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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 $79.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 520 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:
    Xbox live

    Xbox pass

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

    Game passes for the year are a great gift for online gaming

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

    Kids are happy

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

    Kids love this for farming with their friends. Decent value.

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

    Great

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

    Good deal great price worth every penny yayyyyyyyy

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

    Great product

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

    Great product if you don’t want the game pass and just Xbox live

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

    Access to alot of games

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

    Easy to access, quick delivery and it was easy to redeem.

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

    Works As Intended

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

    Easy to use and is cheaper than microsoft's official methods.

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

    Good for online gaming.

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

    I liked that it gave me twelve months of xbox live.

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

    Xbox game pass

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

    Xbox game pass recommen for children who love to play games

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

    Xbox

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

    Great value for discounts, game library, and online multiplayer.

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

    Great

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

    Everything you can get without ultimate, came in a timely manner

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Online play

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

    If you are going to play Xbox you need Game pass . Adds to the fun by playing others online .

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Xbox game pass core 12 month subscription

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

    The yearly subscription is worth it so you wouldn’t have to waste a dime on 1 to 3 months it saves you a lot of time than than.

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

    Gift

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

    The Kid loves the Xbox game pass. I purchased it for a 12-year-old birthday.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Easy!

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

    These are very convenient to purchase and use. I’ve bought quite a few over the years and the code is available pretty quickly most times.

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

    Beat pricing around

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

    Best pricing for one years worth of Xbox live gold

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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

    Xbox Game Pass Core

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

    Worth the purchase. 12 months for 60 dollars is a steal

    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:
    Game pass

    Pick me pick me.

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

    Best deal available with all the changes to Microsoft.

    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
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