Hi, i have a question about the 3:2 conversion ratio, is that applicable only if i convert from game pass core to ultimate? I.e. should my xbox ultimate subscription be expired for this ratio to work? I already have ultimate till Nov 24. So if i try to convert 12months game pass core to ultimate, it says i will get 4months ultimate That's the same info from MS website 6 months of Game Pass Core 81 days of Ultimate (2+ months) 12 months of Game Pass Core 4 months of Ultimate 24 months of Game Pass Core 6 months of Ultimate Am i missing something here, this is 3:1 not 3:2
@@RidirFamilyGaming thank you, that is the fine print I was not aware of. Glad that is clarified. I have bought two 12 months game pass core, so i will wait for my current one to expire and then apply the steps you provided. Thank you so much again 👍🏻
@@jaidenouellette1502 They basicallly robb you. they don't care you payed 100$ or more.. Decided to do the upgrade. For that 12 month or another 12 month you only get 8 month..
Works great! Core is on sale at CDKeys and picked-up 3 years for $113.67. Converted to Ultimate for $0 (redeemed a 1-month Ultimate Pass had on hand from a previous TV purchase). Ended with 25-months of Ultimate for $4.55/month :)
This is boss. FYI the prompts and screens have changed. It does not give the button slider for the 1 additional month when redeeming the 12 month core codes, only when you go to redeem the ultimate code now. I redeemed 2 x 12 month core, then the 1 month ultimate. After the 1 month ultimate, it did offer the recurring button for 1 free extra month. After that, it did not give me that would you like to convert or any message. I went back to services and subscribtions and i now have ultimate game pass through December of 2025. Total Cost - 12mth xbox core on cdkeys 42.89 x 2 + 1 month ultimate on cdkeys 10.99 = 96.77 for 17 months. (would have been 340 if paying 20 a month). Big win. Will share this video and liked/subbed
Dude you are awesome I accidentally did this a while ago and didn’t know what happened but was happy with the result, now I understand the process and this is very cool. Thank you
just did it! still works august 10th i now have ultimate till September 2026 thank you! man im happy i switched to xbox from playstation they have better things for gamers and you can save money
FYI the conversion will be capped to 13 months on Sept 12, 2024. You’re good, they won’t take time away, but if you want to add more at a 2:1 conversion you can get up to 36 months
Im also in Canada and my Game Pass Ultimate expires on Sunday, gonna try this and hope for the best. Definitely reassuring hearing it worked for someone else in Canada 👍🤞
Keep producing this quality content! I am so sure if you do, you will absolutely make it big my man. Love the vibes and the whole idea behind this channel!
Followed your steps exactly. Works like a charm. However, i didn't have to pay the 16 dollars for the Game Pass Ultimate card. It only cost me 1 dollar
worked just now in the US but was only able to redeem 30 mons of core + 1 mon ultimate and it converted to 21 months ultimate which would bring $7.64 per month
the link to manage your subscriptions is account.microsoft.com/services & the link to redeem a code is account.microsoft.com/billing/redeem?ref=xboxcom&rtc=1
Nice vid man, subbed. Microsoft rewards is what i would normally use to get game pass free, it seems that thing is down hill. I'm gonna do this in a few days!
Hi there! Thanks for the info : ) I was wondering if you can buy a game pass ultimate deal of 1dollar (for the first 14 days) instead of the one month? Im asking as a brand new Xbox user
did it using ebay, and it worked, put the game pass core keys first, then the ultimate and it gave me until april 11,2026 vs march 7th 2027 of just core... idk guess ill see if its worth losing a year of core.
Still working in the UK, although i couldn't upgrade to Ultimate via another redemption tab, had to go to ''upgrade to ultimate'' instead, but no worries. Kudos PS: You can ''Turn Off'' reacurring Billing prior to imputting your codes, that way you won't accidently bork it up?
That's awesome ! do you think is there any difference if i add 12 months core sub 3 times before the 1 month ultimate ? In your video you used 36 months ( 3 months core x 12), just to know if it makes any difference in the final process. Thanks for sharing this.
Is the conversion ratio still 3-2? When i first found this video, i found it listed on the xbox site. I'm having trouble finding that same page. Just was waiting for my current sub to expire, im finally ready to try this
@@RidirFamilyGaming Success! Thanks for the help! Just a note, I already had recurring billing turned off and it never asked me to turn it back on while putting in codes. Not sure if this is normal, just my experience with it.
I need a small help here . I want to do a 6-month core to ultimate conversion, but the problem there is that the 1-month ultimate now is the same price as the 6-month core that I want to take . I have seen people talking about a 1$ ultimate upgrade, and I want to know if this is still valid now or not, how it works, and if I need to have a new account or not.
