Xbox Deals and Discussion

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Welcome to the Xbox Deals and Discussion thread.

General info

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• You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console. Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work. Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
• Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
  On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold. You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
• On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold. Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

• All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
• ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
• Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
• Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!

Latest Sales Posts​

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May 27 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

May 22 - Warhammer​

May 21 - "Just for Everyone" deals - Party Games​

May 20 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

May 16 - Mid-week drops​

May 13 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

May 13 - Non-BC discounts​

May 6 - Weekly Sale​

Apr 29 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Apr 22 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Apr 18 - Game Pass Super Saver / Publisher Spotlight​

Apr 15 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Apr 8 - Weekly Sale - Last chance (discounts ending morning of Apr 9)​

Apr 4 - Spring Sale - Part 2​

Apr 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

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Mar 28 - Spring Sale Sneak Preview​

Mar 25 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 18 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 11 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 4 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Feb 26 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 19 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 14 - Anime Month, Pt 2​

Feb 12 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 5 - Weekly Sale​

Jan 31 - Anime Month​

Jan 29 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 22 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 16 - Exoprimal / Street Fighter 6​

Jan 15 - Weekly Sale​

Jan 8 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 2 - Last Chance Sale​

Jan 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Dec 25 - Weekly Sale​

Dec 18 - Weekly Sale​

Countdown Sale - Post 1 - Post 2 - Post 3 - Follow up​

Latest Countdown Posts​

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May 27 - Pre-weekly countdown​

May 20 - Pre-weekly countdown​

May 13 - Pre-weekly countdown​

May 6 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 29 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 22 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 15 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 8 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 4 - Spring Sale final preview​

Apr 1 - Pre-weekly countdown, with Spring Sale​

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Mar 28 - Spring Sale Sneak Preview​

Mar 25 - Pre-weekly countdown, with Spring Sale​

Mar 18 - Pre-weekly countdown, with Spring Sale​

Mar 12 - Initial Spring Sale list​

Mar 11 - Post-weekly countdown​

Mar 4 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 26 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 19 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 12 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 5 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 29 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 22 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 15 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 8 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 2 - Last chance countdown​

Jan 1 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 25 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 18 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 14 - Look ahead at Dec 18 weekly​

Game Pass potential departure dates​

Last updated - 2024-05-21

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What is this?

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Game prices in the Xbox store have a UTC end date associated with them. These dates generally fall into 5 categories :

1. The item is currently on sale. These are usually the weekly sale items that end Tuesday mornings at 09:59:59 UTC.
2. The item will go on sale, usually within 2-3 weeks. These are usually set to switch at 23:59:59 UTC, like the weekly sale on Monday evenings. Some of the major annual sales (Spring, Summer, Black Friday, Holiday) start on Thursday evening UTC, and some times appear to be random.
3. The item is on Game Pass and is not currently or going to be on sale in the next few weeks. Third party games generally cluster around 09:59:59 UTC on the 1st and 16th of each month. Currently, at least one game is associated with every 1st and 16th through January 2025. The dates then spread out, ending with Human Fall Flat on July 1, 2028.
4. First party and EA Play titles are farther out, starting in 2049, with many in 2799 and 9998.
5. No date - some items do not have a price and so don't have a date. If the item is part of a bundle that has a price, the date from the bundle is used.

The list below uses the dates associated with games on Game Pass and EA Play. Time stamps in red are the regular Game Pass departure times and titles in red are confirmed to be leaving, either from Microsoft's regular news postings or by devs / publishers. Items available through Game Pass Core, currently on sale or not available for purchase are also color coded.

The date associated with a Game Pass game is not a guarantee it will leave on that date, but since March 2023 when the price data started getting analyzed, every game that's left Game Pass had been flagged as leaving on that date. It's given a number of people an extra heads up on the generally 2 week notice Microsoft provides.

If you have any questions about the list, please ask in the thread.

Most likely current and pending sales

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2024-05-27 23:59:59

Airborne Kingdom​

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey​

Assassin's Creed® Origins​

Atomic Heart​

Atomic Heart (Windows) (PC)​

Call of the Wild: The Angler™​

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021​

Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition​

Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​

Far Cry® 6​

Farworld Pioneers​

FOR HONOR​

From Space​

House Flipper​

Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R​

Jurassic World Evolution 2​

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

Medieval Dynasty​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase)​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

Monster Hunter Rise​

Monster Sanctuary​

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered​

No Man's Sky​

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+​

PAYDAY 3​

Scorn​

SnowRunner​

SnowRunner (Windows 10) (PC)​

Tales of Arise​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™​

2024-05-28 09:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows (PC)​

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

Batman™: Arkham Knight​

Battlefield™ 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2022-11-22​

Battlefield™ V (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-06-20​

Burnout™ Paradise Remastered - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Chants of Sennaar​

Coral Island​

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ - EA Play -​

Evil West​

Far Cry® 5​

Forager​

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

Gotham Knights​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

Immortals of Aveum™ - EA Play -​

Insurgency: Sandstorm​

It Takes Two - Digital Version - EA Play - 2021-11-03​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

Kona​

LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass only SKU) (Not available for purchase)​

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name​

Like a Dragon: Ishin!​

Lost in Random™ - EA Play - 2022-04-13​

Madden NFL 24 - EA Play -​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition - EA Play -​

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™​

Mineko's Night Market​

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord​

Need for Speed Rivals - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ Heat - EA Play - 2020-07-14​

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered - EA Play - 2021-06-25​

Need for Speed™ Payback - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ Unbound - EA Play - 2023-06-22​

NHL® 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​

Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​

Persona 3 Reload​

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition​

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ - EA Play - 2020-11-10​

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™ - EA Play -​

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

STAR WARS™: Squadrons - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball™ 4 - EA Play -​

Titanfall® 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands - Standard Edition (Game Pass only SKU)​

Unpacking - Game Pass Core​

Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​

Wasteland 3​

While the Iron's Hot​

WILD HEARTS™ Standard Edition - EA Play -​

Yakuza 0​

Yakuza 0 for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 3 Remastered​

Yakuza 3 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 4 Remastered​

Yakuza 4 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 5 Remastered​

Yakuza 5 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza Kiwami​

Yakuza Kiwami 2​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza Kiwami for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza: Like a Dragon​

2024-05-21 15:59:59

NHL® 23 Xbox One - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

NHL® 23 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

2024-05-21 23:59:59

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

2024-05-22 23:59:59

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun​

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​

2024-05-23 13:59:59

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Not available for purchase)​

