
Though if you’re hanging out for Bethesda’s blockbuster RPG, Starfield, in September you may even want to hold out and hope that the $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deal sticks around long enough to jump on that.

This month is a fairly good time to get into Xbox Game Pass with the likes of GTA V making its return and Capcom’s multiplayer dinosaur shooter, Exoprimal, on the way. You can read more about that in the FAQ here. For just $15 per month, players can have access to the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, while also getting access to a ton of old and literally brand new games via Xbox Game Pass, along with the ability to stream games to mobile.RELATED: Bethesda Has Responded To Criticism Of Starfield's Title ScreenĮxisting Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass subscribers who use the $1 offer to upgrade to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can also carry over their pre-paid membership time at the “current conversion ratio,” up to a maximum of three years total membership time. Xbox Game Pass isn't exactly the same thing as Xbox Live Gold, but Microsoft is clearly trying to get players into its ecosystem by offering bundles for the services. Sony, on the other hand, will not release its first-party games day-one into any of its PlayStation Plus tiers. The service hosts a ton of games in its rotating library, and one of the bigger selling points for it is that Xbox exclusive games launch onto the service the same day they launch at retail. PlayStation Plus also gives subscribers the option to upgrade their membership to access hundreds of games on demand, not unlike Xbox Game Pass.įor those who might not know, Xbox Game Pass is essentially Xbox's answer to Netflix for games. This adds on the Xbox Game Pass service for an extra $5 per month, giving players both Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass. While Xbox Live Gold doesn't offer too much that PlayStation Plus doesn't, it does give players the ability to upgrade their Xbox Live Gold account into an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate account. Yes (PlayStation Plus Extra or PlayStation Plus Premium) Yes (not required for free-to-play games)