Hi, my current ultimate subscription ends on 3/10. Would I have to wait until then to redeem 3 years of core and 1 month of ultimate, or could I redeem 3 years to my current ultimate subscription? Thanks for the help!
When I tried this it wanted me to pay for ultimate month to month. Im curious if it will let you redeem your core early, when I did it I was told I was ineligible. But I don’t see why it wouldn’t convert automatically.
I'd just wait until GPass Ultimate expires and then redeem all the GPass Core months, then I'd redeem 1 month of GPass Ultimate. I read that adding GPass Core to active GPass Ultimate subscription does the conversion in 3:1 scale. To make it work in 3:2 scale you have to let GPass Ultimate expire first, then redeem all GPass Core months you want, then redeem 1 GPass Ultimate month, and it'll surely do it in 3:2 scale
Can you please confirm - does our previous subscription have to expire/be cancelled for this to work? You said in the video you it does not work when adding to existing subscriptions?
If you purchase an Xbox Gold card at Walmart which they still sell which transfers over to core you cannot redeem it unless you give them a credit card or a PayPal account and they told me they will not allow you to redeem gift cards unless you give them a PayPal or credit card account even though you paid them cash up front and it says nothing on the card that you have to give them that information to redeem so I'm out $25
i did 12 months core and 6 months of core together will that add more time on the game pass ultimate and does it matter if i get the 1 month code online at cd keys or on my console for 14 days trail for 1 dollar?
The console trial for $1 will be the cheapest way to convert all of that time to ultimate so I recommend that. You can add up to 36 months of core before converting and it will go from 36 to 24 months of ultimate, then add in your ultimate code you redeemed. (Or 18 will convert to 12 months.)
Thank you this works I just got the 12months plus the 6 months of core which would of been 1/11/26 now it’s 8/14/25 is that right that’s after I use the 1 month code I got from cd keys and not the 14 day trail
I'm a bit confused about the purpose of purchasing 3 years of Core and 1 month of Ultimate. Does the 1 month of Ultimate at the end somehow extend the Ultimate benefits to cover the entire 3 years? Also woot is having a decent sale. three years of core for $116.97 and one month of ulitmate for $11.79, I assume this will work as well?
The 1 month of ultimate at the end converts your 36 months of core to ultimate at a 3:2 rate. Turning 36 months to 24 months (3 years to 2) and then adding the 1 month you paid of ultimate for 25 total months of ultimate. That sale is amazing. About $50 less than I spent I believe making it an amazing value for ultimate.
My ultimate ends mar 18th. So ill buy 3 12mo core cards and one ultimate card and input a code 33 times? Just want to be absolutely sure cuz knowing me ill screw it up lol
@@RidirFamilyGamingmy Xbox ultimate expires this month on the 20th, I was going to buy 1, 12month core when I enter that and it ultimate will it automatically convert to ultimate I think it’s still $1 or so I need to buy the full month, thanks bro
After i redeem the 36 months core into game pass ultimate. Can i further add another 12 months of core to add to the game pass ultimate ? For another 8 months? Or is that not a vaild method after the fact?
We’re only allowed up to three years at a time, and the last time I tried to add core/console gamepass it said I couldn’t. I am curious if it will automatically adjust for you though.
Adding 8 months of Core while Ultimate is active (not yet expired) will convert the 8 Core months into almost 3 Ultimate months. This because if you redeem Core when Ultimate is active it converts it in 3:1 scale, instead of 3:2 scale. The 3:2 scale works only if you redeem the Core months while Ultimate is not active, and then you redeem 1 Ultimate month (you can also start the Ultimate subscription from Xbox store, without buying/redeeming an Ultimate gift card. Just remember to disable auto renew after buying it from the Xbox store). If you do this method to get the 3:2 scale conversion you'll get about 5 months of Ultimate, instead of less than 3
@@RidirFamilyGaming I knew about the xbox live gold to ultimate ship that since sailed. As far as now goes, the only problem is either cd keys or microsoft. I'm somehow missing 6 months(2 codes worth) of core but it says all 12 of my codes are redeemed. Any insight?
No, did you try all of the codes again? Sometimes it will glitch the system and say it redeemed a code but it didn't. When I thought that was happening I usually closed that tab and tried the code again and normally they worked the second time.
i currently have xbox core for a year that started in December of 2023, if i buy 1 month of ultimate will it convert the rest of my core into ultimate? or at least for a couple of months?