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

Football Manager 2024 Console​

2024-05-23 23:59:59

Diablo® IV (Not available for purchase)​

2024-05-25 15:59:59

Another Crab's Treasure​

2024-05-26 12:59:59

Manor Lords (Game Preview) (PC)​

2024-05-27 09:59:59

Hell Let Loose​

2024-05-29 17:59:59

The Rewinder​

2024-06-01 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed® Origins​

Batman™: Arkham Knight​

Chicory: A Colorful Tale​

Cricket 22​

Farworld Pioneers​

FOR HONOR​

Generation Zero®​

Insurgency: Sandstorm​

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R​

LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga (Game Pass only SKU) (Not available for purchase)​

Little Witch in the Woods (Game Preview)​

NINJA GAIDEN 3: Razor's Edge (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN Σ (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection​

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+​

Railway Empire 2​

Railway Empire 2 (Win) (PC)​

Rune Factory 4 Special​

Rune Factory 4 Special - Windows Edition (PC)​

Soccer Story​

Spacelines from the Far Out​

2024-06-08 15:59:59

Little Kitty, Big City​

2024-06-16 09:59:59

ASTRONEER - Game Pass Core​

Dordogne​

Dordogne (Windows) (PC)​

High On Life​

Mortal Kombat 11​

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Game Pass Core​

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales​

2024-06-16 23:59:59

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

2024-06-17 03:59:59

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase)​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

2024-06-18 08:59:59

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Not available for purchase)​

2024-06-20 07:59:59

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II​

2024-06-23 09:59:59

Minecraft​

Minecraft Dungeons​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends​

Minecraft Legends - Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC (PC)​

Minecraft: Java Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

2024-06-26 15:59:59

Open Roads​

2024-07-01 09:59:59

Arcade Paradise​

Bramble: The Mountain King​

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch​

Far Cry® 5​

Injustice™ 2​

Injustice™ 2 - Standard Edition (PC)​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Digital Edition​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Windows Edition (PC)​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Windows Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town (Not available for purchase)​

Stranded Deep​

Stranded Deep (PC)​

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever​

2024-07-08 13:59:59

Botany Manor​

Botany Manor (PC)​

2024-07-15 12:59:59

Harold Halibut​

2024-07-16 09:59:59

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly​

Common'hood​

Figment 2: Creed Valley​

Forager​

Forager (PC)​

Frostpunk (PC)​

Frostpunk: Console Edition​

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ (moved from 2024-01-01)​

My Friend Peppa Pig​

Neon Abyss​

Neon Abyss (PC)​

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (PC)​

The Wandering Village (Game Preview)​

TOEM​

Watch Dogs®2​

2024-08-01 09:59:59

A Short Hike​

Genesis Noir​

Genesis Noir: Windows Edition (PC)​

Goat Simulator (moved from 2024-05-01)​

Inkulinati​

Roboquest​

This War of Mine: Final Cut (moved from 2024-05-16)​

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands - Standard Edition (Game Pass only SKU)​

Train Sim World® 4 (Not available for purchase)​

Train Sim World® 4: Standard Edition​

Turbo Golf Racing​

Venba​

2024-08-16 09:59:59

Airborne Kingdom​

Atomic Heart​

Atomic Heart (Windows) (PC)​

Conan Exiles​

EVERSPACE™ 2​

HUMANKIND™​

HUMANKIND™ (PC)​

Offworld Trading Company (PC)​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (PC)​

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre​

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - PC Edition (PC)​

2024-09-01 09:59:59

Call of the Wild: The Angler™​

Disney Dreamlight Valley​

Goat Simulator Windows 10 (PC)​

Guilty Gear -Strive-​

Immortals Fenyx Rising™​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox One​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox Series X|S​

2024-09-16 09:59:59

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC)​

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey​

Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition​

Party Animals (moved from 2024-01-04)​

PAYDAY 3​

Slime Rancher 2​

SpiderHeck​

Valheim (Game Preview)​

You Suck at Parking® Complete Edition​

2024-10-01 09:59:59

Cocoon​

Gotham Knights​

Let's Build a Zoo​

Loop Hero​

My Time At Portia (moved from 2024-01-09)​

My Time At Portia (PC)​

PAW Patrol: Grand Prix​

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy​

The Walking Dead: Season 1 (PC)​

The Walking Dead: Season 2 (PC)​

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​

2024-10-16 09:59:59

Dyson Sphere Program (Game Preview) (PC)​

F1® Manager 2023​

From Space​

Like a Dragon: Ishin!​

Scorn​

Stellaris (PC)​

Stellaris: Console Edition​

2024-11-01 09:59:59

Deep Rock Galactic - Game Pass Core​

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

Football Manager 2024 Console​

Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (moved from 2023-11-01)​

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

Lonely Mountains: Downhill​

Mineko's Night Market​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 2 (PC)​

2024-11-16 09:59:59

Dicey Dungeons​

Dune: Spice Wars​

Dungeons 4​

Dungeons 4 (Win) (PC)​

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name​

Persona 5 Tactica​

Somerville​

2024-12-01 09:59:59

Amnesia: The Bunker​

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021​

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone​

Monster Sanctuary​

Monster Sanctuary (Windows Version) (PC)​

Moonlighter​

PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay​

Remnant: From the Ashes​

Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC)​

Rollerdrome​

Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition​

The Walking Dead: The Final Season - The Complete Season​

The Walking Dead: The Final Season (PC)​

While the Iron's Hot​

World War Z: Aftermath​

World War Z: Aftermath (PC)​

2024-12-16 09:59:59

Ben 10: Power Trip​

Hello Neighbor 2​

No Man's Sky​

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan​

The Gunk​

The Quarry for Xbox One​

The Quarry for Xbox Series X|S​

Tin Hearts​

2025-01-01 09:59:59

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition​

Close to the Sun​

Close to the Sun. (PC)​

Death's Door​

Death's Door (PC)​

Hell Let Loose​

House Flipper​

LEGO® 2K Drive Cross-Gen Standard Edition​

LEGO® 2K Drive for Xbox One​

LEGO® 2K Drive for Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

McPixel 3​

2025-01-16 09:59:59

Exoprimal​

Figment: Journey Into the Mind​

Insurgency: Sandstorm (Windows) (PC)​

Maquette​

Medieval Dynasty (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One)​

Palworld (Game Preview)​

Those Who Remain​

Those Who Remain. (PC)​

2025-02-01 09:59:59

Anuchard​

Broforce​

Brotato​

Crusader Kings III​

Crusader Kings III (PC)​

Darkest Dungeon PC (PC)​

Darkest Dungeon®​

Escape Academy​

Go Mecha Ball​

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Persona 3 Reload​

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem​

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (PC)​

2025-02-16 09:59:59

A Little to the Left​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC)​

Return to Grace​

Tales of Arise​

Tales of Arise (Windows) (PC)​

Tales of Arise (Xbox One) (Not available for purchase)​

Tales of Arise (Xbox Series X|S) (Not available for purchase)​

2025-03-01 09:59:59

Bluey: The Videogame​

Dead Island 2​

GRIS​

Gris (PC)​

Indivisible​

Indivisible (PC)​

Maneater​

Merge & Blade​

PAW Patrol World​

Space Engineers​

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun​

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Windows (PC)​

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Not available for purchase)​

