I believe the best conversion method now involves letting your GamePass Ultimate run out.
It seems the 3 month Xbox GamePass Core codes now only redeem for 1 month of GamePass Ultimate if you have an active Ultimate subscription (Used to be 3 months = 50 days). So the current rates for the 3 month Core passes make it not as good of a deal if you currently have GamePass Ultimate.
If you DON'T have GamePass Ultimate, it seems it would cheaper to go the route of redeeming 3 years worth of GamePass Core codes, then pay for one month of GamePass Ultimate, and the 3 years of Core will convert to 2 years of Ultimate.
This seems to be the current rates based off more recent posts on the subject around the web. I have not tested it myself, so info could be wrong. When CDKeys, Eneba, etc offer discounts on the codes, then it might be cheaper to convert the 3 months of Core into 1 month of GamePass Ultimate.
Why would you opt for this over the conversion deals?
They aren't removed from your account, you just lose access to them until you reactivate your subscription.
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You better cross your fingers and toes that those keys still work in a couple years when you use them. Grey market keys are notorious for being leaked and not usable late, even from the better resellers.
If they don't work even several months from now, you arent going to have a way to recover money spent.
Good luck with them
I have had a lot of experience buying from all these grey market sites. 95% of the time there is no issue at all. The remaining 5%, the sites fix it 95% of those times. I have had to do 2 charge backs when they couldn't/wouldn't, and got my money back both times, no issue buying more stuff on the same account later. Just make sure you use a good credit card that will fight for you.
So glad I used an Eneba sale last August to extend my GPU to 2026 for $4.35/mo. Seems like everyday prices have gone up since then, and I haven't seen sales on even grey market 3-month Core codes dipping into the $7-8 range anymore.
Even so, $12+ per month is definitely not front page worthy.
Are you looking for specifically PC Game Pass? Even if you aren't, the version of Windows shouldn't matter. These codes can be redeemed thru Microsoft's website.
If you are looking to use the conversion method to get Ultimate cheaper, you want to get Game Pass CORE codes.
Are you looking for specifically PC Game Pass? Even if you aren't, the version of Windows shouldn't matter. These codes can be redeemed thru Microsoft's website.
If you are looking to use the conversion method to get Ultimate cheaper, you want to get Game Pass CORE codes.
I cant make a payment through cdkeys. My bank rejects it, even if I try to pay with paypal. Not feeling like opening another bank account just for that. Whats the next best deal from a legit website?
If that's the case, just buy a Visa or Mastercard gift card. Even better if you can find a discount on the gift card.
If that's the case, just buy a Visa or Mastercard gift card. Even better if you can find a discount on the gift card.
I got it sorted out. It's possible that when I was submitting payment a little country popup menu on the right has England or something else selected by default (even though I put my address in correctly).
I'm not used to paying on international websites, so normally I don't specify country, probably didn't notice that it was wrong the first time I tried.
Thanks, I was just concerned it said windows 10 only. Glad to hear it works on 11 also!
So the core can be stacked, right? I'll read back on the other threads as I know it was discussed there.
Is Gamepass Core console only? I bought it but it doesn't show up on my XBox app on the PC (even though active in my MS account). I just use PC, not console.
Or do I stack a load of XBox Core's (console) and then do a 1-month upgrade on the XBox PC app, and it 'converts' the console one to a PC one?
I have had a lot of experience buying from all these grey market sites. 95% of the time there is no issue at all. The remaining 5%, the sites fix it 95% of those times. I have had to do 2 charge backs when they couldn't/wouldn't, and got my money back both times, no issue buying more stuff on the same account later. Just make sure you use a good credit card that will fight for you.
Just saw this response, so to be clear, you're saying you sat on keys for over a year, and then were able to get refunded on issues (over a year) later?
My issue isn't buying from grey market sites, its sitting on keys obtained from grey market sites. Mainly the sitting on unredeemed keys.
Just saw this response, so to be clear, you're saying you sat on keys for over a year, and then were able to get refunded on issues (over a year) later?
My issue isn't buying from grey market sites, its sitting on keys obtained from grey market sites. Mainly the sitting on unredeemed keys.
I have sat on keys for over 5 years. I just redeemed some old 360 ones from waaay back that I found recently going through old electronics and they were fine.
