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)​

 

[briandadude]

In my mind, Game Pass and Xbox becomes the preview platform and if games are being well-received, they ramp up DLC and distribution for wider audience.

Called it?

 

[Nothing-]

well I'm spent.

what a big phat nothing-burger. lmao

just gearing up their fans for previously exclusive games going multiplat.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

I know it's early but I wish they gave a bit more info on hardware. "Biggest generational leap ever" or whatever Bond said sounds to me like a confirmation of the cloud integrated console from the FTC leak.

Also sounded like if you're building a library for backwards compatibility, it's time to go fully digital with purchases.

 

[dorikyasu]

Glad it wasn't anything major that would have changed how/where I'd play games. And also glad they seemed to be committed on letting players keep their library forward.

 

[awp]

Glad that they reiterated numerous times that first party games will continue to be on GamePass Day One.

 

[darthfracas]

I always loved the theme song to this show. I am glad it is back.

Multiverse of Madness spoiler
When that theme hit as Professor X rolled up I lost my damn mind

Seriously, one of the greatest cartoon theme songs ever

 

[adonfraz]

Xbox Business Podcast Summary:
Only four 1st party games are being ported to other consoles (None are Starfield or Indiana Jones)
There's currently 34M Game Pass subs.
Xbox will continue to make hardware.
1st party titles will continue to be Day 1 in GP.
1st ABK title to hit Game Pass will be Diablo IV on 3/28 (Long wait)

 

[Jodou]

Biggest disappointment was hearing Game Pass would only be available on Xbox, which isn't inherently true but is their goal currently. They honestly talked a lot of shop about how the industry didn't grow last year but I'm not hearing much that would change that. Real change would be pushing big exclusives to more storefronts but they're cautiously dipping their toes on this one.

 

[ChefMason]

This shit could've been a tweet.

Nah because Phil absolutely wanted to be on camera to say "We are now the biggest publisher on PlayStation and Nintendo." Lol you know he felt good saying that.

 

[adonfraz]

Biggest disappointment was hearing Game Pass would only be available on Xbox, which isn't inherently true but is their goal currently. They honestly talked a lot of shop about how the industry didn't grow last year but I'm not hearing much that would change that. Real change would be pushing big exclusives to more storefronts but they're cautiously dipping their toes on this one.

Why would Sony and Nintendo allow Game Pass on their platforms?

It would cannibalize game sales on their platforms.

They would need to take a massive cut of Game Pass revenue for it to be worth it for them to allow Game Pass on their hardware.

 

[cancerman1120]

Diablo IV on GamePass is good news. Hopefully, we will see more and more added this year. I have not played a Call of Duty game in years and would download them for the SP experience.

 

[cancerman1120]

Also, game "journalism" took a big crap in the bed over this one.

 

[FamedGuardian]

Phil did not close the door on moving bigger games to other platforms based on Tom Warren’s article. Overall, it’s whatever…

 

[jrc84]

When do I get to play my steam games on my xbox?

 

[awp]

Phil did not close the door on moving bigger games to other platforms based on Tom Warren’s article. Overall, it’s whatever…

Yeah, but he made it clear there are no current plans to. And that he didn’t want to mislead PlayStation fans about that.

Everything can change but sounds like they want to keep the bigger games exclusive.

 

[bardockkun]

When do I get to play my steam games on my xbox?

The same day I stop spending every Valentine's Day as the day I do my taxes (never~~~~).

 

[FamedGuardian]

Yeah, but he made it clear there are no current plans to. And that he didn’t want to mislead PlayStation fans about that.

Everything can change but sounds like they want to keep the bigger games exclusive.

If these four games do well, there’s no reason for them to not bring other stuff. I’ll still play Game Pass while I have it, but I’d be lying if I said this whole thing didn’t have me considering just moving to PC and PS5 in the future.

 

[Freeze Time]

Xbox Business Podcast Summary:
Only four 1st party games are being ported to other consoles (None are Starfield or Indiana Jones)
There's currently 34M Game Pass subs.
Xbox will continue to make hardware.
1st party titles will continue to be Day 1 in GP.
1st ABK title to hit Game Pass will be Diablo IV on 3/28 (Long wait)

Lol! So people were freaking out over nothing.

