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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 541 reviews

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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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  • Great

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

    Better than game pass since I don’t have to pay a ridiculous amount every month

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Game pass

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

    I buy game pass every year from Best Buy easy to buy and use the digital game pass

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great gift

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

    Was a great gift for my fiancé got the code in seconds and worked great!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Loved this option.

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was a great gift, saved a bunch of money buying this.

    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

  • Xbox

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

    Amazing!!!! Will buy again!!! Great products and came on time

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • great

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

    You can never go wrong with the 12 month pass for xbox

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good add on

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

    A good addition to the Xbox experience and it enhances the experience

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Bring back gold??

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

    Uhh I bought this when it was Xbox live Gold Idk what Core is but nigbt be good?

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Ultimate game pass sucks

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

    Microsoft messed up on discontinuing these including Microsoft points

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Meta VR

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

    Meta 3 VR is awesome, it's so fun and visually appealing. A+++

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good

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

    Fast and reliable worked like a charm. 5 star review

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Game Pass Review

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

    Lasts one year and offers games with it, little on the expensive side now.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Fast

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very Fast, reliable. Don't need to drive to pick it up.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Core Gold

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

    I thought they didn't sell this anymore, now I know they can be obtainable

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Always the right choice!

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

    Never again will you be concerned about finding a trustworthy provider with such a rapid response time to start playing right away!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Go Xbox

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

    Super great awesome, everything perfect! Highly recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Fast delivery

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

    Got my online code in under 5 minutes after buying it.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Love 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.

    Ive been looking for a 12 month live.not game pass but its cheaper. And im still able to play online for 12 months and acces to 25 major catalog games.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Have fun gaming

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gaming has been so much fun over the years and so has the graphics

    I would recommend this to a friend
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