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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 458 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 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 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.

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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:
    Game pass

    X box 12 months

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

    I like this because x box does not offer 12 months anymore which j wish they did thank god they sell these ones u save way more when you buy the 12 month card

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great purchase

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

    Have gotten this many times. Works great. Keeps my family connected and gaming.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Xbox Live renamed to Xbox Game Pass Core :)

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

    Best buy game pass at a very affordable price! I enjoy being able to play online but I don’t need a huge library of free games. so this was perfect! I appreciate it still being 59.99 like Xbox Live used to be. It makes me feel valued as a costumer. Now I can play online with all the games I own

    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

  • It’s amazing!

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

    It’s amazing! Best membership ever! Always gaming!

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

    Budget conscious gaming

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

    Game pass Core gets the job done if you don't care to play via the cloud or the various titles that come with Ultimate.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product

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

    Kind of hard to figure out how to add it to your Microsoft account and the code is long (like 25 characters so it takes a while to type in) but worth it

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome Delivery

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Received my code with in seconds of buying the gift card. Other stores make you wait 15 minutes to 24 hours. Best Buy is the only place I go to, to get my gift cards.

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

    Xbox live

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

    xbox live gold plus access to gamepass at the same price as before? That's cool. I liked the games with gold, however I did find nyself not caring for most titles.

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

    Code

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

    Worked fine. Took a while for the code to come into the email tho

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

    Xbox live gold

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

    Super excited I’ve always been playing Xbox my whole life and always got the Xbox live and will still get it. Definitely worth getting if your a big online player.

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

    Love it

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

    Always love xbox live. No issues what so ever A+a+a+a+

    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:
    Overall performance

    good

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

    works as intended. never had any issues with the product

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

    Pretty good

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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.

    Took a minute to digitally arrvie but worked perfectly

    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

  • Worked Great

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

    Worked great and received code within minutes. I prefer the card so it doesn’t auto-renew.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Thank God for this

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

    better than xbox monthly. they've jacked up prices

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

    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.

    Easy and affordable way to buy the game pass! Digital version for us to just enter into Xbox redeem

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • It's a game pass.

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

    You want me to review a game pass? I need to add more characters to submit this review.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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