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Tried everything. Weirdly that link is now saying £7.99 a month when it was just a pound earlier. Strange.
Thanks though.
Thanks for the heads up. Downloading while I am at work...
I was going from mobile to desktop to dashboard all day yesterday looking for that 50% off for 6 months deal and had no luck. Finally gave up on it. Then late last night I had just finished playing Rocket League and went to turn off the Xbox through the controller. Accidentally pressed the guide button instead of holding it and, lo and behold, in the bottom left corner of the screen when the guide came up was a "6 months half price" tab.
Utterly ridiculous what a ballache it is to get the thing to show.
Utterly ridiculous what a ballache it is to get the thing to show.
So I just had an experience I didn't think was possible any more in this day of tortuous region-specific licencing deals for subscription media services: one of my biggest reasons for getting an XB1X was a 4K version of Ninja Gaiden Black, but I live in Australia where that game was never released and as such isn't available to buy digitally. I spent ages looking up what I could do, sifting through Yahoo Answers threads that are now out of date because Microsoft has seemingly changed their policies about buying from other regions over the years, looking up where to buy US prepaid gift cards and wondering if I'd have to make a new American account...
Eventually I found out that I could just change my XB1's region to the USA, restart, go into the Game Pass catalogue and find Ninja Gaiden Black there waiting for me. I downloaded it, switched my region back to Australia, and it plays perfectly. I'm seriously in love with this console right now :P
Eventually I found out that I could just change my XB1's region to the USA, restart, go into the Game Pass catalogue and find Ninja Gaiden Black there waiting for me. I downloaded it, switched my region back to Australia, and it plays perfectly. I'm seriously in love with this console right now :P
Just came here to say this. Got the 'available now' brick on my Xbox too.
I had an urge to give Fallout 4 a second try (had it on PC) and was disappointed when I found out it's not on game pass anymore :(
Oh wow, I saw Mutant Year Zero ages ago and thought it looked cool! So glad it's on here, i would've bought it based on these reviews I'm seeing but now i can at least try it.
Been playing some Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, pretty darn fun man! Looking forward to Hellblade too!
Been playing some Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, pretty darn fun man! Looking forward to Hellblade too!
Mutant Year Zero will be my first wanted game downloaded from Gamepass. I joined a few days ago. I am going to check the Gardens Between since I've read some good feedback about it too.
It's definitely something I've posted about before. It's how subs like Netflix keep their members around month to month. You can't afford multi-million dollar productions like Bright every month, so they have other stuff in between that covers a good spectrum of user interests. All you need for a member is a single game in the service that month that costs more than $10 (assuming they even paid full price for GP). Then it's worth it overall for that person. Obviously keep doing things like Gears and Forza, but you can't make those every month, or even every year.
And for those developers of games like this, they get another option to deliver their product. Let's face it; a good number of games that might be fun aren't going to sell for any amount that covers their budget. Some experiences are just too niche, and people (fairly) won't take a chance on something that's really out there. But MS will pay you to put it on GP, and that can help you sell copies. If it's got an MP component, GP can help you keep the playerbase high enough to keep it fun.
Just got a message saying I got a free download of the Hitman movie (blah!) because I played Hitman through Gamepass. Anyone else?
I live overseas and I want to use the service. I can't do the trial because I don't have a US credit card (backup payment method). If I use a digital code for 12 months, do I still need a credit card on file?
I tried out Rocket League, because why not, and it got pretty choppy at one point :/
I was playing a single player 4v4 match on some autumn arena, framerate went bad about halfway through. Couldn't find any way to change resolution or anything, so just started disabling some graphical effects and it came back around. Maybe it was a bug?
Also discovered that I suck at Rocket League. Like I'm terrible! I lost to a rookie CPU. I even knocked the ball into my own goal! Lost 1 to 3. Fuck.
I was playing a single player 4v4 match on some autumn arena, framerate went bad about halfway through. Couldn't find any way to change resolution or anything, so just started disabling some graphical effects and it came back around. Maybe it was a bug?
Also discovered that I suck at Rocket League. Like I'm terrible! I lost to a rookie CPU. I even knocked the ball into my own goal! Lost 1 to 3. Fuck.
Didn't realize Hellblade got added. Been meaning to try it. Thanks for the reminder
Doesn't seem that it does, although there is a PC version. Been quite impressed with this on Xbox one... controls well, looks good, combat was great. "Inspired" by XCom is underselling it, but doesn't change that it seems to be quite good. Easily one of my favorite Gamepass titles so far.
And yet I found Agents of Mayhem very fun. Each character plays differently, and the swapping can lead to interesting combos. I'd heard only bad things and have been pleasantly surprised. I''m a Saturday away (and maybe one glitched crystal) away from 100%-ing it. Good mindless fun.
Interesting. I bought it for £3 on Amazon because that's almost free, so hopefully I'll enjoy it.
Would be fantastic. But after 5 years of waiting I'd get it regardless.
I would think so. It's a Microsoft Studios game. But we have no confirmation yet.
It's not a Microsoft Studios game. That doesnt mean they wont announce it for game pass, but just wanted to make that clarification.
Oh oops. I could have sworn I saw the logo somewhere. Probably mixed something up.
Rocket League is like THE hardest game to get "good" at.
+The default camera settings suck.
Doubt it. Would have been mentioned by now if it was going to be (like Ashen).
It was to be a MS studios published game but now it's not. I expect it to be a Winter's showcase special.
Sorry if already answered but I didn't find a search function for the tread. Anyway, there is a PC list or are just the play anywhere titles? It even launched on PC yet?
Game looks bonkers right now. Not only 4K HDR but they actually worked on the colour palettes, reworked many objects on the maps and special effects... it really feels like playing a sequel or something, glorious work. I encountered one small framerate dip during an explosion which I don't recall seeing in the past, but it was nothing major or frequent. Seems like an excellent patch all around.
Yeah it looks stunning. Was it always HDR? Only had my HDR screen for a month or so. Resolution has done wonders for it.
For UK peeps,
cdkeys are doing 10£ codes for 8£ atm (they have a 3 month expiry and the max you can buy at once is five). You can use your account balance to buy game pass so with the current deal you can grab another year for 40£.
cdkeys are doing 10£ codes for 8£ atm (they have a 3 month expiry and the max you can buy at once is five). You can use your account balance to buy game pass so with the current deal you can grab another year for 40£.
Really enjoying Strange Brigade, it's good old school fun and surprisingly good looking on the X. Hadn't even heard of this game before. Also loving The Gardens Between. Game Pass just keeps delivering, can't believe we're getting Ashen tomorrow too. It's insane.
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