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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

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    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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  • Good Value

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

    Worked as it should. Would buy again, when needed.

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

    A simple plan for the old gamer man.

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

    It's simple. I don't travel to justify the Ultimate plan where I can take the game with me. Between work, kids, and other adult activities I love taking the time to play games to relax and chill online with my friends who have a busy life like myself. The 12month Core live suites my needs fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Xbox GamePass

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

    Great content and for a great price. Would 100% recommend to anyone.

    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

  • This is a must to play online games

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

    Glad I got this, allows you to play online, and get free games.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Simple.

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

    Best deal for a basic live membership. Quick and easy.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Gam pass

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

    Its great to be able to get a digital gift card having to wait over an hour for it to be available and still waiting is fairly obnoxious.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Xbox Live, Not The Same.

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

    I don't know what to think about Xbox/M$, they have gotten greedy. It's not about bringing the games to the everyone, but trying to make $$$ every chance they get.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • The perfect gift

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

    I love the interface of the tv, the easy use of it as well. The best thing about the tv is the picture quality.

    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
  • 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
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Xbox did it again

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

    Great card ease of use easy to install loads of very quickly

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great choice!

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

    It was exactly what I needed and a good price for it.

    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
  • 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

  • Best Buy Xbox gift Card

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

    This was one of the best purchases ever. I got it almost instantly and it’s helped me so much! Thank you guys!

    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

  • Nice product

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

    It worked. The best place to buy for a year. just want Live.

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

    Worth it

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

    Great product for the value, alot better than the other membership packages

    I would recommend this to a friend
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