2025-03-16 09:59:59

Evil West​

Evil West (Windows) (PC)​

Lies of P​

No More Heroes 3 Windows (PC)​

No More Heroes 3 Xbox​

No More Heroes 3 Xbox​

Solar Ash​

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated​

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (PC)​

TUNIC (moved from 2024-04-01)​

2025-04-01 09:59:59

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged​

Lil Gator Game​

Monster Hunter Rise (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)​

The Lamplighters League - PC Edition (PC)​

The Yakuza Remastered Collection (moved from 2024-04-01)​

The Yakuza Remastered Collection for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 0 (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 0 for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 3 Remastered (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 3 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 4 Remastered (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 4 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 5 Remastered (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 5 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza Kiwami for Windows 10 (PC) (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (moved from 2024-04-01)​

Zombie Army 4: Dead War​

2025-04-16 09:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows (PC)​

Coral Island​

Homestead Arcana​

Kona​

Orcs Must Die! 3​

Rise of the Tomb Raider (Not available for purchase)​

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Not available for purchase)​

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition​

2025-05-01 09:59:59

Have a Nice Death​

Kona II: Brume​

Sniper Elite 5​

The Last Case of Benedict Fox: Definitive Edition​

Thirsty Suitors​

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition​

2025-05-16 09:59:59

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons​

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons (PC)​

Chants of Sennaar (Windows) (PC)​

Farming Simulator 22​

Farming Simulator 22 PC (PC)​

Jurassic World Evolution 2​

Planet of Lana​

2025-06-01 09:59:59

Against the Storm (PC)​

Cassette Beasts​

Goat Simulator 3​

Goat Simulator 3: Windows Edition (PC)​

Hypnospace Outlaw​

PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION - Game Pass Core​

Remnant II® - Standard Edition​

Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer​

The Big Con​

2025-06-16 09:59:59

Far Cry® 6​

Shadowrun Returns​

Shadowrun Trilogy​

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut​

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition​

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege (Not available for purchase)​

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Deluxe Edition​

2025-07-15 09:59:59

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank​

2025-07-16 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed® Valhalla​

2025-08-01 09:59:59

Cooking Simulator (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Cooking Simulator Windows (PC) (moved from 2024-02-16)​

Starbound (PC) (moved from 2024-05-01)​

2025-08-16 09:59:59

PlateUp!​

2025-09-01 09:59:59

Sea of Stars​

2025-09-16 09:59:59

RESIDENT EVIL 2​

2025-10-16 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines II - PC Edition (PC)​

RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Windows (PC)​

2025-11-01 09:59:59

Jusant​

Return to Monkey Island​

Wartales​

2025-11-16 09:59:59

Spirittea​

2025-12-01 09:59:59

SteamWorld Build​

2025-12-16 09:59:59

Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition​

2026-04-01 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines - Remastered​

Cities: Skylines - Windows 10 Edition (PC)​

Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition​

2026-05-01 09:59:59

Citizen Sleeper​

DayZ (moved from 2024-05-01)​

Descenders - Game Pass Core​

2026-05-16 09:59:59

Shadowrun Returns PC (PC)​

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut PC (PC)​

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition PC (PC)​

2026-06-01 09:59:59

Dead by Daylight​

Dead by Daylight Windows (PC)​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™ - Windows 10 (PC)​

2026-06-16 09:59:59

Among Us - Game Pass Core​

2026-07-01 09:59:59

Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​

Slay The Spire (PC)​

Unpacking - Game Pass Core​

2026-07-16 09:59:59

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

Golf With Your Friends (Windows Version) (PC)​

PowerWash Simulator - Game Pass Core (moved from 2024-07-16)​

Techtonica (Game Preview)​

2026-08-01 09:59:59

Celeste - Game Pass Core​

INSIDE - Game Pass Core​

2026-08-16 09:59:59

Firewatch - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO (PC)​

2026-09-16 09:59:59

Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​

Dead Cells (PC)​

Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition - Game Pass Core​

Superliminal - Game Pass Core​

2026-10-01 09:59:59

Chivalry 2 - Game Pass Core​

2026-11-16 09:59:59

Wreckfest - Game Pass Core​

Wreckfest (PC)​

2026-12-01 09:59:59

Stardew Valley - Game Pass Core​

Stardew Valley (PC)​

Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Game Pass Core​

Vampire Survivors - Game Pass Core​

2027-02-01 09:59:59

Trailmakers​

2027-03-16 09:59:59

Control​

Control Standard Edition - Control Expansion Pack 1 The Foundation (PC)​

Control Standard Edition - Control Expansion Pack 2 AWE (PC)​

Control Standard Edition (PC)​

Control Ultimate Edition​

Control Ultimate Edition - Xbox Series X|S​

Control Ultimate Edition (PC)​

2027-04-01 09:59:59

SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE - Game Pass Core​

2027-05-01 09:59:59

SnowRunner (moved from 2024-05-01)​

SnowRunner (Windows 10) (PC) (moved from 2024-05-01)​

2027-06-01 09:59:59

Terraria​

2027-06-16 09:59:59

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​

2027-12-16 09:59:59

Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​

Overcooked! 2 (PC)​

2028-07-01 09:59:59

Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​

Far future dates, mostly first party and EA Play

Spoiler

2048-12-30 23:59:59

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ - EA Play -​

F1® 23 - EA Play -​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Madden NFL 24 - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball™ 4 - EA Play -​

WILD HEARTS™ Standard Edition - EA Play -​

2049-12-30 23:59:59

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition​

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (4K HDR bundle) (PC)​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Madden NFL 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​

2098-12-31 23:59:59

Battlefield™ 1 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

NBA LIVE 19 - EA Play - 2019-05-10​

Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

2099-02-01 19:59:59

Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

2099-04-04 09:59:59

Halo Wars 2 (Not available for purchase)​

2099-04-18 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 2​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 3​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 4​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 5​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1 - The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Season Pass (Episodes 2-5)​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)​

2099-10-02 23:59:59

Forza Horizon 4 - Forza Horizon 4 Formula Drift Car Pack​

2099-12-29 23:59:59

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition - Game Pass Core​

2100-06-12 23:59:59

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood​

2220-10-06 03:59:59

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered - EA Play - 2021-06-25​

