XBL Deals - 2019

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  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

[*]All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
[*]ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
[*]Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
[*]Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

12/31 - 1/6

12/17 - 12/23


[*]:xb1: Dead or Alive 6

[*]:xb1: Doodle God: Ultimate Edition - $5.24 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Doughlings Bundle - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Escapists: The Walking Dead - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Golem Gates - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Illusion of L'Phalcia - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: NeuroVoider - $5.59 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: PixARK - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Runbow - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Sun and Moon - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Surf World Series - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: UnExplored - Unlocked Edition - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: War Tech Fighters - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Worms W.M.D - $7.49 - 75% off - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: Aliens: Colonial Marines - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Guardian Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Gunstar Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Jet Set Radio $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Phantasy Star II $2.49 - 50% off
12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: It's Quiz Time - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: King's Guard TD - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 30th Anniversary Bundle - $40.19 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: OlliOlli2: XL Edition - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Outcast - Second Contact - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Overruled! - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Project Highrise: Architect's Edition - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk of Rain 2 - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Royal Roads - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Stories : The Path of Destinies - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trailmakers - $22.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Uncanny Valley - $3.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Vertical Drop Heroes HD - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Capcom Arcade Cabinet - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Daytona USA - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Fighting Vipers - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 9 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 10 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 14 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 15 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Rise of Nightmares - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:360: Sonic Free Riders - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II - $7.49 - 50% off

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 12/31 - 1/6


[*]:xb1: Metagal - $3.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Solo: Islands of the Heart - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tanky Tanks - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Unbox: Newbie's Adventure - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles - $14.99 - 50% off
Last Chance Sale - 1/3 - 1/9


[*]:xb1: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Ark: Survival Evolved - $14.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Atlas (Game Preview) - $25.49 - 15% off
[*]:xb1: Black The Fall - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Borderlands 3 - $38.99 - 35% off

[*]:xb1: Civilization VI Expansion Bundle - $37.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Code Vein - $41.99 - 30% off

[*]:xb1: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Dark Souls III - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dark Souls: Remastered - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 Off the Record - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 4 - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Deadbeat Heroes - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $4.49 - 85% off

[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry HD Collection - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 4 SE Demon Hunter Bundle - $8.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 5 (with Red Orbs) - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - $11.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: EA Sports FIFA 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: eFootball PES 2020 Standard Edition - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Fear Effect Sedna - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Forgotton Anne - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: GreedFall - $29.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Indivisible - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Jump Force - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 3 - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 4: Reloaded - $13.99 - 65% off

[*]:xb1: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Complete Season - $3.39 - 80% off

[*]:xb1: Life is Strange 2 - Complete Season - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite - $9.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 - $23.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 PE + Injustice 2 LE - Premier Fighter - $59.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Murdered: Soul Suspect - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: NHL 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Octahedron - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh My Godheads - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Okami HD - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Onimusha: Warlords - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: The Outer Worlds - $44.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Remnant: From the Ashes - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 2 - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 5 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 6 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - $14.99 - 25% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration - $8.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition - $23.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Sid Meier's Civilization VI - $38.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition - $23.99 - 40% off

[*]:xb1: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf - $5.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - $24.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tekken 7 - $14.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Terraria - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $11.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Thief - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - $9.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: World War Z - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: WWE 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

