What is ultimate in xbox?

Oh. and it comes with a little sprinkling of something for PC and mobile gamers bundled in for good measure. Here's everything you need to know about Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the combination of two current programs: Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold. Subscribers to Ultimate will have access to both for one monthly subscription cost instead of two separate ones. Additionally, the newer Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription is also included with Game Pass Ultimate.

Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's subscription service that offers complete access to a huge library of games covering both Xbox Series X/S and backward-compatible titles. You can download these to your console to play in full for as long as you're a paying subscriber or the games in question remain in the Game Pass library.

Better yet, if a Game Pass title also supports Xbox Play Anywhere, you get access to play those on your PC, as well, as part of your subscription, even if you don't have Game Pass Ultimate.

The PC-specific Game Pass subscription has its own list of games, some of which cross over with the console program on account of Xbox Play Anywhere. But many are exclusive to PC, such as Age of Empires and Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Complete list of Xbox Game Pass PC games

If you choose to buy any game you play in Game Pass Ultimate, you'll get a 10% discount on it while you're a member.

Xbox Live Gold provides you with a number of perks. The first is access to online multiplayer in any Xbox One game, so if you want to play with friends you need Gold. More than that, though, Gold gives you four free games every month, two Xbox One titles and two older games from Xbox and Xbox 360 that are backward compatible and are yours to keep.

Gold subscribers also get exclusive discounts every single week on games from the Microsoft Store, as well as additional discounts during special promotional periods.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate provides access to all of this under one easy-to-manage subscription.

Current pricing for the U.S. is $14.99 a month, but regional pricing may vary. As a special bonus, new subscribers can sign up and get their first month for only $1.

It's available right now! After an early access program for Xbox Insiders, Microsoft officially started letting anyone sign up from June 9, 2019.

Xbox Game Pass for PC is also now part of Game Pass Ultimate.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is available in all current Xbox Game Pass markets:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.

Really easy. Simply visit the Microsoft Store (opens in new tab) from the account you wish to link to Game Pass Ultimate and buy a subscription.

When you sign up to Ultimate, any other current subscriptions are migrated across and automatically canceled for you.

Any pre-paid codes will be automatically converted to Game Pass Ultimate subscription time based on the chart above.

More information can be found on the Xbox Game Pass FAQ (opens in new tab) page.

Microsoft's cloud game streaming platform formerly known as Project xCloud is an official product as of September 2020, and is part of the increasingly attractive Game Pass Ultimate package.

The library of games has shrunk somewhat from that which was offered during the testing period, but there are still some of Microsoft's finest in there for launch along with some top titles from third-party publishers. Most recently, titles brought in-house with Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda have joined the game streaming ranks.

Cloud Gaming is part of the main Game Pass app for Android, while on iOS, Mac, Chrome OS, and Linux, Xbox Cloud Gaming is available through the browser.

Microsoft and EA have been close for a long time now, with EA Access (the former name of EA Play) once exclusive on Xbox One. While the exclusivity is no more, what's about to happen is something nobody expected.

EA Play, a subscription service on its own that allows access to a selection of EA's vast back catalog of games, will become part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass for PC.

So with one single subscription to Game Pass Ultimate, you'll not only have access to the Game Pass Library on both console and PC and Cloud Gaming, but soon EA's subscription service, too.

The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate plan includes all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, plus more than 100 high-quality console and PC games. New games are added all the time, so there's always something new to play.

Does the PS5 have an edge over the Xbox Series X and S in terms of its current lineup and upcoming exclusive game titles? Maybe. But the Xbox has a distinct advantage in its Game Pass subscription option, which lets Xbox owners play more than 100 games for a single flat fee, billed monthly, quarterly, annually or even as part of the Xbox hardware purchase price.

It's a great deal, but the problem is that Microsoft has some confusing messaging around the available Game Pass options: There are three versions of the subscription, along with a separate Xbox subscription called Xbox Live Gold. Gold, meanwhile, is included in some versions of Game Pass, but not others.

Need help untangling the differences? Read on.

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Playing video games is easier than it's ever been before thanks to streaming. Whether you're sitting comfortably on the couch or on the train looking to pass the time, Xbox Game Pass brings quality titles to a variety of devices for a price cheaper than any trip to a game store. Right now, CDKeys is letting fans get the most out of Microsoft's premiere game streaming service with special savings on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Meant as the expanded version of the streaming service, Game Pass Ultimate gives you access to hundreds of quality video games you can play on multiple platforms anytime you have a strong internet connection. Typically running you $14.99 a month, CDKeys is offering 33% off a three-month membership via digital code for $27.49. Whether you own a coveted Xbox Series X or not, Game Pass Ultimate lets you play exciting shooters, racers, platformers and more on your PC and smartphone.

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Microsoft's top-tier gaming streamer is $14.99 a month, but this CDKeys deal lets you try out the service for three months at $27.49. That's 33% off the typical price of a three-month Ultimate membership. It's also an overall better value compared to the Game Pass console and PC fee of $9.99 a month. While both of those tiers limit your game access to an Xbox console or a PC respectively, Ultimate lets you access the Game Pass' library of titles on both devices through cloud gaming.

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Xbox Game Pass is essentially Netflix but for games, with subscribers able to play hundreds of titles online and then download them if they want to keep them on their devices for less lagging. These titles range from current releases compatible with the Xbox Series X and Series S all the way back to classic hits released during the original Xbox's lifespan in the early 2000s. With an Ultimate subscription, you can play those titles on consoles, PCs and smartphones through cloud gaming. While cloud gaming gets you access to a variety of titles without dealing with long download times that clog up your device's storage, how well those titles run depends on the strength of your internet connection or smartphone data plan.

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Subscribers also get free in-game content and partner offers for the titles they choose to download. They also get two bonus subscriptions with Ultimate: Xbox Live Gold ($9.99 separately), which lets you play online with friends and unlocks access to additional deals on popular titles, and EA Play which grants you access to even more games from Electronic Arts to play for free. Whether you're a frequent streamer competing online with friends on Fortnite or just want to try something new without having to scour your local game store, Game Pass Ultimate is the premiere VIP access to every kind of content you love to press buttons to.

The harder question to answer is, "What isn't on Xbox Game Pass?" If you want the hot new title on the tip of everyone's tongue, there's the spooky intensity of Ghostwire: Tokyo with its stylish atmosphere and magical first-person combat. Fans of combo-heavy cartoon fights can experience The Game Awards' 2021 Best Fighting Game, Guilty Gear: Strive, or get an amazing throwback experience with the recently remastered GoldenEye 007. Sports fans can face off in a variety of titles, including NHL 23, Dirt 5, Skate 3 and more. For those longtime Xbox gamers who first joined when they heard about some shooting Spartan, there's Halo: The Master Chief Collection which contains six of the most famous entries in the Halo franchise, including the first four main games and its two beloved spinoffs, Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach.

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Much like other game streaming services, Game Pass also removes titles every month to add new ones. That means you only have a few weeks left to try out the cartoonish side-scrolling of My Friend Pedro or the immersive city-building simulator Before We Leave. On the flip side, that means you'll get a fresh collection of new and classic titles added to Game Pass every month.

Absolutely! As a recently-converted Xbox gamer, I was blown away by the user-friendly layout of Game Pass and how functional the games available were. Given how new games are a hefty investment nowadays and there's nothing like replaying our favorite childhood titles, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets you immediate access to the latest and classic games without forking over $60 or more every time. You can even keep your favorite picks and get rid of the ones you fall out with without the fear of wasting money. Check out Game Pass for yourself to find out what gets you hooked to your controller.

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