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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.
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  • 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.
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Latest Sales Posts​

May 13 - Non-BC discounts

May 6 - Weekly Sale

Apr 29 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance

Apr 22 - Weekly Sale - Last chance

Apr 18 - Game Pass Super Saver / Publisher Spotlight

Apr 15 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance

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

Apr 4 - Spring Sale - Part 2

Apr 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Mar 28 - Spring Sale Sneak Preview

Mar 25 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Mar 18 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Mar 11 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Mar 4 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Feb 26 - Weekly Sale

Feb 19 - Weekly Sale

Feb 14 - Anime Month, Pt 2

Feb 12 - Weekly Sale

Feb 5 - Weekly Sale

Jan 31 - Anime Month

Jan 29 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Jan 22 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Jan 16 - Exoprimal / Street Fighter 6

Jan 15 - Weekly Sale

Jan 8 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Jan 2 - Last Chance Sale

Jan 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up

Dec 25 - Weekly Sale

Dec 18 - Weekly Sale

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

Latest Countdown Posts​

Game Pass potential departure dates​

Last updated - 2024-05-02
What is this?
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
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
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)​
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2099-10-02 23:59:59
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2099-12-29 23:59:59
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2100-06-12 23:59:59
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2220-10-22 23:59:59
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2779-12-30 23:59:59
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2798-12-30 21:59:59
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2798-12-31 23:59:59
Fuzion Frenzy®​
The Elder Scrolls® Online - Game Pass Core
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2799-01-14 23:59:59
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2799-02-01 09:59:59
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2799-02-08 09:59:59
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2799-02-08 23:59:59
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2799-02-17 23:59:59
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2799-02-28 09:59:59
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2799-03-02 23:59:59
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2799-03-07 23:59:59
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2799-03-11 23:59:59
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DOOM (1993)​
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2799-03-16 23:59:59
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2799-03-17 23:59:59
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2799-03-20 23:59:59
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2799-03-24 07:59:59
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2799-03-26 23:59:59
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2799-03-28 09:59:59
The Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1, In Too Deep​
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2799-03-28 23:59:59
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2799-04-10 23:59:59
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2799-04-29 23:59:59
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2799-05-12 23:59:59
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2799-05-17 23:59:59
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2799-05-18 23:59:59
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2799-05-31 23:59:59
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Banjo-Kazooie​
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Disneyland Adventures​
Fable III​
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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Not available for purchase)
Halo 5: Guardians - Game Pass Core
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Jetpac Refuelled​
Kameo​
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2799-06-09 05:59:59
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2799-06-09 06:58:59
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2799-06-09 23:59:59
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2799-06-13 18:59:59
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DOOM​
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2799-06-14 23:59:59
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2799-06-17 23:59:59
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2799-06-21 23:59:59
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2799-06-26 23:59:59
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2799-06-30 23:59:59
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2799-07-13 23:59:59
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2799-07-18 23:59:59
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2799-07-21 23:59:59
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2799-08-13 14:59:59
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2799-08-16 23:59:59
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2799-08-17 23:59:59
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2799-08-19 14:59:59
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2799-08-19 19:59:59
Quake​
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2799-08-19 23:59:59
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2799-08-24 23:59:59
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2799-08-27 14:59:59
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2799-08-31 23:59:59
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2799-09-19 23:59:59
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2799-09-22 02:59:59
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2799-09-30 23:59:59
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2799-10-07 23:59:59
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2799-10-14 23:59:59
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2799-10-27 23:59:59
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2799-10-28 14:59:59
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2799-11-03 23:59:59
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2799-11-08 23:59:59
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2799-11-09 15:59:59
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2799-11-14 23:59:59
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2799-11-16 23:59:59
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2799-11-23 23:59:59
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2799-12-03 15:59:59
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2799-12-07 23:59:59
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2799-12-11 23:59:59
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2799-12-17 23:59:59
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2799-12-30 23:59:59
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2799-12-31 22:59:59
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9998-12-30 00:00:00
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People are having a cow about Hellblade 2 running at 30 FPS. It’s getting ridiculously positive previews as a next gen showcase and is a much slower game than things like Dragon’s Dogma 2 (which I have enjoyed immensely even with the 30 FPS and sometimes less). I’m excited to see Hellblade 2 in action!
Nah, it's ridiculous not to have a performance mode at this point with the power of the consoles and the availability of dynamic resolution. Even a 40 FPS mode for VRR would be appreciated, Sony does this for pretty much all their first-party games.
Either UE5 is a disaster for high-end CPUs or they don't want anything but the prettiest looking footage out there (which would make sense given how much they are pushing the "prettiest UE5 game ever" line). Honestly, the news coming out seemed like pre-emptive damage control as they disclosed the 30 FPS and the shorter "focused" game length akin to the original (despite costing almost twice as much).
That plus the lengthy production time and the random unannounced departure of the founder makes me think this is will be yet another first-party disappointment. Not Redfall bad but underwhelming;y mid, with the best thing about it being the AAAA graphics.
Tempted by the cross-play version of Lego 2K drive for $23. This would give my kid PC support at a price relatively close to the all time low for the PC version (per isthereanydeal), plus we would have it for xbox if it is ever delisted. I know it isn't exactly a good game, but following the demo there was still a demand for it.
Where are you seeing anything about a Windows Store PC port for LEGO 2K Drive? I'd love if it was Play Anywhere but it doesn't seem to be, just a cross-gen edition for separate Xbone and Series versions.
 