Spotlight - 12/17 - 12/23

Spotlight - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Tango Fiesta - $1.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Woodle Tree Adventures - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Xenon Valkyrie+ - $1.99 - 80% off
Family Time Sale - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Agent A: A puzzle in disguise - $9.74 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: America's Greatest Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series 3-in-1 Pack - $3.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series: Ms. Pac-Man - $0.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Harpy's Feather - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Twin Masks - $12.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Battle Worlds: Kronos - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Battleship - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beach Buggy Racing - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beast Quest - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Ben 10 and Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion Bundle - $30.09 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Big Crown: Showdown - $2.59 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Bridge Constructor Portal - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Cars 3: Driven to Win - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Child of Light - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob 2 - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Deadcore - $1.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: DiRT Rally - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Double Cross - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Earthlock - $8.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Far: Lone Sails - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Fearful Symmetry & the Cursed Prince - $0.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Feudal Alloy - $6.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden 3: The Thief of Castles - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden: New Home - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns - $4.68 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Hasbro Family Fun Pack - $15.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard and Crayola Scoot - $33.59 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Hungry Shark World - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Jeopardy! - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Just Dance 2020 - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The King's Bird - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Lego City Undercover - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego DC Super-Villains - $17.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego The Incredibles - $14.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Jurassic World - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel's Avengers - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie Videogame - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie 2 Videogame - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game - $12.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Worlds - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lock's Quest - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Lumines Remastered - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Monopoly Plus - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: The Mooseman - $4.19 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: My Little Riding Champion - $10.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Ninjin: Clash of Carrots - $0.99 - 90% off
[*]:xb1: Oceanhorn - Monster of Uncharted Seas - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Eyed Kutkh - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Hundred Ways - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man 256 - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Path of Motus - $6.74 - 55% off
[*]:xb1: Project Cars - GOTY Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Pure Farming 2018 - $11.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Purple Chicken Spaceman - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Rayman Legends - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Ride - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Riptide GP: Renegade - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riverbond - $19.99 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rogue Stormers & Giana Sisters Bundle - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Scribblenauts Showdown - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Snake Pass - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: SolSeraph - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Spectrum - $3.59 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle for Atlas - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: SteamWorld Dig - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Super Dodgeball Beats - $10.39 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Tembo the Badass Elephant - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tennis World Tour - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: The Tower of Beatrice - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Trackmania Turbo - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Fusion - $6.99 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon + Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition - $14.84 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Rising - $12.49 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Trivial Pursuit Live! - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Tyler: Model 005 - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Uno - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Valiant Hearts: The Great War - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Wheel Of Fortune - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Wizard of Legend - $11.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle - $38.24 - 15% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - $2.49 - 75% off

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Misc Drops


[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360:  :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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so if get the gamepass ultimate i wanna have the max amount (36 months) of xbox live gold on my account right? and when i do that they give me for a gamepass for a $1 a month for 36 months right? or am i just not getting or reading something right..? if i am correct do they charge me monthly $1 or can i pay my 36 months off in full???

 
Managed to join Game Pass Ultimate and my memberships converted perfectly. Good until May 2022.
Some people are reporting Game Pass quests being broken when you switch but mine are fine so far. Tracking has been instant for once.
Except the Minecraft one glitched and completed for me with the wrong achievement but I'm not complaining.
Just when I thought it wouldn't get any lower.
Very tempting.
 
Thanks for the heads up on the Ultimate being opened up to Beta because I thought it would never open up besides alpha the deal is almost too good to be true.

Ultimate good till 4/2022
 
I Saw Detective Pikachu. It was alright, so with that being said it has the highest praise of any video game movie ever made now.

 
Yeah, I'm amazed the generous conversion rate wasn't Alpha exclusive and that they opened it up to Beta ring so quickly. I was checking my Insider app daily for an Alpha Ring invite. Guess I can stay happily in Beta.

The speed of this rollout lends me to think that Game Pass Ultimate might launch for the public at E3. They'll probably offer a sweetheart $1 for your first month kind of deal too.

so if get the gamepass ultimate i wanna have the max amount (36 months) of xbox live gold on my account right? and when i do that they give me for a gamepass for a $1 a month for 36 months right? or am i just not getting or reading something right..? if i am correct do they charge me monthly $1 or can i pay my 36 months off in full???
You want a combination of 35 - 36 months of sub time between Xbox Gold and Game Pass before you sub to Ultimate.

Example:
Your Gold expires November 10th, 2020 and your Game Pass expires July 10th, 2019.

That's 18 months of Gold and 2 months of Game Pass remaining, a total of 20 months. If you were to sub to Game Pass Ultimate, you would have both Game Pass and Gold until February 10th, 2021 (20 months from now plus an extra month from your $1 sub).
 