2220-10-13 23:59:59

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition - EA Play -​

2220-10-22 23:59:59

Battlefield™ V (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-06-20​

2220-12-11 23:59:59

It Takes Two - Digital Version - EA Play - 2021-11-03​

2779-12-30 23:59:59

DIRT 5 - EA Play - 2021-08-10​

DiRT Rally 2.0 - EA Play - 2021-08-10​

2798-12-30 21:59:59

Wasteland Remastered​

2798-12-31 23:59:59

Fuzion Frenzy®​

The Elder Scrolls® Online - Game Pass Core​

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection​

2799-01-14 23:59:59

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (PC)​

2799-02-01 09:59:59

Halo Wars 2 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

2799-02-08 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season​

2799-02-08 23:59:59

Forza Horizon 5 Standard Edition​

2799-02-17 23:59:59

Wolfenstein: Youngblood​

Wolfenstein: Youngblood (PC) (PC)​

2799-02-28 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: Season Two​

2799-03-02 23:59:59

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (PC)​

2799-03-07 23:59:59

Halo Infinite (Campaign)​

2799-03-11 23:59:59

Dishonored® Definitive Edition​

Dishonored® Definitive Edition (PC) (PC)​

DOOM (1993)​

DOOM 3​

DOOM 64​

DOOM II (Classic)​

Fallout 4 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 4 (PC) (PC)​

Oblivion​

Prey (Cloud Gaming enabled)​

Prey (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind​

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition (PC) (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC) (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (PC) (PC)​

The Evil Within​

The Evil Within (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The New Order​

Wolfenstein: The New Order (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PC) (PC)​

2799-03-16 23:59:59

DOOM Eternal (BATTLEMODE - PC) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Fallout 76 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 76 - PC (PC)​

2799-03-17 23:59:59

DOOM Eternal (BATTLEMODE) (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​

2799-03-20 23:59:59

Sea of Thieves: 2024 Edition​

2799-03-24 07:59:59

Bleeding Edge​

2799-03-26 23:59:59

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​

2799-03-28 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep​

The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep - The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 2, Give No Shelter​

The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep - The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 3, What We Deserve​

The Walking Dead: Michonne - The Complete Season​

2799-03-28 23:59:59

Lost in Random™ - EA Play - 2022-04-13​

2799-04-10 23:59:59

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Game Pass Core​

2799-04-29 23:59:59

Joy Ride Turbo​

2799-05-12 23:59:59

Psychonauts​

Psychonauts (Windows 10) (PC)​

2799-05-17 23:59:59

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries​

2799-05-18 23:59:59

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut​

2799-05-31 23:59:59

Banjo Kazooie: N n B​

Banjo-Kazooie​

Banjo-Tooie​

Disneyland Adventures​

Fable III​

Gears of War​

Gears of War 2​

Gears of War: Judgment​

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Not available for purchase)​

Halo 5: Guardians - Game Pass Core​

Halo: Spartan Assault​

Jetpac Refuelled​

Kameo​

Perfect Dark Zero​

Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure​

Sunset Overdrive​

Viva Piñata​

Viva Piñata: TIP​

2799-06-09 05:59:59

Crackdown 3​

Crackdown 3: Campaign (Not available for purchase)​

Crackdown 3: Wrecking Zone (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Gears of War 4​

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 (PC)​

Halo: Spartan Assault (Mobile / PC)​

Halo: Spartan Strike​

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PC)​

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (PC)​

ReCore​

2799-06-09 06:58:59

Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition (PC) - Game Pass Core​

Sunset Overdrive (PC)​

2799-06-09 23:59:59

Gears 5​

The Outer Worlds​

The Outer Worlds (PC)​

2799-06-13 18:59:59

Arx Fatalis (PC)​

BATTLETECH (PC)​

Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™​

Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™ (PC) (PC)​

DOOM​

Fallout (PC)​

Fallout 2 (PC)​

Fallout 3​

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (PC)​

Fallout Tactics (PC)​

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (PC)​

Psychonauts 2 - Game Pass Core​

RAGE​

The Evil Within® 2​

The Evil Within® 2 (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein II: Standard Edition (PC)​

Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™​

2799-06-14 23:59:59

ScreamRide​

2799-06-17 23:59:59

The Bard's Tale ARPG : Remastered and Resnarkled​

2799-06-21 23:59:59

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Not available for purchase)​

2799-06-26 23:59:59

Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)​

2799-06-30 23:59:59

Banjo Kazooie: N n B (Not available for purchase)​

Banjo-Kazooie (Not available for purchase)​

Banjo-Tooie (Not available for purchase)​

Fable II​

GoldenEye 007 (Not available for purchase)​

Jetpac Refuelled (Not available for purchase)​

Perfect Dark​

Perfect Dark (Not available for purchase)​

Perfect Dark Zero (Not available for purchase)​

Rare Replay​

Ryse: Legendary Edition​

Ryse: Son of Rome (Not available for purchase)​

State of Decay: Year-One (Not available for purchase)​

2799-07-13 23:59:59

Halo 3 (PC)​

2799-07-18 23:59:59

BLiNX: The Time Sweeper​

Crimson Skies®: High Road to Revenge™​

2799-07-21 23:59:59

Grounded - Game Pass Core​

2799-08-13 14:59:59

The Bard's Tale Trilogy​

2799-08-16 23:59:59

Microsoft Solitaire Collection​

2799-08-17 23:59:59

New Super Lucky's Tale​

2799-08-19 14:59:59

Age of Empires Definitive Edition (PC)​

2799-08-19 19:59:59

Quake​

Quake III Arena (PC)​

2799-08-19 23:59:59

Battletoads​

2799-08-24 23:59:59

Halo Infinite​

2799-08-27 14:59:59

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut​

2799-08-31 23:59:59

Fable Anniversary - Game Pass Core​

Gears of War 3​

Mass Effect​

2799-09-19 23:59:59

Tell Me Why​

Tell Me Why - Tell Me Why: Chapter 2 (Not available for purchase)​

Tell Me Why - Tell Me Why: Chapter 3 (Not available for purchase)​

Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3​

Wasteland 3​

Wasteland 3 (PC) (PC)​

2799-09-22 02:59:59

Halo 3: ODST (PC)​

2799-09-30 23:59:59

Dishonored 2 - Game Pass Core​

Dishonored 2 (PC)​

DOOM Eternal Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Phoenix Point​

2799-10-07 23:59:59

Brütal Legend​

2799-10-14 23:59:59

Fallout: New Vegas (BC)​

NHL® 23 Xbox One - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

NHL® 23 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

2799-10-27 23:59:59

Day of the Tentacle Remastered​

Full Throttle Remastered​

Grim Fandango Remastered​

2799-10-28 14:59:59

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

2799-11-03 23:59:59

Minecraft Launcher (PC)​

2799-11-08 23:59:59

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​

2799-11-09 15:59:59

Gears Tactics​

2799-11-14 23:59:59

Halo 4 (PC)​

Halo: Reach (PC)​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3: ODST​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo: Reach​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC)​

