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Game Pass Core To Ultimate Ratio Increased From 3:2 To 2:1, Subscription Stacking Has Changed

The conversion ratio for Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers to convert their subscription to Game Pass Ultimate has increased from 3:2 to 2:1.

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Eonjay1d 9h ago

This is saying that Microsoft will give you 66% of your time left in GP Core towards your GPU membership if you upgrade. The rate was 60% and now it has been increased to 66%.

Killa781d 8h ago

Its decreased from 66% to 50, no?

Eonjay1d 7h ago

Going from 3:2 (60%) to 2:1 (66%) is a 6% increase if I am reading this correctly.

GamerRN1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Going from 3:2 (66%) to 2:1 (50%) is a decrease, increase in cost for the conversion.

So if you had 3 years you used to get 2 years. Now 3 years will get you 1.5 years

DodoDojo1d 6h ago

How is 2/3 60%? And how is 1/2 66%?

If I had 3 year of core.
Before: Converts to 2 years.
Now: Converts to 1 and half years.

It has decreased, not increased

Eonjay1d 6h ago

Thank you I was reading it completely wrong! My bad

darthv721d 8h ago

they really should offer a discount for those who want to pay annually instead of monthly / quarterly.

LastAvenger1d 7h ago

This above all absolutely needs to happen.

anast1d 1h ago

They will. They are seeing what they can get out of the monthlies first.

Bathyj1d 6h ago

Am I understanding this correctly?
So if you have 100 days on your course subscription left and you upgrade to ultimate they give you 66 days of ultimate before renewing your subscription?

Wtf is that about? Give the 100 days why be such a tight ass. If you upgrade on PS plus you get the same amount of days you just pay the extra.

As usual it's just Microsoft throwing around numbers confusing everyone to their true meaning. I thought the article was saying the ratio of quarter ultimate gamers was 3.2 before and now it's 2.1 that's not what this is.

Knushwood Butt1d 5h ago

'If you upgrade on PS plus you get the same amount of days you just pay the extra.'

Yup.

What MS is doing isn't very consumer friendly.

DodoDojo1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

"So if you have 100 days on your course subscription left and you upgrade to ultimate they give you 66 days of ultimate"

Now you would have 50 days of ultimate. t's 2.1 ratio, so 2 days of core = 1day of ultimate.

They're doing this because people were taking advantage of it by buying up cheap Core codes from other countries where its cheaper and then converting them.

--Onilink--1d 1h ago

Its just 2 methods for doing arguably the same thing

PS Basic 100 days , you PAY to upgrade the difference to the next tier, keep 100 days total.

Xbox Core 100 days, you DONT pay anything extra to upgrade, but your total amount of days is now matched to how many you would have based on the price of Ultimate.

The only change (for the worse) now is that previously it would have kept 66% of the amount of time you had and now its 50%, but again, you aren’t actually paying anything extra at the time of the upgrade.

This is not the only service that pro rates this way

anast1d 1h ago

Desperation is in the water...

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Players Are Skeptical That GTA 6 Will Look Like the Trailer

We all saw the life-like new trailer for GTA 6, and basically everyone was speechless; now, when the initial hype died down, the players are a bit skeptical that the game will look like the trailer.

RaidenBlack8h ago

I have my slight doubts as well. To my eyes, the visuals in first trailer looks marginally better.
I presume there might be different visual preset(s) for cutscenes, and gameplay and the game'll seamlessly transition between the two.
Then again, they made GTA V possible on a PS3 and RDR2 on an Xbox One. So ... fingers crossed, I guess.

darthv728h ago

With the way they made this trailer... it looks more like a fast and furious movie than a GTA game. I wouldnt be surprised if this will get a mod on PC to replace Jason and Lucia with Dom and Letty.

RaidenBlack8h ago

I want them replaced by Phil and Jim Ryan models.
The bed scenes'd be quite metaphorical, with current Xbox injecting its games to PS library, Phil'll be knocking up Ryan.

abstractel1h ago

I'm a long-time dev (am I allowed to mention this here?), worked/working on triple A games, and I don't blame people for being skeptical. To be fair, most of my dev friends were also skeptical Black Myth was going to turn out as well as it did (mostly because it came from an unknown dev). GTAVI looks _incredible_ and the "running on PS5" text on the trailer and not specifying PS5 Pro makes me even more skeptical. Also curious how they'll swing the Series S version. Having said that, it's been in development for what, 10 years(?) with an almost unlimited budget and attracting the most talented developers in the industry. With those resources it's possible.

Obscure_Observer7h ago

"I have my slight doubts as well. To my eyes, the visuals in first trailer looks marginally better."'

Do not fear.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

rudero3h ago

Cut scenes can always look amazing.
Gameplay is what we see the majority of time when playing the game.

thorstein50m ago(Edited 49m ago)

Killzone 2 says hi.

Initial trailer "omg, no way that's real!"

Game: looks even better.

Profchaos25m ago

Rockstar tweeted this

"Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 was captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5, comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes."

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wesnytsfs6h ago

I will wait for PC version it will be the best version. Sucks to wait but it is what it is

Lightning775h ago

I 100% believe that's what the game will look like. Presentation and high fidelity graphics are finally starting to shine later in the gen so expect this game to look as advertised.

darthv725h ago

Oh it will.... on the Pro. All the effects and reflections look to exceed anything ever done on a base 5 before.

cloganart2h ago

I'm expecting a big resolution and FPS bump instead of marginally different effects like that.

Flawlessmic2h ago

Rockstar have come out and come firmed trailer was a mixture of gameplay/kinematics and that it was all running on a base ps5.

The game will look as advertised they literally have a team of like a 100 people working on this and apparently a cost of a billion dollars to make.

This game will be super optimised!!!

andy853h ago

GTA games always look as good if not better than their trailers

Ninver3h ago

That's cause it won't. This was all cinematic in-engine footage. It's always doll'd up for trailers.

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Overwatch’s Success Has Been ‘Life-Changing’ For Zenyatta Voice Actor Feodor Chin

Feodor Chin discusses lending his voice to beloved gaming icons like Overwatch's Zenyatta and Lee Sin, and reflects on a diverse career across animation, film, and TV.

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Microsoft Is Working On Technology For Emulation Of Legacy Xbox Games On Modern Platforms

Microsoft is working on technology for emulation of legacy Xbox games on modern platforms, according to a job listing.

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PRIMORDUS5h ago

They should try to bring over the XEMU emulator. It's great on PC.

badz1493h ago

"Technology for emulation" LOOOL

The tech is there, just have to use it. What they need to work out is the licensing of these old games which are usually a huge headache.

Old_Prodigy2h ago

Sounds like a waste of time, I can count on one hand how many legacy Xbox games exist.

Abnor_Mal2h ago

So now that Xbox is putting their games on PlayStation, will Sony now be willing to share their blueprint for the PS6 with MS. I remember them saying, something like, if MS were to buy Activision they would not share that info with Activision in fear MS would use that information to then change their plans for their own future console, to make it more powerful than whatever Sony had planned.

On topic: this technology on different modern platforms I guess would also include any PlayStation, but when would Sony reciprocate and start releasing games on Xbox. What games would they release? Current gen or a previous generation to gauge how well they sell.

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