Larian Studios has explained why Baldur’s Gate 3 might never come to Xbox‘s Game Pass subscription service.
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Target has a pretty sweet Game Pass deal that gets even better if you buy multiples.
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: 3-Month Membership
$37.49 (was $45)
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers great value even at its $17 per month list price, but Target's current offer for three-month subscriptions makes the service even more enticing. You can get a three-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $37.49.
This represents a 25% discount off the normal $45 list price. It's unclear when this promotion ends, so you should scoop it up soon if interested.
Your unlock code will be sent via email. Target says codes are «usually sent within four hours,» though in our experience it's often faster than that. It's worth noting that you can transfer the subscription to a different email account after purchase. So if you're looking for a quick and easy holiday gift, Game Pass Ultimate is a good option. Even if the person you buy it for already has Game Pass, the subscription will simply replace their monthly payment for three months.
It's also worth mentioning that you can stack up to 36 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. That means you could buy and enter 12 of these three-month codes. Three months of Game Pass paid monthly costs $51, so you're saving about $14 overall with this prepaid method. The savings only get better the more you buy. Paying by the month normally costs $204 for a year, whereas four of these codes would knock that price down to $150. That's a pretty sweet deal. Alternatively, Target is selling one-month subscriptions for $12.74 (down from $17).
Game Pass Ultimate lets you instantly access hundreds of Xbox and PC games. Every first-party Microsoft title is added to the service on day one, including this year's marquee Xbox game, Starfield. New games are added (and removed) each month. November brought a handful of notable games to the service, including Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Persona 5 Tactica, and Wild Hearts. You should check out our list of the best Xbox Game Pass games to see more of the standout titles you can play with a subscription.
The Ultimate tier of Game Pass has some other nice benefits, too. Game Pass Core, which grants access to online multiplayer, and PC Game Pass are baked into the subscription. You also get EA Play, which has some cool perks like early access trials for new EA Sports games and a big library of recent and classic EA games. Plus, Game Pass Ultimate includes Xbox Cloud Gaming. Many games in the library support cloud streaming, so you can play your games on your smartphone or tablet when away from your Xbox.
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Larian Studios has explained why Baldur’s Gate 3 might never come to Xbox‘s Game Pass subscription service.
Many fans of Baldur’s Gate 3 were expecting the game to launch on Xbox Game Pass; Larian has now confirmed that the game is worth the price it is set at and will not be coming to the subscription service.
Swen Vincke, the director of Baldur’s Gate 3 and CEO of Larian Studios, has spoken out about the role-playing game’s lack of Xbox Game Pass release, saying that it was a decision made «from the get-go.»
Don't expect Baldur's Gate 3 to ever come to Xbox Game Pass, as Larian boss Swen Vincke shoots down talk of the game joining a subscription service. Vincke says this was decided before launch, and his mind hasn't changed now that the game has finally been released on Xbox.
Baldur's Gate 3 will not be coming to Game Pass, even now the game is available on Xbox.
The Xbox Cloud Gaming beta app has launched on Meta Quest VR headsets, meaning those with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can access its library of games.
Xbox has been surprisingly robust with its selection of post-Black Friday offerings, and continues to overshadow the competition when it comes to next-level discounts this close to the holidays. Xbox Series X consoles are officially on sale right now, alongside Xbox controllers, and even the new Call of Duty has been discounted as well.
Microsoft is reportedly planning to offer free game streaming in exchange for advertisements. As per TweakTown, Xbox Gaming CFO Tim Stuart suggested during the recent Wells Fargo TMT Summit that to expand geographically, it would be ideal to leverage the company's xCloud service, allowing players to cloud stream games at any ‘endpoint' via a simple Game Pass Ultimate subscription. He further added, “For models like Africa, or India, Southeast Asia, maybe places that aren't console-first, you can say, ‘Hey, do you want to watch 30 seconds of an ad and then get two hours of game streaming?'”
Those with an active Game Pass Ultimate subscription can now purchase the Deluxe Edition of Immortals of Aveum for only $7.99.
The Na’vi resistance fighter simulator is here, and like many other big-budget games, it has a big price tag to go along with it — so it’s only natural to see if Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is on Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus to save a few pennies.
This is a great way to check out Game Pass for cheap.
The 2023 Dead Space remake is widely regarded as one of the best games of the year, and it's now available for just $7.99 for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members (and £7.99 for those in the UK as well). That's a colossal discount for, in my opinion, one of the best games ever made. So, just to recap and ensure you're following; this is the full Dead Space Digital Deluxe Edition, not just an upgrade, but the full game + digital extras as well, for $7.99 -- 90% off the MSRP, and $72 in overall savings. Wow.