Nah, reading previews and what I’ve seen, I think Hellblade 2 could be a GoTY candidate. Previews from have been glowing.

I’m absolutely loving Dragon’s Dogma 2 and it will easily be in my GoTY list. And Hellblade 2 is a much slower, deliberate game. The 30 FPS is not bothering me at all. fuck thinking frame rate is the only thing that matters.

For those that miss great games because of it, your loss. One thing I can say with pretty confidence is that Hellblade 2 will not be “another first party disappointment” unless you hated the first game to begin with.

Sorry for the rant but everybody has been so fucking negative about everything Xbox and it’s complete bullshit if you look at all the great games coming. And Hellblade 2 is one of them.

I’ll eat crow if Xbox doesn’t have multiple well-reviewed exclusives this year. fuck the haters.
 
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To whoever recommended Brotato as a Game Pass achievement farm: thank you.

I've played a bunch of Vampire Survivor and while I slightly prefer the gameplay of VS, the fact that it dumps all of the achievements you earned at the same time, at the end of the run, made it non-ideal for daily quest farming. But with Brotato, not only do you get the achievement right away, you can then stop between waves; completely close the game/move between PC and console... it's fine. It'll pick up right where you left off, making it perfect to pick up for a daily, then put down and move on to something else.
 
I mean, I have GPU so I'm not really missing out either way. Just gonna wait for the reviews.
Tbf, there's plenty of reasons to be frustrated with Xbox and their handling of their first-party studios (latest being PS exclusive Sea of Thieves content, I mean really??? fucking shameless), just not to the point of wanting them out of the industry or anything crazy like that.
But the 30 FPS only stuff is not specific to them, number of third-party titles doing 4K/30 FPS only these days.
 
I personally can’t stand 30fps on pretty much any game without a fixed perspective. 30fps looks like it stutters to me snd sometimes makes me dizzy on like third person games where you pan the camera quickly. It’s on gamepass so I’ll give it a try or course, but I don’t think the hate on 30 is overblown. Most Sony first party games thus far have included a 60fps mode. But it’s not just Xbox, third party games have had issues too
 
Xbox is cool. It's just that it leans more towards an "all or nothing" type of thing, specifically because of the premium digital service. That's $200+/yr man, if you're Joe Bag'o'donuts and not hunting for outside discounts.