 

[ChefMason]

I'm guessing the four games going multi-plat could most likely be Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Pentiment, and HI Fi Rush.

 

[awp]

If these four games do well, there’s no reason for them to not bring other stuff. I’ll still play Game Pass while I have it, but I’d be lying if I said this whole thing didn’t have me considering just moving to PC and PS5 in the future.

Not me. I love playing first party stuff Day One and sounds like the plan right now is to keep the big ones exclusive. Not only are the games being ported smaller…they’re also over a year old. But you do you.

 

[Donken]

If these four games do well, there’s no reason for them to not bring other stuff. I’ll still play Game Pass while I have it, but I’d be lying if I said this whole thing didn’t have me considering just moving to PC and PS5 in the future.

The huge reason is they are still wanting Xbox to be the best place to play your games. If you watched the interview, Phil specifically said that the best place to play will always be on Xbox Hardware. They are still fully invested on that experience just as much as Playstation or Nintendo. These weird mental gymnastics people have been doing the past couple weeks is so tiring. Even the announcement today, Sea of Thieves and Grounded (if those are the two titles) makes complete sense. Those are games where if the world is empty of other players, they are boring useless games. It makes the experience better for Xbox players if people on Playstation and Nintendo can help fill out the worlds (just like Fortnite, Apex and other games where you need a large player base to even make the game work). He said the other two games are smaller games that probably really need the support and funding from going onto Nintendo or Playstation to help get the name out there.

In no way did I watch that press conference and think that Xbox is trying to test the waters before they drop major titles onto other platforms that haven't been on other platforms before, for the past two weeks this has all felt like a lot of hopium from people that don't have Xbox hardware.

I would love it if I could buy one system and play Mario, God of War and Halo. That would be great! I just don't see that coming anytime soon. I am glad that both Microsoft and Sony are starting to put things on PC, that's great. Until we get that one box, I'm still stuck buying all the systems.

 

[FamedGuardian]

You have to go past the video and read the interview from Tom’s article. Xbox is totally testing the waters here lol if this is really to get more revenue just from these four games, will Xbox really make that much money from a handful of games? I think there’s a bigger strategy in play.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1758229558514380974

 

[Bryson]

I know it's early but I wish they gave a bit more info on hardware. "Biggest generational leap ever" or whatever Bond said sounds to me like a confirmation of the cloud integrated console from the FTC leak.

Also sounded like if you're building a library for backwards compatibility, it's time to go fully digital with purchases.

Sarah Bond:

‘We gonna share some exciting stuff in hardware this holiday.’
‘We are invested in our next generation roadmap.’
‘We will deliver the largest technical leap you have ever seen!’

 

[awp]

You have to go past the video and read the interview from Tom’s article. Xbox is totally testing the waters here lol

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1758229558514380974

And did you NOT read the next quote in the same article where he says “But I don’t want to create a false expectation on those other platforms that this is somehow the first four to get over the dam and then the dam’s going to open and that everything else is coming, that’s not the plan today. I also don’t want to mislead customers on those other platforms.”

Again, cherry picking quotes.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1758235786133094826

 

[Gideon68]

Before the chaos begins, any recommendations for a Game Pass game to play every day for a quick achievement?

I also predict there will be some older Act-Blizz games coming to GP this week

Toem and Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay.

For Toem, if I remember correctly, there's a bunch you can right off at the beginning of the game. Just exit out after you get an achievement. Most of the ones after aren't far from each other.

For PP: You can get two for each level which aren't long or difficult. One for finishing the level and one for getting all the items in the level. I would leave a pup treat near the end and get it on my second play through to get the second achievement. You don't have to get the pup treats or shields you already got before just the ones you missed. Pause the game to see how many treats there are to collect so you don't accidentally get it all in the same play through. The extra games seem to be pretty easy, too. Just play and it pops when you're finished.

 

[FamedGuardian]

And did you NOT read the next quote in the same article where he says “But I don’t want to create a false expectation on those other platforms that this is somehow the first four to get over the dam and then the dam’s going to open and that everything else is coming, that’s not the plan today. I also don’t want to mislead customers on those other platforms.”

