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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:
Your price for this item is $74.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 462 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Ease of Use

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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91%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers commend the Xbox Game Pass Core 12-Month Membership for its attractive price and ease of use, highlighting the inclusion of Xbox Live and the convenience of the digital code delivery. Many appreciate the access to games provided through Game Pass. A small number of customers expressed concerns about the actual duration of the membership.

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:
    Price

    Easy

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

    Good value for the year, straight forward process of using the code

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

    Best price

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

    Best price for the game pass and to play in with your friends

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

    good option

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

    good subscription option, much cheaper , better than paying monthly

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Used for ultimate gamepass

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

    Very easy to use with the Xbox app. Never had an issue l.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Need it to play most anything on the XboxX

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

    Best Buy is great because I use points from my credit card to purchase this. I'd rather have the ultimate pass but I don't have time to play video games often anyways.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Xbox digital code

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

    Quick and easy. Easiest site to get digital codes!

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

    Xbox forever

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

    Always Xbox. Game pass helps me play online. Best entertainment

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • True GAMERS

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

    I always get the annual subscriptions then monthly. Would recommend to buy for GAMERS. Best value Game On.

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

    Great deal

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

    This is the best gamepass deal you can find. Thanks

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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

    Easy & quick to redeem! Will purchase again in the future.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Xbox!

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

    Highly recommend. The code came fast and was easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Game pass: Highly recommended

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Highly recommended. I'm able to play games online with my friends with game pass.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Super easy and quick

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

    The code was emailed to me within a few minutes. Fast and easy

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Game Pass

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

    Definitely more economical buying the pass through Best Buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Had a little wait time not bad

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

    The code wasn't instant like maybe other places but it wasn't too long of a wait as soon as my payment was processed, I received the email with the code my first time making this type of purchase from Best Buy. The price I felt was good the reason why I purchased from them compared to other places.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Worth It

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

    Easy to purchase and use. Would recommend to anyone with Xbox.

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

    Good

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

    Good no problems at all. I didn’t want to leave my house

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Xbox Live

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Xbox live is one of the best ways to network and kick back for gamers. Low downtime issues and low cost for what you received in return

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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

    fast and easy super fast options and the best service

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Xbox

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

    Easy to purchase and my son was able to add this with no problem

    I would recommend this to a friend
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