It's the same thing that's happening in every corner of the retail industry as well. Target "Circle 360" has a paid membership. So does Walmart+. Everything thinks they are Costco now. Everything thinks they automatically get, "we want a paid subscription in order to compete with Amazon Prime". Best Buy, patreons, Kickstarters, everyone.

So now we have to pick and choose. It's simply a process of elimination. What do you need most and what can you live without. Right now I want Gamepass Ultimate more than I've ever wanted it during the last three years. Because I'd like to play P3R without having to spend full price on completely devalued $70 new release. OTOH I have a dozen paid digital subscriptions. Ones I use every day like Crunchyroll, Hulu, and The Athetlic. Others that I'm not ready to halt and I like to support like Humble Choice, Magic Arena, Sam's Club and others.

Gamepass Ultimate is a good service but right now for me and for a lot of people it simply doesn't make the cut. It's a redundant service, with lots of cross-over from other things I already buy or have access to. For other people, it is perfect! and that's great! It's your all-in-one stop for renting as many games as possible. But you see the issue now is that these companies are forcing us to choose, with their expensive premium subscriptions. I had Xbox Gold every year while it was just $50 and gave me games, sure, no problem. Now they are forcing us to choose, and declare our loyalties (with credit cards and autopay). Nobody is happy about the price increases for PS+ either; most people kinda choose just one service.
 
Sony played it smart and had a bunch of games with PS4 bones that got cross-gen upgrades that could pull off 60fps. Insomniac put ssd portals in their games to keep them from running on PS4, but they would have worked if those were not there. These fast turn around sequels helped them a ton so far, but are now dried up. MS has a year gifted to them and better not waste it.

Everyone is different on FPS. 30fps does not bother me at all. A blurry 60fps game annoys me. Make it 4k and smooth 30 fps? It's totes. I notice choppy 360 games more than before. I got sick trying to help someone with the last few Minecraft 360 achievements. GTA 5 360 makes me wonder how the game even released on that console. It was so easy to drive faster than the road loading. Maybe if I played more games at 60fps I'd notice the difference? I'm not as reflexy as I was years ago either.
 
Sorry for asking this for the millionth time, I remember there being someone in the thread that was really up on Destiny 2, what do I need of everything that's there to have the complete package?

edit: Am I correct in the Legacy collection, Light fall plus annual pass, and the armory collection gets you everything until the final shape releases?
Those 3 things would include about 95% of existing content in the game. There is also a Dungeon Pass that is only listed for Silver in game. 2000 for 2 Dungeons.

As far as time constraints, if you buy that stuff now you may want to focus on the 4 seasons that come with the Annual Pass. It assumed this content will be deleted when Final Shape releases in 2 months. Of course, that's skipping ahead of all story that's in the expansions that you are buying.

There is also a big free update coming next week that is adding a bunch if stuff and allowing you to skip leveling up to 1800.
 
Sorry for asking this for the millionth time, I remember there being someone in the thread that was really up on Destiny 2, what do I need of everything that's there to have the complete package?

edit: Am I correct in the Legacy collection, Light fall plus annual pass, and the armory collection gets you everything until the final shape releases?
I think the ONLY thing this doesn't get you is the dungeons that were released in Witch Queen, but you will have access to the dungeons released in Lightfall so you can determine if running dungeons is enough of your bag baby to go back and buy the Witch Queen dungeons.

EDIT - Whistle'd
 
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To whoever recommended Brotato as a Game Pass achievement farm: thank you.

I've played a bunch of Vampire Survivor and while I slightly prefer the gameplay of VS, the fact that it dumps all of the achievements you earned at the same time, at the end of the run, made it non-ideal for daily quest farming. But with Brotato, not only do you get the achievement right away, you can then stop between waves; completely close the game/move between PC and console... it's fine. It'll pick up right where you left off, making it perfect to pick up for a daily, then put down and move on to something else.
Assuming you can put it down after a single run or achievement. I'm embarrassed by the number of hours I have logged in that game.
 
