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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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​

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​

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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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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​

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​

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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 - 2024-05-02

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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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2024-05-06 23:59:59

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC)​

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

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition​

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

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

Anuchard​

As Dusk Falls​

Batman™: Arkham Knight​

Bleeding Edge​

Broforce​

Broken Age​

Broken Age (PC)​

Brütal Legend​

Costume Quest​

Crackdown 3​

Crackdown 3: Campaign (Not available for purchase)​

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

Disneyland Adventures​

Far Cry® 5​

Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Forza Horizon 5 Standard Edition​

Fuzion Frenzy®​

Gears 5​

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

Gears of War 4​

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

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

Gears Tactics​

Gotham Knights​

Grounded - Game Pass Core​

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Game Pass Core​

Hi-Fi RUSH​

Injustice™ 2​

Injustice™ 2 - Standard Edition (PC)​

Joy Ride Turbo​

Just Cause 4: Reloaded​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

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)​

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

Mass Effect​

MASSIVE CHALICE​

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood​

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​

Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™​

Mortal Kombat 11​

My Friend Peppa Pig​

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

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​

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

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

Pentiment​

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​

PowerWash Simulator - Game Pass Core​

Psychonauts​

Psychonauts (Windows 10) (PC)​

Psychonauts 2 - Game Pass Core​

Quantum Break​

Quantum Break (PC)​

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (PC)​

Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure​

Ryse: Legendary Edition​

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

ScreamRide​

Stacking​

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

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

Sunset Overdrive​

Sunset Overdrive (PC)​

The Bard's Tale ARPG : Remastered and Resnarkled​

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut​

The Gunk​

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

Torment: Tides of Numenera​

Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)​

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut​

We Happy Few​

Wreckfest - Game Pass Core​

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection​

2024-05-07 09:59:59

Dead Island 2​

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

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

Dordogne​

Dordogne (Windows) (PC)​

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2​

GRIS​

Jusant​

Monster Hunter Rise​

NHL® 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​

Persona 5 Tactica​

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy​

RESIDENT EVIL 2​

RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Windows (PC)​

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

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition​

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

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™ - EA Play -​

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

STAR WARS™: Squadrons - EA Play -​

The Yakuza Remastered Collection​

The Yakuza Remastered Collection for Windows 10 (PC)​

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

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Deluxe Edition​

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition​

2024-05-13 23:59:59

A Little to the Left​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox One​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox Series X|S​

Rollerdrome​

The Outer Worlds​

The Outer Worlds (PC)​

The Quarry for Xbox One​

The Quarry for Xbox Series X|S​

2024-05-08 21:59:59

Cities: Skylines - Remastered​

2024-05-09 13:59:59

Botany Manor​

Botany Manor (PC)​

2024-05-14 23:59:59

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

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

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

PlateUp!​

2024-05-16 09:59:59

Eastern Exorcist​

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising​

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2​

Ghostlore​

Just Cause 4: Reloaded (moved from 2024-06-01)​

Little Witch in the Woods (Game Preview)​

NORCO​

SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE​

Supraland: Six Inches Under​

This War of Mine: Final Cut​

2024-05-16 12:59:59

Harold Halibut​

2024-05-16 13:59:59

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

2024-05-19 23:59:59

Return to Grace​

2024-05-23 13:59:59

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (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)​

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​

2024-06-16 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)​

2024-06-26 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​

2024-07-16 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​

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

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC)​

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)​

2025-05-01 09:59:59

Have a Nice Death​

Sniper Elite 5​

The Last Case of Benedict Fox: Definitive Edition​

Thirsty Suitors​

2025-05-16 09:59:59

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)​

2025-09-01 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 One (Not available for purchase)​

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)​

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)​

 

[FamedGuardian]

Apparently Indiana Jones is also being considered.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1754256753699516669

 

[awp]

I know all this is upsetting Xbox fans but I guess I see it differently. We get the first party studio games Day One on GamePass and a year earlier. PlayStation gets the sloppy seconds a year later and has to pay full price the game.

Money comes into Microsoft to support making more, and hopefully increasingly better, games to Xbox with a year exclusivity and GamePass. Also can help bring more good third party games Day One to GP without having to raise our sub fees.

Seems like there’s good that can come of this. Even if Xbox loses a bit of its identity in the process, there’s still plenty of reasons to have an Xbox and GamePass IMO.