Again, cherry picking quotes.

Yep and the last part “we’ll see what happens for our business” and right before what you quoted “that’s not the plan today”. So what happens if they are successful and plans tomorrow change from plans today? I guess we’ll see.

 

[Jodou]

Why would Sony and Nintendo allow Game Pass on their platforms?

It would cannibalize game sales on their platforms.

They would need to take a massive cut of Game Pass revenue for it to be worth it for them to allow Game Pass on their hardware.

I would argue if you're already a Game Pass subscriber, those sales were lost regardless of hardware. Movies and music don't have this issue, so why does gaming need to? If Sony isn't ready for a future where their hardware doesn't matter, they're already going to lose. They're finally looking at PC as outward growth which shows they understand the problem. However, it's not always day one releases for both but that might be changing soon.

 

[beenaround]

Yep and the last part “we’ll see what happens for our business” and right before what you quoted “that’s not the plan today”. So what happens if they are successful and plans tomorrow change from plans today? I guess we’ll see.

He is very clearly leaving the door open to bring other bigger titles down the line so he can reference these statements if people throw a fit. Anyone being objective can see that, the metrics they use to determine what and when we peons won't ever know of course.

 

[briandadude]

Glad that they reiterated numerous times that first party games will continue to be on GamePass Day One.

That sounds like we should expect a price hike or more likely, a new tier of game pass, once games are rolling out on a regular cadence.

I suspect they didn't deny anything because even if there are no current plans to port [game], they may change their mind at any time if it seems profitable enough.

This is still true. There’s not some big brain strategy going on.

 

[Jodou]

Diablo IV on GamePass is good news. Hopefully, we will see more and more added this year. I have not played a Call of Duty game in years and would download them for the SP experience.

I've never actually played a COD game, so I'd be willing to give a campaign a go. No idea which, but could probably find out from suggestion.

 

[Bryson]

You have to go past the video and read the interview from Tom’s article. Xbox is totally testing the waters here lol if this is really to get more revenue just from these four games, will Xbox really make that much money from a handful of games? I think there’s a bigger strategy in play.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1758229558514380974

First of all Shinobi is a Pony. Second of all, absolutely nothing changed with the news we got today from what we already knew yesterday.

Phil said years ago when they first acquired Bethesda that games would go multiplatform on a case by case basis. I see nothing wrong with an older game going to another platform trying to get a second wind after it's hit it's ceiling to try and continue to grow it's community.

With games taking 5+ years to develop and costing hundreds of millions of dollars to make ALL companies are looking for way to increase their revenue. The CEO of Sony just announced that they will be bringing all of their games to PC. Digital libraries, backwards compatibility, Cross saves and cross progression, day and date on PC... Xbox are not just following the trend... they are setting the trend.

 

[FamedGuardian]

First of all Shinobi is a Pony. Second of all, absolutely nothing changed with the news we got today from what we already knew yesterday.

Phil said years ago when they first acquired Bethesda that games would go multiplatform on a case by case basis. I see nothing wrong with an older game going to another platform trying to get a second wind after it's hit it's ceiling to try and continue to grow it's community.

With games taking 5+ years to develop and costing hundreds of millions of dollars to make ALL companies are looking for way to increase their revenue. The CEO of Sony just announced that they will be bringing all of their games to PC. Digital libraries, backwards compatibility, Cross saves and cross progression, day and date on PC... Xbox are not just following the trend... they are setting the trend.

So you’re somewhat proving my point. Sony seems to be bringing a lot of their big, quality, and possibly date and date stuff to PC. Why are we thinking Xbox is just going to release these 4 older games on other platforms and that’s it? Seems naive to think that Xbox would go through all this PR stuff and porting costs if they didn’t have bigger future plans. Honestly, do we expect those four games to sell ton? I could see Hi-Fi Rush doing okay and that’s about it.

Either way, Gameflip will probably be the main reason for keeping me on Xbox.

 

[FuzzmeisterJ]

The games moving over are smaller titles whose player numbers have hit close to their max on xbox. Older titles that'll get more money to the devs so they can go after more passion projects like the ones being shared. I don't think they are testing the waters for Gears or Halo to move over.