Based on my browsing, I don’t think I’ll be getting anything from the Spring Sale. Actually spent a bunch on the PSN Spring sale including Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, Dariusburst Chronicles and Berzerk Recharged (cheaper on PSN and completes my collection of all the current Recharged games).
 
Nah, reading previews and what I’ve seen, I think Hellblade 2 could be a GoTY candidate. Previews from have been glowing.

I’m absolutely loving Dragon’s Dogma 2 and it will easily be in my GoTY list. And Hellblade 2 is a much slower, deliberate game. The 30 FPS is not bothering me at all. fuck thinking frame rate is the only thing that matters.

For those that miss great games because of it, your loss. One thing I can say with pretty confidence is that Hellblade 2 will not be “another first party disappointment” unless you hated the first game to begin with.

Sorry for the rant but everybody has been so fucking negative about everything Xbox and it’s complete bullshit if you look at all the great games coming. And Hellblade 2 is one of them.

I’ll eat crow if Xbox doesn’t have multiple well-reviewed exclusives this year. fuck the haters.
I must be doing something wrong. I’m so bored of DD2. I snuck pass the high level creatures and unlocked Magic Archer before I even hit level 12. Now I’m level 45 max vocation for archer and magic archer also. I barely saw the part….. eh spoiler free as I can be….. where they use the necklace the first time and you decide not to go into the masquerade ball.

Hell I have already killed 5 drakes, multiple griffons and ogre and such…. I just have no desire to push on in the game. The story just has not caught my attention at all. Then I’m so high level and max vocation that I’m killing what i assume should be hard. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
I must be doing something wrong. I’m so bored of DD2. I snuck pass the high level creatures and unlocked Magic Archer before I even hit level 12. Now I’m level 45 max vocation for archer and magic archer also. I barely saw the part….. eh spoiler free as I can be….. where they use the necklace the first time and you decide not to go into the masquerade ball.

Hell I have already killed 5 drakes, multiple griffons and ogre and such…. I just have no desire to push on in the game. The story just has not caught my attention at all. Then I’m so high level and max vocation that I’m killing what i assume should be hard. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Probably not doing anything wrong. Just different strokes for different folks. I find the combat in particular to be exhilarating and love the exploration . 🤷🏼
 
Grew up playing stuff like this so I am happy with today's games at any FPS.
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Not like I need any more games to play but does anyone want to convince me for or against picking up Hogwart's Legacy for 50% off? Doesn't seem like the type of game that would come to game pass does it?
I bought it day one and absolutely loved it. Solid rpg with great environments and world. It’s even more fun if you’re a Harry Potter fan. Once I got to Hogwart’s, I spent hours just exploring. Hands down my favorite game of last year.
 
I don’t play SoT, but this is the stuff that would bother me. PS is known to have exclusive in-game stuff (looking at you Destiny 2) and now Xbox is allowing it to happen…crazy.

To be fair, Xbox got what--5 years of exclusives that won't be back for those players? I'd imagine anyone hardcore enough to care would just play on PS5 to get them since it's account-wide. I played the game for a day and people didn't like my true pirate playstyle of trying to commandeer their ship. So I had the last laugh in sinking it and marooning us. Actually, that was fun.
 
Nah, reading previews and what I’ve seen, I think Hellblade 2 could be a GoTY candidate. Previews from have been glowing.

I’m absolutely loving Dragon’s Dogma 2 and it will easily be in my GoTY list. And Hellblade 2 is a much slower, deliberate game. The 30 FPS is not bothering me at all. fuck thinking frame rate is the only thing that matters.

For those that miss great games because of it, your loss. One thing I can say with pretty confidence is that Hellblade 2 will not be “another first party disappointment” unless you hated the first game to begin with.

Sorry for the rant but everybody has been so fucking negative about everything Xbox and it’s complete bullshit if you look at all the great games coming. And Hellblade 2 is one of them.

