So while we are all upset about the recent price hike of Game Pass Ultimate, I still think Xbox has great value for us gamers who are still playing on the Xbox platform. Microsoft is the only platform that allows resellers to buy Xbox codes in bulk and sell them with a discount, including pre-orders for NEW games. Playstation stopped doing this.

For example, Battlefield 6 on CDKeys / Loaded can be bought for €58 as a pre-order while it costs €80 in the digital stores on both Xbox and Playstation. This is NOT an account buy, it is a legit digital code.

I am also able to buy Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for €43 for 3 months through legit resellers. This is AFTER the price hike because it used to be €37 yesterday, The price only increased by €25 a year if you buy 4 times 3 months. I can also still buy Xbox Game Pass Essential for €47 a year.

Xbox Gift Cards are also cheaper through resellers with sometimes up to 7 or 8% discounts on those codes meaning you can buy games on the Xbox Store even cheaper.

I totally understand the feeling though that Xbox as a console / platform is basically being killed by Microsoft but for those who still are on Xbox and want to get the most out of it, there is are still plenty of good deals out there and ways to be cheaper than for example switching to Playstation (not saying this hasn't been on my mind but I still have Ultimate till 2028 aka next gen).