 

[TTAZ]

I honestly don’t care that much as long as Xbox keeps making consoles. If they go full their party, then I’ll care.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

If their services being good (GamePass and the general feature set) is all the Xbox has over Sony, then the "party" will be over. Having literally zero exclusives will kill the Xbox console eventually. Big games like Starfield or Elder Scrolls will have big Gamepass numbers and then huge sales numbers on Playstation.

 

[awp]

A year exclusivity and GamePass is enough for me to keep wanting an Xbox console. First on Xbox. Day One on GamePass.

I will say with the dam breaking on this, Microsoft needs to say something. They just can’t keep letting story after story pop up.

One thing I have noticed is that with the exception of Sea of Thieves, all of the games involved have been Bethesda. Haven’t heard Forza, Gears or other original MS games. I know there were stories about Bethesda having wanted Starfield to be on PS5 even after the merger. They may be stirring the pot on this whole thing too?

 

[FamedGuardian]

Some bigger journalists are comparing this to Sony releasing their games on PC (delayed of course). In my opinion, Xbox exclusives going to PS is WAY different, mainly because I don’t think Sony would ever do that with their flagship IPs.

Honestly, it does make me question my investment into Xbox. I own PS5 and XSX, but if I can get everything on PS5 or PC, not sure why I’d continue to invest in Xbox.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

A year exclusivity and GamePass is enough for me to keep wanting an Xbox console. First on Xbox. Day One on GamePass.

I will say with the dam breaking on this, Microsoft needs to say something. They just can’t keep letting story after story pop up.

One thing I have noticed is that with the exception of Sea of Thieves, all of the games involved have been Bethesda. Haven’t heard Forza, Gears or other original MS games. I know there were stories about Bethesda having wanted Starfield to be on PS5 even after the merger. They may be stirring the pot on this whole thing too?

I don't think the other games you mentioned would matter right now, the the test would be the next entires. I would actually expect Flight Simulator before these games. Plus, Bethesda and crew were already making PS5 games until recently.

Forza - Gran Turismo exists, I think a lot of diehards wouldn't move over

Halo - basically on life support. It's getting updated frequently but I doubt it's making money. This is probably why they're changing battlepasses to Operations that come out faster and don't include currency. Master Chief Collection would make more sense really.

Gears - basically the same, except the live support is already dead. Years old game that did OK.

Sea of Thieves is the one truly successful live service game Microsoft has.

 

[awp]

Wouldn’t change anything for me. I still get the games I love sooner and on GamePass. Why would I want to wait longer and spend more money buying full priced games on PS5? Makes no sense to me.

I’d stick with playing Xbox mostly and use my PS5 for the occasional exclusive I want to play there.

 

[blueweltall]

It should not be a shock that selling games is more sustainable than having your big budget game release day one on a subscription service. The current model is not working. If it was they would not need to look outside their ecosystem for their financial needs.

 

[gamegirlpocket]

In other news, Brotato is basically if Geometry Wars and Vampire Survivors had a baby.

Which is to say, it's more addictive than both of them.

 

[supaet]

I'm good with persona's, MLB the show plus a number of day one games on other platforms. I used the money saved from buying day one console games to build a gaming PC to play games not on xbox

 

[bee01]

IMO a console with no big exclusives has one foot in the grave. News like this can kill the average consumer's confidence in buying this or Microsoft's next console (why buy an Xbox for Indy when I can get the console that has Final Fantasy/Wolverine/God of War and Xbox games at a later date). Game Pass appeals to enthusiasts like us that play a lot of games but it doesn't seem to influence console sales much. Series sales are lagging behind Xbox One (https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459677/xbox-series-xs-vs-xbox-one-sales-comparison-december-2023). PS5 is selling like crazy worldwide and the Switch 2 will probably break the internet when it launches. Shrinking console sales would be the path to Microsoft ditching Xbox hardware.

I buy a lot of stuff on Xbox because of reward points and Gameflip. If I wasn't getting such great deals I would be buying more games on the PlayStation side with Xbox being a Game Pass machine.

 

[awp]

Well, as of now I’m still happy with my Xbox and have no reason to want to ditch it. And, honestly, I have more important things to worry about.

 

[bee01]

I'm happy with my Series S/X as well. I just hope it's not the last real console generation we get from Microsoft. Seeing lots of salt from people that feel like they got burnt by buying an Xbox this holiday.

