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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:
    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

  • Xbox live

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

    Easy access, code emailed to me quickly after purchase

    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
  • 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:
    Ease of use

    Xbox membership

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

    Easy and seemless process. I wish I could use my bmw rewards to purchase it though

    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

  • Xbox Live = Gamepass Core now, interesting rebrand

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

    I only get these from bestbuy because they're almost always on sale around the holidays.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good Value

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

    Code was emailed to me quickly. Much better value to buy a 1 year code than to pay by the month for Xbox Live.

    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

  • Best way to purchase game pass

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

    Easy when stores are out on holiday you can buy this and receive it in your email then all you gotta do is enter the code into Xbox

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Game pass

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

    Easy to access my gaming account. Have purchased many times in the past. Also purchased for family friends.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good Price

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

    Kind of confused with the name change, but I still like that it's cheaper than playstation.

    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
  • 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

  • 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

  • Useful

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

    Thought the 1 year was obsolete but lucky I found this

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Xbox live

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

    It was very convenient. It helped me renew really quick.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Gamepass

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

    Purchase was fast and easy. Was exactly as described.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very good exprience

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

    My card came quick and fast was not expecting that.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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