Xbox Live Gold: 12 Month Membership [Digital Code]
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'XBox no longer offers 12-month Live Gold subscriptions. After reading reviews here about people having their 12 month code converted to 4 months of Game Pass Ultimate, I was hesitant to buy.\n\nIt turns out (after doing some research) that if you already have converted to/activated a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, even as a trial, you can NEVER go back to Xbox Live or regular Game Pass, and attempting to redeem an Xbox Live code will automatically convert to a monetarily equivalent Game Pass Ultimate subscription.\n\nIf you do not already have Game Pass Ultimate or have never activated it, this 12-month Live Gold code WILL work. It worked perfectly for me. I do not have GPU.\n\nIf you have Game Pass Ultimate, DO NOT BUY this code, it will be converted to 4 months of GPU.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Confirmed as someone who's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was about to expire. I purchased one of these yesterday and was going to use it, until I got the confirmation screen that they were going to convert my 12 months of LIVE into 4 months of Game Pass Ultimate. I didn't like this, so I waited until my subscription expired (which was today).\n\nI went to Xbox to try to redeem these today and it gave me the confirmation that redeeming the code was going to give me 12 Months of LIVE. No conversion to Game Pass Ultimate without any other options.\n\nSo if you want just Xbox LIVE gold, try holding onto your code wait until your subscription expires."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Bought 2 of these after featured on a deals website. Received redemption code via e-mail. Fired up xbox immediately to extend xbox live account. Waited for a system update to complete. Entered the first code, all went well, account good for another 6 months. Attempted to redeem the second code, received error "Code already redeemed" this was literally less than 30 minutes after purchase. No avenue to dispute purchase with amazon afterwards . BE WARNED!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I had bought the 12 month Live Gold membership but just because I had Ultimate active for one more day, it automatically converted it to 4 months of Ultimate, which is too pricey and useless for me. I didn't get a warning or anything. I contacted Microsoft customer service and they did nothing, not even giving me a refund because technically I did not buy Ultimate. I get that it says no refunds but that should be if they actually give you what you bought. Upon entering the code, there was no warning that it would automatically be Ultimate. $60 bucks almost gone to the trash. They should really fix this.\n\nEdit: Amazon customer service was very helpful in giving me a refund. If this happens to you, you should contact them to see if they could help."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am pretty disappointed with Amazon right now. I bought two (2) of these 3 month cards because it showed it was buy-one-get-one.. So one purchase of a 3 month card came with a second. This did not occur with either one. After further investigation, I am not the only one that had this happen. Not only did it say "SPECIAL OFFER: Receive an additional 3 month with purchase", it was ADVERTISED as that.\nAs a huge Amazon customer, I hope this is resolved for all of us.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "First off I don't like Microsoft or any game service having my credit card info!\n\n1) After having to deal with the aftermath of someone breaking into my account and racking up $200+ in charges to my card on file.\n2) Microsoft automatically re-subscribing if your card is on file (which could be bad if you are low on money when your subscription expires).\n\nI found it a huge pain dealing with Microsoft when someone makes unauthorized purchases using your card on file. I had to get my bank involved to get my money back since Microsoft would barely do anything to resolve the issue.\n\nSo I really like that Amazon has this service available. I get an instant code for a Live subscription seconds after checkout, and piece of mind knowing Microsoft doesn't have any of my card info. Trust me, don't keep your card on file on your Xbox. It's safer and saves you headache in the long run."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased a 12 month Xbox Live Gold membership for the first time on Amazon a couple years ago and I love the convenience. I typically use the "Online Game Code" option which provides you with a code you enter on your Xbox or within your Xbox Live account. This allows me to make the purchase and basically instantly redeem the code on my Xbox Live account. It\'s great if you need to quickly start, reactivate or extend membership without waiting for a physical card to arrive in the mail or without needing to run to the store to buy one. I also like using these prepaid cards or codes to pay for Xbox Live over paying with a credit card or debit card. If you pay with a credit/debit card Microsoft typically automatically renews it when your subscription is up. As a single dad I may not always have the required funds where they need to be when that happens. I don\'t like surprises and the associated fees that come with them. ;) I prefer not having a credit card linked to my Xbox anyway because it helps prevent fraud and the kids can\'t "accidentally" purchase something.\n\nWHICH MEMBERSHIP LENGTH SHOULD YOU PURCHASE?\nXbox Live membership pre-paid cards/codes are available in 3 month, 12 month or 24 month subscriptions. I typically buy the 12 month and I\'ll explain why in a minute.