 

[briandadude]

The games moving over are smaller titles whose player numbers have hit close to their max on xbox. Older titles that'll get more money to the devs so they can go after more passion projects like the ones being shared. I don't think they are testing the waters for Gears or Halo to move over.

They are open to whatever makes the most money. They are not going to commit to bringing over every game because there’s enough struggle to bring games out on time and on budget with 1 to 2 platforms at release. Use the profit from initial release to fund DLC development and release on other platforms. Not profitable enough to continue development? Xbox exclusive

 

[Bryson]

So you’re somewhat proving my point. Sony seems to be bringing a lot of their big, quality, and possibly date and date stuff to PC. Why are we thinking Xbox is just going to release these 4 older games on other platforms and that’s it? Seems naive to think that Xbox would go through all this PR stuff and porting costs if they didn’t have bigger future plans.

Because I do see more Xbox games going multiplatform in the future this goes for both Xbox and Playstation. For example putting Helldivers 2 on Xbox would make a lot of sense. I just don't see Xbox releasing their games day and date on to Playstation, I can see them doing a staggered release. We might have 1 or 2 more console generations before we go fully cloud gaming anyways.

Xbox Series X/S is selling less than the Xbox One generation. Starfield didn't push as many consoles as expected so I do believe that the bean counters got spooked. I believe that there was a tug of war between the executives and the Xbox team and releasing these four games was the compromise. Once the ABK games start hitting Game Pass, more and more casuals will start to flock to the Xbox ecosystem.

 

[bobbyblane]

Some random thoughts on this having just watched it. Overall I'd give this a "B". It wasn't the blood bath of "everything is going multi-plat", but it didn't answer every question either.

• I think it was smart to focus on library preservation and Windows compatibility (hopefully this means more focus on Play Anywhere). This is a big deal for me and I like that Xbox is making a commitment to it. This makes me want to continually invest/upgrade as I know my past purchases come with it (or at least a lot of them)
• Bullet definitely dodged with Starfield and Indy staying exclusive (as others have said, this is at least a "for now" statement). Xbox can have a really strong year with the current lineup, and keeping it exclusive helps
  • The commitment to cross-saves felt out of place to me. I like that Xbox has this feature, but calling it out sounded like a capitulation that Xbox isn't a first choice and they aren't going to try and change that
• Excited to hear about new hardware, but a little let down to not have any new announcements here. This tells us Xbox is still in it for the long haul, and even though we might be in 3rd place, we're not planning on being Sega 2.0
• I agree with others on the 4 games candidates (Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Hi-Fu, and Pentiment sound likely). I don't disagree with Xbox on this and think this is a smart move to generate additional revenue. I just hope they are strategic with these and they open up some opportunities to gain some items that are currently exclusive to Switch/PS

 

[Jodou]

You know what I would have liked to hear more about was the cross-play commitment because the one thing I can absolutely blast Game Pass for is having separate servers when it comes to multi-platform games. Darktide is an example for me where they only got parity over a year later and botched the launch, forcing me to buy a copy on Steam just to be where the majority of players were. Same goes for patches, where Palworld for a brief week was well behind Steam and only once it got millions of sales did MS jump to the rescue. Where was that question, Phil?

 

[briandadude]

Biggest disappointment was hearing Game Pass would only be available on Xbox, which isn't inherently true but is their goal currently. They honestly talked a lot of shop about how the industry didn't grow last year but I'm not hearing much that would change that. Real change would be pushing big exclusives to more storefronts but they're cautiously dipping their toes on this one.

Game Pass only on Xbox… why would PlayStation and Nintendo allow it? Maybe if they got a significant enough slice of the revenue.

 

[awp]

When they were talking about game saves, I was waiting for them to say “So if you threw out your Xbox last week, your saves will still be here when you come groveling back.”

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

I would argue if you're already a Game Pass subscriber, those sales were lost regardless of hardware. Movies and music don't have this issue, so why does gaming need to? If Sony isn't ready for a future where their hardware doesn't matter, they're already going to lose. They're finally looking at PC as outward growth which shows they understand the problem. However, it's not always day one releases for both but that might be changing soon.

