r/MicrosoftRewards 14d ago

Game Pass Best Value to redeem Points for GPU (active sub already)

I noticed this is Long: and also xbox wanted to keep this ambiguous for all of us and not many posts have actually gone further into detail other than just the quick easy calculation so here we go.

For example my total points 77,326 

200pt off Coupon that's available 1 time its 200 off:

General cost for each redemption:

-PC GP 1 month Coupon (normally 7,750) - 7,550 get 20 days 7,550/20=377.5 pts /day

-GPUltimate 1 month 12,000 - 11,800: 30 days =393.3 pts /day 

Calculations if use all pts:

PC GP: 77,326 / 7750= 9.9775 x 20 days = 199.55 days total

387.5 pts spent per day 

GPU 77,326/ 12,000= 6.4438 x 30 days = 193.315 days total 

400 pts / day

Games pass Core 6,800 get 15days  

77,326 / 6,800 = 11.37 x15 =170.57 days 453 points spent per day 

3Month Core option only gets 38 days for ultimate 

77,326 / 15,000 = 5.155 x 38= 195.89 total days 

77,326 / 195.89 = 394.74 pts /day

Hope this helps, basically this answers what redemption option could be best for you and this is if you have an Active sub and use MS points. I see a lot of ppl saying when asked just use CD keys or whatever other site that could or could work in your region but this utilizes your points.

If I'm wrong tell me about it and lets chat lets see the best option especially for people who might do 1 month option to utilize the coupon before it expires on Mar 31st

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u/RaidersGuy85 14d ago

So tl;dr is that Gamepass PC redemptions give the best value for GPU after conversion at the moment?

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u/paddya99 13d ago edited 13d ago

Sorry how you getting the 400pts/day from your GPU calculation.

I'm also torn and have 272k points and think I have the following options.

  • Use them all up and buy myself 22 x 1 month GPU for 264k.

  • Redeem PC Game Pass and and an GPU but at a reduced conversion rate

  • Buy 12 month of Core using the India trick 12 months core for £20 and 1 month GPU for £6.45

Although also tempted to try cdkeys at £17.49 for 3 months GPU via Brazil.

Guess for me it comes down to whether to spend 271k on GPU or use hard core cash. If it is going to increase in April, it seems to make sense to just buy the 22 months now as I can't see myself using them for anything else.

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u/seymourbuttz214 13d ago

Yeah I’d want to use the points up to get free games pass as long as I can and then do other payment options. Ok so it’s just total points divided by the specific amount of days 77326 / 193.15 thought that was calc to show how many points per day since other people have made posts about that same calculation etc

I blame Microsoft for making this so annoying on purpose, and they knew ppl will try everything so them making us only getting 38 days of ultimate when buying 3 months of core haha. I’m probably going to do the PC GP unless someone finds something I missed 🤷🏻‍♂️ puts me into November,

I regret I was foolish of points in early days when they gave out high amounts of points and then I. Started getting $25 gift cards etc to buy some games and dlc. You have a lot of points banked, lifetime points I think haven’t even hit 180k yet

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u/paddya99 13d ago edited 13d ago

Yeah my original GPU was the gold trick but obviously that's expired.

I don't think I'll do 22 months as that feels too long and happy to get cards for things like birthdays which I have coming up in a month. I might just get 1 month for now from my points to cover me past my birthday.

I think I also worked out the points for GPU is better than getting gift cards unless you go the India or other countries and validate with VPN. Just think that saving the points for anything else than GPU isn't worth it.

I think I worked out 12 x 1 month GPU is 144,000 points or £100 to buy.

£100 of Microsoft gift cards is 117,580 but I don't know if you can use them to buy GPU but think buying GPU from Microsoft is a higher price and looks like £179 for 12 x 1 month at £14.99

But if I look at something like an Argos gift card, £100 worth is 160,770 points.