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As you may or may not have already heard by now, the legendarily popular $1 Game Pass deal is done and dusted - for good. This means that, for total newbies looking to enter the Game Pass ecosystem for the first time, a veritable Game Pass guide may be needed, in order to get the most out of the whole shindig. That's where this shortlist of features comes in, however, so you're at just the right place!
Here at 2Game, we offer all the important Game Pass subscription options for you to choose from! Ranging from Game Pass Ultimate to the cheaper PC Game Pass subs, all the goodies are here and accounted for! All that's left for you to do is to read up on the next couple of summaries, and you'll be perfectly equipped to start gaming on the cheap.
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The Xbox Game Pass Guide for Subscription Newbies
Now, we'll be the first to admit that the regular, baseline purchasing of game licenses isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Whether you're a game collector or if you just don't want to be locked into a specific gaming ecosystem, it's always a good idea to keep a handy library of games at the ready, no matter what. In fact, 2Game helps you facilitate that with awesome deals, discounts, and giveaways! The thing is, though, that outright buying games willy-nelly gets really expensive really quickly.
If you're a fan of modern AAA titles, for example, each and every one of them costs 60 or even 70 EUR if you're buying the basic edition of the game. During busy months when there are three or four flagship releases coming out quick and thick, that's prohibitively expensive for most people! Now, see, that is where Xbox Game Pass comes in, as it lets you play anything and everything for a way lower price.
Xbox Game Pass: What Does It Do? Who Is It For?
In the simplest terms possible, Game Pass is the official Xbox gaming subscription. It's a service that gives any subscriber full access to hundreds of awesome video games from a variety of developers and publishers. There's no real caveat, either: for as long as your subscription is active, you've got free and unrestricted access to game to your heart's content! There's even an option to stream games to your devices, allowing you to keep gaming even if you've got no PC at hand.
We've already talked about the huge value proposition of the Xbox Game Pass here at 2Game. The lowdown, however, is as follows:
- you get immediate and unrestricted access to an immense library of games
- it's always being upgraded with new titles and releases
- there's a huge variety of different experiences available
- comes with extra services included (EA Play, Apple TV, etc.)
Overall, Microsoft's goal has been to keep adding more and more value to the Game Pass subscription over time. In 2023, that means that for the price of just one subscription, you may end up with several services' worth of content all at once!
On that note, it's worth pointing out that there are three disparate versions of Game Pass for you to choose from!
PC Game Pass: featuring PC-specific games and gaming memberships @ 9,99 EUR per month
Xbox Game Pass: featuring console-specific Xbox games @ 9,99 EUR per month
Game Pass Ultimate: featuring both of the above @ 12,99 EUR per month
Of course, not everyone's got a use case for GP Ultimate. If, for example, you only have a PC to game on, it's probably for the best to stick with the PC version of the Game Pass! Ultimate owners, however, who might jump from their Xbox over to their PC, depending on where they want to play, get to retain their cloud saves, progression, and licensing!
Why should I buy a subscription when I could just buy my games as per usual?
As we hinted at before, there's simply no beating the value proposition that Xbox Game Pass sets you up with! Here's the quick math, for those who are so inclined! A cutting-edge new AAA game will set you back a whopping 60 EUR, which is equivalent to six months' worth of PC Game Pass. That's right: you can choose between half a year of playing all the greatest new titles for as much as you want... or you could buy one new game you'll be done with within 30 hours or less.
But wait, it does get better still: those who do wish to keep adding mainstay, evergreen games to their permanent libraries can do so at a steep discount while Game Pass is active. That's right: for as long as you've got an active Xbox GP subscription, you'll have access to a full suite of exclusive game discounts. These are fully optional, but a huge boon for those who wish to use them! A win-win situation, then.
What Games Do I Get?
The exact library of games you'll get access to depends on the device you're using your Game Pass subscription on! While all of Microsoft's first-party Xbox titles will, of course, be readily available both on PC and on the Xbox subscription options, games from other publishers rotate every so often. You can find some of our favorite GP evergreen titles right here, but the bottom line is that you'll always have hundreds of games to choose from!
At the time of writing, some of the best examples include the following:
- Atomic Heart
- Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord
- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
- Madden NFL 23
- Chivalry 2
- Crusader Kings 3
- Deathloop
And, note, that's really just scratching the surface. You can find more details about the featured games using this link for the PC Game Pass, and this link for the Xbox Game Pass. Whichever option you might t be looking into, you can rest assured that the selection of games is quite phenomenal indeed.
Do I get to keep the games after the subscription is up?
The only real caveat with the Game Pass offerings is that you do not get to keep the games you play after your subscription runs out. For as long as it's active, you've got free reigns to play whatever you want, for as long as you want. This, however, does stop once you've closed it all down.
As we illustrated in our previous example, though, for the price of a single AAA game you can get half a year's worth of access to hundreds of games all at once. That, we believe, is absolutely impeccable far as value goes. To iterate again, though, it's worth highlighting that the revered $1 for the first month of Game Pass deal is now done. Instead, the best prices are available right here at 2Game, with discounts, coupon codes, and more! So make use of the deals when they're available, and you'll know you're getting the best deal possible.
Wanna Learn More? We've Got More!
By now, you should get a pretty good idea of all the important information about the Xbox Game Pass offerings! If, however, you'd like to learn more and maybe even get a few game recommendations down the line, you don't need to look very far! Here at 2Game, our editorial team has come up with several awesome feature-tier overviews of some of the best games to play if you're just getting started with Game Pass! Find some of them below:
- 10 Awesome New PC Game Pass Games in March 2023
- Must-Have Holiday Games of 2022
- Top Classic Games to Play via the Xbox Game Pass
And, of course, if you're wondering whether it's worth it to keep a subscription going for a long while, there's also our summary of all the upcoming blockbusters we'll be playing on the Xbox Game Pass over the coming weeks and months! Starfield, Redfall, Hollow Knight: Silksong... you name it, odds are good that it's on Game Pass already! So why not make use of the service and game on to your heart's content? All the while saving a pretty penny along the way...
A heck of an offer, wouldn't you agree?
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