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Now if they really loved money they could start bringing out the regular Arcade Classic Archives they put out on PS4 and Switch but don't bother with on the Xbox. I'd pick up Renegade out of pure principle and probably Double Dragon II just to watch the opening scene.

edit: and dang Arcade Ninja Gaiden just got released yesterday....
I really don't know why the rest of the ACA stuff isn't on Xbox (well, besides the Nintendo arcade games). $7.99 is kinda steep for the kind of ports they are doing, but I'd still buy them anyway, especially something like Ninja Gaiden Arcade.

 
Yeah, I'm amazed the generous conversion rate wasn't Alpha exclusive and that they opened it up to Beta ring so quickly. I was checking my Insider app daily for an Alpha Ring invite. Guess I can stay happily in Beta.

The speed of this rollout lends me to think that Game Pass Ultimate might launch for the public at E3. They'll probably offer a sweetheart $1 for your first month kind of deal too.

You want a combination of 35 - 36 months of sub time between Xbox Gold and Game Pass before you sub to Ultimate.

Example:
Your Gold expires November 10th, 2020 and your Game Pass expires July 10th, 2019.

That's 18 months of Gold and 2 months of Game Pass remaining, a total of 20 months. If you were to sub to Game Pass Ultimate, you would have both Game Pass and Gold until February 10th, 2021 (20 months from now plus an extra month from your $1 sub).
my gold expires 7-7-19 and my gamepass expires 9-17-19 so lets say if i go out and buy 3years of gold i will have gamepass and gold until my gold expires? is it like im just buying gold and getting gamepass for free until my gold runs out?

 
Yeah, I'm amazed the generous conversion rate wasn't Alpha exclusive and that they opened it up to Beta ring so quickly. I was checking my Insider app daily for an Alpha Ring invite. Guess I can stay happily in Beta.

The speed of this rollout lends me to think that Game Pass Ultimate might launch for the public at E3. They'll probably offer a sweetheart $1 for your first month kind of deal too.

You want a combination of 35 - 36 months of sub time between Xbox Gold and Game Pass before you sub to Ultimate.

Example:
Your Gold expires November 10th, 2020 and your Game Pass expires July 10th, 2019.

That's 18 months of Gold and 2 months of Game Pass remaining, a total of 20 months. If you were to sub to Game Pass Ultimate, you would have both Game Pass and Gold until February 10th, 2021 (20 months from now plus an extra month from your $1 sub).
Very good information here. Now let's back up even further to the beginning. What is the insider program and how does one go about getting to be a beta with no prior knowledge on the subject? Feel free to describe it to me like I am a child if that makes it easier.
 
my gold expires 7-7-19 and my gamepass expires 9-17-19 so lets say if i go out and buy 3years of gold i will have gamepass and gold until my gold expires? is it like im just buying gold and getting gamepass for free until my gold runs out?
You have ~2 months of Gold and ~4 months of Game Pass. So ~6 of the 35-36 you need. You need 2.5 years more of Gold and/or Game Pass. Buy 2 12 month Gold codes (at around $40 each) and try to hunt down either 1 month codes or 3 month codes to fill in the last 6.

You need to be in the Beta ring to join.
Requirements for Beta here:
Beta – Open to Xbox Insiders with a Program tenure of 3 or more months and an Xbox Insider XP Level of 5 or higher.
 
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Very good information here. Now let's back up even further to the beginning. What is the insider program and how does one go about getting to be a beta with no prior knowledge on the subject? Feel free to describe it to me like I am a child if that makes it easier.
See above post.
You're SOL if you aren't already an Xbox Insider but you should join the program anyway.
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/xbox-insider-program
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/xbox-insider-hub

90% of qs are answered in the two links. Just search for the Insider app in the Xbox Store to join.

If you want to switch "rings", go in the Insider app, click "This console is in ___/Select this to manage enrollment", click Manage on the next screen and switch to the Beta ring IF it's available to you.

Once you've joined the Beta ring, go to the Insider Content tab on the left and the option to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate should be there.

 
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FH4 fix is apparently rolling out.  I haven't been prompted to update yet, despite quitting out of the game a couple times since I first saw it mentioned in a Mixer chat.

https://twitter.com/forza_support/status/1126955616235245568

I was able to buy the FF15 Regalia Type-D from the regular Regalia skill tree and have the Regalia's tree reset so I'll be able to buy another.  (Plus another one still from the Regalia that's a prize in the new festival play list.)

