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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Mar 13 - Thursday drops​

Mar 12 - Wednesday drops​

Mar 11 - Tuesday drops​

Mar 10 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Mar 6 - Thursday drops​

Mar 5 - Wednesday drops​

Mar 4 - Tuesday drop​

Mar 3 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Feb 27 - Thursday drops​

Feb 26 - Wednesday drop​

Feb 25 - Tuesday drops​

Feb 24 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Feb 20 - Thursday drops​

Feb 19 - Wednesday drops​

Feb 17 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Feb 13 - Thursday drops (Anime Month)​

Feb 12 - Wednesday drops​

Feb 11 - Tuesday drops​

Feb 10 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Feb 7 - Thursday drops​

Feb 5 - Wednesday drops​

Feb 3 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Jan 30 - Anime Month​

Jan 29 - Wednesday drops (Team17 sale)​

Jan 28 - Tuesday drops​

Jan 27 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Jan 24 - Lunar New Year sale follow up​

Jan 23 - Lunar New Year sale​

Jan 22 - Wednesday drops​

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

Jan 14 - Tuesday drops​

Jan 13 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Jan 8 - Wednesday drops (Wired Productions sale)​

Jan 7 - Tuesday drops (Wired Productions sale)​

Jan 6 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Jan 3 - Beyond Countdown follow up​

Jan 2 - Beyond Countdown Sale​

Jan 1 - Wednesday drop​

Dec 31 - Tuesday drops​

Dec 30 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Dec 25 - Wednesday drops​

Dec 24 - Tuesday drops​

Dec 23 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Dec 20 - Friday drops​

Dec 19 - Thursday drops​

Dec 18 - Wednesday drops​

Dec 17 - Tuesday drops​

Dec 16 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Dec 16 - Chunsoft Sale​

Dec 13 - Thursday evening drops​

Dec 12 - Countdown Sale​

Dec 11 - Wednesday drops​

Dec 9 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Dec 8 - Sunday drops​

Dec 4 - Wednesday drop​

Dec 2 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

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Nov 27 - Tuesday drops​

Nov 25 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Nov 24 - Black Friday follow up​

Nov 21 - Thursday drops​

Nov 20 - Wednesday drop​

Nov 18 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Nov 16 - Black Friday follow up​

Nov 14 - Black Friday sale - Evening drops​

Nov 13 - Wednesday drops​

Nov 12 - Tuesday drops​

Nov 11 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Nov 6 - Wednesday drops​

Nov 5 - Tuesday drops​

Nov 4 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Nov 3 - Saturday drops​

Oct 31 - Thursday drops​

Oct 30 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 28 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Oct 23 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 22 - Tuesday drops​

Oct 21 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Oct 18 - Shocktober Sale​

Oct 17 - Thursday drops​

Oct 16 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 15 - Tuesday drops​

Oct 14 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Oct 10 - Thursday drop​

Oct 9 - Wednesday drops​

Oct 7 - Weekly Sale - Follow up / Last chance​

Oct 1 - Tuesday drops​

Latest Countdown Posts​

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Mar 17 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Mar 10 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Mar 3 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 24 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 17 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 10 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 3 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 27 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 23 - Lunar New Year sale countdown​

Jan 20 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 13 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 10 - Lunar New Year sale countdown​

Jan 6 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 30 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 23 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 16 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 12 - Countdown Sale​

Dec 9 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 3 - Year End Countdown follow up​

Dec 2 - Pre-weekly countdown​

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Nov 25 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 24 - Year End Countdown follow up​

Nov 18 - Year End Countdown Sale​

Nov 18 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 14 - Final Black Friday countdown​

Nov 11 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 4 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Nov 1 - Black Friday list update after Shocktober sale​

Oct 28 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Oct 21 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Oct 18 - Black Friday countdown​

Oct 14 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Oct 7 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Game Pass potential departure dates​

Last updated - 2025-03-15

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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 2026. 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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2025-03-17 23:59:59

All You Need is Help​

Call of Duty (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Content Pack 1 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Content Pack 1 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Cross-Gen Bundle​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Standard Edition (Windows)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 1 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 1 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 2 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 3 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 4 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 5 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Cross-Gen Bundle​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Standard Edition (PC)​

Core Keeper​

Core Keeper (PC)​

DayZ - Game Pass Core​

Dungeons Of Hinterberg​

For The King II​

Homestead Arcana​

Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​

Humanity​

Legend of Mana​

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

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

Lil Gator Game​

My Friend Peppa Pig​

OCTOPATH TRAVELER​

OCTOPATH TRAVELER II​

PowerWash Simulator - Game Pass Core​

Riders Republic​

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

TRIALS of MANA​

Turbo Golf Racing​

2025-03-18 09:59:59

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

Aliens: Dark Descent​

Aliens: Dark Descent (Windows)​

Anthem - EA Play - 2019-10-09​

Battlefield 1 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Battlefield 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

Battlefield 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​

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

Battlefield 4 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

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

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

Cities: Skylines - Windows 10 Edition (PC)​

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone​

Crusader Kings III (PC)​

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS PGA TOUR - EA Play -​

EA SPORTS WRC (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

F1 24 - EA Play -​

FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - EA Play -​

Gang Beasts - Game Pass Core​

Go Mecha Ball​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Immortals of Aveum - EA Play -​

Inscryption​

INSIDE - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO - Game Pass Core​

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

Madden NFL 25 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Madden NFL 25 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Mafia: Definitive Edition​

Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC)​

Mass Effect Legendary Edition - EA Play -​

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

Monster Train​

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

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

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

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

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

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

NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black​

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

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

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

Sifu​

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

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

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

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

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor - EA Play -​

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor Xbox One - EA Play -​

STAR WARS: Squadrons - EA Play -​

Stellaris (PC)​

Super Mega Baseball 4 - EA Play -​

Titanfall 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​

UFC 5 - EA Play -​

Unravel - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​

WILD HEARTS Standard Edition - EA Play -​

2025-03-21 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed Odyssey​

Assassin's Creed Origins​

Assassin's Creed Valhalla​

Far Cry 5​

Far Cry 6​

Far Cry New Dawn​

FOR HONOR​

Immortals Fenyx Rising​

Riders Republic (Not available for purchase)​

South Park: The Fractured but Whole​

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

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

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition​

Watch Dogs: Legion​

Watch Dogs2​

2025-03-24 23:59:59

Hunt: Showdown 1896​

Isonzo​

Isonzo (Windows)​

No Man's Sky​

SnowRunner - Game Pass Core​

SnowRunner (Windows 10)​

2025-03-25 09:59:59

Cricket 24​

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2​

The Elder Scrolls Online - Game Pass Core​

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​

2025-03-16 09:59:59

Evil West​

Evil West (Windows)​

Football Manager 2024 (PC) (moved from 2024-11-16)​

Football Manager 2024 Console (moved from 2024-11-16)​

Lies of P​

MLB The Show 24 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) (moved from 2025-02-01)​

MLB The Show 24 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) (moved from 2025-02-01)​

No More Heroes 3 Windows​

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​

Yakuza 5 Remastered​

Yakuza 5 Remastered for Windows 10​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for Windows 10​

2025-03-19 09:59:59

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​

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

2025-03-20 17:59:59

Avowed (Not available for purchase)​

Avowed Standard Edition​

2025-03-27 09:59:59

Monster Sanctuary​

Neon Abyss​

2025-03-27 13:59:59

Atomfall (Not available for purchase)​

2025-04-01 09:59:59

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged​

Lil Gator Game​

Monster Hunter Rise​

Open Roads​

Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)​

The Lamplighters League - PC Edition (PC)​

Yakuza 0​

Yakuza 0 for Windows 10​

Yakuza Kiwami​

Yakuza Kiwami 2​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 for Windows 10​

Yakuza Kiwami for Windows 10​

YAKUZA Series Starter Pack​

Yakuza: Like a Dragon​

Zombie Army 4: Dead War​

2025-04-05 16:59:59

One Lonely Outpost​

2025-04-08 10:00:00

Palworld (Game Preview)​

2025-04-08 15:59:59

South of Midnight​

2025-04-11 23:59:59

MULLET MADJACK​

2025-04-16 09:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows​

Botany Manor​

Botany Manor (PC)​

Coral Island (moved from 2024-12-01)​

Harold Halibut​

Homestead Arcana​

Kona​

Mafia: Definitive Edition​

Mafia: Definitive Edition (PC)​

Orcs Must Die! 3​

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

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition​

This War of Mine: Final Cut​

Turbo Golf Racing​

2025-04-21 10:59:59

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders​

2025-04-24 06:59:59

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33​

2025-04-28 11:59:59

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap​

2025-04-28 15:59:59

Eternal Strands​

2025-04-30 13:59:59

Sniper Elite: Resistance​

2025-05-01 09:59:59

Have a Nice Death​

Kona II: Brume​

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

Sniper Elite 5​

The Last Case of Benedict Fox: Definitive Edition​

The Rewinder​

Thirsty Suitors​

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition​

2025-05-01 15:59:59

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector​

2025-05-12 23:59:59

DOOM: The Dark Ages (Not available for purchase)​

DOOM: The Dark Ages Void DOOM Slayer Skin (Not available for purchase)​

2025-05-14 23:59:59

DOOM: The Dark Ages Standard Edition​

2025-05-16 09:59:59

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons​

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons (PC)​

Chants of Sennaar​

Chants of Sennaar (Windows)​

Farming Simulator 22​

Farming Simulator 22 PC (PC)​

Hauntii​

Jurassic World Evolution 2​

Little Kitty, Big City​

Planet of Lana​

2025-06-01 09:59:59

Against the Storm (PC)​

Cassette Beasts​

Dune: Spice Wars (moved from 2024-12-01)​

Firework (Windows)​

Generation Zero​

Goat Simulator 3​

Goat Simulator 3: Windows Edition​

Goat Simulator 3: Xbox One Edition​

Humanity​

Hypnospace Outlaw​

Moving Out 2​

PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​

Remnant II - Standard Edition​

Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends​

Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer​

The Big Con​

2025-06-16 09:59:59

Depersonalization (PC)​

Dordogne​

Dordogne (Windows)​

Far Cry 6​

Isonzo​

Isonzo (Windows)​

Keplerth (PC)​

My Time at Sandrock​

My Time at Sandrock (Not available for purchase)​

My Time at Sandrock Online (Not available for purchase)​

Shadowrun Returns​

Shadowrun Trilogy​

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut​

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition​

The Callisto Protocol for Xbox One​

The Callisto Protocol for Xbox Series X|S​

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

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition​

2025-07-01 09:59:59

Arcade Paradise​

Journey To The Savage Planet: Employee Of The Month​

Journey To The Savage Planet: Employee Of The Month (PC)​

Persona 3 Reload (moved from 2025-02-01)​

Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders​

SteamWorld Dig​

SteamWorld Dig 2​

2025-07-11 03:59:59

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Content Pack (Not available for purchase)​