I’ll eat crow if Xbox doesn’t have multiple well-reviewed exclusives this year. fuck the haters.
I see Hellblade as being fairly niche actually, as I've never cared about the series nor played the first one. It looked like everything I hate in cinematic games which is long, drawn out cinematics and cinematic gameplay that feels more like you're stepping through a movie scene than playing a game. More akin to constant QTE's if anyone remembers that from Shenmue days. Even with high reviews and being free, I really don't think I'll play it because nothing looks appealing to me about it.
 
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The PS 5 cosmetics for SoT are no big deal. Just a small thing to help drive sales. As mentioned, Xbox players have gotten plenty of stuff for it over the years.
 
Pretty much all the existing first-party games and most if the important third-party are already BC or had re-releases already, at least for Xbox. Maybe this is aimed at future platforms, streaming, or PC?
It is aimed at future platforms. She again discussed the next console as being the biggest generational leap ever. Xbox isn’t going anywhere despite the naysayers.
 
It is aimed at future platforms. She again discussed the next console as being the biggest generational leap ever. Xbox isn’t going anywhere despite the naysayers.
Yeah, but moving forward with digital libraries or whatever seems like it's been the plan for a while now, I already assumed this was the case. The rumor is that the next console is not x86 based I guess, so maybe its about making their stuff more universal as far as what architecture can run Xbox games.
 

Backwards compatibility coming back?? I Mean, give me something to be excited about here, Microsoft!

If Sarah Bond is so determined to preserve digital games, why is she shutting down the Xbox 360 Marketplace this summer?
At least the shutdown is on July 29th, so we have a bit of time after the showcase in June in case it has any news about the 360 store.
I'd be surprised if they didn't touch on it, especially since BC games are supposedly going to be kept available for purchase.
 
I just want to play my Xbox games, specifically The Matrix games and The Punisher to be playable. i have every Xbox except the 1st, because that got ruined when my water heater broke. Just because you lost the license to sell it doesn't mean that everyone that bought and still own copies should be abandoned. I'd be happy to pay $5 for a playable hd version.
 
At least the shutdown is on July 29th, so we have a bit of time after the showcase in June in case it has any news about the 360 store.
I'd be surprised if they didn't touch on it, especially since BC games are supposedly going to be kept available for purchase.
They're keeping the Xbox One product pages up and only shutting down the Xbox 360 product pages.
 
I read that it's the last part of the Zorathian Renaissance set that increases all ARP by 10% if you have all the pieces.
fuck I see it. Missed one :(

Found the info for Ba`li Arches says it impacts time on site +1 ARP. Can be upgraded with fragments.

Bronze|+1
Silver|+2
Gold|+3
Plat|+4
Inters|+6
 
@Bloomy since you are currently running through New Super Lucky's Tale (and already played the Original) s there any difference at all other than that the two DLCs are already integrated in the newer one and less Gamerscore..?
 
fuck I see it. Missed one :(

Found the info for Ba`li Arches says it impacts time on site +1 ARP. Can be upgraded with fragments.

Bronze|+1
Silver|+2
Gold|+3
Plat|+4
Inters|+6

The final upgrade isn't really worth the fragments unless you have a ton of extra but at least unlike the Discord artifact this one is a consistent bonus every day that's easy to get (as long as you're using the site on desktop anyway, getting time on site on mobile is a pain in the ass). Just like everything else with the site it acts in janky ways, the control center shows an increase to your daily max but then your earned still doesn't go above 5, and it takes from 3 to 6 hours (and sometimes more) to get the credit, so get your time in as early in the day as possible to avoid things going wrong (reset for that is at midnight UTC which is currently 8 pm EST).

If you have the other two artifacts from the set and nothing else to use then the 10% bonus rounds favorably enough that it will probably be more than 10% on the whole but if you have the H`erkow Fertility Chai Stones from November that give the login bonus they should always stay equipped so you'll never get that bonus. But the Discord artifact wasn't really cost effective and the free one from the event is completely worthless other than completing the set, so missing those isn't really saying much.