Saw this on another forum. Third party Xbox consoles?

Spoiler

 

[adam31]

If their services being good (GamePass and the general feature set) is all the Xbox has over Sony, then the "party" will be over. Having literally zero exclusives will kill the Xbox console eventually. Big games like Starfield or Elder Scrolls will have big Gamepass numbers and then huge sales numbers on Playstation.

Sega anyone?

 

[deszaras]

Xbox has been my main console since the original came out. I rarely play my Switch, have zero desire or inclination for a PS5 and sold my PS4. I know Sony has some big name First party titles but except for Ratchet and Clank, I don’t care about any of them. I like the Xbox interface, the ecosystem, the store and the controllers much more than any other system. I’m not fanboying for Xbox because they do have faults (lack of great 1st party games) but it’s the system i get all my gaming needs from it.

 

[Deadpool]

Literally every thing the Xbox offers, other than 1st party exclusives, is vastly superior IMO to either of the other big 2. UI, Party system, Gamepass, backwards compatibility, cloud gaming. Xbox is killing it.

 

[bee01]

Kind of funny that Sony tried to kill the Activision buyout because Call of Duty would only on Xbox.

Speaking of which, are they ever adding those games to Game Pass?

 

[Deadpool]

Kind of funny that Sony tried to kill the Activision buyout because Call of Duty would only on Xbox.

Speaking of which, are they ever adding those games to Game Pass?

NAw, they are treating it like Musk and Twitter. Buy it to kill it.

 

[gospelman]

Literally every thing the Xbox offers, other than 1st party exclusives, is vastly superior IMO to either of the other big 2. UI, Party system, Gamepass, backwards compatibility, cloud gaming. Xbox is killing it.

Dead last regarding storage.

 

[Monty 4.0]

Wouldn’t change anything for me. I still get the games I love sooner and on GamePass. Why would I want to wait longer and spend more money buying full priced games on PS5? Makes no sense to me.

I’d stick with playing Xbox mostly and use my PS5 for the occasional exclusive I want to play there.

I do not understand why anyone would care if a game they can play on Xbox is on another console. How does that make any difference to your life if more people can play a game you can? Other than losing a talking point in a fanboy fight over which console is better it makes no difference. As long as it is on Game Pass still I do not care what else it is on.

I am also curious as to when all of the Blizzard/Activision games will be on Game Pass. ALL Xbox game studio games are supposed to be on Game Pass day one. Where are they, Phil?

 

[FamedGuardian]

I just wonder if Xbox exits the physical console market, what the next steps are. Game Pass is cool, but it’s not free, and it can be pretty expensive (for non-CAG).

This news probably won’t make me ditch Xbox, but I’ll be more hesitant to invest in new games vs. PC/PS5. Gameflip does help as well lol

As far as COD, there’s some talk that the games won’t even come to Game Pass now. Again, Xbox hasn’t said anything, so it’s all leaks/speculation. Hopefully Phil or someone clears things up this week.

 

[bill123]

I just wonder if Xbox exits the physical console market, what the next steps are. Game Pass is cool, but it’s not free, and it can be pretty expensive (for non-CAG).

This news probably won’t make me ditch Xbox, but I’ll be more hesitant to invest in new games vs. PC/PS5. Gameflip does help as well lol

As far as COD, there’s some talk that the games won’t even come to Game Pass now. Again, Xbox hasn’t said anything, so it’s all leaks/speculation. Hopefully Phil or someone clears things up this week.

I honestly believe that's what they're going to do. Put out the mid gen refresh and end this gen. And next gen go the route of Sega and just publish/develop stuff. It makes sense. And they keep their gamepass and make stuff day one on it and have a staggered release on other platforms.

 

[FamedGuardian]

Again, it’s all leaks and speculation until Xbox speaks, but here’s some of the “smoke” regarding CoD skipping Game Pass.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1754475071354052951

 

[shoethiefrexyk9]

Alienware looks like it changed what our game at the week will be maybe? I got what looks like parts to viking boat instead of the usual space ship

 

[MysterD]

I think the real wars won't be console themselves, but actual digital services - i.e. Epic, Steam, GOG, PSN, Blizzard BattleNet, Xbox PC App, etc etc.