Does this work even if you did this method before? Also, does it have to be core memberships? A lot of retailers still have the old Xbox gold 12 month codes. I was wondering if they they would require different steps
The gold codes should translate as core for the next few years, I think the XBox FAQ states that. Same price point for the two. Also, this method has worked for me two or three times in a row now.
i got the 12 month core, if i get the 3 month ultimate gamepass it will convert to 10 months of ultimate? i can't find any 1 month subscription anymore for xbox on cd keys. Only 3 months so that's why i am asking.
Hey man I’m confused. I bought 1 year of Xbox game pass core. If I try and upgrade to ultimate will it still charge me or will it convert my current subscription?
When you apply game pass ultimate it will convert your subscription to ultimate, taking the 12 months of core to 8 months of ultimate + whatever ultimate subscription you purchase.
If you convert to ultimate it will convert all your time from core to ultimate, regardless of the length of the promo. I didn’t have that option so I bought a month.
@@RidirFamilyGaming yea, back then I used to buy a 1 month GPass Ultimate subscription after redeeming some Core month (Xbox Live Gold back then). I didn't redeem a Ultimate gift card, I went on Xbox store and started the Ultimate subscription paying 12,99€, then I disabled auto renew and when I checked I had like 7 months of Ultimate
Similar question to the pinned comment - I have an existing core (not ultimate) membership running until 11/7/24. Can I add the prepaid core 12 month codes and do a conversion still? Or do I need to have no game pass tier active at all before beginning the conversion?
You can still add more time at a 2:1 conversion rate from the other gamepass tiers. I’m assuming that is going to change slightly at the end of July with the upcoming changes.
Conversion to core does still work, I’m working on an updated video and graphic based on what we know. Basically, price increases took effect already. game pass standard and changes to conversion take effect Sept 12th, rates and ratios appear to have minor changes but with a hard cap of 13 months for ultimate
It did for me, but I had to let my previous subscription expire. I think a few folks are trying to just add core to their existing ultimate subscription to see if that works too.
Does the conversion work if you have an active Game Pass PC (non-Ultimate) subscription? Thinking about trying it but my PC subscription just renewed yesterday so I'd have to wait a month.
It can be whatever you get your hands on, usually they have sales on certain ones at a time. So just get whatever you can at the cheapest price. 3 months, 12 months, whatever.
No, it adds additional time but at a lower rate. The conversions are in the last column on this chart: ruclips.net/user/postUgkx9NrGO5MzzXHqqCPqtjiJjOSAFep_TFAD
I tried it with the 12 month core, I purchased 1 month game pass ultimates for $3 from CD keys and it converted my game pass to 12months and says recurring billing will start on 12/6/24
God i hate how slow i am, so, i get 36 months of core and then use ultimate to convert it? Cause there was a lot more going on in the video, i remember it used to be similar with live gold before, which is weird that my local Walgreens still sells them since those were replaced by core, but sorry and thanks!
yes that's it. I was just showing how to do that in the video. And those ones at Walgreens will still be honored by the system for the same amount of time.
Hi, i have a question about the 3:2 conversion ratio, is that applicable only if i convert from game pass core to ultimate? I.e. should my xbox ultimate subscription be expired for this ratio to work?
I already have ultimate till Nov 24. So if i try to convert 12months game pass core to ultimate, it says i will get 4months ultimate
That's the same info from MS website
6 months of Game Pass Core
81 days of Ultimate (2+ months)
12 months of Game Pass Core
4 months of Ultimate
24 months of Game Pass Core
6 months of Ultimate
Am i missing something here, this is 3:1 not 3:2
If you have an existing ultimate subscription all conversions are 3:1 and not 3:2. So letting your account expire/ cancel will be the cheaper option.
@@RidirFamilyGaming thank you, that is the fine print I was not aware of. Glad that is clarified. I have bought two 12 months game pass core, so i will wait for my current one to expire and then apply the steps you provided.
Thank you so much again 👍🏻
@@RidirFamilyGamingDang I just bought another year of core and was confused why I got only an extra couple months
What does 3:2 mean?
@@jaidenouellette1502 They basicallly robb you. they don't care you payed 100$ or more.. Decided to do the upgrade. For that 12 month or another 12 month you only get 8 month..
Works great! Core is on sale at CDKeys and picked-up 3 years for $113.67. Converted to Ultimate for $0 (redeemed a 1-month Ultimate Pass had on hand from a previous TV purchase). Ended with 25-months of Ultimate for $4.55/month :)
That’s awesome! Congrats!
i want to ask if you convert withour redeem 1 ultimate code will be 24Months Right?
Just did this today, works like a charm. $140.96 for 2 years and a month. Absolute legend.
Enjoy, what’s the first game you’re playing off gamepass?