 
Thanks for the info. I guess might as well start the process now just in case there is ever a need in the future.
Being in the Beta ring is worth it. Alpha/Alpha Skip Ahead get the brunt of the bugs and Delta/Omega don't really get the perks. It's a nice middle ground.

 
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FH4 fix is apparently rolling out. I haven't been prompted to update yet, despite quitting out of the game a couple times since I first saw it mentioned in a Mixer chat.

https://twitter.com/forza_support/status/1126955616235245568

I was able to buy the FF15 Regalia Type-D from the regular Regalia skill tree and have the Regalia's tree reset so I'll be able to buy another. (Plus another one still from the Regalia that's a prize in the new festival play list.)
Saw the post earlier and just got home to boot up FH4 to see if I could take advatage of this. As soon as I launched update required 158MB so I guess mines been fixed.

 
Being in the Beta ring is worth it. Alpha/Alpha Skip Ahead get the brunt of the bugs and Delta/Omega don't really get the perks. It's a nice middle ground.
All these things eventually hit the non-Insiders though right? For those of us regular scrubs, will we get that Ultimate Pass eventually?

 
All these things eventually hit the non-Insiders though right? For those of us regular scrubs, will we get that Ultimate Pass eventually?
Yes, but I doubt you'll get the great conversion offer we're getting here.

So when you hit lvl 5 you can join beta ring? I'm 15 points away.
If you've been an Insider for 3+ months.

My advice is to sign up for as much Insider Content as you can, download/install it and pray you get ratings, quests or surveys.

If you install Minion Masters, you should at least get 1 survey for 10 points.
 
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Yes, but I doubt you'll get the great conversion offer we're getting here.

If you've been an Insider for 3+ months.

My advice is to sign up for as much Insider Content as you can, download/install it and pray you get ratings, quests or surveys.

If you install Minion Masters, you should at least get 1 survey for 10 points.
I was nervous when I first started hearing about bugs messing some major things up a while back but after reading your post about the lack of bugs in the beta I may sign up. I know it's wishful thinking but I hope they give a nice conversion to those who have been live members for a while.

 
I was nervous when I first started hearing about bugs messing some major things up a while back but after reading your post about the lack of bugs in the beta I may sign up. I know it's wishful thinking but I hope they give a nice conversion to those who have been live members for a while.
In the entire time I've been in the Beta, I can't remember any time I've had significant issues with my Xbox/playing any games. Alpha/Alpha Skip Ahead is where that "fun" is.

Not to say that the Beta is bug-free but the Known Issues tend not to be particularly dreadful and I generally haven't run into them.
Ex:
Known Issues:


Audio
Headsets are not being assigned to the users profiles and not working correctly.
My Games and Apps
We are tracking the video corruption issue with Youtube and Netflix 4k playback.
Profile Color
Sometimes users may encounter the incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.

If you ever run into a problem, you can (usually) downgrade to the Delta ring without needing a factory reset.
 
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Damn. Guess I’m only level 3 in the Insider program, lol. No goodies for me!
You can do all of the quests and surveys and get pretty close to level 5. I'm 5 points short of level 5. So hopefully something pops up before e3 when ultimate will probably go public. Took the advice about minion masters for 10 points, you don't have to play it.

 
You have ~2 months of Gold and ~4 months of Game Pass. So ~6 of the 35-36 you need. You need 2.5 years more of Gold and/or Game Pass. Buy 2 12 month Gold codes (at around $40 each) and try to hunt down either 1 month codes or 3 month codes to fill in the last 6.

You need to be in the Beta ring to join.
Requirements for Beta here:
Beta – Open to Xbox Insiders with a Program tenure of 3 or more months and an Xbox Insider XP Level of 5 or higher.
Why would someone need 35-36 months of Xbox Live/Gamepass for Ultimate? Is this just to get the best deal when they are combined for Ultimate?

 
You can do all of the quests and surveys and get pretty close to level 5. I'm 5 points short of level 5. So hopefully something pops up before e3 when ultimate will probably go public. Took the advice about minion masters for 10 points, you don't have to play it.
You may get points for reporting a problem through the console. So find an issue, report it and cross your fingers.