RAGE 2​

RAGE 2 (PC) (PC)​

2799-11-16 23:59:59

ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition (Not available for purchase)​

2799-11-23 00:59:59

Forza Horizon 5 (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Motorsport (Not available for purchase)​

2799-11-23 23:59:59

Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition - Game Pass Core​

2799-12-03 15:59:59

DOOM Eternal Standard Edition (PC) (PC)​

2799-12-07 23:59:59

Need for Speed™ Unbound - EA Play - 2023-06-22​

2799-12-11 23:59:59

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition (PC) (PC)​

2799-12-13 23:59:59

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition​

2799-12-17 23:59:59

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Game Pass Core​

2799-12-30 23:59:59

Battlefield 4 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2022-11-22​

Burnout™ Paradise Remastered - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Fe - EA Play - 2018-09-03​

Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst - EA Play - 2019-05-14​

Need for Speed Rivals - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Need for Speed™ Heat - EA Play - 2020-07-14​

Need for Speed™ Payback - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

NHL® 94 REWIND - EA Play - 2021-03-01​

Peggle 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-14​

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ - EA Play - 2020-03-04​

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ - EA Play - 2020-11-10​

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

STAR WARS™: Squadrons - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball 3 - EA Play - 2022-03-03​

The Sims™ 4 - EA Play -​

The Sims™ 4 EA Play Edition (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-05-22​

Titanfall® 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

UFC® 4 - EA Play -​

Unravel - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​

2799-12-31 22:59:59

skate. (2007) - EA Play - 2021-08-05​

9998-12-30 00:00:00

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC)​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Not available for purchase)​

Alice: Madness Returns - EA Play - 2019-10-25​

An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (PC)​

Anthem™ - EA Play - 2019-10-09​

ARK: Survival Ascended​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (PC)​

Army of Two™ - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

As Dusk Falls​

Battlefield 3™ - EA Play - 2011-10-08​

Battlefield™ 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

Battlefield™ Hardline (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-07-08​

Bejeweled 2 - EA Play - 2008-03-08​

Bejeweled 3 - EA Play - 2011-10-14​

BLACK™ - EA Play -​

Broken Age​

Broken Age (PC)​

Contrast​

Costume Quest​

Costume Quest 2​

Crysis - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

Crysis 2 - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

Dante's Inferno™ - EA Play - 2018-08-02​

Dead Space (2008) - EA Play - 2008-10-08​

Dead Space™ 2 - EA Play -​

Dead Space™ 3 - EA Play -​

Dead Space™ Ignition - EA Play - 2010-10-13​

DEATHLOOP​

Diablo® IV (Not available for purchase)​

Dragon Age: Origins - EA Play -​

Dragon Age™ 2 - EA Play -​

Dragon Age™: Inquisition (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2014-10-28​

Feeding Frenzy - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Feeding Frenzy 2 - EA Play - 2008-09-17​

FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - EA Play -​

Forza Horizon 4 (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Motorsport Standard Edition​

Gang Beasts - Game Pass Core​

Ghostwire: Tokyo​

Halo 2: Anniversary (PC)​

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition​

Heavy Weapon - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Hi-Fi RUSH​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

Mass Effect 2 - EA Play -​

Mass Effect™ 3 - EA Play -​

Mass Effect™: Andromeda (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2017-03-15​

MASSIVE CHALICE​

Medal of Honor Airborne - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​

Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​

Minecraft​

Minecraft Dungeons​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends​

Minecraft Legends - Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC (PC)​

Minecraft: Java Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Mirror's Edge™ - EA Play - 2008-11-05​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase)​

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered​

Peggle - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Pentiment​

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition (PC) (PC)​

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​

Plants vs. Zombies - EA Play - 2010-09-24​

Quake 4 (PC)​

Quake II​

Quantum Break​

Quantum Break (PC)​

Redfall​

RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Xbox (Not available for purchase)​

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)​

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (PC)​

Sea of Solitude - EA Play - 2020-01-21​

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

SSX - EA Play - 2012-02-21​

Stacking​

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Starfield​

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC)​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (Episode 1) (PC)​

Torment: Tides of Numenera​

We Happy Few​

We Happy Few (PC)​

Wolfenstein 3D (PC)​

Zuma - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Zuma's Revenge! - EA Play - 2012-07-07​

No set date

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Assassin's Creed® Origins (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Assassin's Creed® Valhalla (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Crysis® 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

Diablo® IV PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 Standard Edition Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-05-16​

EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 Standard Edition Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-05-16​

EA SPORTS™ UFC® 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2020-08-19​

F1® 22 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-06-30​

F1® 22 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-06-30​

Far Cry® 5 (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Far Cry® 6 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

FIFA 22 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2021-11-21​

FIFA 22 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2021-11-21​

FOR HONOR : MARCHING FIRE EDITION (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

FOR HONOR : MARCHING FIRE EDITION (Not available for purchase)​

Immortals Fenyx Rising™ (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Iron Brigade - Rise of the Martian Bear (Not available for purchase)​

Iron Brigade (Not available for purchase)​

League of Legends (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Legends of Runeterra (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Madden NFL 23 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-02-09​

Madden NFL 23 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-02-09​

Minecraft Preview (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Preview for Windows (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

MLB® The Show™ 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase)​

NHL® 21 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2021-04-12​

Starfield - Starfield: Old Mars Skin Pack (Not available for purchase)​

Super Lucky's Tale (Not available for purchase)​

Teamfight Tactics (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

The Cave (Not available for purchase)​

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege (Game Pass only SKU) (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands - Standard Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

VALORANT (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Watch Dogs®2 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

 

[Bryson]

I was wanting a 2TB Series X, but not like this. No regrets on my recent SX purchase - keep the box in Xbox!

No regrets with my Series X purchase either. I don't even use physical media so i would gladly give up a disc drive for more internal storage but at this point I'll just stick with what I have until next gen.

I just got my first JFY offer. 35% discount on Jedi Survivor. Not sure why anyone would buy it since it's coming to Game Pass via EA Play unless you really just can't wait.

 

[gamegirlpocket]

On principle, I feel strongly about having the choice to use discs, but in reality, 95% of my purchases of uses are digital.

If they had to abandon backwards compatibility with an architectural change to ARM, though, I may end up focusing on PC gaming in a decade.

 

[Kromis]

On principle, I feel strongly about having the choice to use discs, but in reality, 95% of my purchases of uses are digital.

If they had to abandon backwards compatibility with an architectural change to ARM, though, I may end up focusing on PC gaming in a decade.

No way they are going to abandon backwards compatibility or legacy support. I can't see it happening.

Apple already has legacy support down with Rosetta 2 on macOS with their ARM-based M-chips. Microsoft just needs to dump a ton of money on their Rosetta equivalent to make sure this goes smoothly.

