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[XB1] Grand Theft Auto V Added to Xbox Game Pass

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[XB1] Grand Theft Auto V Added to Xbox Game Pass
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ireadtermsofuse on 04/01/2020 - 02:46 news.xbox.com (563 clicks)
Last edited 02/05/2020 - 17:51 by 4 other users

Even now we're beyond the Christmas season, Xbox Game Pass continues to be the gift that keeps on giving, with Grand Theft Auto V being added to the console service today

Still one of the best games around. Never got around to finishing it though.

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  • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2020 - 11:59
    +4

    What a bunch of Mod: Foul Language … it needs to be on the forum wahhh wahhh…

    • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 12:06
      -5

      not the issue. the issue is mods removing neg votes

      • Gabehcoud on 04/01/2020 - 12:22
        +5

        They've removed 2 of the 24 in total so far and you're the only one sooking about it. I wouldn't call that a issue worth commenting several times about.

        • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 12:26
          -5

          but this is a public forum and i need to be heard!

        • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 12:27
          -5

          they also disabled a user calling out the hypocrisy. we just want consistency with posting guidelines.

          • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 12:47

            @belongsinforums: We don't "disable" users. Please stop making up stories.

            • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:04

              @neil: ok. it looked like someone was disabled but maybe he disabled himself

        • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 12:28

          they also removed my 'new media added to subscription service' post

          • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 12:54

            @belongsinforums: Yes trolling.

            • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:04

              @neil: what if this post was a troll? how do you determine what is a troll post and what isnt?

              • spackbace on 04/01/2020 - 13:07

                @belongsinforums: It's pretty obvious when someone posts soon after negging this one.

                • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:08
                  -1

                  @spackbace: that's still an arbitrary judgement. the deals about the luxury cars being discounted when at the end of their sale lives are, arguably, tongue in cheek, yet they stay up. how are they not troll posts?

              • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 13:07

                @belongsinforums: We've taken extensive trolling training and are world renowned for our skills in shitposting detection.

  • FireRunner on 04/01/2020 - 12:07
    +9

    So is it any new content added to any subscription or just Xbox Game Pass that qualifies as a deal? Or is it just popular games?

    • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 12:28
      +3

      don't post a song added to a subscription music service. mods will delete that post, but this post is fine somehow

      • profar on 04/01/2020 - 12:30

        Well they have been deleting a lot today a huge assault of this crap has been posted this morning .

      • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 12:49

        One is trolling and the other isn't. Simples.

        • profar on 04/01/2020 - 12:54

          Simples.

          Yes both are adding content to a platform doesn't really matter if paid or not . Some are being deleted other aren't .

          Fix up your act !

          • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 12:58

            @profar: Our act is fixed. Fix up your act! What are we talking about?

            • profar on 04/01/2020 - 13:06
              +1

              @neil: Grey area about adding content to a platform you say some are trolling .

              Both are the same not a deal !

              • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 13:11

                @profar: Both are same, intent is not the same. It's pretty obvious when you see the posts (and the posters).

        • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:05

          so did a mod make a decision that the witcher post was also a troll?

          • neil on 04/01/2020 - 13:12

            @belongsinforums: Technically witches fly around and trolls hang out under bridges. Can witches be trolls? Good question.

            • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:14

              @neil: witcher is some sort of demon slayer, not a witch. i understand the spelling is extremely close, though

  • spackbace on 04/01/2020 - 12:40
    +5

    Upvoted just to trigger ;)

    Bought this for $20 @ Dick Smith sales, traded for ~$16 to EB, now get to play it again :)

  • thackleberry on 04/01/2020 - 12:45
    +5

    Adding content to subscription services is not a deal.

    • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 12:51

      If you want to discuss changed to guidelines then make a post in the site discussion forum.

      • jimbobaus on 04/01/2020 - 12:56
        +2

        Games Pass was discussed in end of 2019 thread… did anything come of it?
        or is it on the radar and that is it?

  • Frayin on 04/01/2020 - 12:49
    +5

    Take my upvote for all these upset, bitter people.

    • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:06
      -2

      believe it or not, a top deal poster actually migrated to a different website because of inconsistencies with posting guidelines like this post

      • spackbace on 04/01/2020 - 13:07

        Who?

        • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:10

          name was the name of a planet. id rather not post username to avoid targetted harrassment, but youve been here long enough to probably know the poster

          • spackbace on 04/01/2020 - 13:11

            @belongsinforums: Yep, and he came back here about a year ago at least.

            And no, there was more to it than that. He basically chucked a hissy fit (publicly and in TWAM) and then deleted his account.

            • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:18
              +1

              @spackbace: of course it wasnt just one post that sent him elsewhere. all major posters seem to eventually move on with their lives. we're lucky we have industry insiders giving us the real deals heads up and the occasional ozbargainer striking gold with clearance products then posting on here.

  • XxAiDsTaRxX on 04/01/2020 - 12:55
    +6

    This really isn't a deal, it's more of a community heads up for the people who don't have game pass or ultimate subs.

    I find it a little odd that you have to post a comment to neg a deal when can positive one without needing a comment. It doesn't make sense.

    • omgitzrick on 04/01/2020 - 13:05
      +5

      Because you have to justify the neg I spose. If you had to post a comment to upvote there'd be a million useless "thx, bought" comments.

      • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 13:06
        +3

        this is why ebay discount code deals get hundreds of positive votes without any actual deals posted

      • scuderiarmani on 04/01/2020 - 13:18
        +1

        People regularly don't even thanks or up vote when they do…

    • Moderatorneil on 04/01/2020 - 13:34

      See the voting guidelines. Negative votes should be used sparingly and if there is an issue with the product or the company etc and not because you don't feel this should be posted as a deal. More approrpriate would be to use the NO VOTE option and comment on this thread: Should Xbox Games Pass Adding Games Be Allowed as Deals?

      e.g.

      Good deals + vote
      Don't like the deal, meh NO vote
      Issue with product, service, company, not cheap - vote

      Negative votes are there to highlight issues with the deal. Having a comment attached accomplishes this.

  • jimbobaus on 04/01/2020 - 12:58
    +7

    Games being added to a subscription is not a deal.
    Its the no different from Netflix adding a series and someone calling that a deal.
    I did post a suggestion in the 2019 site suggestions thread, but nothing seems to have come of it (either way)

  • sandman28 on 04/01/2020 - 13:01
    +10

    NB Not a boomer, nothing personal against OP, and will probably download this today.

    However this isn't a deal, this isn't "free" or cheaper than normal, nor is it time limited. It's not a free additional/ancillary bonus to a subscription service, it is literally the core part of the service (ie the access to a library of games). Eg if optus put up more cell towers and expanded their coverage that wouldn't be a deal as it's just an improvement of their core offering (providing cell coverage in this example). However if they offered a free subscription to Spotify or something for those on their cell plans then that would be a free bonus worthy of a deal. Not trying to be a negative Nelly but this and similar games pass posts don't qualify as deal. Sorry OP.

  • nfusion on 04/01/2020 - 13:07
    +7

    Can you show me your calculations on the cost of me buying this game to own, either forever or until I resell versus cost of buying game pass and having this game until it's removed from game pass.
    Id like to know my savings on this please.

    • smartazz104 on 04/01/2020 - 14:27
      +1

      Do your own homework?

      • nfusion on 04/01/2020 - 14:41

        I'm not the brightest crayon in the box. I only do simple maths. Since you're the smart one, can you help me with it please?

  • iBuzz7S on 04/01/2020 - 13:17
    +5

    GAMERS RISE UP!!!

  • PAZMAT on 04/01/2020 - 13:47
    +5

    This post is gold

  • Ninternet on 04/01/2020 - 13:57
    +1

    Hey everyone, I've created a poll in the FORUMS section so that people can continue the debate there if they so choose to

  • mini_wombat on 04/01/2020 - 14:14
    +4

    No deal when a game is added to a subscription … same price as before. Watching the Witcher now :-)

  • becku on 04/01/2020 - 14:25
    +1

    Of course this is a deal at least for subscribers. GTA V is still selling $35 to $60 brand new on the market and its still selling well. For subscribers it adds value to their subscription and for non-subscribers you can now play this game for a cheaper price (get a month of subscription for 10 bucks, play it and quit) compare to what you would pay for a new game.

    • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 14:34

      finish GTA V in a month? it's a massive game. sure, you could rush through it, but this is the kind of game you screw around in every once in a while, being an open world game and all.

