Xbox Game Pass recently went up in price, but Microsoft made up for it by bringing back the attractive $10 MXN promotion. However, the company made other adjustments to the service that will undoubtedly not be well received by some gamers.
Microsoft made changes to the conversion rates from Xbox LIVE Gold, Xbox Game Pass or EA Play to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Originally, users could convert 1:1 their cumulative Xbox LIVE Gold subscription to months of Ultimate, but now that range has undergone a major adjustment that won't sit well with your wallet.
Xbox Game Pass tightens its conversion rates
Microsoft recently updated the Xbox Game Pass support site and unveiled new conversion rates. The company explained that gamers who sign up for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will still receive subscription time for any accumulated months they have of Xbox LIVE Gold, Xbox Game Pass or EA Play.
The issue is that the conversion rates will no longer be 1:1, so gamers will no longer be able to accumulate months of Xbox LIVE Gold to convert to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and save a lot of money. Now, the conversion rate from Xbox LIVE Gold and PC Game Pass to Ultimate will be 3:2.
This means that 90 days of Xbox LIVE Gold or PC Game Pass will convert to 60 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. On the other hand, the standard Xbox Game Pass to Ultimate conversion will be 4:3, so 90 days of the service will equal 68 days of Ultimate.
Finally, the EA Play to Ultimate conversion rate will be 3:1. So 90 days of EA Play will convert to 30 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Microsoft clarified that this conversion method can be used to accumulate a maximum of 36 months of Ultimate service at most.
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