In general it's still garbage compared to all the older ones but if you don't have anything better and do your dailies consistently it's worth picking up and there's no real sign they'll ever bring the old ones back; the guy in charge of the site seems resentful towards new members and thinks keeping things "time limited" somehow makes the program more desirable.
 
@Bloomy since you are currently running through New Super Lucky's Tale (and already played the Original) s there any difference at all other than that the two DLCs are already integrated in the newer one and less Gamerscore..?
Level layouts are mostly the same from what I remember, but there are differences in how you complete some goals. They have improved the camera a lot, you have pretty much full range of movement on it outside of the side scrolling levels. Easy enough to milk for daily Game Pass achievements. I don't really have any quick and easy achievements left in Goldeneye and haven't really gotten the hang of Brotato yet (I haven't resorted to lowering the difficulty yet).
 

Backwards compatibility coming back?? I Mean, give me something to be excited about here, Microsoft!
I have to assume / hope this is also in part due to the Activision-Blizzard acquisition. Even if they just found a way to get all those licensed 360 games on Game Pass, I'd be pretty happy about that.

If Sarah Bond is so determined to preserve digital games, why is she shutting down the Xbox 360 Marketplace this summer?
Maintaining servers and updating security can't be cheap, and the storefront is essentially abandoned at this point by the industry. Even for people still playing on the 360 itself, it's hard to imagine many people actually buying stuff on the storefront, let alone all the niche and indie stuff that is buried there.

I don't like it either, but the BC program has made it way less of a loss.
 
Level layouts are mostly the same from what I remember, but there are differences in how you complete some goals. They have improved the camera a lot, you have pretty much full range of movement on it outside of the side scrolling levels. Easy enough to milk for daily Game Pass achievements. I don't really have any quick and easy achievements left in Goldeneye and haven't really gotten the hang of Brotato yet (I haven't resorted to lowering the difficulty yet).

New Super Lucky's Tale is a super underrated platformer even outside of achievement farming. I still need to go back and 100% the game. Fantastic game!

For daily achievements, try out Return to Grace. You can get an achievement every couple of minutes with minimal effort. I've been milking this one for the past couple of weeks. 😅
 
Technical analysis of latest DD2 patch

It's interesting how many issues Capcom has with image quality on the console versions of their games. Checkerboard reconstruction for Dragon's Dogma 2 is screwed up on Series consoles, giving the PS5 better image quality. Ambient occlusion is broken on the PS5 version with ray tracing off. For Resident Evil 4, I believe the PS5 version had poor image quality (not sure if they ever fixed it).
 
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Ya I mean I hope that don’t do that and find a way to carry over our physical libraries. Maybe someway to “convert” physical ownership to digital
This was part of the XBone's initial business plan back in 2013. I don't think it was ever detailed but it sounded like it would require turning in physical games in some way. That seemed pretty impractical back then, and I don't see it happening now, if nothing else because it's a logistical nightmare.

Fully expecting physical to be left in the dust, only supported as long as a disc drive makes sense. Best case scenario would be optional disc drives.
 
Technical analysis of latest DD2 patch

It's interesting how many issues Capcom has with image quality on the console versions of their games. Checkerboard reconstruction for Dragon's Dogma 2 is screwed up on Series consoles, giving the PS5 better image quality. Ambient occlusion is broken on the PS5 version with ray tracing off. For Resident Evil 4, I believe the PS5 version had poor image quality (not sure if they ever fixed it).
Hopefully they fix the checkerboarding issue even though I still think it looks pretty nice. At least they said the Series X 120hz/VRR is what is closest to getting a recommendation on console, which is exactly what I’m doing. Just will be curious to see how much better it looks with the checkerboaring issue fix.

Regardless, still having a blast with the game!
 
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