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Cross-Gen Edition​

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Wireframe Tony Shader (Not available for purchase)​

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Not available for purchase)​

2025-07-15 09:59:59

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank​

2025-07-16 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed Valhalla​

Cricket 24​

Cricket 24: The Official Game Of The Ashes (PC)​

Flock​

Gigantic: Rampage Edition​

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess​

Magical Delicacy (moved from 2026-07-16)​

Moonlighter (moved from 2024-12-01)​

No Man's Sky​

Tchia​

The Case of the Golden Idol​

2025-08-01 09:59:59

Cooking Simulator​

Cooking Simulator Windows​

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (moved from 2025-02-01)​

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​

Starbound (PC)​

2025-08-16 09:59:59

Atlas Fallen (Not available for purchase)​

Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand​

Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand - Free Upgrade​

Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand (Windows)​

PlateUp!​

2025-09-01 09:59:59

Call of the Wild: The Angler​

Core Keeper​

Core Keeper (PC)​

Sea of Stars​

2025-09-16 09:59:59

RESIDENT EVIL 2​

Train Sim World 5: Standard Edition​

Wargroove 2​

2025-10-01 09:59:59

All You Need is Help​

Cocoon​

Sifu​

We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie​

2025-10-16 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines II - PC Edition (PC)​

Donut County​

RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Windows​

2025-11-01 09:59:59

Dead Island 2​

Dead Island 2 (Windows)​

Jusant​

Metal Slug Tactics​

Return to Monkey Island​

Wartales​

2025-11-16 09:59:59

Frostpunk (PC)​

Frostpunk: Console Edition​

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Windows Edition​

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Xbox Edition​

Spirittea​

2025-12-01 09:59:59

Aliens: Dark Descent​

Aliens: Dark Descent (Windows)​

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (moved from 2024-12-01)​

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone​

Genesis Noir (moved from 2025-03-01)​

Genesis Noir: Windows Edition (moved from 2025-03-01)​

Lords of the Fallen​

Lords of the Fallen (PC)​

OCTOPATH TRAVELER​

OCTOPATH TRAVELER II​

PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay​

SteamWorld Build​

2025-12-16 09:59:59

Ben 10: Power Trip​

Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition​

Hunt: Showdown 1896​

Mortal Kombat 11​

Still Wakes the Deep​

Wildfrost​

2026-01-01 09:59:59

Carrion​

Carrion (PC)​

Hell Let Loose​

House Flipper​

Injustice 2​

Injustice 2 - Standard Edition (PC)​

Middle-earth: Shadow of War​

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2​

Road 96​

2026-01-16 09:59:59

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn​

Medieval Dynasty​

Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One)​

Neon White​

Palworld (Game Preview) (moved from 2025-02-01)​

Starbound​

2026-02-01 09:59:59

Brotato (moved from 2025-02-01)​

Shady Part of Me​

Shady Part of Me (Windows)​

2026-03-01 09:59:59

Bluey: The Videogame (moved from 2025-03-01)​

Disney Dreamlight Valley​

Expeditions: A MudRunner Game​

Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (Windows)​

Nine Sols​

2026-03-16 09:59:59

Enter The Gungeon​

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

2026-04-01 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines - Remastered​