\n\nThe 3 months option is good if you\'re on a tight budget or if you\'re not sure you\'ll like Xbox Live. I typically avoid the 3 month option because it costs you much more in the long run. If you pay for 12 months of Xbox Live using the 3 month option at $24.99 you\'ll pay $99.96 for a year of Xbox Live. For 3 cents more you could have purchased a two year subscription card! (Currently $99.99 That\'s crazy!\n\nI purchase the 12 month subscription because I know we\'ll want. . . no NEED . . . Xbox Live all year in our household. The 12 month card saves me money over a monthly Credit Card billed subscription or the 3 month options. In fact if you\'re patient, I know at least the 12 month memberships go on sale from time to time. I think I scored my first one on Amazon for $39.99 which is about $20 off the normal price.\n\nIf you\'ve got extra cash burning a hole in your pocket you can also pony up the dough for a 24 month Xbox Live Gold membership and take advantage of the discount it offers. I\'m a bit too cheap and try to hold our household to too much of a budget to justify buying the $99.99 24 month subscription card/code. It does save about $20 vs. buying two 12 month cards but the $19.99 it currently saves me isn\'t enough to justify the expense. If your\'e lucky enough to find these Xbox Live Gold membership cards/codes on sale you can always buy and redeem multiples. You can add them at any time and Microsoft allows you to stack them. I believe you can redeem up to 3 years worth of Xbox Live Gold membership credits on your account at any one time.\n\nSince many parents/grandparents/adults may be considering buying this as a gift they might have questions. The information below should be helpful in these cases. If you\'re not new to Xbox Live Gold, just skip the rest of this review!\n\nWHAT THE HECK IS XBOX LIVE GOLD?:\nTo any parents, grandparents, adults and gamers that don\'t know what Xbox Live Gold is: it\'s basically an extra service that allows video game players to play with other players via the internet. Most of today\'s games are made to be enjoyed by playing them with and against other players online. The days where you sit on the couch and play with 1-2 other people are pretty much gone. The sad truth is to get the most of their video games, Xbox One and Xbox 360 gamers need Xbox Live Gold. Xbox Live also allows players to access other features like online video etc but the main focus and benefit is online multiplayer gaming.\n\nA word of caution: Parents, adults, guardians. PLEASE monitor what your kids are doing. Just like you shouldn\'t turn your impressionable child loose on the internet without any supervision or guidance, you shouldn\'t turn them loose on Xbox Live. People can chat and interact with each other via Xbox Multiplayer games, messages and more. Many games allow players to create their own emblems, logos etc. It should be no surprise that many people (adults and children) can\'t behave themselves. Online interactions on Xbox Live Gold are largely out of the control of Xbox and the game developers. There are rules governing the actions of players online, but for the most part things are on the honor system. Things ARE moderated to a certain extent but for the most part any disciplinary action is reactionary and comes long after violations of the Xbox Live terms of service. For example, if they receive enough complaints, Microsoft/Xbox will take action against anyone who is acting inappropriately. Unfortunately this action is typically taken long after your child has been exposed to language or images you didn\'t want them to be exposed to. Just know if your child plays online multiplayer games they WILL eventually hear adult language and sometimes worse. If you aren\'t comfortable with this do NOT let them use Xbox Live Gold. You can supervise your child, change settings to reduce risks slightly, but in the end you can\'t control what other players say or do.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'There’s a lot of confusion here about whether this will convert to Game Pass Ultimate or not. It’s true it will convert if you currently have a subscription counting down. However, after doing some research, I saw enough people saying it works if you let your subscription completely run out. I just tried it, and even though I had Game Pass Ultimate previously, since I let my subscription expire by two days, it renewed my membership for 12 months of Xbox Live Gold and did not convert to 4 months of Game Pass Ultimate. Also, my code worked perfectly! This was exactly what I paid for.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This item is an absolute sham now, as well as false advertisement. If im buying directly from Microsoft, even if through a third party vender, I expect better than this. Its listed as 12 months of Xbox Live Gold. Yet, redeems as 4 months of Game Pass Ultimate for 4 months( for xbox and pc.) I only play on console, which means if I buy game pass through the console, for the console. For the same price of 60$ I could get 6 months of Game Pass Ultimate (for console.) First off this item should be listed as 12 months of xbox live gold in the first place, because I am certainly not receiving 12 months of anything. Secondly I should be able to decide whether I want it converted to the console membership or the console and pc membership.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Error trying to redeem. Microsoft said it is a known issue and they are working on it, not ETA at this time. I read on other media/forums that many other people are having same issue redeeming. We are dead in the water until they fix this I guess.'}]