There is chaos in Microsoft’s store before the press conference at E3 2019. A deal is causing panic there – apparently it’s buggy, but in favor of players on Xbox One. For little money, subscribers of Xbox Live Gold can, with a trick, purchase the Xbox Game Pass for years.
What is this deal? The Microsoft Store is currently offering the “Xbox Game Pass Ultimate” for $1 per month. Normally it costs $15. That’s a savings of 93%, as Microsoft announces on the site.
It is believed to be a special deal, which is set to go live this evening for E3 2019. Microsoft is apparently trying to get players to acquire the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and offers a rock-bottom price for a trial.
In fact, the $1 price should only apply to the first month.
What does the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate include? The pass includes Xbox Live Gold and the Xbox Game Pass. This means you can play online and have access to a collection of games; the Game Pass is kind of a “gaming flat rate.”
Players get 3 years of Game Pass cheaply with a trick
What is the trick? As many players report (via reddit), there seems to be a bug or at least a loophole in the offer that significantly benefits the buyers.
Anyone with an Xbox Live subscription that is still active can currently upgrade this Xbox Live subscription to “Game Pass Ultimate” for $1 for the full duration of the subscription, up to three years.
As a result, players can purchase the otherwise much more expensive Game Pass for a bargain price.
What chaos is occurring on Reddit? The deal became known a few hours ago, and buyers can hardly believe their luck. They are sharing it in a thread that is currently growing on reddit.
Something seems to be totally buggy. Players are saying it is “the best deal of all time.”
One person said he bought the offer without having a Game Pass beforehand. However, he still had Xbox Live Gold active for 1 year.
With the purchase, he got the “Game Pass” practically for free for 1 year – he only paid $1, extended his Xbox Live Gold for this month, and upgraded the entire time with the Game Pass.
Others say they managed to get up to 3 years of Game Pass for $1 by “upgrading” a “long-standing Xbox Live” subscription with this pass.
Offer also available in the German Store
Where is this offer in German? To Microsoft Store and the offer can be found here.
There the month costs €1 instead of €12.99.
Does Microsoft really respect this offer? This is still unclear at the moment. Some believe that Microsoft has made a mistake here and will correct it. They are predicting a rude awakening for the supposed lucky individuals.
Others believe that this deal is indeed intended by Microsoft. There is also a clause in the terms of use.
The question is whether they really foresaw this drastic loophole that players are now exploiting.
In any case, Microsoft will likely have to respond to this phenomenon in some form.
