Xbox All Access is real and a great deal

If you don’t already own an Xbox One, Microsoft is making a bold and aggressive move to get you onboard with its new Xbox All Access financing plan. The publisher confirmed the All Access program in a blog post today. For 24 monthly payments, you will get an Xbox One X or Xbox One S along with Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass for less than you would pay if you purchase and subscribed to all of these Microsoft products separately.

That means you get the console, the online multiplayer service (with its Games With Gold program), and the Netflix-like Game Pass program all for one monthly payment. Game Pass, which lets you download games and play them whenever you want, has already established a reputation as an excellent value — especially compared to Sony’s streaming PlayStation Now alternative — but Microsoft is now amping up the value perception for all of its major gaming products.