PS Plus stacking might be blocked but this Xbox Game Pass trick still works

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Xbox owners can save hundreds of dollars on Game Pass, as Sony stops PlayStation owners from doing just that.

Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus subscriptions are just another cost piling up on top of Netflix, Disney Plus, and whatever else you forgot you signed up for, so we're all looking for a way to game the system. 

PS4 and PS5 owners discovered they could stack PS Now memberships ahead of the transition to the new PS Plus to save money. But Sony quickly put a stop to that. Over on Xbox, however, things are a little different. There's a workaround that hasn't been stamped out yet, and it'll save you hundreds of dollars.  

There are a couple ways to save cash, depending on whether you've taken advantage of the $1 / £1 / AU$1 Xbox Live Gold upgrade or not. If this isn't ringing any bells, you're eligible to save even more with this trick, so congrats! 

With both options, you'll want to stack up to three Xbox Live Gold memberships. This is the maximum amount you can stack at a time. Given that we don't know how long this loophole will last, you might want to max out now. 

Bear in mind that when redeeming codes, 36 months is also the cap. You won't be able to redeem a code for more than one month, for example, if you're already at 35 months – so for the love of all that's holy, if you buy three one-year subs, make sure the recurring billing option is switched off. The feature actually nets you one free month as a little bonus, but that's going to throw a huge spanner in the works if you have three 12-month codes to redeem. 

If you buy smaller increments, the free month with recurring billing is a nice freebie that you can use to put towards the cap. Microsoft Rewards members can also check to see if they can redeem points for periods