Activision / BlizzardAlice Jovanée (she/her) is a commerce writer, and she has been writing about gaming and tech since 2005. Prior to Polygon, she worked at publications such as The Verge.For one day only, Woot is offering three-month Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions for just $29 (was $49.99). While the retailer is advertising about $36 for a three-month pass, if you use the code SAVE20 at checkout, you can knock an additional 20% off your total. If you want to stock up, Woot will let you pick up three passes at once and save around $60 for nine months of Xbox Game Pass.Three-month subscriptions of Game Pass Ultimate are regularly discounted to around $45 at places like Target and Amazon, but this is easily the best discount we’ve seen in some time. One-month subscriptions are also on sale, discounting the usual $17 price to just a little over $11 when you use the 20% off coupon.Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Monthly Subscription$14$1718% off$14An essential monthly subscription for Xbox owners, as it provides access to a large library of titles (including some new releases from day one). The Ultimate tier also allows you to play these titles via cloud streaming on a phone or tablet, meaning you don’t even need to be an Xbox owner to reap the benefits.Read More$14 at Woot (1-month)$36 at Woot (3-month)Xbox Game Pass Ultimate grants you access to a massive rotating catalog of games, exclusive in-game content, discounts on titles you might want to make a permanent part of your collection. The Ultimate tier also includes the option to stream Xbox games to compatible TVs and mobile devices without the need to buy a console — devices such as the Fire TV stick, which just so happens to be on sale for Prime Day.Amazon Fire TV stick$25$5050% off$25Access all your favorite streaming services including Netflix, Max, and even Xbox Game Pass for cloud gaming. Video outputs at 4K Ultra HD with support for Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos audio.Read More$35 at Amazon (4K Max)$25 at Amazon (4K)The Starcraft franchise is the biggest recent addition to Game Pass Ultimate, but plenty of other awesome titles like the remastered fantasy RTS, Age of Mythology Retold, the roguelike city-builder Against the Storm, or even the entirety of the Fallout franchise are also available.Looking for more deals? Check out all of Polygon’s favorite October Prime Day 2024 deals right here, and subscribe to our newsletter below to get great deals delivered to your inbox every week.
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