Xbox series s plus game pass

[StevenK]

I'm changing my broadband provider and the new place gives you a free 12 month Xbox ultimate game pass. I've currently got nothing to play this on, my questions are;

Is the game pass any good?

Does it have many games suitable for my 6 year old?

Is it worth picking up a second hand series s so he can use the pass?

You seem to be able to get the series s and a couple of controllers for sub £100 now, seems like it might be worth it for a year of gaming for the miniest me?

Thoughts, gentlemen.

 

[Neo Alec]

lol Series S.

Game pass works on PC too.

 

[StevenK]

lol Series S.

Game pass works on PC too.

On a £250 laptop?

 

[famicommander]

Is gamepass for Xbone still a thing? You could probably find an Xbox One X for pretty cheap

 

[Lastblade]

Yes GP is good, but recommend buying it during holiday seasons to make it a better deal.

 

[HellioN]

lol Series S.

Game pass works on PC too.

I thought the PC version was a different subscription than the Xbox version.

Is gamepass for Xbone still a thing? You could probably find an Xbox One X for pretty cheap

I'm pretty sure game pass for Xbox just works regardless if you have xbone or a series.

I'm changing my broadband provider and the new place gives you a free 12 month Xbox ultimate game pass. I've currently got nothing to play this on, my questions are;

Is the game pass any good?

Does it have many games suitable for my 6 year old?

Is it worth picking up a second hand series s so he can use the pass?

You seem to be able to get the series s and a couple of controllers for sub £100 now, seems like it might be worth it for a year of gaming for the miniest me?

Thoughts, gentlemen.

Games pass is pretty good really.
No shortage of games to play for sure.
You can also get on the developer program ($25 USD one time) and run an assload of emulators on the thing as well.

 

[Lagduf]

Yes, it’ll be worth it for free.

Series S is a stupid console but it will be fine for a 6 year old. Just keep in mind it only has a 500GB Hard drive and the expansion hard drives are absurdly expensive.

 

[AppleiDog]

I'm changing my broadband provider and the new place gives you a free 12 month Xbox ultimate game pass. I've currently got nothing to play this on, my questions are;

Is the game pass any good?

Does it have many games suitable for my 6 year old?

Is it worth picking up a second hand series s so he can use the pass?

You seem to be able to get the series s and a couple of controllers for sub £100 now, seems like it might be worth it for a year of gaming for the miniest me?

Thoughts, gentlemen.

For a 6 year old, what comes to mind is

- super lucky tales (really good 3D platformer)

- Pinkiniku - puzzle adventure game.

 

[CORY]

I'm changing my broadband provider and the new place gives you a free 12 month Xbox ultimate game pass. I've currently got nothing to play this on, my questions are;

Is the game pass any good?

Does it have many games suitable for my 6 year old?

Is it worth picking up a second hand series s so he can use the pass?

You seem to be able to get the series s and a couple of controllers for sub £100 now, seems like it might be worth it for a year of gaming for the miniest me?

Thoughts, gentlemen.

It's a pretty good bang for the bucks. Make sure you get a Series console, not a One. The One isn't really supported by MS anymore and your kid will probably want to play the new cool game in town at some point.

 

[madmanjock]

The Series S is a great console and gamepss has enough games for nearly anyone, including all that EA Fifa stuff. Call of Duty is coming soon as well.

Most people that aren’t nerds can’t tell the difference between games at 1080P or at 4K.

Only problem with the S is that 500gb is actually about 360gb usable. Budget for a memory expansion card at a future Birthday/Christmas.

 

[theMot]

You having an existential crisis over spending £100? You put more up your nose on a Saturday down at the Royal arms hotel.

 

[itsofrustratin]

On a £250 laptop?

most of the console games available can be played via cloud on your computer with a controller, seems to work pretty well. Microsoft is going for a Netflix of gaming type thing

 

[jro]

Strongly agree that Gamepass is good. So many complaints from people when something dumb gets on it but it also, right now, gives you access to, among many others: FORZA Motorsport, Starfield, Wo Long, Lies of P, Like a Dragon: Isshin!, Persona 5 Royal, MLB The Show 23, Tunic, Sea of Stars, Cocoon, Gotham Knights, etc. Even at its usual full price of $120/year it's worth it if you would otherwise be picking up 2 or more of the games on it at their usual list prices.

Re: kids - pretty sure you can pick a kids or family games list from one of the menus and it'll pop up 20 or 25 good games for young players.

Re: S - for a six-year-old, sure. He ain't gonna care that stuff isn't in 4K and he's also probably not going to be downloading the 100 GB titles that would eat its SSD super fast.

 

[HellioN]

Oh a game I would recommend for dad and lad 2 player that isn't overly flustering for kids & fun for adults simultaneously is Lego DC Supervillains.
I like that game so much I have it for both my PS5 and series X.
TMNT Shredders revenge would also be a good family fun game IMO as well but maybe not quite as accessible as DCSV.

 

[wyo]

Hard tymes in the UK.

 

[madmanjock]

Oh a game I would recommend for dad and lad 2 player that isn't overly flustering for kids & fun for adults simultaneously is Lego DC Supervillains.
I like that game so much I have it for both my PS5 and series X.
TMNT Shredders revenge would also be a good family fun game IMO as well but maybe not quite as accessible as DCSV.

Yeah my brother and his kids love the Lego titles for coop. Very easy pick up and play.