Cities: Skylines - Windows 10 Edition (PC)​

Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition - Game Pass Core​

Mad Streets​

2026-04-16 09:59:59

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​

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

Inscryption​

2026-05-01 09:59:59

Another Crab's Treasure​

Ashen​

Citizen Sleeper​

Creatures of Ava​

DayZ - Game Pass Core​

Descenders - Game Pass Core​

Goat Simulator - Game Pass Core​

Goat Simulator: Remastered​

Goat Simulator: Remastered (Windows Edition)​

Manor Lords (Game Preview) (PC)​

2026-05-16 09:59:59

Galacticare​

Shadowrun Returns PC (PC)​

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

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

2026-06-01 09:59:59

ASTRONEER - Game Pass Core​

Dead by Daylight​

Dead by Daylight Windows​

Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - Game Pass Core​

theHunter: Call of the Wild​

theHunter: Call of the Wild - Windows 10​

World War Z: Aftermath​

World War Z: Aftermath (PC)​

2026-06-16 09:59:59

Among Us - Game Pass Core​

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

2026-07-01 09:59:59

Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​

Slay The Spire (PC)​

Unpacking - Game Pass Core​

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​

2026-07-16 09:59:59

Dungeons Of Hinterberg​

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

Golf With Your Friends (Windows Version)​

PowerWash Simulator - Game Pass Core​

Stellaris (PC)​

Stellaris: Console Edition​

Techtonica (Game Preview)​

2026-08-01 09:59:59

Celeste - Game Pass Core​

Crusader Kings III (moved from 2025-02-01)​

Crusader Kings III (PC) (moved from 2025-02-01)​

Go Mecha Ball​

INSIDE - Game Pass Core​

Roboquest​

2026-08-16 09:59:59

Firewatch - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO (PC)​

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader​

2026-09-01 09:59:59

Neon Abyss​

Neon Abyss (PC)​

Star Trucker​

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​

2026-11-01 09:59:59

Deep Rock Galactic - Game Pass Core​

2026-11-16 09:59:59

Frostpunk 2 (PC)​

Wreckfest - Game Pass Core​

Wreckfest (PC)​

2026-12-01 09:59:59

Legend of Mana​

Monster Sanctuary (moved from 2024-12-01)​

Monster Sanctuary (Windows Version) (moved from 2024-12-01)​

Overthrown (Game Preview)​

Stardew Valley - Game Pass Core​

Stardew Valley (PC)​

Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Game Pass Core​

TRIALS of MANA​

Vampire Survivors - Game Pass Core​

2027-01-01 09:59:59

VALORANT​

2027-02-01 09:59:59

Trailmakers​

2027-02-16 09:59:59

Kingdom Two Crowns​

2027-03-01 09:59:59

Balatro​

2027-03-16 09:59:59

Control - Game Pass Core​

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 - Game Pass Core​

Control Ultimate Edition - Xbox Series X|S - Game Pass Core​

Control Ultimate Edition (PC)​

2027-04-01 09:59:59

SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE - Game Pass Core​

2027-05-01 09:59:59

SnowRunner - Game Pass Core​

SnowRunner (Windows 10)​

2027-06-01 09:59:59

Batman: Arkham Knight​

Terraria​

2027-06-16 09:59:59

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​

2027-07-01 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed Odyssey​

Assassin's Creed Origins​

Far Cry 5​

FOR HONOR​

Immortals Fenyx Rising​

My Friend Peppa Pig​

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

Watch Dogs2​

2027-09-16 09:59:59

Riders Republic​

Riders Republic (Not available for purchase)​

2027-10-16 09:59:59

South Park: The Fractured but Whole​

2027-12-16 09:59:59

Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​

Overcooked! 2 (PC)​

2028-02-01 09:59:59

Far Cry New Dawn​

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

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

EA SPORTS PGA TOUR - EA Play -​

F1 23 - EA Play -​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

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

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

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

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball 4 - EA Play -​

UFC 5 - 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)​

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) - Game Pass Core​

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)​

2099-12-29 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)​

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)​

DOOM 3​

DOOM 64​

Fallout 4 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 4 (PC)​

Prey (Cloud Gaming enabled)​

Prey (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind​

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind​

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

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion​

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

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

The Evil Within​

The Evil Within (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The New Order​

Wolfenstein: The New Order (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PC)​

2799-03-16 23:59:59

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

Fallout 76 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 76 (PC)​

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​

2799-04-30 08:59:59

Sea of Thieves: 2024 Edition​

2799-05-12 23:59:59

Psychonauts​

Psychonauts (Windows 10)​

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)​

Gears of War 4​

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10​

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 - Game Pass Core​

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)​

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)​

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​

2799-06-26 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)​

Kameo (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)​

Viva Piñata (Not available for purchase)​

Viva Piñata: TIP (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 - EA Play -​

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 - EA Play -​

2799-09-19 23:59:59

Tell Me Why​

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

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

Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3​

Wasteland 3​

Wasteland 3 (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)​

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)​

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)​

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)​

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

Battlefield 4 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

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

EA SPORTS WRC (Not available for purchase) - EA Play -​

Fe - EA Play - 2018-09-03​

Immortals of Aveum - EA Play -​

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

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​

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

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

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor Xbox One - EA Play -​

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

ARK: Survival Ascended​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition​

As Dusk Falls​

Broken Age​

Call of Duty (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Content Pack 1 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Content Pack 1 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Cross-Gen Bundle​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Standard Edition (Windows)​

Contrast​

Costume Quest​

Costume Quest 2​

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy​

DEATHLOOP​

DOOM + DOOM II​

Gang Beasts - Game Pass Core​

Ghostwire: Tokyo​

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition​

Hi-Fi RUSH​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

MASSIVE CHALICE​

Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​

Minecraft​

Minecraft Dungeons​

Minecraft Legends​

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

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered​

Pentiment​

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​

Quake II​

Quantum Break​

Redfall​

skate. (2007) - EA Play - 2021-08-05​

Stacking​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1​

Torment: Tides of Numenera​

We Happy Few​

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 (Not available for purchase)​

Age of Mythology: Retold​

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

An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (PC)​

Anthem - EA Play - 2019-10-09​

Ara: History Untold (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Ara: History Untold Standard Edition (PC)​

Ara: History Untold, Alexander the Great (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (PC)​

Army of Two - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Battlefield 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

Battlefield 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2011-10-08​

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 (PC)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 1 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 1 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 2 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 3 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 4 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Content Pack 5 (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Cross-Gen Bundle​

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Standard Edition (PC)​

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (PC)​

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - Game Pass Core​

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​

Diablo IV (Not available for purchase)​

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

Dragon Age 2 - EA Play -​

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

Dragon Age: Origins - EA Play -​

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

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

FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - EA Play -​

Forza Motorsport Standard Edition​

Genshin Impact​

Halo 2: Anniversary (PC)​

Heavy Weapon - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle​

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​

MechWarrior 5: Clans​

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

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - Standard Edition​

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

Minecraft for Windows (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Legends - Windows (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​

