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  • GAME PASS Essential
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Microsoft - Xbox Game Pass Essential 12-Month Membership [Digital]

Model:
S5T-00016
SKU:
6557098
Highly rated by customers for:
$79.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 539 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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91%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are impressed with the Xbox Game Pass Essential 12-Month Membership, particularly the value of the Game Pass and the affordable price. Users find it easy to use and redeem, and are generally satisfied with its overall performance. Some customers have noted difficulty finding the 12-month core membership elsewhere.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Fast way of getting Gamepass

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Quick easy way of getting ultimate game pass without leaving the house

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • No title, just facts

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fast online services, best ever. I guess thats why its called Best Buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Save money

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s a better deal if you get it from here rather than from the actual Microsoft deal

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Xbox live

    best deal for xbox live

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    best deal for xbox live, ive been buying these from best buy online for the past 4 years

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Convenient

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Convenient, but more expensive than previous ones.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Xbox live

    Hulkdrea0306

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I just got my Xbox and I love it !! I start playing last night

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Great value

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great value to get the old veraion of the gold pass, it convert to 8 month for the ultimate still a lot better option than pay monthly

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Review 2

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s good if you wanna play online, but with other people

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Best Buy Clutches!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed to buy a game pass subscription card for a friend but couldn't make it to a store in person for the time being, best buy having codes available through email was clutch!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Prepaid game pass

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best way to renew game pass core without Microsoft automatically setting your account to auto renew.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Live

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as it should and all good so far, no issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Xbox live

    Gamepass

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    love it. great for my boys. Thanks for the fun through the years.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game pass

    East to use

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great for playing online with friends and family

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game pass

    Year game pass

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it , would purchase one in near future fast !!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Necessary for service

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fair to good value for the time spent using the service

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Game pass

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s good but I do wish that they had a one year ultimate pass.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Good deal

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best deal for Xbox game pass. Much better than paying monthly hope Best Buy keeps this going

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Simple

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just a simple and easy digital code. Redeemed easy and recieved in email quick

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • One year subscription

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was fast and easy to get in email.hard to find a full year subscription

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game pass

    READ THIS BEFORE buying

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great, this is the old gold subscription.. Nothing special, you should combine with one month ultimate game pass trust me

    I would recommend this to a friend
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