 

[bardockkun]

https://twitter.com/cecianasta/status/1704155135662821763?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

I'm just glad it gave us something to tee hee and be excited about in all honesty.

 

[Euripides]

Wow at the sheer stupidity if true that MS post those docs mistakenly. 

 

[Donken]

Microsoft is definitely going in a direction that is less and less interesting to me. Seems like they are only focused on boosting the streaming service and disc less consoles to run the streaming service.

Watching how TV/Movie streaming services are now constantly bumping up costs and removing more and more content, it makes me fear for the future of Gamepass. It'll become more and more unaffordable and then without it, you'll realize you can't play online and don't own any games.

 

[Bryson]

On principle, I feel strongly about having the choice to use discs, but in reality, 95% of my purchases of uses are digital.

If they had to abandon backwards compatibility with an architectural change to ARM, though, I may end up focusing on PC gaming in a decade.

People are already freaking out about whether or not the Switch 2 will have backwards compatibility or if they will have to rebuy their entire library all over again. I think people are too used to carrying their digital library with them. Nintendo did have back compat with the Gamecube and Wii / Wii U in the past.

Xbox giving up on backwards compatibility would be an unmitigated and monumental disaster so I don't think it will happen. Phil Spencer has said numerous times that he believes in game preservation.

 

[Bryson]

Microsoft is definitely going in a direction that is less and less interesting to me. Seems like they are only focused on boosting the streaming service and disc less consoles to run the streaming service.

Watching how TV/Movie streaming services are now constantly bumping up costs and removing more and more content, it makes me fear for the future of Gamepass. It'll become more and more unaffordable and then without it, you'll realize you can't play online and don't own any games.

Sadly this is the future. Is anybody really still crying about no longer being able to go down to the local blockbuster to rent a game? Nothing is stopping you from purchasing your games digitally and owning them instead of subscribing to game pass if you prefer. Again this is no different than buying an album or subscribing to spotify / itunes and having a huge catalog of music to choose from. Pick which ever model works best for your needs.

 

[awp]

Nothing in the court documents concerns me (except I really want that Oblivion remaster). Microsoft has so many great first party games in the pipeline that that and GamePass are gonna make me happy for a long time to come.

 

[bardockkun]

Still waiting on Microsoft to let me play the games that I own that aren't on Game Pass on the cloud...

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Sadly this is the future. Is anybody really still crying about no longer being able to go down to the local blockbuster to rent a game? Nothing is stopping you from purchasing your games digitally and owning them instead of subscribing to game pass if you prefer. Again this is no different than buying an album or subscribing to spotify / itunes and having a huge catalog of music to choose from. Pick which ever model works best for your needs.

It's more about owning long term. While rare, we've seen "owned" games/apps removed from download. The obvious complaint about games being removed from sale. A service eventually going away entirely like the Nintendo eShops. It's best for us if physical sticks around as an option for as long as possible.

 

[Strider Turbulence EX]

Discs are obsolete and outdated because most games are constantly updated all the time. Never mind if a game ships needing a day 1 patch.

Have you guys seen mk1? You have to install disc 1, insert disc 2, go back to disc 1 to finalize install and then you need a 40gb patch to start playing. And make no mistake, mk1 will be getting a shit ton of updates.

At this point we really should be advocating for consumer rights to legally back up the games we own as well as protections so we aren’t locked out of paid content whenever these corporations decided to find new ways to ban us.

 

[Jodou]

How legit are all of these leaks? Digital only Series X with better controller Holiday 2024? New Xbox Console in 2028? All those games getting remasters? I know Phil asked if gamers wanted MS to have a controller like the Dualsense and most of us said yes please so that makes sense. Odd that they had all this info more than a year in advance all ready to go and this easily leaked.

I'm hoping they're not, or at least simple concepts. I'd skip a refresh if it looked like that and honestly isn't even warranted considering how good games look now. As for haptic feedback: please NO. All it does is increase the cost of the controller for some garbage I turned off day one of the PS5. Innovate in game design; not gimmicks. That's Nintendo's domain of nonsense.

 

[Dustin Echoes]

Still waiting on Microsoft to let me play the games that I own that aren't on Game Pass on the cloud...

My guess is that this is the direction they are going, and this is how they maintain “backwards compatibility”. No need for the same chip architecture in future consoles if the plan is to just let customers stream their previous generation games through cloud.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

I don't think a canceled PS5 version of Starfield is surprising, but this also details Project Silver as for Quake's 25th anniversary. That probably means that it was the codename for Quake Remastered. One more thing to check off the Bethesda lineup leak.

https://x.com/stephentotilo/status/1703965208845123911?s=20

 

[bardockkun]

My guess is that this is the direction they are going, and this is how they maintain “backwards compatibility”. No need for the same chip architecture in future consoles if the plan is to just let customers stream their previous generation games through cloud.

I Mean does anyone enjoy the PS3 streaming to console that Playstation+ has?

 

[FuzzmeisterJ]

No spoilers, but I'm near the end of Starfield.  It's been a fun game, but I'm at a place where I don't need more side stuff to unlock more things to keep in my inventory.   I'm losing interest in the story after you learn what's up with the artifacts.  They have a few reveals that relate to events before the start of the game and just seem like they don't matter at all.  Was I supposed to be shocked? Because I don't care enough to be shocked.  I want to see how it ends, but the factions and character quests have been the highlights so far.  I still like the gameplay and have enjoyed the experience as a whole.  I feel like Fallout is the same way.  The story just gets you through the world and isn't the main attraction.  Skyrim did well with the main story IMO.

I'll be done this week and see what's up with NG+ (though I have an idea what that gimmick will be), but will be jumping on MK1 later this week.

As for the leaks, I think it'll be good in the end after they see so many people saying "eww! digital only?!".  I'd rather a better 4k drive that does not skip on some movies.  And fix atmos dagnabbit!  I think the PS5 having not as bad atmos may have got them to look at it.

 

[Jodou]

So I had planned to play Starfield for at least two months, which is about how long Skyrim took me to 'beat' but I must admit the game is coming up way more shallow than I had thought and I think I can pin exactly why. Since this game has so many worlds to explore and since NG+ was obviously a huge focus of development, I think the game is actually smaller than any previous Bethesda game in terms of content. I'm now level 120 or so and have completed 3/5 faction questlines at least once but I was shocked to find out that only 5 factions exist, or 'major city' storylines in essence. That's roughly half what Skyrim had to offer out of the box in terms of guilds to join or major plots to play through.

What of sidequests? So far there have only been a few that I'd even qualify as interesting or overarching with the vast majority just presented as 'activities' aka fetch quests. I'm also finding that a lot of them just focus on somebody is in trouble and needs my help, which gets painfully old fast when nothing they can offer me is of any interest when I have millions of credits and get better exp just smashing build 99 items on a workbench.

