Xbox Game Pass Ultimate bundles together Microsoft’s Netflix-esque Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC subscriptions with its Xbox Live Gold multiplayer service.

(You can set a deal alert for “xbox live” at for an email or push notification of future deals.) But even at the regular price of $60 USD per 12-month code, this hack is smoking. The retailer drops the cost of a 1-year subscription to $50 USD periodically. Looking to load up on Xbox Live Gold at a discount? Keep an eye out for sales at Newegg. Even after the demise of the $1 trial, this 1:1 conversion rate is still in effect (for now). It doesn’t matter the cost of that one month of Game Pass Ultimate.

Equally, 36 months of prepaid time transforms into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for a full three years. So if you have three months of Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass (or a combination of the two) on your account, you’ll end up with three months for your Game Pass Ultimate subscription, plus the additional one month from purchasing Game Pass Ultimate. And this generous conversion rate is still working to this day.

Any prepaid time up to the maximum of three years got the upgrade. Back when the service first launched, early adopters discovered a surprising trick: Activating one month of Game Pass Ultimate on an account also converted existing Xbox Live Gold and standard Xbox Game Pass subscriptions to Ultimate (normally $15 per month) at a 1:1 rate.

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