This is boss. FYI the prompts and screens have changed. It does not give the button slider for the 1 additional month when redeeming the 12 month core codes, only when you go to redeem the ultimate code now. I redeemed 2 x 12 month core, then the 1 month ultimate. After the 1 month ultimate, it did offer the recurring button for 1 free extra month. After that, it did not give me that would you like to convert or any message. I went back to services and subscribtions and i now have ultimate game pass through December of 2025. Total Cost - 12mth xbox core on cdkeys 42.89 x 2 + 1 month ultimate on cdkeys 10.99 = 96.77 for 17 months. (would have been 340 if paying 20 a month). Big win. Will share this video and liked/subbed
That's a huge win in amount of money saved!
Tried this today 17th of May 2024 and it worked. In EUR had to pay € 5,60/month for the 25 months. Thanks!
That’s amazing!
Just did this and worked flawlessly! Thanks for the great tutorial
I'm glad it helped!
did the exact same process, i was skeptical but it worked, 2 years of ultimate for 183, you earned a like and a sub
Glad it worked for you!
Dude you are awesome
I accidentally did this a while ago and didn’t know what happened but was happy with the result, now I understand the process and this is very cool.
Thank you
Just doing my civic duty, lol
Happy to help.
Thx man, ive done this today with 3 x 12 gamepass core so 36 months converted in 25 months of ultimate for 130 euros.
Awesome! Thanks, that worked! Just followed your instructions and I'm good with Ultimate until March 2026. 👍🏻
That's great to hear!!
just did it! still works august 10th i now have ultimate till September 2026 thank you! man im happy i switched to xbox from playstation they have better things for gamers and you can save money
FYI the conversion will be capped to 13 months on Sept 12, 2024. You’re good, they won’t take time away, but if you want to add more at a 2:1 conversion you can get up to 36 months
@@RidirFamilyGaming thanks for the info i appreciate your work
Worked flawlessly. Thanks for the rundown and the clear process.
Just doing my Civic Duty.
I was about ti buy a year of ultimate , now I wait until it expires and by 3 years of gold and one month of ultimate ! Thanks for the info
You're welcome!
This worked for me in canada just now!! Thank you so much!
You’re welcome! Have fun.
Im also in Canada and my Game Pass Ultimate expires on Sunday, gonna try this and hope for the best. Definitely reassuring hearing it worked for someone else in Canada 👍🤞
Worked perfectly today at the 3:2 conversion, thank you!
Awesome thanks for confirming after the announcements.
Keep producing this quality content! I am so sure if you do, you will absolutely make it big my man. Love the vibes and the whole idea behind this channel!
I really appreciate it, have a good one.
Thanks man, worked for me in the Netherlands. Couldn't find a good answer on how this worked nowadays.
Glad it worked out
Followed your steps exactly. Works like a charm. However, i didn't have to pay the 16 dollars for the Game Pass Ultimate card. It only cost me 1 dollar
That's awesome, makes it even cheaper!
How did you do it?
There are still codes and sometimes offers for first time ultimate subscribers to get their first month of ultimate for free.
@@RidirFamilyGaming Thanks!
@@RidirFamilyGaming Could you tell where to get offer from?
worked just now in the US but was only able to redeem 30 mons of core + 1 mon ultimate and it converted to 21 months ultimate which would bring $7.64 per month
Nice, sorry you weren’t able to get to 36 months but glad you’re not paying $17/month or more.
July 22nd 2024 worked flawlessly, thanks!
Awesome!
Worked smoothly! Thanks!
Enjoy! :)
I’m trying to figure it out how did you get to the part where it says redeem code
Because i have also never bought gamepass on my account I made a new one a couple days ago
the link to manage your subscriptions is account.microsoft.com/services
& the link to redeem a code is
account.microsoft.com/billing/redeem?ref=xboxcom&rtc=1
Sir you are a gentleman and a scholar. I appreciate you making this video ty!
Just doing my civic duty! I appreciate your kind comment.
Incredible, thanks so much for sharing this! Sincerely hope MS doesnt catch on to a video like this and put a stop to it.
I hope so too!
Believe me they know... It's all in their masterplan.
Nice vid man, subbed. Microsoft rewards is what i would normally use to get game pass free, it seems that thing is down hill. I'm gonna do this in a few days!
Yeah I agree, MSFT rewards was nice to have. Thank you!
Just worked for me. 3x 12 month core (UK) then 1x 1month of Ultimate (worldwide). Thanks
Have a blast!
How many days you got after converting
Still works and it works in uk?
Also how much did it come up to
i edited because i thought it didnt work , but i just didnt check the date. as of 11/06/24 it works perfectly!!
awesome! glad it worked!
Can confirm this still works as of 8/6/24. Thanks!