I even see PSN service truly at some point coming to PC also, similar to a Steam-like type of app. Most consoles are x86/x64 AMD hardware now since PS4 era anyways. Probably easy to port stuff around the major platforms (PS4/5; Xbox 1 and Xbox Series consoles; PC; etc etc).

It's not like game development's cheap either. Got to hit as many markets eventually, if you're said game company like Microsoft and Sony & are throwing $100m-315m on game development and marketing in the AAA and AAAA space.

Not that long ago, Microsoft stopped w/ Xbox PC exclusives on their store and we've been seeing their stuff pop-up on Steam on PC. Probably will see more of that, too.

Plus, you got Steam-Deck (Linux-based out-the-box) and its wannabe's (ROG Ally, Lenovo Go, etc - in which those are Microsoft Windows-based) too and plenty of gaming laptops out there. More places to game, more or less.

 

[awp]

Just hoping Sarah Bond or Uncle Phil comes out with a statement today to clarify all this. They can’t keep dragging this on and expect to explain this in a few months. It’s exploding now and they need to respond.

 

[cancerman1120]

I am not the kind of person who will buy a PC to game, so unless MS is putting GP on the PS5 there is still a reason for me to buy a Xbox console unless they plan on pushing GP as a cloud-based platform.

Edit: If they go cloud focused then I am out.

 

[shoethiefrexyk9]

I am not the kind of person who will buy a PC to game, so unless MS is putting GP on the PS5 there is still a reason for me to buy a Xbox console unless they plan on pushing GP as a cloud-based platform.

Edit: If they go cloud focused then I am out.

Me neither, I want something I can plop my butt down on a couch turn on and play for a few hours. I don't want to have to worry about whether my pc can run this game, or if I'll have to buy a video card or more ram to be able to play this game, or tweak settings and sacrifice different graphics setting to make a game run on my computer.

 

[briandadude]

Step 1 to avoiding the subscription takeover is not to subscribe.

 

[awp]

Step 1 to saving money and getting games Day One is to subscribe (and, of course, finding cheap ass deals to do so ).

 

[phat_tonyca]

For those that collect achievements and a rewards at the same time today is the day in the month where you don't get a reward for unlocking an achievement. Therefore, if you have a streak go back to your non-gamepass backlog !

 

[gamegirlpocket]

I honestly believe that's what they're going to do. Put out the mid gen refresh and end this gen. And next gen go the route of Sega and just publish/develop stuff. It makes sense. And they keep their gamepass and make stuff day one on it and have a staggered release on other platforms.

It'd be hard to do that without abandoning the XBL ecosystem entirely unless they added more PC support for things like 360 backwards compatibility. I expect they also make decent revenue from platform holder cuts of DLC, digital currency, etc and going totally thr way Sega would nerf that.

I've said it before but I think they might go halfway like with Valve and the Steam Deck. Hardware that's optimized for the platform and ecosystem but not in a generational competition with Sony or Nintendo.

If they did that and just sold hardware directly online, it cuts down a ton on distribution costs since they wouldn't be paying for brick and mortar distribution and everything that entails. Valve's lack of presence at Target, Best Buy, and even Amazon hasn't hurt sales one bit, which might not have been true 10 years ago.

This model would support third party hardware, potentially, like if Logitech wanted to make a super premium handheld with a Series S inside and an OLED screen. Make it part of the SDK and developers can update games easily for hardware support, kind of like we saw with Gears 5 from X1 to Series X.

Shit, I'd buy one.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

I do not understand why anyone would care if a game they can play on Xbox is on another console. How does that make any difference to your life if more people can play a game you can? Other than losing a talking point in a fanboy fight over which console is better it makes no difference. As long as it is on Game Pass still I do not care what else it is on.

I am also curious as to when all of the Blizzard/Activision games will be on Game Pass. ALL Xbox game studio games are supposed to be on Game Pass day one. Where are they, Phil?

I don't care if some Xbox games go multiplatform, but if ALL do then the console has no real reason to exist. I agree that the services are better on Xbox for the most part, but they are not so good that I wouldn't switch to PSN if I really needed to. Backwards compatibility is basically the strongest win on the service front and it only goes so far. It'll mean a definite shift away from their own consoles, and with no box the ecosystem loses a lot of appeal.

I don't see third-party consoles happening. That's pretty expensive to get into unless they're basically only changing the case, and it has been a disaster in the past, CDi, Steam Machines.