Overwatch 2​

Peggle - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

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

Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​

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

Quake 4 (PC)​

Quantum Break (PC)​

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​

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II​

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

Spyro Reignited Trilogy​

Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PC)​

SSX - EA Play - 2012-02-21​

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

Starfield​

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

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

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​

The Gunk​

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

Train Sim World 4 (Not available for purchase)​

We Happy Few (PC)​

Wolfenstein 3D (PC)​

Zuma - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

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

No set date

33 Immortals (Game Preview) (Not available for purchase)​

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)​

Battlefield 3 (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2011-10-08​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Cross-Gen Bundle (Not available for purchase)​

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Standard Edition (Windows) (Not available for purchase)​

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

Diablo (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

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

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

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

Far Cry New Dawn (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

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)​

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Last Crusade Pack - Lion Tamer Whip (Not available for purchase)​

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Last Crusade Pack - Traveling Suit Outfit (Not available for purchase)​

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

Iron Brigade (Not available for purchase)​

Killer Instinct 2 Classic (Not available for purchase)​

Killer Instinct Classic (Not available for purchase)​

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

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

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

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

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

Minecraft Preview (Not available for purchase)​

Minecraft Preview for Windows (Not available for purchase)​

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

NHL 23 Xbox One (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

NHL 23 Xbox Series X|S (Not available for purchase) - EA Play - 2023-04-13​

Overwatch 2 PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION (Not available for purchase) - Game Pass Core​

Riders Republic (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

South Park: The Fractured but Whole (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

StarCraft II Campaign Collection (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

StarCraft Remastered (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

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 Ghost Recon Wildlands - Standard Edition (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

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

Train Sim World 4 (Not available for purchase)​

VALORANT PC (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Watch Dogs: Legion (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

Watch Dogs2 (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

 

[awp]

Unfortunately it's not $5 on PSN for some reason.

I just read that it's 30 FPS everywhere, including on PC. I kinda want to get it on Switch for the motion controls though as that seems like a more interesting way to play it.

Just FYI. Okami is now $4.99 on PSN too if you have PS+.

 

[Antarael Dulacre]

Also, I just got a Just for You offer for Battlefield 1 Revolution for 100% off / free. It says it expires in 1 day.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1868853690192269586

Lots of more free stuff coming the next few days for GPU members

 

[awp]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1868853690192269586

Lots of more free stuff coming the next few days for GPU members

Nice! All EA stuff but I’ll take it for free.

Also mentions that there is a 5-hour trial for Dragon Age: The Veilguard now.

 

[Kromis]

The only thing about this is that Sony doesn’t seem to be making an effort to make the disc drive widely available. There’s shortages and scalpers selling disc drives because they are so hard to find.

Maybe they’ll resolve that supply issue but that’s one of the reasons gamers at least have a conspiracy theory that Sony is doing that on purpose. The reality is probably somewhere in between.

This would mean either the PS6 would need to have a similar design language to the PS5 so things look pleasing/elegant, or there's a box that the drive sits in and connects to the console. From a design point, neither option looks good. Look at all the design complaints the PS5 has now. People accept it, but they don't like having a giant oversized router next to their TV. If the PS6 comes with a detachable disc drive, Sony might keep the internals the same, but it's highly unlikely they would let you use the old drive on a new system.

I have a feeling that the next generation of XB & PS will be only be discless. An external disc-drive add on that attaches through either USB or some other proprietary connection will be available for any physical titles that happen to be made and all legacy games (and possible movie discs). This add-on drive will become the standard for all future generations, until the companies decide they can save 25 cents a console by not including the plug anymore.

If this happens, they might offer a limited time trade-in program for any non-delisted 1st party games, where you send in the physical disc and they will grant you a digital code of the game. This is sort of what WB did in the last great format war. When HD DVD died, as long as you had proof of the HD DVD, WB would sell you a Blu-ray copy of the title at a well below retail cost, plus shipping.

I think what Sony is doing with the limited supply of the disc drive is fine and makes business sense. I get the feeling they already understand the demand for it but still want to allocate most of the supply to the PS5 (disc) though I am curious what is the actual split between disc and digital PS5s at the moment. At some point it'll be a non-issue.

With regards to forward compatibility for the disc drive, I did mention designing around the old disc drive would be an issue and admittedly I'm not sure they would want to constrain themselves in such a way. The best compromise I can think of is to release some kind of USB adapter should they allow forward compatibility. The only other reason I can think of for the drive not being forward compatible is if there's an advancement in the BD format that Sony wants to push (i.e. 8K). We shall see if 8K actually becomes a thing four years from now. Maybe BD100 is enough for now.

Even though Sony (during the Jim Ryan era) said "we believe in generations", I think it's kind of wasteful to produce a removable drive and not be able to reuse it on the next disc-less machine. If not the PS5's disc drive as a baseline for forward compatibility then it's gotta be PS6. I believe Sony will continue to support (but not push) physical media for their next console so at least we agree there'll be some kind of drive attachment. Sony gotta think of those in places with limited connectivity like nuclear subs or a third world country (Don Mattrick didn't )

Feel free, just trying to have a conversation.

Of course I have an agenda, it is to pay the least amount of money to play and own the most games while having the best experiences going forward and future proofing

I believe that value aligns with this site, that's why I post here with that agenda. I'm sorry if this insults you, but you probably visiting the wrong site if you are trying to buy Indy physical copy at launch price to "own" it.

I'm happy most of my friends/co-workers own PlayStations and still like physical media. That just means whenever I get a PS I can just borrow their games or Steam family share the PS exclusives that come to PC . PS3 is the only PS I've owned and the only physical games I have for it were part of the 2011 Black Friday bundle (LittleBigPlanet 3 and Ratchet and Clank All 4 One). I haven't spent a dime on it. I will admit that I would consider getting PS+ Extra here and there (ideally during promos so maybe once a year) to binge whatever first-party happens to be on the service that I can't get my hands on.