Awesome! Have a good time playing!
Just tried this June 17, 2024 and it worked flawlessly. All set through 2026 for $130
Awesome, congrats!
Hi there! Thanks for the info : )
I was wondering if you can buy a game pass ultimate deal of 1dollar (for the first 14 days) instead of the one month?
Im asking as a brand new Xbox user
@@Ankjell cant
Are you able to just buy a 12 months ultimate gift card
No, we are not. Not that I have found.
will you make and update to explain how to stack up to 36 months before the last changes come?
do this for 25 months, then add Core at 2:1 rate for the last 36
Just did this today; can confirm it works!
Sweet! Happy for you!
Worked perfectly, plus I gameshare with a friend so we split the cost of the keys!
awesome
did it using ebay, and it worked, put the game pass core keys first, then the ultimate and it gave me until april 11,2026 vs march 7th 2027 of just core... idk guess ill see if its worth losing a year of core.
Glad it worked out, and depending on how many of the games you play. It absolutely can be.
Thanks for Vid, just bought the Series X now i know what to do.
Enjoy! A lot of great games to be had.
Still working in the UK, although i couldn't upgrade to Ultimate via another redemption tab, had to go to ''upgrade to ultimate'' instead, but no worries. Kudos
PS: You can ''Turn Off'' reacurring Billing prior to imputting your codes, that way you won't accidently bork it up?
Glad that it worked, for me I had to turn off the reoccurring billing every time I entered a new code. But if you can do it once that's even better.
Can you do the 1 dollar 14 day ultimate at the end instead of buying a 1 month code?
For a brand new game pass accounts but not for a lapped renewal.
Accurate
@@RidirFamilyGamingI’m lost is that yes or no
That's awesome !
do you think is there any difference if i add 12 months core sub 3 times before the 1 month ultimate ?
In your video you used 36 months ( 3 months core x 12), just to know if it makes any difference in the final process.
Thanks for sharing this.
No that will function just the same. I originally intended to do 3x one year but just found the 3 months at a cheaper price.
I think he was asking if u buy the 1month ultimate first before the core would it still work the same
@@RidirFamilyGaming I was also confused seeing you redeem a list of codes when I only have 3 😅
Is the conversion ratio still 3-2? When i first found this video, i found it listed on the xbox site. I'm having trouble finding that same page. Just was waiting for my current sub to expire, im finally ready to try this
Yes it is still 3:2 on the conversion rate.
Awesome! I'm definitely going to give it a try this weekend!
@@RidirFamilyGaming Success! Thanks for the help! Just a note, I already had recurring billing turned off and it never asked me to turn it back on while putting in codes. Not sure if this is normal, just my experience with it.
What does 3:2 ratio mean?
If I buy Xbox Core and redeem Xbox Ultimate $1 will all of those months convert into Xbox ultimate?
At a 3:2 ratio so 3 years will convert to 2 years.
I need a small help here .
I want to do a 6-month core to ultimate conversion, but the problem there is that the 1-month ultimate now is the same price as the 6-month core that I want to take .
I have seen people talking about a 1$ ultimate upgrade, and I want to know if this is still valid now or not, how it works, and if I need to have a new account or not.
I would type Xbox ultimate 1 dollar trial and it should be the official link as the first or second result. But they've reduced it down to 14 days.
Subbed! You're amazing. THANKS!
Thank YOU!
Hi, my current ultimate subscription ends on 3/10. Would I have to wait until then to redeem 3 years of core and 1 month of ultimate, or could I redeem 3 years to my current ultimate subscription? Thanks for the help!
When I tried this it wanted me to pay for ultimate month to month. Im curious if it will let you redeem your core early, when I did it I was told I was ineligible. But I don’t see why it wouldn’t convert automatically.
I'd just wait until GPass Ultimate expires and then redeem all the GPass Core months, then I'd redeem 1 month of GPass Ultimate. I read that adding GPass Core to active GPass Ultimate subscription does the conversion in 3:1 scale. To make it work in 3:2 scale you have to let GPass Ultimate expire first, then redeem all GPass Core months you want, then redeem 1 GPass Ultimate month, and it'll surely do it in 3:2 scale
Can you please confirm - does our previous subscription have to expire/be cancelled for this to work? You said in the video you it does not work when adding to existing subscriptions?
It would not let me use game pass core codes while I had an active ultimate subscription. I let mine expire by 1 day and did this.
@@RidirFamilyGaming thank you!
@@RidirFamilyGamingwhat if I don’t have a active ultimate account but I do have a reoccurring core & game pass membership membership
@@kidnickles101I have the same problem. Did you find a solution?