Movies and music DO have this issue in a different form, they've had to majorly adapt to streaming and overall sales numbers are way down, driving tons of backend deals to be made instead.

Music - no one buys physically except vinyl collectors, the vast majority of people don't buy digitally either. The entire business model changed in the last decade

Movies/TV - availability is a disaster. Some companies like Netflix keep their content away from physical or digital releases entirely. New physical releases that do exist have had MSRP skyrocket. Content that isn't exclusive (and even some that is), bounces around frequently between different exclusivity contracts. WB wiping content from existence.

 

[adonfraz]

When they were talking about game saves, I was waiting for them to say “So if you threw out your Xbox last week, your saves will still be here when you come groveling back.”

Someone else at Xbox said it....

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1758233175606587725

 

[Nothing-]

I get a little halvsy every time I hear an executive come on stage and talk about "growth". zomg GROWTH.

now you're talkin' my language you greasy little piggy, come over here.

 

[Z-Saber]

Holy crap everyone freaked the heck out about nothing. Never trust Xbox rumors from anyone ever again.

 

[flybrione]

Because I do see more Xbox games going multiplatform in the future this goes for both Xbox and Playstation. For example putting Helldivers 2 on Xbox would make a lot of sense.

I would love it if a game like Helldivers 2 came out on Xbox. I have some friends that only have an Xbox and don't have a gaming PC or PS5 that I know would love this game. I'm personally having a blast with it. It is such a silly, chaotic game that has its vibes down.

 

[blueweltall]

Yep and the last part “we’ll see what happens for our business” and right before what you quoted “that’s not the plan today”. So what happens if they are successful and plans tomorrow change from plans today? I guess we’ll see.

Yeah, they are not testing the water.

 

[goldeneye64]

In even bigger and worse news today, Vudu will change its name to Fandango At Home—another unneeded name change. I never liked the name Vudu, but that new name is a lot to say. I hope with the name change they don't make any changes to the Vudu Disc to Digital program.

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[FamedGuardian]

Last I’ll say about it - Tom seems to share the opinion that this is definitely a test and not limited to those four games.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1758226505509798240

 

[jonathansmith369]

In even bigger and worse news today, Vudu will change its name to Fandango At Home—another unneeded name change. I never liked the name Vudu, but that new name is a lot to say. I hope with the name change they don't make any changes to the Vudu Disc to Digital program.

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Mom can I order some movie tickets through Fandango? No we have Fandango at home.

Vudu wasn't a great name but I certainly got used to it long ago and this isn't better. Just as long as they keep the service running and linked to movies anywhere I guess it doesn't matter at all what it's called.

 

[Bryson]

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Yeah, they are not testing the water.

And what's the problem here? You're saying that as a consumer you don't want the ability to play the game you bought and play it anywhere you want? On your high-end PC, on the console in your living room, on the shitter, in the dentists office, etc...

PC was and is a growing market and opens up Xbox games to billions of potential PC gamers. Playstation has started to stagnate at around 50 million consoles. It might not be as lucrative to port every Xbox game over to Playstation. Only time will tell. Also as a gamer one of the most depressing things about playing my favorite multiplayer games is seeing the player base die off over time so having more players playing can only be a good thing. Online games need a healthy player base in order to keep thriving.

Nobody could have predicted that it would take upwards of 9 years and hundreds of millions of dollars to make a big budget AAA and yet here we are. I've read interesting things about how AI could shorten some of that development time down as well as help with porting games over to other platforms.

Playstation will be bringing their big franchise games over to PC but you still need to buy extra copies of the game for every game you want to play on PS5 and PC and there's no cross save, cross progression and trophy support either. Let's hope that their PC ports turn out better than The Last of Us.

 

[awp]

Last I’ll say about it - Tom seems to share the opinion that this is definitely a test and not limited to those four games.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1758226505509798240

Yeah because all of these “insiders” were right with Starfield and Indy coming to PS5, no more Day One GamePass, etc. I’m done with these fools.

Plus that could just mean similar games that fit the same profile of smaller game, community led games, over a year old, etc. I mean that’s all these “tests” are going to prove anyway. But please feel free to believe everything you read on the internet.