      • becku on 04/01/2020 - 14:37

        I actually bought a physical copy and finished it in a month for campaign and didn't stick around after that. But yeah I see your point, it depends on how you play a game I guess.

        • belongsinforums on 04/01/2020 - 15:05

          and you could easily sell that physical copy or give it to someone as a gift

  • AABBs on 04/01/2020 - 14:46
    +5

    Nice deal thanks for sharing

  • WouldYouLookAtThat on 04/01/2020 - 14:54
    +8

    The price of the subscription has not changed. This is just a change to the content and therefore is not a deal. While useful information, content changes happen with subscription services all the time. This should be in the forums.

  • miq on 04/01/2020 - 15:02
    +3

    I love this thread so much

  • King Steuart on 04/01/2020 - 16:20
    +1

    This is a great deal for the best game of the decade

  • spuderump on 04/01/2020 - 17:11

    Such a bunch of sooks.

  • NipVikingSando on 04/01/2020 - 17:22

    Glad for this thread, if only because it alerted me that GTAV is coming to Gamepass. It's obviously not a deal, but the fact that I can sub now for $1 and play through GTAV for the month is definitely a bargain imo!

  • manbearpig on 04/01/2020 - 18:43
    +3

    I'm not going to repeat myself.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2020 - 18:45

    A surprising amount of the negative votes come from users who upvote PS4 and/or Switch deals. I wonder if the outrage is mostly just console war pettiness.

    • miq on 04/01/2020 - 18:47
      +1

      Lol have you seriously gone on to all their profiles to see what they’ve upvoted in the past?! Bwahahagahahahaha…. talk about ‘pettiness’!!!

      • [Deactivated] on 05/01/2020 - 02:41
        +1

        @miq Yeah I did. I randomly took a look at a dozen or so of the negative voters and roughly 8 of them had upvoted numerous PS4/Switch deals. Make of it what you will dude.

        The religious fanaticism with which some cats are banging on about this is way out of proportion to the issue.

    • scuderiarmani on 04/01/2020 - 19:18

      You are very naive to suggest console fanboys is the reason… That kinda died in the 90s…

    • askbargain on 04/01/2020 - 19:18

      Background check me please.

    • iBuzz7S on 04/01/2020 - 19:29

      I don't know about a "surprising amount", but one came from someone who also negged a free PS4 theme. But that might have more to do with their own insecurities than being a fanboy of some sort.

      • scuderiarmani on 04/01/2020 - 19:57
        +1

        I wouldn't neg a free theme, however, I won't comment on it because I believe that it's cosmetic rubbish that shouldn't be charged for anyway…. Hardly something that should warrant extra attention in the site anyway.

    • manbearpig on 04/01/2020 - 21:05

      I'm an Xbox gamer. I've already explained my reasoning several times.

  • Lebsta on 04/01/2020 - 19:24
    +1

    I like these posts and would like to see them continue to be listed. Just my 2c.

  • Filename on 04/01/2020 - 20:17
    +1

    Price not in title. Mods please fix or remove post. Thanks

  • lolmao on 04/01/2020 - 20:19

    Not a deal because I don’t have game pass

    • IceCreamBandit on 04/01/2020 - 20:20
      +3

      Does that mean your post should have been negged by people without PS+?

      • lolmao on 04/01/2020 - 20:22

        yes but it’s too late now

        • IceCreamBandit on 04/01/2020 - 20:25

          Does that mean people should neg the NAB $2000 grant for bushfires that you + voted if they don't bank with NAB, or their homes weren't destroyed?

          Using the same logic as your reason for negging this deal (does not apply to you specifically), that seems fair enough.

          • lolmao on 04/01/2020 - 21:11
            -2

            @IceCreamBandit: NAB deal should be listed as targeted

            • IceCreamBandit on 04/01/2020 - 21:24

              @lolmao: Difference with this? Can't this be targeted at people who have paid for the Game Pass?

              • lolmao on 04/01/2020 - 21:34
                -1

                @IceCreamBandit: Targeted because you had to get your house burned down by a bushfire. This is not a deal because it’s an announcement of content available as part of a subscription service.

                • IceCreamBandit on 04/01/2020 - 21:38
                  +1

                  @lolmao: No, your initial comment to neg the deal was because you don't have Game Pass.

