Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Get 10 Months for Under $95 With This EA Play Trick

The EA Play conversion trick has been floating around Xbox circles for a while now, but a recent improvement to the conversion rate has made it significantly more attractive. UK players with an expired or inactive Xbox Game Pass subscription can currently stack 10 months of Game Pass Ultimate for approximately $93 total, working out to roughly $9.30 per month against the standard monthly price.

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How the EA Play conversion actually works

The trick hinges on Microsoft's conversion system, which automatically upgrades cheaper EA Play subscription time into Game Pass Ultimate months when you trigger it with an Ultimate purchase. The math here is what makes it work: three 12-month EA Play codes convert to roughly nine months of Ultimate when redeemed together, and adding a single month of Ultimate on top brings the total to approximately 10 months.

The catch is firm. Your Xbox account must have no active subscription of any kind, whether that's Game Pass Core, PC Game Pass, or Ultimate. If there's even a day left on your current membership, the conversion won't trigger correctly. The account needs to be completely clean before you start.

With that condition met, the process runs as follows:

1. Purchase three separate 12-month EA Play gift codes. Retailers limit these to one per transaction, so three separate orders are required.
2. Redeem all three codes through the Microsoft account billing page to bank 36 months of EA Play.
3. Purchase a single month of Game Pass Ultimate to trigger Microsoft's automatic conversion.
4. The system converts the 36 months of EA Play into approximately nine months of Ultimate, with the one purchased month added on top.

The total outlay lands at approximately $93, depending on where you source the single Ultimate month. That's a meaningful gap from paying the standard month-to-month rate, which in the UK recently moved to £16.99 per month.

What Game Pass Ultimate actually gets you

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate covers the full catalogue across console and PC, includes EA Play membership, and adds cloud gaming through Xbox Cloud Gaming. For players already planning to stay subscribed through the rest of this year, locking in 10 months upfront at this rate is straightforward math.

The timing is relevant for anyone eyeing upcoming releases. Forza Horizon 6 is one of the bigger Game Pass day-one titles on the horizon, and locking in months now covers that launch window comfortably. If you're planning to grab it on day one, check out the Forza Horizon 6 early access guide to see exactly what it costs to get in before general release.

The wider UK deals picture today

The Game Pass deal is the headline, but there are several other offers worth flagging. Corsair peripherals are seeing solid discounts right now, with the HS80 RGB USB Gaming Headset dropping around 33% and the Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT sitting at roughly 26% off. The Corsair SCIMITAR RGB ELITE gaming mouse, built for MOBA and MMO players with its 12-button side panel, is also down approximately 27%.

On the Sony side, the PlayStation Portal has a "Used - Like New" listing at Amazon Resale that brings it well below its standard retail price. Open-box returns at Amazon in this condition are generally indistinguishable from new, and the savings are real.

Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones have also dropped significantly, with the full discount visible only at checkout. Apple AirPods Pro 3 in "Used - Like New" condition are similarly discounted.

For players who want to get the most out of a fresh Game Pass Ultimate subscription, the Forza Horizon 6 Premium Edition bonus content guide walks through how to claim every perk that comes with the higher-tier version of one of Game Pass's biggest upcoming titles. For more guides across the games library, the full gaming guides hub has you covered as the catalogue keeps growing.