While I do understand the sentiment that we come here because we are cheap asses, I also understand convenience is an important factor and people are fine with paying for whatever conveniences them the most.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1868853690192269586

Lots of more free stuff coming the next few days for GPU members

Very happy I didn't bite on Titanfall 2 Ultimate Edition for $3 ages ago.

 

[Freeze Time]

I think what Sony is doing with the limited supply of the disc drive is fine and makes business sense. I get the feeling they already understand the demand for it but still want to allocate most of the supply to the PS5 (disc) though I am curious what is the actual split between disc and digital PS5s at the moment. At some point it'll be a non-issue.

With regards to forward compatibility for the disc drive, I did mention designing around the old disc drive would be an issue and admittedly I'm not sure they would want to constrain themselves in such a way. The best compromise I can think of is to release some kind of USB adapter should they allow forward compatibility. The only other reason I can think of for the drive not being forward compatible is if there's an advancement in the BD format that Sony wants to push (i.e. 8K). We shall see if 8K actually becomes a thing four years from now. Maybe BD100 is enough for now.

Even though Sony (during the Jim Ryan era) said "we believe in generations", I think it's kind of wasteful to produce a removable drive and not be able to reuse it on the next disc-less machine. If not the PS5's disc drive as a baseline for forward compatibility then it's gotta be PS6. I believe Sony will continue to support (but not push) physical media for their next console so at least we agree there'll be some kind of drive attachment. Sony gotta think of those in places with limited connectivity like nuclear subs or a third world country (Don Mattrick didn't )



I'm happy most of my friends/co-workers own PlayStations and still like physical media. That just means whenever I get a PS I can just borrow their games or Steam family share the PS exclusives that come to PC . PS3 is the only PS I've owned and the only physical games I have for it were part of the 2011 Black Friday bundle (LittleBigPlanet 3 and Ratchet and Clank All 4 One). I haven't spent a dime on it. I will admit that I would consider getting PS+ Extra here and there (ideally during promos so maybe once a year) to binge whatever first-party happens to be on the service that I can't get my hands on.

While I do understand the sentiment that we come here because we are cheap asses, I also understand convenience is an important factor and people are fine with paying for whatever conveniences them the most.



Very happy I didn't bite on Titanfall 2 Ultimate Edition for $3 ages ago.

I'm okay that I did. The game is amazing.

 

[Kromis]

The digital vs physical talk reminded me that I listened to this talk two weeks ago and I found it to be very insightful in laying out the current landscape of the gaming industry

Chris: What are some of the biggest changes that you see coming in the market that developers should be aware of today?

Jen: It's a great question and I think it's gen Z and gen Alpha, so you know people who were born in the late '90s to early 2010s gen to current day. This demographic is so different from us and how we grew up and their expectations and especially the emotional connection that they have. They feel things so deeply, they feel fandom, anxiety deeply. You know I think we are of a certain age where when we were growing up, we were worried about a nuclear bomb, well that was more of a theoretical worry. Gen Z and gen Alpha they are worried about global warming because they can see its effects all around them and I think it's easy to underestimate the anxiety that causes someone who's 10, 15, 20 about really what kind of planet they will have left to inhabit, so they are growing up with all of these feelings with a connected socialization system that is unlike anything that we've seen in history.

That is amazing, it's also terrifying and so what we see with this audience is that they identify as creators, they expect connection, they hold their people or brands or products that they are fans of, they hold them to a very high standard and if they feel like those people or products or brands aren't acting in a way that is consistent with their values, they will change that fandom even though it's a core part of their identity. Chris, you made this great point that people don't identify as like a punk or a goth, they identify as a Swifty and I think that's so insightful because it really gets to how people have turned being a fan into part of their identity.

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Chris: It does feel like a fundamentally different thing with the those two generations Alpha and Z, how does that for game developers, what does that mean they need to think about differently?

Jen: So many things. So, first of all how these Generations discover content is very different. They use Tik Tok and Instagram as their search engines not Bing or Google and now they're starting to use chat GPT more and more. You see these Generations adopting AI at a faster pace than I think anybody would have expected and they use chat GPT for anything they can think of whether it's give me a recipe for pasta, or you know tell me the right way to code this in Unreal, it's really astounding how AI has kind of become this always on assistant and coach for them. How they discover content, how they play content, they expect to be able to create in their content how they adopt fandom as part of their core identity, also the devices that they play on. So, about a third of gen Z/gen Alpha players are omni-platform, they play on mobile and PC and console and handheld and that really changes their spending patterns. They spend about twice as much as the rest of the demographic. So, while they are smaller in size, they're a significant minority, they drive the majority of spend.

Interestingly when you look at people who are not omni-platform, they tend just to play really only on mobile, and their spending habits are very different. So you have this audience that sees gaming as a crucial part of their identity, as a crucial part of their entertainment and their expectations are that they are able to play the game they want, where they want, how they want, when they want, with whoever they want and that's so different from kind of the traditional walled gardens that you used to see in the games industry but we really got players setting the expectation that look they want to play with their friends and they don't care what device their friend has and we as an industry had better take note of that.

