just be gone, but whatever...
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Decker
What Dan posted was a big inequity in conversation rates


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It's not though, it's because the longer term Gold you bought, the cheaper it was, and there's no such deal with Game Pass Unlimited. They just do a straight dollar to dollar conversion:

1 month of Gold is 9.99, so 2/3 of a month of Ultimate (at 15 bucks a month)
3 months of Gold costs 24.99, so 1 and 2/3
6 months costs 39.99, so 2 and 2/3
12 months costs 59.99, so 4 months

Whatever they change it to, their competition is still Sony, and if they really expect people to go from what to them is 0 dollars a month (because they paid up front) to 15 a month with no long term discount, they're crazy, and unless they totally wipe the floor with Sony and Nintendo, people will leave Game Pass in droves.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Microsoft is raping my adulthood.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

All the talk in the PS4 thread got me thinking... is there a decent media remote for this console? I know there was one released in the first year, but I recall it wasn't that well-received. Have there been any better ones?

I use my X for Blu-ray & 4K quite a bit... getting tired of having to turn the controller back on when I need to pause suddenly.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I have the original media remote, and it’s OK. It’s small and fits nicely in my hand, but because it’s small and black, I lose it in my couch cushions a lot. I much preferred the longer 360 media remote, and those buttons had a better touch to them.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Dan
All the talk in the PS4 thread got me thinking... is there a decent media remote for this console?
I use a Logitech Harmony remote to control my home theater system, including the XB1. I have a Harmony One, but any of their infrared remotes will work:
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/harmo...versal-remotes
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I had a Harmony One... not sure what box it ended up in. I imagine it'll need some updates and such.
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Yeah, unlike the PS4 which requires bluetooth, any infrared remote will work with the Xbox.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

I also have a Harmony and highly recommend it. Check out the 600 and 700 series, they are usually cheaper and work great.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

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Yeah, unlike the PS4 which requires bluetooth, any infrared remote will work with the Xbox.
I wouldn't say any infrared remote, but a lot of universal infrared remotes should be able to support it.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Dan
All the talk in the PS4 thread got me thinking... is there a decent media remote for this console? I know there was one released in the first year, but I recall it wasn't that well-received. Have there been any better ones?

I use my X for Blu-ray & 4K quite a bit... getting tired of having to turn the controller back on when I need to pause suddenly.
Harmony works well, but I'm on the Caavo bandwagon now. The remote doesn't compare to the Harmony one, but the ease of use if you have non-technically inclined people as well as the voice search are great.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Dan
All the talk in the PS4 thread got me thinking... is there a decent media remote for this console? I know there was one released in the first year, but I recall it wasn't that well-received. Have there been any better ones?

I use my X for Blu-ray & 4K quite a bit... getting tired of having to turn the controller back on when I need to pause suddenly.
I have used this one for awhile now. No complaints.

https://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/ac...-remote/120002
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

^ yeah, that's the one I remember. Nice and cheap, too.

Thanks everyone! A few good choices to consider. If I can't find my Harmony One, I may just grab that $15 remote.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Weird that there's still no Games with Gold July 2019 announcement.
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Decker
Weird that there's still no Games with Gold July 2019 announcement.
maybe the whole Ultimate Pass thing has something to do. phase out...
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Re: Xbox One: S $249 Now / X $499 November 7 2017

Originally Posted by Decker
Weird that there's still no Games with Gold July 2019 announcement.
It wasn't until the 30th for the past two months...

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