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Just did another 3 year Xbox Live to Game Pass Ultimate conversion after my first one ran out. Incredibly blessed to Keep Winning.
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Feb 1, 2022 20:46
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Pobrecito posted:Just did another 3 year Xbox Live to Game Pass Ultimate conversion after my first one ran out. Incredibly blessed to Keep Winning. how does one do this? my sub is expiring next week, and I'd like it to be cheaper
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Feb 1, 2022 21:40
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TwoHeadedDeer posted:how does one do this? my sub is expiring next week, and I'd like it to be cheaper Subscribing to Game Pass will automatically convert any existing Live Gold on your account into Game Pass at a 1:1 ratio, but redeeming a Live Gold code on an account that currently has Game Pass is only at like a 1:3 ratio or something. So you load up on as much Live Gold as you can (three years is the limit I think), sign up for one month of Game Pass, and you get basically three years of Game Pass at a steeply discounted rate. This is best done if you've never had Game Pass before since you can get your first month for only $1, but it's still a really good deal if you get one month at full price
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Feb 1, 2022 21:44
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butt dickus posted:i'm going to do it. i'm going to play video games You degenerate!
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Feb 1, 2022 22:00
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I just hope the deal still works come July as mine is expiring soon. As long as it works no reason not to top off another 3 years.
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Feb 1, 2022 22:27
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Stupid question just to clarify, I just paid $15 for Gamepass Ultimate, so can I go ahead and drop three years worth of Xbox Live Gold and not have to worry about monthly fees for awhile?
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Feb 1, 2022 22:36
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Wait til gamepass expires first, then buy/activate your gold, then get GP Ultimate again
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Feb 1, 2022 22:37
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I bought a years worth of gamepass ultimate (on top of getting my first 4 months for $1) for half off on a Black Friday deal and now I'm kicking myself cause I'm worried they will fix that exploit before my poo poo runs out.
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Feb 1, 2022 22:54
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I pay $16 monthly because Phil Spencer deserves it.
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Feb 1, 2022 23:04
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Seems more like a feature than an exploit
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Feb 1, 2022 23:24
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Feels Villeneuve posted:isn't it literally one of the most popular games on earth not qualified to say but as far as competitive FPS games go it was certainly several magnitudes more popular than Counter-Strike for a good long time to the best of my knowledge e: "CrossFire is the most played video game worldwide, with 6 million concurrent users and 1 billion registered players in February 2020, according to developer Smilegate, with the majority of players in Asia, especially China and South Korea." well there you go
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Feb 2, 2022 00:00
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To clarify further, you don't need to be completely new to Game Pass in order to do the conversion again, correct? I just have to let my current subscription expire? I bought only a year of Xbox Gold and converted it because I didn't want to commit to 2+ years just yet, but I'm pretty sure I'll want to do the conversion again sometime next year.
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Feb 2, 2022 00:03
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Pretty wild to see how narrow our thinking/experience can be sometimes. This doesn't make me any more interested in Crossfire but it is something to chew on, I guess. Edit: Thunder Bear, from what I've read, the only difference is that you might have to pay full price for the month instead of $1. The bigger issue is that they can stop this promotion at any time and it might be right before your subscription lapses. If this is genuinely a concern for you, I don't know, maybe look at the possibility of making a new account and doing 3 years on that one? SpiderLink fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Feb 2, 2022 |
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Feb 2, 2022 00:04
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Thunder Bear posted:To clarify further, you don't need to be completely new to Game Pass in order to do the conversion again, correct? I just have to let my current subscription expire? Yep, once your GPU expires you can do the conversion again.
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Feb 2, 2022 00:06
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SpiderLink posted:Edit: Thunder Bear, from what I've read, the only difference is that you might have to pay full price for the month instead of $1. The bigger issue is that they can stop this promotion at any time and it might be right before your subscription lapses. If this is genuinely a concern for you, I don't know, maybe look at the possibility of making a new account and doing 3 years on that one? My gut tells me that Microsoft is perfectly aware of this "exploit" and will leave it be for a while, though I base this on absolutely nothing. If I'm wrong, it won't be the first time I've paid for my indecisiveness and it surely won't be the last. 