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Chris: I think it's a really interesting demographic shift. How does an individual game developer have to think about things differently if they're wanting to make sure that their game appeals to Gen Z and Gen Alpha?

Jen: That is a billion dollar question. I think first and foremost is thinking about how your players are going to find your game. I mentioned Tik Tok and Instagram but there's also the value of word of mouth and one of the things that I would tell game developers when they were considering game pass, but I think this is true for every game developer these days, is that you've got to be really deliberate about three things. You've got to create an amazing first hour. The first hour of your game has to be something that grabs people out of the box because there's so many choices for entertainment today if you don't drive that amazing first hour, you're going to lose them. It used to be that somebody would spend 50, 60, $70 on a game so you knew they would give you a certain amount of time to really catch their attention and that's just not the case anymore, so an amazing first hour. The second is plan a viral marketing plan for Word of Mouth marketing. I mentioned that people find their content on Tik Tok and Instagram, where/what are you doing in your game to make your game streamable to really help drive those great little shorts on Tik Tok.

David Gardner from London Venture Partners who said time to First laugh is a key metric that they look at and I think that's spot on because it's how people are streaming your game, how people are putting your game on social media, how they're talking about your game amongst their friends that's going to be an incredibly powerful marketing Force-multiplier and you've got to think about that in the game that you're creating. You know we heard today from Maria Cornelius from Arrowhead talk about Helldivers 2 and how she said, "yeah I know people hate dying but that's why we've got to make it hilarious". They did such a great job and that was something where you know, an event that in game that you would normally hate they actually made amazing, and I think that's such a powerful lesson for game developers. It's not about avoiding pain, it's about making the pain fun, making the pain instagrammable or Tik Tok or something that you want to really share and talk about with your friends. Then there's monetization. I think the traditional monetization models are, they're not dying, but they're changing and so really thinking about how you can engage and monetize your player not just with one single purchase but on an ongoing basis is absolutely critical.

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Chris: Is ongoing monetization the only model?

Jen: it's absolutely not. I think what's important is knowing what your model is going in and if you are making a game that retails for $70 and there's no further monetization, great, awesome, good luck to you. If you are making a free-to-play game and you are relying on advertising, okay, great, awesome, good luck to you. But I think these days more and more you're seeing people be more creative with business models and that can be a really good thing because we're seeing the consumer appetite for $70 games is being pretty challenging right now and there's so much great competition in that space and same with the free to play, we're seeing so much competition in that space and so really the fundamental question is how are you going to stand out, how are you going to get people talking about the first hour of your game, how are you going to get people discovering your game and how are you going to build that discovery-engagement-monetization cycle.

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Chris: I think what's interesting, and you kind of hit on it before is these people who are the Swifty Gamers, or you know Gamers who in these two generations approach games, approach their fandom in a different way and it's a much more serious part of their identity, they might not look at microtransactions you know in the olden days people were like "horse armor, what's that", you know like they were really opposed to it. Today I think like if players are engaged with the content and love it, they're less afraid to just keep spending and then that eventually becomes sort of evidence of their love.

Jen: I think that's right and like the reality is that for people who are creating a 100-hour game experience, the large majority of your audience is not going to finish those 100 hours. So the question then becomes who are those last 30 hours for and does it make sense to have the same business model for everybody or does it make sense to take a different approach and give casual fans enough content so they feel like they got great value and great experience, but give your core fans, your core audience a way to continue to consume content and frankly to pay for it. Again, I'll use myself as an example, I would so happily buy any DLC for any BioWare game or any Atlas game, you put me back in Tokyo with the Phantom thieves and I will write you a check. I'm super, super happy to do that, most people don't feel that way, they should, they don't, but you know to me the question is okay how as game developers, how can we find a way to engage those fans and a way to do it that is sustainable from a business perspective. I talked about really the role of a business leader being to find a way to connect the player to the game. I think that's really important because you have to not only connect the player to the game but do it in a way that supports game development as a career.

 

[Monty 4.0]

Nice! All EA stuff but I’ll take it for free.

Also mentions that there is a 5-hour trial for Dragon Age: The Veilguard now.

I played a bit of DA:V hoping I would not like it but it is pretty fun. Once this game drops to the $20 range I will pick it up for sure!

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

The digital vs physical talk reminded me that I listened to this talk two weeks ago and I found it to be very insightful in laying out the current landscape of the gaming industry

---

This just feels like a bunch of talk unless you know how to design or support successful games based on this info, which I would argue Xbox leadership does not.

 

[Mason_mellon]

Elden Ring Nightreign Can Only be Played Solo or as a Trio

Elden Ring's Game Director Junya Ishizaki has revealed that Elden Ring Nightreign can only be played as a trio or solo.

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Also started BG3 over the weekend, only got about 3 hours in. 1 hour probably in the character creator learning about the races and classes lol. Went with a Githyanki Warlock. LOVING the game so far. Was nervous after I bought it thinking "did I just burn 60 bucks". So far so good, thanks to those that steered me in that direction over Veilguard. After seeing most people have 100+ hours play time it might be the only game I play all of 2025 .

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Delist announced for Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance, February 24th. The notice is on Steam but presumably all platforms. This is a co-op focused game but is playable offline.

Horrible reviews

Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social)

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is delisting on Feb 24th, 2025. Servers will shut down and the game will no longer be able to purchase starting that date. Base game and all DLC will remain playable in offline single player...