Is this just to get the best deal when they are combined for Ultimate?
Yes. Subscriptions cap at 36 months, so that's the best you can get when having them merged.
 
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I was only level 3, but I had time served from back in the day and was able to enroll in Beta right off the bat back when this announcement first came out. 

You don't want 35-36 months of Xbox Live/Gamepass. You want a combination of 18 months total between the 2, because they are doubling the amount to a max of 36 months. I think? Right?

Side note Bloomy did you see the Tetris 99 DLC/Season Pass? $9.99 the first package is just basically Tetris 99 against 98 CPU bots you can adjust which is cool and a "marathon" mode. Second DLC pack will be announced later. Next Live event is next weekend, don't know if they are putting up more Nintendo monies though. 

 
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You don't want 35-36 months of Xbox Live/Gamepass. You want a combination of 18 months total between the 2, because they are doubling the amount to a max of 36 months. I think? Right?
I think it is your total time Xbox Live and Gamepass combined is what you end up with. Say you have 1 year Xbox Live and 1 year Gamepass, you will have 2 years Ultimate.

 
Thx for the Ultimate talk. I’m good for the next 3 years! Yeah and it totals months each so 18 months of each gets you 3 years total.
Enjoy!
 
Need to grind out the Operation for that extra time too. Mobile search is a hassle. I want to like Edge but they make it hard.
 
Just so it's mentioned, if you're thinking of switching over to game pass ultimate you may want to complete any game pass quests before you do. Since the switch I've lost access to those and the double bonus on purchases on Microsoft rewards. Not a huge deal and having the sub extend to 2022 is well worth it.

In og Xbox adventures:
I went through the Wikipedia list of Xbox games and narrowed it down to the 50-60 I'd like to own. This is roughly the first half of that list.

v2u1zLo.jpg
S3SoqcE.jpg


Have had good luck so far with sellers on Amazon all the games I've bought from them have come complete. I won a shop goodwill auction for 4.75 and got Sega GT/JSRF, The Simpsons Hit & Run, Namco Museum along with three sports games.They seem to always have some good xbox stuff but shipping kills some of the non local stuff.

The games pictured without cases we're all half off during a twitch sale from Pink Gorilla Games (DSkoopa on twitch).

I'm in the middle of a move and came across a Game X Change down the road from the new place. I think I've heard of them but have never been in one. They seemed to have a good selection of stuff with a decent xbox section and I walked out of there with Forza, Pandora Tomorrow and Blitz Pro for under 10 bucks total.

Guess I should start playing some of these...

 
Hmm I'm still missing almost all of my car perks in FH4 after today's patch.

Ah I just saw this:

"The Car Mastery Skill Points fix is now live in #ForzaHorizon4. We are now working on a fix to return all players’ lost Skill Points. We are expecting this fix to be live with or before the Series 10 update. As a thank you, we will be gifting all affected players with 10 Super Wheel Spins. These gifts will be available beginning on May 13th, 2019."

I guess the patch just keeps points from resetting every time you restart.

 
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Just so it's mentioned, if you're thinking of switching over to game pass ultimate you may want to complete any game pass quests before you do. Since the switch I've lost access to those and the double bonus on purchases on Microsoft rewards. Not a huge deal and having the sub extend to 2022 is well worth it.
Yeah, MS has confirmed that losing access to Game Pass quests and double bonus is a bug.
My Game Pass quests still work, not sure about the double bonus.
Still good advice, but people should hop on this sooner rather than later before they cut off sign-ups again.
 
I just saw the Tetris 99 DLC thing.
I'd be annoyed if the base game wasn't F2P.
That second DLC pack better come with more interesting SP modes though.
Need to grind out the Operation for that extra time too. Mobile search is a hassle. I want to like Edge but they make it hard.
You don't need to do your Bing mobile searches for that quest using the Edge app, fwiw.
 