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Feb 2, 2022 00:11
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Thunder Bear posted:My gut tells me that Microsoft is perfectly aware of this "exploit" and will leave it be for a while, though I base this on absolutely nothing. If I'm wrong, it won't be the first time I've paid for my indecisiveness and it surely won't be the last. Oh definitely, I jumped on the conversion deal myself because I thought there was no way it would go much longer and that was 2 years ago. For what it's worth, I've seen grey market websites selling 3 month GPU codes for 15-20 bucks so if those are legit, you have an idea of what you might have to pay on the low end. Can't vouch for the sites though.
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Feb 2, 2022 00:16
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Live Gold is not long for this world, at which point the loophole will be effectively closed.
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Feb 2, 2022 00:20
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You're a sensible but dour man, McGay. Let's try to be positive. 
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Feb 2, 2022 00:24
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Lammasu posted:Should I turn in Microsoft points to get Code Vein? I hardly played it and I'm not a fan of Souls likes. However, partial nudity. It's a really boring game and very anime in the cringe way. Like, 1 season promotion shovelware that not even superfans convince themselves is good kind of anime.
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Feb 2, 2022 00:33
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The only thing I know about Code Vein is that it was featured in one of these dopey "Day in the Life of a Japanese ...." videos where this was "Day in the Life of a Japanese Game Programmer" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_TxH59MclA He seems so earnest, except "oh no the game you're working on looks like it was conceived in a boardroom by someone who asked 'what is our tiresome weeb trash game for 2019?' "
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Feb 2, 2022 00:51
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Thunder Bear posted:My gut tells me that Microsoft is perfectly aware of this "exploit" and will leave it be for a while, though I base this on absolutely nothing. If I'm wrong, it won't be the first time I've paid for my indecisiveness and it surely won't be the last. It's less money than Microsoft want, but I'm betting a lot of the people doing it actually spend a lot of time not playing games it's free money.
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Feb 2, 2022 00:52
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Thunder Bear posted:My gut tells me that Microsoft is perfectly aware of this "exploit" and will leave it be for a while, though I base this on absolutely nothing. If I'm wrong, it won't be the first time I've paid for my indecisiveness and it surely won't be the last. My guess is it's like with Netflix and sharing accounts. They don't want you to do and tell you not to do it but any actual enforcement will lead to a massive backlash.
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Feb 2, 2022 00:57
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It's too bad about the extreme animeness of Code Vein because I was really digging the FF5 + Dark souls game system.
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Feb 2, 2022 01:02
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I know some people are probably going to get annoyed at me being anything other than effusively positive about this console, but it’s really wild that I’ve had like five times the OS issues and bugs in the few weeks I’ve owned a Series X than in every other console I’ve ever owned combined. I’ve had to restart the console or games for so many reasons, from only loading in 640x480 and not being changeable, to crashes/freezes, to games running at 50% or less speed after I open them from Quick Resume……I guess it really is basically a Windows PC, huh?
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Feb 2, 2022 01:18
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That’s strange I’ve never had any of that happen to me, have you contacted Microsoft?
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Feb 2, 2022 01:19
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who is this?
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Feb 2, 2022 01:20
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Escobarbarian posted:I know some people are probably going to get annoyed at me being anything other than effusively positive about this console, but it’s really wild that I’ve had like five times the OS issues and bugs in the few weeks I’ve owned a Series X than in every other console I’ve ever owned combined. I’ve had to restart the console or games for so many reasons, from only loading in 640x480 and not being changeable, to crashes/freezes, to games running at 50% or less speed after I open them from Quick Resume……I guess it really is basically a Windows PC, huh? Aside from quick resumes fun ‘quirks’ none of those things should be a regular occurrence. I would factory reset it. You can also use the mobile app to create a bug, perhaps you’re hitting game specific issues?