I’m worried it won’t work on me cause I have 11 months left of game pass core I just bought it last month
You're good if you don't have ultimate already, it's when you have an ultimate subscription that the conversion rate changes.
If you purchase an Xbox Gold card at Walmart which they still sell which transfers over to core you cannot redeem it unless you give them a credit card or a PayPal account and they told me they will not allow you to redeem gift cards unless you give them a PayPal or credit card account even though you paid them cash up front and it says nothing on the card that you have to give them that information to redeem so I'm out $25
What was the point of the CC/paypal? To have a subscription payment method?
@@RidirFamilyGaming My point exactly and I'm still out the money. The Xbox support told me company policy.
i did 12 months core and 6 months of core together will that add more time on the game pass ultimate and does it matter if i get the 1 month code online at cd keys or on my console for 14 days trail for 1 dollar?
The console trial for $1 will be the cheapest way to convert all of that time to ultimate so I recommend that.
You can add up to 36 months of core before converting and it will go from 36 to 24 months of ultimate, then add in your ultimate code you redeemed. (Or 18 will convert to 12 months.)
Thank you this works I just got the 12months plus the 6 months of core which would of been 1/11/26 now it’s 8/14/25 is that right that’s after I use the 1 month code I got from cd keys and not the 14 day trail
I bought the non stackable game pass ultimate was I suppose to get that 1 to covert
I'm a bit confused about the purpose of purchasing 3 years of Core and 1 month of Ultimate. Does the 1 month of Ultimate at the end somehow extend the Ultimate benefits to cover the entire 3 years?
Also woot is having a decent sale. three years of core for $116.97 and one month of ulitmate for $11.79, I assume this will work as well?
The 1 month of ultimate at the end converts your 36 months of core to ultimate at a 3:2 rate. Turning 36 months to 24 months (3 years to 2) and then adding the 1 month you paid of ultimate for 25 total months of ultimate.
That sale is amazing. About $50 less than I spent I believe making it an amazing value for ultimate.
@@RidirFamilyGaming thank you, that clears it up.
Do you have to buy the one month of ultimate? Or could I start the 14 day trial for £1 that’s running just now?
You absolutely can go with the 14 days for £1
if i do just 1 year of core how many months is that?
12 months at 3:2 is going to be 8 months + 1 month of ultimate so you'd end up with 9 months.
Is this the same savings if I get Xbox live gold and do the conversion.
yes it is
I am confused, did you buy 12 - 3 month codes or 3 - 12 month codes?
I bought 3 x 12-month codes but they delivered 12 x 3-month codes and it works either way.
So if I have a current subscription do I have to wait for it to end, or can I just unsubscribe?
It would not let me use game pass core codes while I had an active ultimate subscription. I let mine expire by 1 day and did this.
Could I do the same thing but buy a 1 year of game pass core and 1 mouth of game pass ultimate?
Yes you can, that would be 9 months total of ultimate.
@@RidirFamilyGamingafter the 9 months does it go back to game pass core for 3 months or do you have to buy core again?
you saved my life. i accidently bought core even though i don't have an xbox
Not a comment I thought I would see on this video. Hope it works out for you.
@@RidirFamilyGaming it did thank you soo much
My ultimate ends mar 18th. So ill buy 3 12mo core cards and one ultimate card and input a code 33 times? Just want to be absolutely sure cuz knowing me ill screw it up lol
if you buy 3x12 or 12x3 just input the codes and get all of the gamepass core time, then put in the ultimate and you're good.
@@RidirFamilyGamingmy Xbox ultimate expires this month on the 20th, I was going to buy 1, 12month core when I enter that and it ultimate will it automatically convert to ultimate I think it’s still $1 or so I need to buy the full month, thanks bro
After i redeem the 36 months core into game pass ultimate. Can i further add another 12 months of core to add to the game pass ultimate ? For another 8 months? Or is that not a vaild method after the fact?
We’re only allowed up to three years at a time, and the last time I tried to add core/console gamepass it said I couldn’t. I am curious if it will automatically adjust for you though.
Adding 8 months of Core while Ultimate is active (not yet expired) will convert the 8 Core months into almost 3 Ultimate months. This because if you redeem Core when Ultimate is active it converts it in 3:1 scale, instead of 3:2 scale. The 3:2 scale works only if you redeem the Core months while Ultimate is not active, and then you redeem 1 Ultimate month (you can also start the Ultimate subscription from Xbox store, without buying/redeeming an Ultimate gift card. Just remember to disable auto renew after buying it from the Xbox store). If you do this method to get the 3:2 scale conversion you'll get about 5 months of Ultimate, instead of less than 3
Thanks you i just did that, works very well. See you online
Glad it worked! See you online
yes now stay out of trouble and don’t get banned.
