Summary
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has added a three-month YouTube Premium subscription to its array of membership perks.
- The offer is only available to new YouTube Premium users. Those who previously activated a trial with their Google accounts are also excluded from the promo.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now claim a free three-month trial of YouTube Premium. The offer, available until late June, caps off another perk-filled month for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
The highest tier of Microsoft's subscription service adds a variety of membership perks each month. Not all of them are gaming-related, and most tend to be available to claim for at least several months. One of the most recent such offers debuted in mid-March, when Xbox Game Pass Ultimate started giving away the Persona 3 Reload Expansion Pass.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's YouTube Premium Trial Is Only Available to New Users
The latest freebie to reach the service arrives in the form of three months' worth of YouTube Premium. YouTube's subscription is priced at $13.99 per month or $139.99 annually, placing the value of this perk at between $35 and $42. However, there's one major catch in that the three-month membership is classified as a trial, meaning it's only available to new users. Those with existing subscriptions cannot take advantage of the offer, and neither can anyone who previously activated a YouTube Premium trial on their Google account. This even goes for trials of overlapping and discontinued services, such as YouTube Music Premium and Google Play Music.
YouTube Premium was already once part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks, having originally been offered to Microsoft's subscribers back in late 2021. That particular freebie was also limited to new YouTube Premium users. As for the promo at hand, eligible Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members have until late June 2024 to claim their three-month trial.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks Expiring Soon
- F1 23 EA Play PitCoin Reward - until April 1
- Apex Legends Weapon Charm Bonanza - until April 2
- Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis March Member Monthly Bonus - until April 2
- Paramount+ 30-Day Free Trial - until April 7
- PUBG Exclusive Survivor Pack - until April 12
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla Drakkar Edition Pack - until April 14
- Mighty Doom Cacodemon Mini Slayer Cosmetic - until April 25
- Century: Age of Ashes Forgotten Bay Pack - until April 29
This freebie adds to the already extensive list of perks that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate introduced in March 2024. Of those, the ones closest to expiring is the PitCoin Reward pack for F1 23, which is only available to claim until April 1. Meanwhile, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members have until April 2 to claim the Apex Legends Charm Bonanza weapon and the March monthly member bonus for Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, which comprises six Scape Dolls for reviving teammates and weapon upgrade materials in the form of 50 Photon Chunks. A 30-day free trial of Paramount+ is also on offer until April 7.
Although many of the perks that Microsoft bundles with its service are inherently tied to one's subscription, that isn't always the case. The recently introduced Persona 3 Reload Expansion Pass is one such example of an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perk that turned out better than expected, as it's free to keep forever after being claimed.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
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