Do you think Microsoft/Xbox employees get Game Pass for free?

[Deleted member 16908]

One would hope, right? At minimum they must get a discount of some kind.

 

[Dest]

They do.

Edit: Quite a lot do. They get Office, too.

 

[Knight613]

I'd imagine they get most of their services at a good discount or free.

 

[RadioJoNES]

Heck yeah bro, I've been getting it forever!

Source: None

 

[bastardly]

of course, and if they dont im sure they use test accounts or make themselves a free test account. i did this at my old job years ago when we launched a video service, and my login still works.

 

[Khrno]

I was an SCEE employee during 8 years, only 2 years they gave a PS+ 12 months code to use.

 

[Possum Armada]

Of all of the things to wonder about in 2020.....


;)


(And yes, most MS employees get most of the software for free or at super discounted rates)

 

[Poutine]

They do, they also get heavy rebates on everything else, I think they can buy the Elite controller v2 for something like 90$

 

[Deleted member 16908]

They do, they also get heavy rebates on everything else, I think they can buy the Elite controller v2 for something like 90$

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Still too expensive considering how poor the QC is on those things.

 

[jediyoshi]

A bit off topic, but I did an onsite playtest for Microsoft once. Aside from the $, they gave us the ability for a (IIRC) one time purchase from their online employee store. Was a lot of heavily discounted games, MS hardware/software/merch/services.

 

[darthbob]

Of course they do.

source: dude, trust me

 

[Turrican2]

I work in advertising, XBox was one of our clients and we got Gamepass for our game room XBox One for free. Guess you get it for free if you directly work for them.

 

[dark494]

I'm just gonna jump in here and say yeah no, we don't. Maybe xbox guys do, but the rest of us don't afaik.

Edit: okay, we do. Just, not advertised where/how

 

[Shado]

Only the specific teams do. Not company as a whole.

 

[Deleted member 20964]

geldwerter vorteil

 

[Windu]

Yes, I'd imagine they get some discounts. Free though? Maybe the Xbox group.

 

[Kromis]

My friend only got 6 months of game pass ultimate last year when they announced it at E3. Otherwise, all software, subscriptions, and accessories are 50% off. Hardware is 10% off.

 

[ShinobiOfTheWind]

50% off on codes (Xbox LIVE GOLD and Gamepass, not currency)

If you're in the hardware team that makes a SKU or a revision, the hardware is given to you for free, with a seal "I MADE THIS!" printed on the hardware.

Physical discs, get around 30% discount, even more for digital.

 

[Lobster Roll]

God, I hope so. If anything, it's the easiest way to generate organic word of mouth from employees to their friends & family.

 

[Nida]

50% off on codes (Xbox LIVE GOLD and Gamepass, not currency)

If you're in the hardware team that makes a SKU or a revision, the hardware is given to you for free, with a seal "I MADE THIS!" printed on the hardware.

Physical discs, get around 30% discount, even more for digital.

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The consoles sound neat.

 

[Nessii013]

Only the specific teams do. Not company as a whole.

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👀

 

[Fanta]

I think it's a special online store they use company-wide that they can log in and get software/hardware at discounts.

A "Microsoft Store" specifically for employees.

 

[headspawn]

OP is going to get hired at Xbox for the free Game Pass Ultimate.

 

[StillEdge]

I have not paid for Xbox live or ultimate game pass in like 7 years. I don't work for Xbox, but at their parties at E3 and random LA events they give it out like candy with every gift bag.

 

[pswii60]

Most of those 10m subscribers are just Xbox employees getting it for free. Kind of misleading really.

 

[EvilBoris]

They regularly get codes from MS for it.
They also get good staff discounts.

It's how they bump up the numbers for game pass
/s

 

[sibarraz]

Doesnt all Xbox employees get a free console as well?

 

[antennastoheaven]

Microsoft is notoriously nice with these kind of perks

 

[SpiderLink]

 

[Katana_Strikes]

They used to give 1 year free gold every year for their retail scheme to retailers. Although this seems to have died now.

 

[Pancakes R Us]

I was an SCEE employee during 8 years, only 2 years they gave a PS+ 12 months code to use.

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Did you get any discounts though?

 

[Lkr]

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this was great when you could buy the 2yr gold for $50 and it would get converted to gamepass ultimate

 

[Ishmae1]

We have some nice perks.

Shameless plug: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en

 

[BrightLightLava]

Netflix employees don't get Netflix.

 

[dark494]

Just secret internal xbox org things >.>

 

[SpiderLink]

We have some nice perks.

Shameless plug: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en

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Maybe tell the team that made those pages to cut down on the filler text XD

Or did I pass the test? I'll work cheap!

 

[TheChrisGlass]

I remember at THQ, I had coworkers who regularly would order the max allowed of games from the company catalog, at like $5 a pop, and then on release day walk over to the GameStop in our complex and trade them all in for a bunch of cash.

 

[Khrno]

Did you get any discounts though?

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Yes, we did have I think it was 35% discount on the games and consoles, well actually any Sony product.

In regards to the PS3, Vita and PS4 launches they did not give this discount, I believe it was somewhere around 10%, a little less. Only like a year later or so, they allowed the 35% discount on the consoles.

 

[Dr. Lucien Sanchez]

this was great when you could buy the 2yr gold for $50 and it would get converted to gamepass ultimate

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Yep, that was amazing