Btw, how many cores did you shot up to? then converted to ultimate?
@@bynxtypebeat i am a clean customer of xbox, lol. I just bought for 6 months to test the process.
It’ll be a great time
what if instead of buying 12 months of Game Pass Core, I buy 12 months of Xbox Live Gold? Will it be converted to Game Pass Core?
Yes at least in 2024 that will be the case (per the Xbox FAQ)
About to try this. Hopefully they haven’t hopped on this so soon to patch it.
There have been different variations of this for a while. The old version had a better conversion rate, and the oldest was the $1 - 3 year conversion.
@@RidirFamilyGaming I knew about the xbox live gold to ultimate ship that since sailed. As far as now goes, the only problem is either cd keys or microsoft. I'm somehow missing 6 months(2 codes worth) of core but it says all 12 of my codes are redeemed. Any insight?
No, did you try all of the codes again? Sometimes it will glitch the system and say it redeemed a code but it didn't. When I thought that was happening I usually closed that tab and tried the code again and normally they worked the second time.
i currently have xbox core for a year that started in December of 2023, if i buy 1 month of ultimate will it convert the rest of my core into ultimate? or at least for a couple of months?
Yes it will convert your remaining core into ultimate at a 3:2 ratio so for every 3 days of core you have remaining you’ll get two days of ultimate.
Hey mate i have 2 months of gamepass ultimate so if i buy 6 months of core will it convert to gamepass ultimate? And also for how many months?
You’ll get 4 months of core. I think it will convert for you but let us know.
Does this work even if you did this method before? Also, does it have to be core memberships? A lot of retailers still have the old Xbox gold 12 month codes. I was wondering if they they would require different steps
The gold codes should translate as core for the next few years, I think the XBox FAQ states that. Same price point for the two. Also, this method has worked for me two or three times in a row now.
Trying this now, for some reason Microsoft won’t let me redeem my last 6 months of core.
If it puts you over the 36 months it won't let you. That happens if you redeem once with the auto renew on.
@@RidirFamilyGaming ohh bummer, thought I was very diligent on that. Only renewed to August 7, 2026
Sorry to hear that but you can always do it next time.
i got the 12 month core, if i get the 3 month ultimate gamepass it will convert to 10 months of ultimate? i can't find any 1 month subscription anymore for xbox on cd keys. Only 3 months so that's why i am asking.
12 converts to 8 months + 3 months ultimate = 11 total
Hi, my Xbox Game pass core account has just resumed today for 3 months, can I still buy passes for the Ultimate account and convert them?
Other users have said they have had success with this recently. I would suggest giving it a shot.
Hey man I’m confused. I bought 1 year of Xbox game pass core. If I try and upgrade to ultimate will it still charge me or will it convert my current subscription?
When you apply game pass ultimate it will convert your subscription to ultimate, taking the 12 months of core to 8 months of ultimate + whatever ultimate subscription you purchase.
@@RidirFamilyGaming Aight cheers man
@@RidirFamilyGamingso if i buy 24 months of core and a 1 month if ultimate how many months will have i ultimate conversion
That many months of gamepass core converts to 16 months of ultimate + the amount of ultimate you purchase directly
Still works i just did it today and im good untill march 2026
Nice!
How do I do the conversion if there’s no longer the $1 a month ultimate deal. I only see the $1 for two weeks deal
If you convert to ultimate it will convert all your time from core to ultimate, regardless of the length of the promo. I didn’t have that option so I bought a month.
@@RidirFamilyGaming yea, back then I used to buy a 1 month GPass Ultimate subscription after redeeming some Core month (Xbox Live Gold back then). I didn't redeem a Ultimate gift card, I went on Xbox store and started the Ultimate subscription paying 12,99€, then I disabled auto renew and when I checked I had like 7 months of Ultimate
What is the 5, 4 and 12 month plan for game pass ultimate
Thanks man👍👍👍
You're welcome
Similar question to the pinned comment -
I have an existing core (not ultimate) membership running until 11/7/24. Can I add the prepaid core 12 month codes and do a conversion still? Or do I need to have no game pass tier active at all before beginning the conversion?
You can have anything BUT Game Pass ultimate active to do the conversion.
So if i’m a subscriber i have to let game pass expire first before i try this ? They would’ve closed that loophole by then :(
You can still add more time at a 2:1 conversion rate from the other gamepass tiers. I’m assuming that is going to change slightly at the end of July with the upcoming changes.
what about now with the recent price changes? i also heard converting core to ultimate do not work anymore is that true?
Conversion to core does still work, I’m working on an updated video and graphic based on what we know.