 

[awp]

Supposedly Phil Spencer will be on CNBC’s Closing Bell today to address rumors and Xbox strategy. Seems like they could release a statement beforehand to set expectations.

 

[blueweltall]

Report is, it is all. We're talking about Halo, Gears, Hellblade, Blade, etc. They lose money on each console they sold and were losing a lot more during the holidays to get sell numbers. The Series consoles had deep discount that didn't even helped them with meeting their goal and their console sales outlook for this year is predicted to decline even more from last year.

 

[FamedGuardian]

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Report is, it is all. We're talking about Halo, Gears, Hellblade, Blade, etc. They lose money on each console they sold and were losing a lot more during the holidays to get sell numbers. The Series consoles had deep discount that didn't even helped them with meeting their goal and their console sales outlook for this year is predicted to decline even more from last year.

The upcoming Indiana Jones is rumored too.

Apparently Xbox being on CNBC today was fake news as well, per Jez Cordon.

 

[briandadude]

Microsoft has EXCELled (get it?) as a software/cloud services company. Xbox hardware was a detour and has been struggling along with the Surface hardware line. I think there is value in having hardware that you can optimize to work with your software but in the future that may be more a smarter controller as opposed to a box.

It doesn't make sense to deliberately restrict your software customer base to certain platforms. Doubly so when you just spent $70 billion on gaming software.

 

[awp]

Funny thing is, nothing will actually change for Xbox users. Play the same games. Get day one titles on GamePass. While other platforms get to play the same games at a later date at $70 a pop. Which sounds like a better experience?

 

[briandadude]

I don't see "day one" as much of an advantage anymore. For any widely anticipated game, day 1 is more like day 8 because you must buy the deluxe version to play day 1. Half the time early adopters get the pleasure of working through bugs and networking issues.

 

[awp]

Well, everyone can do you. I see no reason to jump ship myself. I love GamePass. And, yes, playing something like Hi-Fi Rush or Forza Horizon 5 a year before someone else and without having to set aside $70 for it is a big deal to me. Not every game is a bug riddled mess. But if it’s not for you, not going to stop you from running to PlayStation.

Heck, getting to play Persona 3 Reload (a $70 game) on Day One on GamePass was awesome and know some friends that were jealous. So it’s not even just first party.

Plenty of reasons for me. Not to mention just liking the console experience.

 

[bobbyblane]

Microsoft has EXCELled (get it?) as a software/cloud services company. Xbox hardware was a detour and has been struggling along with the Surface hardware line. I think there is value in having hardware that you can optimize to work with your software but in the future that may be more a smarter controller as opposed to a box.

It doesn't make sense to deliberately restrict your software customer base to certain platforms. Doubly so when you just spent $70 billion on gaming software.

I sadly agree with this (pun and all).

• Microsoft has not been able to make ground after multiple acquisitions in the current console market
• They now own some of the biggest franchises in all of gaming (this is not Sega 2.0)
• If Xbox exclusives aren't enough to incentivize customers with console purchases, then finding other ways to sell those games is the logical next step.
  • One can argue they haven't pushed exclusives hard enough, but it seems like MS has made Game Pass their end goal in all of this (subscription software).
  • The biggest mistake here from my perspective is that everything has been treated like a timed exclusive. We already had Halo/Gears/Forza, and instead of adding to that roster they are making all these new purchases timed exclusives that will show up after a year or so on PS/Switch
    • This means that day 1 hype is your only selling point. "Here, have a buggy Bethesda launch game day 1 on Game Pass or enjoy it when it's patched on PS5 in a year" isn't a great selling point.
• It's a shame we're here, because we finally seem to have a year to be proud of for exclusives (Indy, CoD?, Avowed, Hellblade 2, etc.)
• If it was my company this would have been my make or break year as on-boarding these acquisitions takes time (and Acti/Blizz hasn't even had any benefits yet).
• I don't want to see Xbox go away and doubt they will (MS has a 3 trillion dollar market cap), especially since I have such a huge library and achievement history. However, some sort of digital/streaming limited hardware future may unfortunately be the only one we have

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Funny thing is, nothing will actually change for Xbox users. Play the same games. Get day one titles on GamePass. While other platforms get to play the same games at a later date at $70 a pop. Which sounds like a better experience?

