Xbox All Access announced, lets you pay monthly for an Xbox console bundle

kumikochan · Aug 28, 2018

I actually contacted Microsoft just now and asked them if they plan to bring this plan to the rest of the world. They basically told me they're testing the waters right now and if it will be successful enough that it will be brought to the rest of the world

Kioku · Aug 28, 2018

V0ltr0n said:
They did this deal with 360 too. At least at Toys R Us. Just like rent-a-center. Want something now because you're impatient and get fucked in the process? They'll be happy to accommodate.

The difference in price here is negligible. Rent a Center and Aaron's can just fall off a cliff.

FAST6191 · Aug 28, 2018

Tony_93 said:
I don't understand why people keep bringing up future price drops into the equation. You get the system TODAY, not when the price drops a year from now.

While I don't necessarily disagree with the other points I would say if I am comparing saving up for 24 months and getting it in the future to paying for 24 months from today then price drops do get to be a factor. 24 months is a fairly long stretch of time for this sort of thing/amount of money relative to average wage.

VitaType · Aug 28, 2018

Everyone should always buy everything on credit... what should go wrong?

Tony_93 · Aug 28, 2018

FAST6191 said:
While I don't necessarily disagree with the other points I would say if I am comparing saving up for 24 months and getting it in the future to paying for 24 months from today then price drops do get to be a factor. 24 months is a fairly long stretch of time for this sort of thing/amount of money relative to average wage.

Not trying to be an ass, but if someone needs to save up money for a whole 24 months just to be able to afford a videogame console, that person is living in deep poverty and has waaaaay bigger issues to spend that money on, rather than videogames.

2 years of savings should buy you a car, not a $500 videogame system.

FAST6191 · Aug 28, 2018

I don't entirely disagree but might say 2 years of considered savings should be a car (though I tend to cheap out and get something far cheaper, new/expensive car is mostly a waste of money), 2 years of something small every week is a different matter.

DinohScene · Aug 28, 2018

Nice move MS, nice move!

Lodad · Aug 28, 2018

tech3475 said:
...Makes me wonder what their plans are for the Xbox RAND(), since something like this could potentially be popular near launch at full price similar to a phone contract.

Who knows, this kind of thing could be a trial run for a similar program for their next console release, on top of being an attempt to empty out warehouses.

huma_dawii said:
800+ for the XBX... no thanks xD it's like a coupon trap.. You don't need to buy that but since you get a coupon then you bite.

I would do this with just the console... or if there was any advantages like saving $200 in the long run.

Yep, I feel like you'd already have to believe game pass and gold are worthwhile to you in order to rope yourself into a $400+/year tie-down. Are there even two years left of this generation of XBOX?

Xzi · Aug 28, 2018

If you have to get financing for a few hundred bucks, there are probably more important things you should be spending that money on. I also don't think this is what was holding people back from buying Xbox this gen.

Saiyan Lusitano · Aug 28, 2018

SushiKing said:
Ew, who rents things these days?

That's almost as bad a buying second-hand item

It's no different than renting a phone, tablet, car, bike, hotel room, etc. Certainly not 'ew'.

leon315 said:
THE FORMULA IS for a Xbox1 X:

34.99€x24 months=839,76-100€(2 years xbox live gold subs)-499 (costs of Xbox 1 X)/24 months=10,03 per month! which is costs of all games u can play!

wow, THIS IS A SUCH GREATEST DEAL EVER! I would sub immediately if it's already available in EU!

You mustn't know how currency exchange works. lol

leon315 said:
when will this service available in EU?

It's only available in US right now, unknown when it makes to the "EU". Not to mention there are Europeans part of the EU and out of the EU. So calling the continent as "EU" is an insult and inaccurate. Anyway, It'll probably make its way to Canada before it's available in UK and DE, and so on.

leon315 · Aug 28, 2018

Saiyan Lusitano said:
You mustn't know how currency exchange works. lol

I KNOW EXACTLY HOW they work, anything related to gaming when sold at 499$ always cost 499€ here, a gaming costs 59.99 in murica? then it costs 59.99 here in EU the change is 1:1

IT'S FUCKING UNFAIR

markehmus · Aug 28, 2018

not in Canada

tbb043 · Aug 29, 2018

Tony_93 said:
Is not renting, you get to keep the hardware. Is basically free financing, where you are buying the system and subscriptions but paying for them montly instead of upfront, and still save a couple of dollars from MSRP.

So rent to own.

Mikemk said:
I rent my house.

yeah I left out houses (apartments, etc) because that's more a necessity, not a luxury like a vidya gaem and the other stuff I was bringing up.

Tony_93 · Aug 29, 2018

leon315 said:
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW they work, anything related to gaming when sold at 499$ always cost 499€ here, a gaming costs 59.99 in murica? then it costs 59.99 here in EU the change is 1:1
IT'S FUCKING UNFAIR

That's called economy, a pound of meat, a pound of cheese, pretty much anything you can think of, most likely won't cost the same. Some games cost $80 in Canada, $7] in America but 40£ in the UK. It's not about fairness

VitaType · Aug 29, 2018

Tony_93 said:
It's not about fairness

For not beeing about fairness your president talks alot about fair trade (and not meaning things like paying enough for cocoa to african farmers)

leon315 · Aug 29, 2018

Tony_93 said:
That's called economy, a pound of meat, a pound of cheese, pretty much anything you can think of, most likely won't cost the same. Some games cost $80 in Canada, $7] in America but 40£ in the UK. It's not about fairness

games are even cheaper if u buy them in Russia so where's the point? i was trying to say when gaming merchandises are sold in murican $ usually has 1:1 currency change in €. For a example? Official price of X1 X is 499$ and costs here in EU 499€, New Devil may cry costs 69,99 in murica? then it's 69,99€ ofc only Bill gates' son will buy them at full price, cauz street prices are always cheaper.

Also british's United kingdom IS NOT EU. Ireland is.

Pleng · Aug 29, 2018

I'm surprised console manufacturer's haven't tried this route before. They'd be smart to push this in every way possible; bundling up with phone contracts would seem like a good opportunity. Anyway, by leasing the console then the manufacturer's really do have legal ownership of the device and hacking it can definitely be a violation of a rental/lease agreement which is much more severe than a breach of EULA.

VitaType · Aug 29, 2018

leon315 said:
Also british's United kingdom IS NOT EU. Ireland is.

Technically the Brits are still member of the EU. They obviously will leave soon and no one in the EU cares anymore about what they say in regards of EU politics (as far as it's legaly possible to ignore them already of course). 29 March 2019, at 23:00 (GMT+0) is the offical kick-em-out point in time

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