Even outposts took a major downgrade in terms of offering, since there are no constraints of where they can be built leading to very plain options. I stopped playing Fallout 4 around the time I was able to build a fort and never ended up completing the game for it by comparison, just kept building.

Starships are just a simple task of min/maxing until solved and you're done forever really. I put together a build that kills entire fleets in just minutes and has so far not come close to capacity in terms of what it's hauling so I consider it complete.

So now I'm left with questing that feels almost done already and the option to just explore planets for the sake of scanning. Resources are pointless since anything can be bought from the starter town so additional outposts aren't required unless I want to play the 'resource tycoon minigame'. I don't.

With all this said, I'm shocked it took less than 3 weeks to consume essentially all that Starfield has to offer when even a boot up of Skyrim right now would be at least a month long venture. They leaned way too hard on NG+ to be that eternal source of replay value but set themselves up for failure with how it wipes all but your character exp and change. Todd recently said that endgame mechanics might not be for everyone, when what he really meant was it might not be for anyone. The huge backlash regarding how NG+ is designed begs the question WTF they were thinking and goes back to my original thoughts when I learned about it.

IDK, Lies of P is installing now and I think I'm done with Starfield for a while which is sad considering I thought the game had way more to offer at first blush.

 

[Donken]

Sadly this is the future. Is anybody really still crying about no longer being able to go down to the local blockbuster to rent a game? Nothing is stopping you from purchasing your games digitally and owning them instead of subscribing to game pass if you prefer. Again this is no different than buying an album or subscribing to spotify / itunes and having a huge catalog of music to choose from. Pick which ever model works best for your needs.

VUDU doesn’t require me to subscribe to watch my movies online.

With the new Gamepass model, they need to free the online play. If I could play online for free and just buy my games digitally, I would never subscribe to Gamepass. The only reason I did recently is because the 3 year conversion was still working. No chance do I pay $15+/month for Gamepass.

 

[briandadude]

Sadly this is the future. Is anybody really still crying about no longer being able to go down to the local blockbuster to rent a game? Nothing is stopping you from purchasing your games digitally and owning them instead of subscribing to game pass if you prefer. Again this is no different than buying an album or subscribing to spotify / itunes and having a huge catalog of music to choose from. Pick which ever model works best for your needs.

I think this is different because music/movies have universal formats/codecs that can be played on many devices. Video games (especially console games) are not guaranteed to work on any platform other than the platform it is purchased on.

 

[bee01]

Physical vs digital, my favorite recurring debate topic on CAG where nobody’s opinions are changed.  Time is a circle.

 

[Donken]

Physical vs digital, my favorite recurring debate topic on CAG where nobody’s opinions are changed. Time is a circle.

For me it’s more evolved to ownership (Physical or Digital) vs renting (Gamepass).

 

[bardockkun]

Just gotta throw it out there since it's leaving Game Pass, Moonscars throws out a ridiculous amount of backstory and mechanics from the get go to the point where I'm pretty confident I'm not playing the game to it's fullest. With that all said, it's a very good Metroidvania. Bosses are fun to murder and the combat system with parrying and dodging is allot of fun (so long as you're not surrounded by enemies). Little over an hour in, but yeah I'm enjoying it.

Physical vs digital, my favorite recurring debate topic on CAG where nobody’s opinions are changed. Time is a circle.

Man, my opinion changed after XBox One/PS4 generation where I realized I hate moving and am totally fine picking games from my couch without changing discs. Only thing keeping me getting physical still are the deals and the collecting (gotta get my big stupid collector's edition for weeb games), but the game collection these days definitely leans more towards digital than physical. Microsoft fun bucks, Gameflip and Dell Rewards also ones to blame for setting me on this course.

 

[bobbyblane]

My opinion has slowly changed to being more digitally based (with the exception of Nintendo - where games hold their values).  I used to buy games cheap during B2G1 or sales and then trade in and sell to GS or on eBay/Facebook.  I put in a fair amount of effort to play through things quick, trade my items in and then move on to the next thing.  This always put me in a spot to rush through things and never feel like I could truly slow down and enjoy them.  I'm now fine waiting for a cheap sale and just buying something digitally so I don't feel the pressure to re-sell it.  I also really like having a lot less physical clutter.  There are still plenty of 360 games in my collection I never got to, which will just collect dust and take up space unless I get rid of them (more work/time).  Now I just put things in my wish list and let the deals come to me (don't even bother shopping through weekly sales that much any more because I know what I want to play and wish list it)

My biggest issue with the Game Pass model right now is that with the inevitable season passes on every game, I ultimately end up buying it anyway as the cost of a complete edition is usually cheaper than the stand-alone DLC.  I have no doubt this will happen to me with every Bethesda game, which almost removes any benefit to me other than the opportunity to play something day 1.  I still get some benefit from a lot of the smaller titles (enjoying Maquette right now for example), but I will have a tough time if the day ever comes when I'm paying $20 out of pocket every month for the service

 

[Lord Chabelo]

So any good deals on trade ins for consoles? Might get a second X before it discless. Got a Scorpio and a Day One the kids aren't using so much because loading takes forever (it does).

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

So any good deals on trade ins for consoles? Might get a second X before it discless. Got a Scorpio and a Day One the kids aren't using so much because loading takes forever (it does).

Probably best to ask in the GameStop thread since they're the most tuned into the promos. All last gen machines are pretty low now.

The new Series X is scheduled for November next year if the date doesn't get pushed.

 

[Freeze Time]

If they could come up with some kind of program where you could sell digital games, I would buy more of them. Even something like trade these two digital games and you get this brand new one for free or whatever.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1704233222752571842?t=kUqFDphqznAoKStalv4ohw&s=19

 

[darthfracas]

Physical vs digital, my favorite recurring debate topic on CAG where nobody’s opinions are changed. Time is a circle.

Definitely some kind of circle….

 

[jonathansmith369]

https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1704233222752571842?t=kUqFDphqznAoKStalv4ohw&s=19

I bet that rounded edge cylinder series x is now a perfect sphere in the updated plans. Then it can just roll around on your TV stand like a ball.

 

[BobbyTastic]

If they do a Fallout 3 and an Oblivion remaster then why the hell is Fallout New Vegas not listed here. Yes it is not Bethesda proper so maybe wouldn't be on this list anyway. But that will be annoying they have already performance boosted for Series X and then remaster these, but leave poor old FNV patrolling the Mojave as just backward compatible only.

What makes it even crazier is that Xbox also owns the people that made New Vegas (Obsidian) so they're both under the same roof.

Honestly at this point, I'm inclined to believe that the rumored beef between Obsidian and BGS is real and BGS has enough pull to not let it happen.

 

[awp]

Thought this was a good summary of what the MS leaks are NOT saying…

https://x.com/jezcorden/status/1704272288118341998?s=46

 

[TTAZ]

I’m a lot more open with digital than I used to be, mainly on Xbox. Mainly due to MS rewards and it being able to fund a lot of my purchases.