Nothing changes for now. End of next-gen and it's probably over. No hardware. Possible policy changes, like maybe games are ONLY available through GamePass.

Really, once Phil is out we might be doomed anyways. Dude is 56 and rich AF, he could retire any time.

 

[Jodou]

Some bigger journalists are comparing this to Sony releasing their games on PC (delayed of course). In my opinion, Xbox exclusives going to PS is WAY different, mainly because I don’t think Sony would ever do that with their flagship IPs.

Honestly, it does make me question my investment into Xbox. I own PS5 and XSX, but if I can get everything on PS5 or PC, not sure why I’d continue to invest in Xbox.

Which is the plan I think. Think about all the recent moves: discontinuing physical games, studio acquisitions, pushing GamePass subs, etc. They want out of hardware, always have and I think this time they mean it. If Sony refuses GPU on their console again, they're fools. Time will tell, but the worst of this would mean needing to deal with their god-awful formfactor consoles. At least maybe PS6 won't look like a portal turret?

 

[awp]

• The biggest mistake here from my perspective is that everything has been treated like a timed exclusive. We already had Halo/Gears/Forza, and instead of adding to that roster they are making all these new purchases timed exclusives that will show up after a year or so on PS/Switch
  • This means that day 1 hype is your only selling point. "Here, have a buggy Bethesda launch game day 1 on Game Pass or enjoy it when it's patched on PS5 in a year" isn't a great selling point.

Were Hi-Fi Rush and Forza Horizon 5 buggy messes at launch? No. They were fantastic experiences. Whether a game releases in a good state can apply to any game or system. There’s been timed exclusives on PlayStation that were big deals. But suddenly all games coming to Xbox are complete crap on Day One? Whatever…

Go pay $70 a year later and I’ll be happy I played it earlier on GamePass.

 

[Jodou]

Nothing changes for now. End of next-gen and it's probably over. No hardware. Possible policy changes, like maybe games are ONLY available through GamePass.

Really, once Phil is out we might be doomed anyways. Dude is 56 and rich AF, he could retire any time.

Ding, ding. GamePass exclusives are exactly what the plan would be. If they can make deals with Sony and Nintendo for GamePass, then they wouldn't be in breach of contracts like CoD being available on those platforms. Trojan horse in a sense. The more info we get on this, the more it sounds like a genius plan. TBH, I hope it's true.

 

[adonfraz]

A bit too late for me to jump ship now mid-gen.

Most of my gaming library is on Xbox and I have 100s of thousands of MS Rewards points to spend on 3rd party games plus Game Pass Ultimate though late 2027.

Until then, I'll enjoy gaming on my Series X and using Game Pass (essentially for free) until the end of this gen, then see what hardware options are available in 2027.

 

[bee01]

The Series consoles had deep discount that didn't even helped them with meeting their goal and their console sales outlook for this year is predicted to decline even more from last year.

Well, that‘s pretty much guaranteed now.

 

[bobbyblane]

Were Hi-Fi Rush and Forza Horizon 5 buggy messes at launch? No. They were fantastic experiences. Whether a game releases in a good state can apply to any game or system. There’s been timed exclusives on PlayStation that were big deals. But suddenly all games coming to Xbox are complete crap on Day One? Whatever…

Go pay $70 a year later and I’ll be happy I played it earlier on GamePass.

Not trying to raise tensions here as I think all of us have some pretty strong feelings on what's going on. I am typically way behind in my backlog and maybe play 1 or 2 games per generation at launch, but that's just the way I play. I am currently playing GTA V and then Witcher 3 is up after that so I can finally say I've played them.

My point is that Nintendo and Sony generally don't have a quality issue with first party releases. Over at Microsoft we have to hold our breath at times and wonder "is this going to be another Redfall"? Microsoft has to fight an army of trolls when Starfield isn't a 10/10 across the board and God of War or Spider-Man are. This all goes to hurt the brand and leads to less customers. It's not necessarily fair as it seems Sony in particular never gets criticized for something like extremely repetitive gameplay, but that's where we're at.

If Microsoft is going to compete in this market with "Day 1 on Game Pass" being the key selling feature, it puts a particular emphasis on releasing a great product day 1. Here's hoping we have some great examples of that this year with a great looking Game Pass lineup

 

[FamedGuardian]

saw this and it made me laugh

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1754429804852494612