I do usually use them within a few months in most cases. I just check them when I get them but don't redeem them (you can run them through the redeem app in Xbox or Xbox.com to see if they are valid on arrival, just dont do last step of redemption). The only ones I have ever had an issue with were already redeemed when I got them, which I think is the case for most of them that have issues.
I was able to get 25 months (2 years plus one month) of Xbox game pass ultimate for $91 total.
I started with an account with an expired subscription. (No current subscription to game pass ultimate)
I downloaded (on my phone) express vpn app and signed up for the one week free trial. I changed my location to India VPN.
I went to G2A website and purchased 3 x 12 month Xbox game pass core (India) codes, totaling $89
I logged into my Microsoft account on redeem.microsoft.com while on the India VPN and redeemed all codes for 3 years of game pass core. I now had a game pass core subscription with an expiration date of May 12 2027.
I then switched off VPN and refreshed my Microsoft account. It said my game pass ultimate subscription was expired and that I could get a 14 day trial for $1. I got the 14 day trial after which it said my current core subscription will be converted to ultimate with an expiration date of May 30 2026. Click ok. Boom I had game pass ultimate expiring May 30 2026. I then went and turned off recurring billing.
Don't forget to cancel the express vpn subscription also.
Thanks for all the tips. Hope this helps. If you don't have the 1 week trial for $1 offer, then just buy a month of game pass ultimate directly from Xbox store or buy a 1 month code from G2A or Eneba or wherever you like and redeem it, which shall convert your core to ultimate with a 3:2 ratio automatically.
I was able to get 25 months (2 years plus one month) of Xbox game pass ultimate for $91 total.
I started with an account with an expired subscription. (No current subscription to game pass ultimate)
I downloaded (on my phone) express vpn app and signed up for the one week free trial. I changed my location to India VPN.
I went to G2A website and purchased 3 x 12 month Xbox game pass core (India) codes, totaling $89
I logged into my Microsoft account on redeem.microsoft.com while on the India VPN and redeemed all codes for 3 years of game pass core. I now had a game pass core subscription with an expiration date of May 12 2027.
I then switched off VPN and refreshed my Microsoft account. It said my game pass ultimate subscription was expired and that I could get a 14 day trial for $1. I got the 14 day trial after which it said my current core subscription will be converted to ultimate with an expiration date of May 30 2026. Click ok. Boom I had game pass ultimate expiring May 30 2026. I then went and turned off recurring billing.
Don't forget to cancel the express vpn subscription also.
Thanks for all the tips. Hope this helps. If you don't have the 1 week trial for $1 offer, then just buy a month of game pass ultimate directly from Xbox store or buy a 1 month code from G2A or Eneba or wherever you like and redeem it, which shall convert your core to ultimate with a 3:2 ratio automatically.
Do you have to purchase each code once at a time or can you checkout with 3 codes in your cart?
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It seems the 3 month Xbox GamePass Core codes now only redeem for 1 month of GamePass Ultimate if you have an active Ultimate subscription (Used to be 3 months = 50 days). So the current rates for the 3 month Core passes make it not as good of a deal if you currently have GamePass Ultimate.
If you DON'T have GamePass Ultimate, it seems it would cheaper to go the route of redeeming 3 years worth of GamePass Core codes, then pay for one month of GamePass Ultimate, and the 3 years of Core will convert to 2 years of Ultimate.
This seems to be the current rates based off more recent posts on the subject around the web. I have not tested it myself, so info could be wrong. When CDKeys, Eneba, etc offer discounts on the codes, then it might be cheaper to convert the 3 months of Core into 1 month of GamePass Ultimate.
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If they don't work even several months from now, you arent going to have a way to recover money spent.
Good luck with them
I have had a lot of experience buying from all these grey market sites. 95% of the time there is no issue at all. The remaining 5%, the sites fix it 95% of those times. I have had to do 2 charge backs when they couldn't/wouldn't, and got my money back both times, no issue buying more stuff on the same account later. Just make sure you use a good credit card that will fight for you.
Even so, $12+ per month is definitely not front page worthy.