My main concern with going all digital is what about the discs you already own? If they come up with a way to “transition” the physical games you own to digital copies, I wouldn’t mind. Or if they just had an optional additional disc drive

 

[Bryson]

Wow at the sheer stupidity if true that MS post those docs mistakenly.

Seems to be an error by either the court or FTC. Microsoft provided links to the court for the redacted and unredacted documents. Microsoft does not have the ability to upload documents to government websites, only the government does.

https://x.com/SenninSage/status/1704213734544015492?s=20

 

[Bloomy]

Are people actually viewing things directly on x.com?  Every time I open one of those links, it redirects to twitter.com because it doesn't embed (and I get the warning that I'm leaving CAG), though it seems the site still has trouble properly embedding tweets (though it might have to do with people not stripping off a question mark and everything after).

 

[Bryson]

Are people actually viewing things directly on x.com? Every time I open one of those links, it redirects to twitter.com because it doesn't embed (and I get the warning that I'm leaving CAG), though it seems the site still has trouble properly embedding tweets (though it might have to do with people not stripping off a question mark and everything after).

Ever since Twitter changed their URL to "x.com" my links are no longer being embedded in the CAG forums.

In other news, the reason why Yakuza Like a Dragon is a timed Xbox exclusive is the funniest thing I've read all day. My head is still spinning trying to make sense of this.

https://twitter.com/Jawmuncher/status/1704106386521510334?s=20

 

[BobbyTastic]

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[Bloomy]

Ever since Twitter changed their URL to "x.com" my links are no longer being embedded in the CAG forums.

I get that. But when I click on an x.com link in a post, it goes to twitter.com. It's like for me, x.com doesn't exist as its own site, just a redirect to twitter.com.

 

[psunami]

If possible, I think this thread should change it's title to "XBL Deals - Microsoft could never make a mistake." 

 

[Bryson]

I get that. But when I click on an x.com link in a post, it goes to twitter.com. It's like for me, x.com doesn't exist as its own site, just a redirect to twitter.com.

Yes the link from x.com redirects me to twitter.com also but bardockkun just posted a link from twitter in the previous page and the tweet was embedded. I think if you link from a mobile phone it still embedds from twitter.com.

 

[bee01]

Still waiting on Microsoft to let me play the games that I own that aren't on Game Pass on the cloud...

 

[Bloomy]

If possible, I think this thread should change it's title to "XBL Deals - Microsoft could never make a mistake."

Zune says hi.

Yes the link from x.com redirects me to twitter.com also but bardockkun just posted a link from twitter in the previous page and the tweet was embedded. I think if you link from a mobile phone it still embedds from twitter.com.

Are you using the X app to post / share links? Just wondering where the x.com URL is coming from, if it's not in the browser.

 

[The Masked Heel]

Zune says hi.

Are you using the X app to post / share links? Just wondering where the x.com URL is coming from, if it's not in the browser.

HD DVD as well.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

What makes it even crazier is that Xbox also owns the people that made New Vegas (Obsidian) so they're both under the same roof.
Honestly at this point, I'm inclined to believe that the rumored beef between Obsidian and BGS is real and BGS has enough pull to not let it happen.

As much as I want another Obsidian Fallout, I do think it's largely a case of scheduling. As Bethesda's purchase was finalizing, Outer Worlds 2 was being approved, Avowed was in development, and smaller projects like Grounded and Pentiment were in motion.

On top of this, many of the top New Vegas devs are kind of scattered. Josh Sawyer seemed burned out after Pillars of Eternity 2, Chris Avellone is likely gone forever even if he came out on top of his controversy, and John Gonzalez is at Guerilla Games.

 

[Bryson]

Are you using the X app to post / share links? Just wondering where the x.com URL is coming from, if it's not in the browser.

I'm using Frefox on PC. If you share a link from x.com and post it, that same link then redirects you back to twitter.com.

But if you use the x app on mobile to share a link it still uses twitter.com.

 

[Bloomy]

I'm using Frefox on PC. If you share a link from x.com and post it, that same link then redirects you back to twitter.com.

But if you use the x app on mobile to share a link it still uses twitter.com.

Ah, ok, that's where the x.com URL is coming from. I just copy the URL from the URL bar in Chrome on PC, so it's always twitter.com.

 

[JohnnyCage]

Discs are obsolete and outdated because most games are constantly updated all the time. Never mind if a game ships needing a day 1 patch.

Have you guys seen mk1? You have to install disc 1, insert disc 2, go back to disc 1 to finalize install and then you need a 40gb patch to start playing. And make no mistake, mk1 will be getting a shit ton of updates.

At this point we really should be advocating for consumer rights to legally back up the games we own as well as protections so we aren’t locked out of paid content whenever these corporations decided to find new ways to ban us.

I buy discs for the resell value. I can buy a game for $70, finish it in 2 weeks and get $50 back. If consoles ever go all digital then they lose the only advantage they have left over PC gaming.

 

[samnite]

XBOX getting GYRO aiming will be nice. I play all the consoles, so don't take this as a slight against XBOX, and it is nice how the Switch and to a lesser extent the PS5 lets me easily fine tune a shot by moving the controller. I had a moment playing Starfield where I tried to move the controller to fine-tune a shot but realized there was no GYRO aiming. I had just beaten Tears of the Kingdom and then Horizon Forbidden West back to back before starting Starfield so my brain had to readjust lol.

 

[Bloomy]

Seems to be an error by either the court or FTC. Microsoft provided links to the court for the redacted and unredacted documents. Microsoft does not have the ability to upload documents to government websites, only the government does.

https://x.com/SenninSage/status/1704213734544015492?s=20

I didn't save a copy of the PDF, but the document itself had redactions. The problem was the files embedded in it didn't. I could tell something was odd, though, when I saw the file was 187 MB. Much too big for the few pages that were available in the viewer. Maybe whoever put together the document assumed, dangerous as that can be, that whoever would review and redact would know enough to check for attachments.

 

[JohnnyCage]

Microsoft is definitely going in a direction that is less and less interesting to me. Seems like they are only focused on boosting the streaming service and disc less consoles to run the streaming service.

Watching how TV/Movie streaming services are now constantly bumping up costs and removing more and more content, it makes me fear for the future of Gamepass. It'll become more and more unaffordable and then without it, you'll realize you can't play online and don't own any games.

Yeah these subscription services are a bad value in the long run. Microsoft has been tightening the screws lately with Game Pass by getting rid of $1 trials, lowering the amount of monthly rewards points you can get and raising the price by $2. I bet they'll raise it again after the ABK deal goes through and it will be a more significant hike because Call of Duty day 1 on GP will not be cheap. How will people feel when it hits $25 a month?