One of the nice things about gaming subscriptions is that you can get gift codes at reasonable prices, and if the recipient already subscribes to one, they can still use the code to pay for more time.
For Xbox and PC gamers, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is, well, the ultimate gift, providing a large library of games and the ability to stream a lot of them on phones, low-power laptops, Chromebooks and TVs. Many are installable to a PC to play locally. One month is $17.
PlayStation Plus Premium isn’t quite as expansive as Microsoft’s Xbox offering, but for fans of the Sony console, it offers a library of games, cloud streaming of some older-generation games and more. One month is $18, and three months is $50.
For gamers who already have a large collection of PC games, Nvidia’s GeForce Now lets them stream a growing number of them to any device that’s not a PC, such as a Chromebook, Mac or phone. There are two subscription tiers for GeForce Now, Priority and Ultimate. You don’t have to choose between them, since that’s selected when the code is redeemed. For instance, the $20 code can be redeemed for two months of Priority or one month of Ultimate.