Will neither work for me? Windows 11, and I have an expired Xbox Ultimate account.
https://www.eneba.com/us/store/al...20gamepass
Will neither work for me? Windows 11, and I have an expired Xbox Ultimate account.
https://www.eneba.com/... [eneba.com]
If you are looking to use the conversion method to get Ultimate cheaper, you want to get Game Pass CORE codes.
https://www.eneba.com/us/xbox-xbo...ted-states
If you are looking to use the conversion method to get Ultimate cheaper, you want to get Game Pass CORE codes.
https://www.eneba.com/us/xbox-xbo...ted-states [eneba.com]
So the core can be stacked, right? I'll read back on the other threads as I know it was discussed there.
If that's the case, just buy a Visa or Mastercard gift card. Even better if you can find a discount on the gift card.
So the core can be stacked, right? I'll read back on the other threads as I know it was discussed there.
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I'm not used to paying on international websites, so normally I don't specify country, probably didn't notice that it was wrong the first time I tried.
So the core can be stacked, right? I'll read back on the other threads as I know it was discussed there.
Or do I stack a load of XBox Core's (console) and then do a 1-month upgrade on the XBox PC app, and it 'converts' the console one to a PC one?
Thanks...!
My issue isn't buying from grey market sites, its sitting on keys obtained from grey market sites. Mainly the sitting on unredeemed keys.
My issue isn't buying from grey market sites, its sitting on keys obtained from grey market sites. Mainly the sitting on unredeemed keys.
I have sat on keys for over 5 years. I just redeemed some old 360 ones from waaay back that I found recently going through old electronics and they were fine.
I do usually use them within a few months in most cases. I just check them when I get them but don't redeem them (you can run them through the redeem app in Xbox or Xbox.com to see if they are valid on arrival, just dont do last step of redemption). The only ones I have ever had an issue with were already redeemed when I got them, which I think is the case for most of them that have issues.
I always knew woot was slow, but even for digital goods? So dumb lol.
I started with an account with an expired subscription. (No current subscription to game pass ultimate)
I downloaded (on my phone) express vpn app and signed up for the one week free trial. I changed my location to India VPN.
I went to G2A website and purchased 3 x 12 month Xbox game pass core (India) codes, totaling $89
I logged into my Microsoft account on redeem.microsoft.com while on the India VPN and redeemed all codes for 3 years of game pass core. I now had a game pass core subscription with an expiration date of May 12 2027.
I then switched off VPN and refreshed my Microsoft account. It said my game pass ultimate subscription was expired and that I could get a 14 day trial for $1. I got the 14 day trial after which it said my current core subscription will be converted to ultimate with an expiration date of May 30 2026. Click ok. Boom I had game pass ultimate expiring May 30 2026. I then went and turned off recurring billing.
Don't forget to cancel the express vpn subscription also.
Thanks for all the tips. Hope this helps. If you don't have the 1 week trial for $1 offer, then just buy a month of game pass ultimate directly from Xbox store or buy a 1 month code from G2A or Eneba or wherever you like and redeem it, which shall convert your core to ultimate with a 3:2 ratio automatically.
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I started with an account with an expired subscription. (No current subscription to game pass ultimate)
I downloaded (on my phone) express vpn app and signed up for the one week free trial. I changed my location to India VPN.
I went to G2A website and purchased 3 x 12 month Xbox game pass core (India) codes, totaling $89
I logged into my Microsoft account on redeem.microsoft.com while on the India VPN and redeemed all codes for 3 years of game pass core. I now had a game pass core subscription with an expiration date of May 12 2027.
I then switched off VPN and refreshed my Microsoft account. It said my game pass ultimate subscription was expired and that I could get a 14 day trial for $1. I got the 14 day trial after which it said my current core subscription will be converted to ultimate with an expiration date of May 30 2026. Click ok. Boom I had game pass ultimate expiring May 30 2026. I then went and turned off recurring billing.
Don't forget to cancel the express vpn subscription also.
Thanks for all the tips. Hope this helps. If you don't have the 1 week trial for $1 offer, then just buy a month of game pass ultimate directly from Xbox store or buy a 1 month code from G2A or Eneba or wherever you like and redeem it, which shall convert your core to ultimate with a 3:2 ratio automatically.
Do you have to purchase each code once at a time or can you checkout with 3 codes in your cart?