Hopefully this might help folks. There's so much junk in here and online, this pretty much summarises the options for best priced GPU. I'm by no means an expert. I've just put all the garbage I've read over the last week into this summary.
Never had Xbox Live/GamePass, and Dashboard/Account offers £1 uplift then;
- Buy & stack 3 years of Xbox Live
- £90 via Brazil & VPN (CD Keys/Electronic First & Tunnelbear VPN)
- £120 using UK/EU codes (CD Keys/Electronic First, any other digital code retailer)
- Pay £1 via Dashboard
= 3 years of GamePass for £91/121 respectively.
Rough saving of £305 (over £10.99 RRP)
Previously used GamePass £1 upgrade, but DONT have any active (Live/GamePass) Subs
- Buy & stack 3 years of Xbox Live
- £90 via Brazil & VPN (CD Keys/Electronic First & Tunnelbear VPN)
- £120 using UK/EU codes (CD Keys/Electronic First, any other digital code retailer)
- Pay £10.99 for one month of GamePass via Dashboard
= 3 years of GamePass for £101/131 respectively.
Rough saving of £295 (over £10.99 RRP)
[I did this 2 days ago]
Previously used GamePass £1 upgrade, but HAVE an active (Live) Sub
- Convert Live to GamePass, probably easiest to just pay £10.99 for 1 month
- Buy EA Access Cards which convert @ 4:1 @ £17
- Stack as many as you need to get you as close to 3 years as possible. (3 years/36 months max stack)
- 3 Years via EA Access @ £17 = 9 cards, so £153
= 3 years of GamePass for £165 respectively.
Rough saving of £230 (over £10.99 RRP)
Previously used GamePass £1 upgrade, but HAVE an active (GamePass) Sub
- Buy EA Access Cards which convert @ 4:1 @ £17
- Stack as many as you need to get you as close to 3 years as possible. (3 years/36 months max stack)
Big saving possible, but amount will depend on how much sub you already have.
[A friend did this today, stacking 8 EA cards to top him up to 35 months]
See this EA link for a Conversion table -->
EA Play Frequently Asked Questions - Official Electronic Arts Site
CAVEAT: This is not guaranteed to work for you. The results suggested may change at any time.