                  So, was your house burned down by a bushfire? If not, my point this whole time was that you should be consistent and neg that deal because your house was not burned down by a bushfire.

                  • lolmao on 04/01/2020 - 21:45
                    -3

                    @IceCreamBandit: I would neg the nab deal for the same reason but but some people might not be happy so I’m going to leave it

                    • IceCreamBandit on 04/01/2020 - 21:46
                      +1

                      @lolmao: That's a cute justification. How altruistic of you.

                      You could always revoke your + there to show your true stance, but I guess you've chosen your mob to side with for each time.

                      Funny how people call for moderators to be consistent but then change their story/justification when they get caught for being full of…

            • SlappersOnly on 04/01/2020 - 21:39

              @lolmao: Targeted doesn’t mean targeted. It means the deal isn’t open to the general public. Everyone has the option to buy a Game Pass subscription. Targeted would be if Microsoft was only offering GTA to randomly selected Game Pass subscribers.

          • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2020 - 22:15

            @IceCreamBandit: What has their +1 for a NAB deal got to do with this? And its a very flawed logic, to even link the two, they have absolutely nothing in common.

            This deal is like saying you get free a trip when you buy a weekly ticket… I
            E. You're getting what you paid for. The NAB deal is for people who were unfortunate enough to lost their home in the bushfire and they get a bonus $2k (or whatever) with NAB. Something they didn't ask for, nor paid for.. linking the two isn't just apples and oranges, it's apples and rocks.

            • IceCreamBandit on 04/01/2020 - 22:33
              +2

              @[Deactivated]: My issue was the flawed logic used by lolmao to neg the deal (because they didn't have Game Pass) and yes, they negged using that comment before you ask.

              Lolmao's justification in negging this deal was because it was of no relevance to them. Hence my questions asking if people should neg vote all deals that have no relevance to them.

              Please follow the chain of comments fully before picking up on one thing to discuss out of context. Otherwise it is always going to be apples and whatever other object you want it to be. But hey, whatever it takes to try and make your point right?

              • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2020 - 22:44
                +1

                @IceCreamBandit: I did follow it. You logic is flawed.
                You need GamePass, it's not targeted (your flawed logic there). And if you.do.have gepass (which they don't), then it's mot a deal, since its why you paid for Gamepass 8n the first place.

                If you don't have GamePass it's not relevant, if you do have Gamepass, it's still not a relevant deal as its not a deal, you already have it… just like the weekly pass. Again your logic is flawed my friend…but to quote the expert

                But hey, whatever it takes to try and make your point right?

                • IceCreamBandit on 04/01/2020 - 23:00

                  @[Deactivated]: Maybe it is reading comprehension that you are lacking in then.

                  They negged this deal because they do not have the requisite membership/subscription for this deal to have any relevance.

                  I questioned this and asked if lolmao's own deal in the past should be negged. Lolmao agreed that it should.

                  You need GamePass, it's not targeted (your flawed logic there). And if you.do.have gepass (which they don't), then it's mot a deal

                  You should not neg a deal if it is of no relevance to you, if you do not have the membership/subscription. That would allow people to neg all Costco, Amazon Prime and eBay Plus deals if they do not have the relevant memberships.

                  Lack of relevance to a user does not allow them to neg a deal.

                  Have a reading of the Voting Guidelines and see when you should retain from voting.

                  The deal doesn't apply to you

                  There is no need to discuss logic here.

                  Read the guidelines.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/01/2020 - 21:46
    +3

    Fellow neg'ers…head over to this thread and vote N O expunge this site of these No Deal postings!

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/510579#comment-8198862

    • lolmao on 04/01/2020 - 22:06
      +2

      Thanks, voted no

  • profar on 05/01/2020 - 08:28

    Was hoping to wake up this morning and some common sense had prevailed at this site and this thread was gone .
    Content at other platforms yesterday was all deleted but somehow this X Box Pass prevails ?

  • mackaxx on 05/01/2020 - 09:05
    +1

    Can’t we just title these as free (for game pass holders)/$10.95 (cost of one month of game pass Membership)/$1 (new subscribers).

    All three are good deals. The no deal argument is wrong for each and every one of them,

    The mind boggles that we have 4 pages of stupid internet arguments about all this. I guess everyone’s on holidays? I’d rather spend my time playing gta v to be honest,

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