Microsoft Update: Microsoft officially announces "Xbox All Access" monthly subscription plan to include console/Live/Game Pass ($22/month for XB1S, $35/month for XB1X)

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

If you recall, MS did something similar towards the end of the 360's lifecycle too.

[Paperclyp]

Could be kinda cool. 

[Keyser_Soze]

Why is it more money for a XBONEX?

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

2 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Why is it more money for a XBONEX?

Why wouldn't it be?

[Keyser_Soze]

I guess I missed the part where you get the console. ?‍♀️

[DarkStar189]

It does sound like an attractive offer for an Xbox One X. I think it's a smart move. 

[SoberChef]

Still awaiting an announcement for the Elite v2 Controller grrrr

[skillzdadirecta]

1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Why is it more money for a XBONEX?

This.

 

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I guess I missed the part where you get the console.

 

So did I

[Keyser_Soze]

5 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

This.

 

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Customers will be able to pay around $22 per month and net themselves an Xbox One S, Xbox Live, and Xbox Game Pass for two years. Around $35 will net them an Xbox One X.

 

It includes the cost of the console which makes sense.

 

PS Wade this is what happens when you don't post the article in the OP.

[skillzdadirecta]

So you're renting the console?

[DarkStar189]

5 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

So you're renting the console?

Sounds more like how most people get cell phones now from the major carriers. Pay the $20-40 per month for 2 years to pay it off and you keep it at the end. Is that considered rent to own or lease to own

[Keyser_Soze]

2 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

So you're renting the console?

 

More like financing a console for two years and getting XBL and Game pass for the duration of it. Not a bad deal I suppose if you consider an S is $399, 2 years of live would be $120 and the total of this deal would be $528 so it's like free game pass for 2 years.

[skillzdadirecta]

9 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said:

Sounds more like how most people get cell phones now from the major carriers. Pay the $20-40 per month for 2 years to pay it off and you keep it at the end. Is that considered rent to own or lease to own

That's what it sounded like to me.

[Hurdyb1]

This really sounds like a good idea.

[atom631]

6 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

More like financing a console for two years and getting XBL and Game pass for the duration of it. Not a bad deal I suppose if you consider an S is $399, 2 years of live would be $120 and the total of this deal would be $528 so it's like free game pass for 2 years.

 

I picked up a 1TB  S for $185, there are always tons of deals on live for $35-40 /yr and game pass you can find for $60-$80/yr. 

 

Its still not a terrible deal (and great for people who dont have cash up front to plop down)...but you arent getting anything for free. 

[AlwaysDyingX]

Is this deal available at my local Rent-A-Center? Asking for a friend @highlevelgamer

[misfit410]

I like this model TBH

[Biggie]

16 minutes ago, BasemntDweller2 said:

Is this deal available at my local Rent-A-Center? Asking for a friend @highlevelgamer

When I read this topic this is the exact samething I thought. Lol

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Buy = $499x (console) + $60/12x (XBL) + $10x (XGP)
Rent = $35x (All Access)

 

Buy = $299x (console) + $60/12x (XBL) + $10x (XGP)
Rent = $22x (All Access)

[atom631]

y'all MFers need to stop paying MSRP for shit. 

[DarkStar189]

2 hours ago, BasemntDweller2 said:

Is this deal available at my local Rent-A-Center? Asking for a friend @highlevelgamer

It's been a long time since I looked at a Rent-A-Center advertisement. I just checked their website and you can get an Xbox One X for $24.99 per week. Total price after 72 months= $1,799.28 the fuck

[hiawa23]

So, you would pay $840 at the end of the two years for the X1X, and $528 for the X1S. XBL you can get for $37-40/year so I am not seeing this as a good deal for anyone other than MS, unless you just want to rent to own the consoles.

[Brian]

This will be a big deal when this is an option at launch.

[The def star]

1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said:

Buy = $499x (console) + $60/12x (XBL) + $10x (XGP)
Rent = $35x (All Access)

 

Buy = $299x (console) + $60/12x (XBL) + $10x (XGP)
Rent = $22x (All Access)

Couple of things. Is this renting or rent to own? Also is it for 2 years or 3? I thought it was you are paying to own the Xbox for 2 years?

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

2 minutes ago, The def star said:

Couple of things. Is this renting or rent to own? Also is it for 2 years or 3? I thought it was you are paying to own the Xbox for 2 years?

It's rent to own after 2 years so the data beyond year 2 is notional only.

[The def star]

2 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said:

It's rent to own after 2 years so the data beyond year 2 is notional only.

Ok, cuz if it went past 2 years this would have been a horrible deal  

[JPDunks4]

If you shop around and get deals on Live, Game Pass, and the Console, this definitely isn't a discount or anything, but it's not a bad thing to offer to those that need the options.

[crispy4000]

I think we'll see a price cut for the Xbox One X by the holidays.  It'd probably make more sense to hold off until then.  Or for Black Friday deals in general.

Either way, the lines would cross by late 2020.  There's a good chance we'll have next gen consoles in that timeframe.  Hard to get excited about a package like this considering the future, IMO.

[XxEvil AshxX]

We can't think of this thing as hardcore gamers, we have to think of it from the perspective of a broke ass Mom whose kid really wants a console she can't afford. It's for people who are willing to leverage cost in exchange for having it now.

 

I'd rather go this route through MS than a place like Rent-A-Center or Conn's who artificially inflate the price and/or charge interest out the ass so that you're paying 2-3 times what the device is worth. Or even worse are the places that factor in the 36 months of interest and tack it on at the start so that no matter how fast you pay it off, you're still paying that 36 months of interest.

[Spork3245]

I’d be interested for them to do a XBL + Game Pass for like $140-150/year (~20% off buying individually). Like $12-12.50/month or something. You know, for those of us who already own the console.  

[Keyser_Soze]

9 hours ago, atom631 said:

y'all MFers need to stop paying MSRP for shit. 

 

Not all of us can get a white van deal.

[atom631]

18 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Not all of us can get a white van deal.

Slickdeals.net and patience man!  

[TomCat]

if you add the 4 free games a month you get for being a gold member it makes the value of the deal a little better per say

 

I like it not really my cup of tea but I can definetly see the value

 

Now we need a discounted plan for  gamepass and live together for the people who already have thier system

[SoberChef]

FastEddiesVanz.net

 

[Chairslinger]

It's not something I would ever do because I despise anything rent to own. But it's worth pointing out to those saying with diligent shopping this doesn't necessarily save you money, even breaking even is better than you get with almost any other rent to own businesses.

 

Most of them are downright exploitative in how they convince people who can't afford things to buy on what sounds like low monthly prices. They're more like payday lenders. As someone else said this Xbox deal, even at worst, is more like cellphone plans.