I just saw the Tetris 99 DLC thing.
I'd be annoyed if the base game wasn't F2P.
That second DLC pack better come with more interesting SP modes though.
You don't need to do your Bing mobile searches for that quest using the Edge app, fwiw.
Yeah I've already got well worth $9.99 out of it though and 50 gold nintendo coins to boot

 
See above post.
You're SOL if you aren't already an Xbox Insider but you should join the program anyway.https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/xbox-insider-programhttps://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/xbox-insider-hub
90% of qs are answered in the two links. Just search for the Insider app in the Xbox Store to join.
If you want to switch "rings", go in the Insider app, click "This console is in ___/Select this to manage enrollment", click Manage on the next screen and switch to the Beta ring IF it's available to you.
Once you've joined the Beta ring, go to the Insider Content tab on the left and the option to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate should be there.
I like my xbox to work, after reading stories of consoles breaking or specifics not working after insider updates, Microsoft would need to guarantee me a brand new console for me to join up.
 
I like my xbox to work, after reading stories of consoles breaking or specifics not working after insider updates, Microsoft would need to guarantee me a brand new console for me to join up.
I have the exact same requirements but with a little more trust. I have been on the beta / alpha & now skip ahead all this while; ran into issues every now and then but thankfully nothing major. While the risk is always there, the updates have been more of an annoyance than trouble.
 
In og Xbox adventures:
I went through the Wikipedia list of Xbox games and narrowed it down to the 50-60 I'd like to own. This is roughly the first half of that list.
v2u1zLo.jpg
S3SoqcE.jpg


Have had good luck so far with sellers on Amazon all the games I've bought from them have come complete. I won a shop goodwill auction for 4.75 and got Sega GT/JSRF, The Simpsons Hit & Run, Namco Museum along with three sports games.They seem to always have some good xbox stuff but shipping kills some of the non local stuff.

The games pictured without cases we're all half off during a twitch sale from Pink Gorilla Games (DSkoopa on twitch).

I'm in the middle of a move and came across a Game X Change down the road from the new place. I think I've heard of them but have never been in one. They seemed to have a good selection of stuff with a decent xbox section and I walked out of there with Forza, Pandora Tomorrow and Blitz Pro for under 10 bucks total.

Guess I should start playing some of these...
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Simpsons Hit and Run is the best licensed Simpsons game. Now, I know that's not saying much, what with the likes of Simpsons Wrestling and Simpsons Skateboarding, but if you are a fan of the show, especially the classics, and you enjoy GTA-style gameplay, this is a must. I pray for the day this game goes BC.
 
I like my xbox to work, after reading stories of consoles breaking or specifics not working after insider updates, Microsoft would need to guarantee me a brand new console for me to join up.
I had to factory reset my Xbox from a USB boot drive. The tech that helped me fix my console said if that didn't work then the console would be bricked. I opted out of Beta as soon as I could and no amount of new features could get me ti go back.
 
I had to factory reset my Xbox from a USB boot drive. The tech that helped me fix my console said if that didn't work then the console would be bricked. I opted out of Beta as soon as I could and no amount of new features could get me ti go back.
Can't blame you for being spooked by that.
I don't know how long ago that happened but it might have been before they started doing the "rings" and it was just the same preview program for everyone. I remember hearing some horror stories back then, but haven't heard any new ones in quite some time.

The program is definitely in a better place than it was when we were begging for invites in this thread almost 4 years ago.
 
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Speaking of preview issues, lol, anyone in alpha seeing slight lipsync issues with Atmos here in the past day or so? I believe they pushed an update last night that was supposed to FIX Atmos issues.
 
I've been un-enrolled for a while but I installed the app and beta ring was still available for me to join. I guess I'll use my Bing points for games now instead of memberships.

 
How are you guys getting memberships from the preview program?

I uninstalled mine like a year ago per MS help trying to fix an issue with my profile... I can install it again and get some membership term out of this???

 

 
How are you guys getting memberships from the preview program?

I uninstalled mine like a year ago per MS help trying to fix an issue with my profile... I can install it again and get some membership term out of this???
Nobody is getting free memberships. They're switching their XBL and/or Game Pass sub to Ultimate.

 
Finished Quantum Break last night. Definitely one of those games where the insane ramp up in difficulty of the final boss almost ruins the enjoyment you had with the rest of the game.

 
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