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Feb 2, 2022 01:21
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Escobarbarian posted:I know some people are probably going to get annoyed at me being anything other than effusively positive about this console, but it’s really wild that I’ve had like five times the OS issues and bugs in the few weeks I’ve owned a Series X than in every other console I’ve ever owned combined. I’ve had to restart the console or games for so many reasons, from only loading in 640x480 and not being changeable, to crashes/freezes, to games running at 50% or less speed after I open them from Quick Resume……I guess it really is basically a Windows PC, huh? the only problem ive ever had is sometimes it doesn't update games until I try to play it, but this usually only happens when I download something but didn't start it for a few weeks.
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Feb 2, 2022 01:23
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Escobarbarian posted:I know some people are probably going to get annoyed at me being anything other than effusively positive about this console, but it’s really wild that I’ve had like five times the OS issues and bugs in the few weeks I’ve owned a Series X than in every other console I’ve ever owned combined. I’ve had to restart the console or games for so many reasons, from only loading in 640x480 and not being changeable, to crashes/freezes, to games running at 50% or less speed after I open them from Quick Resume……I guess it really is basically a Windows PC, huh? 
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Feb 2, 2022 01:27
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hatty posted:That’s strange I’ve never had any of that happen to me, have you contacted Microsoft?
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Feb 2, 2022 01:27
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Thanks, gang. I might hit up Microsoft about it especially if it gets a bit more common. But I’ve already made it to the point of “I don’t want to be without my Xbox for a bit if I have to send it off to be repaired  ”
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Feb 2, 2022 01:36
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My friend's Series X started smoking and caught fire a couple weeks ago, so I don't not believe you. EDIT: neither of us necessarily blamed Microsoft, mind you, but it goes to show that technology is a crapshoot. Thunder Bear fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Feb 2, 2022 |
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Feb 2, 2022 01:40
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:who is this? Someone who was finally cancelled. The voice of Lo Wang in the original 1997 PC game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phitdexy3YI
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Feb 2, 2022 01:53
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Escobarbarian posted:I know some people are probably going to get annoyed at me being anything other than effusively positive about this console, but it’s really wild that I’ve had like five times the OS issues and bugs in the few weeks I’ve owned a Series X than in every other console I’ve ever owned combined. I’ve had to restart the console or games for so many reasons, from only loading in 640x480 and not being changeable, to crashes/freezes, to games running at 50% or less speed after I open them from Quick Resume……I guess it really is basically a Windows PC, huh? Haven't encountered those issues before on my launch Series X. Sounds like typical bugs caused by (as you mention) Quick Resume and/or Instant On mode, both 'features' I steer clear of. 
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Feb 2, 2022 02:36
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Why the gently caress would you "steer clear" of Quick Resume lmfao
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Feb 2, 2022 02:38
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American McGay posted:Why the gently caress would you "steer clear" of Quick Resume lmfao
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Feb 2, 2022 02:47
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I get not fully trusting Quick Resume, since it can fail and you should still be saving your game like you would otherwise. But for offline games it is really cool and it is an amazing bonus to just jump back to where you were a few days ago in a second or two.
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Feb 2, 2022 02:50
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American McGay posted:Why the gently caress would you "steer clear" of Quick Resume lmfao I don't really hop between games enough for the tradeoff of issues regarding game performance, save syncing, achievement tracking etc. it may cause for it to be worth it. Particularly when the NVMe SSD loads games almost instantly anyway.  It's a cool feature though don't get me wrong.
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Feb 2, 2022 02:53
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American McGay posted:Why the gently caress would you "steer clear" of Quick Resume lmfao I like watching my games load for 5 minutes every time I play my Xbox.
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Fanatic posted:I don't really hop between games enough for the tradeoff of issues regarding game performance, save syncing, achievement tracking etc. it may cause for it to be worth it. Particularly when the NVMe SSD loads games almost instantly anyway. It doesn't do any of this you nerd
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