Basically, price increases took effect already. game pass standard and changes to conversion take effect Sept 12th, rates and ratios appear to have minor changes but with a hard cap of 13 months for ultimate
@@RidirFamilyGaming thanks for the quick reply i'll keep an eye out for the video
Yo u think its working if I buy 3x 12 months live gold and convert it to Ultimate?
I do but I also play on console, Pc, and try the cloud streaming beta fairly often.
@@RidirFamilyGaming yes I know the cloud Future but I mean If I buy 3x 12 months live gold and buy Ultimate do I get the Ultimate sub?
Yes
Genuine question is this a glitch
Nope, but it might be a loop hole that is closed soon because MSFT seems to be focused on making more $$$ right now.
Does this work if you previous got gold to ultimate conversion ??
It did for me, but I had to let my previous subscription expire. I think a few folks are trying to just add core to their existing ultimate subscription to see if that works too.
Can I redeem it from the console or it has to be done on the website? Thanks in advance.
Both work
How long do I need to have my subscription cancelled for before you can do this?
I waited a day only because of an event and sleep. It could be just a few minutes .
Great tip and well explained. Thank you ..Good till 2026 now.
Glad to be of help
Oh wow, i'm first! Well, I'll definitely be using this!
Someone has to be first :) congrats
Will this work with the non stackable code on CDkeys for 1 month?
I haven’t tested this specifically because it stated they were non stackable
Could i do this through console get the core and use the 1 euro ultimate to convert? Thanks for any help
Yes, other folks have commented they have done something similar. I think the €1 gets you 14 days now.
Thanks so much man, appreciate you@@RidirFamilyGaming
Appreciate you too
Hi, I want to ask if this still works now that the xbox game pass is core?
Yes it does
If i just buy 3 x 12 Cores and 1 Ultimate Pass will it still work?
Yes, it will
Can i redeem just two codes 12 months for each code + one month game pass ultimate or i should do the same as you did?
It’s still fairly efficient that way. 2x 12 months of core = 16 months of ultimate + the 1 month = 17 months
Does the conversion work if you have an active Game Pass PC (non-Ultimate) subscription? Thinking about trying it but my PC subscription just renewed yesterday so I'd have to wait a month.
Yes it works if you have any subscription EXCEPT gamepass ultimate
does it have to be 12 times 3 months of core or can i buy one 12 months of core ?
It can be whatever you get your hands on, usually they have sales on certain ones at a time. So just get whatever you can at the cheapest price. 3 months, 12 months, whatever.
@@RidirFamilyGaming Thank you it worked fine for me now
Do you get 12 months Xbox live when you buy core for 12 months?
Yes that was part of the consolidation of Xbox services right after this video was published
What happens if I have a year of ultimate and add a Xbox core game pass code for 12 months with i still get the 3:2 conversion
No, it adds additional time but at a lower rate. The conversions are in the last column on this chart:
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I tried it with the 12 month core, I purchased 1 month game pass ultimates for $3 from CD keys and it converted my game pass to 12months and says recurring billing will start on 12/6/24
12 months of core to 12 months of ultimate? Was it your first time?
Does it work for 12 months? Only?
No, I used the 3 month cards myself. Just easiest to get 3x 12-month subscriptions instead of 12x 3-month codes to enter.
will it be the same process if i order the cards from say ebay?
Yes, it'll still work the same but I don't typically trust ebay resellers.
Does core can u still play online multiplayer or just the games they offer?
Game pass core gives online multiplayer access and 25 games.
@@RidirFamilyGaming good to know
Can you not use Xbox live gold instead of Xbox core ?
Not anymore, they depreciated Xbox gold. But those subscription cards can still be used
You got big brain gotta subscribe to you
Greetings! I have gamepass core and the next renew date is March 2025, do I have to wait until then to do this?
No, you can add additional core time to your gamepass then convert it
@@RidirFamilyGaming Thanks!
You’re welcome!
God i hate how slow i am, so, i get 36 months of core and then use ultimate to convert it? Cause there was a lot more going on in the video, i remember it used to be similar with live gold before, which is weird that my local Walgreens still sells them since those were replaced by core, but sorry and thanks!
yes that's it. I was just showing how to do that in the video. And those ones at Walgreens will still be honored by the system for the same amount of time.
@@RidirFamilyGaming oh okay thank you so much!
You’re welcome!
can you do that with like 3 or 6 months of core to get 1 or 2 months of ultimate?
Yes, i have a post with the new conversion rates that will take effect on 12 Sept
do i have to buy 12 month pc game pass or can i buy console 12 month codes and just buy a ultamate pc code? i cant find 12 month pc codes
@@brokebroke5950 pc or console will work