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Buy Dark Alliance | Xbox

The world of Dungeons & Dragons comes to life in an explosive action RPG filled with real-time combat and dynamic co-op. Choose your hero and join up to three friends to battle legendary monsters, earn powerful gear, and unlock new abilities to take on even bigger challenges.

www.xbox.com

 

[Kromis]

Delist announced for Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance, February 24th. The notice is on Steam but presumably all platforms. This is a co-op focused game but is playable offline.

Horrible reviews

Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social)

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is delisting on Feb 24th, 2025. Servers will shut down and the game will no longer be able to purchase starting that date. Base game and all DLC will remain playable in offline single player...

bsky.app

Buy Dark Alliance | Xbox

The world of Dungeons & Dragons comes to life in an explosive action RPG filled with real-time combat and dynamic co-op. Choose your hero and join up to three friends to battle legendary monsters, earn powerful gear, and unlock new abilities to take on even bigger challenges.

www.xbox.com

I tried it out when it was on Game Pass. Can confirm it is doggy doo doo.

 

[bardockkun]

Delist announced for Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance, February 24th. The notice is on Steam but presumably all platforms. This is a co-op focused game but is playable offline.

Horrible reviews

Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social)

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is delisting on Feb 24th, 2025. Servers will shut down and the game will no longer be able to purchase starting that date. Base game and all DLC will remain playable in offline single player...

bsky.app

Buy Dark Alliance | Xbox

The world of Dungeons & Dragons comes to life in an explosive action RPG filled with real-time combat and dynamic co-op. Choose your hero and join up to three friends to battle legendary monsters, earn powerful gear, and unlock new abilities to take on even bigger challenges.

www.xbox.com

Like allot of games, co-op makes it slightly better, but in turn it turns a below okay game into just okay at the very best. The cooldown to do nearly any action in the game killed allot of the fun of the game. As in they overthought it and the game pays for it. Me and my friend's I think only made it 1/3 in or so before thinking we had better things to do.

 

[Bloomy]

Anybody ever redeem reward points for MS credit, spend the funds immediately and then have the point redemption(s) voided?

I redeemed points last night for $3 and $5 to get Reky before it left sale and a code for Rayman Legends XB1 for my nephew for Christmas. Points deducted, credit in my account, so I made the purchases. I saw my point balance go up for the purchases, even got an Xbox message that I earned 19 points for buying Reky. Do some searches, and then my balance jumps up as though the redemptions were never made. I then get a couple emails from Rewards saying "We're reaching out to let you know we ran into some issues with your order. As a result, your order has been voided. However, your point balance has not been impacted."

My MS order history shows, in order, the Rayman code with status Gift sent, then Reky as Completed, then the 2 redemptions as Pending. Wondering how this will shake out, and how long it will take. Will the point redemptions go through again, will they revoke the store purchases or process the store purchases through PayPal? I suppose another possibility is I keep the points and the purchases, but I doubt that would happen.

 

[flybrione]

Delist announced for Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance, February 24th. The notice is on Steam but presumably all platforms. This is a co-op focused game but is playable offline.

Horrible reviews

Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social)

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is delisting on Feb 24th, 2025. Servers will shut down and the game will no longer be able to purchase starting that date. Base game and all DLC will remain playable in offline single player...

bsky.app

Buy Dark Alliance | Xbox

The world of Dungeons & Dragons comes to life in an explosive action RPG filled with real-time combat and dynamic co-op. Choose your hero and join up to three friends to battle legendary monsters, earn powerful gear, and unlock new abilities to take on even bigger challenges.

www.xbox.com

Like allot of games, co-op makes it slightly better, but in turn it turns a below okay game into just okay at the very best. The cooldown to do nearly any action in the game killed allot of the fun of the game. As in they overthought it and the game pays for it. Me and my friend's I think only made it 1/3 in or so before thinking we had better things to do.

I tried it out when it was on Game Pass. Can confirm it is doggy doo doo.

I played through the campaign once on Gamepass and then deleted it. It was ok but I thought the enemy damage scaling was terrible in single player. I only played a handful of dungeons in coop. It maybe ok for like $5 but I would recommend passing on it. There are many better hack and slash games available.

 

[flybrione]

On a fun gaming note I finally found all the disguises needed to compete in the secret underground boxing locations in Indy and it was so satisfying to parry and punch all of the Champions. The hand to hand melee in Indy is a blast and I love a satisfying parry in games.

Indy and Space Marine are my two favorite games with a good parry mechanic from this year. Both handle the parry systems well.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

On a fun gaming note I finally found all the disguises needed to compete in the secret underground boxing locations in Indy and it was so satisfying to parry and punch all of the Champions. The hand to hand melee in Indy is a blast and I love a satisfying parry in games.

Indy and Space Marine are my two favorite games with a good parry mechanic from this year. Both handle the parry systems well.

Stellar Blade is probably best parry of the year.

 

[flybrione]

Stellar Blade is probably best parry of the year.

Nice. That one is in the backlog. I will try to move it up in the queue after I finish Indy and Metaphor.
I was debating on playing either Stellar Blade or Black Myth WuKong next. I received my physical copy of Wukong from BBY last week.

 

[awp]

On a fun gaming note I finally found all the disguises needed to compete in the secret underground boxing locations in Indy and it was so satisfying to parry and punch all of the Champions. The hand to hand melee in Indy is a blast and I love a satisfying parry in games.

Indy and Space Marine are my two favorite games with a good parry mechanic from this year. Both handle the parry systems well.

I’ll have to do that and get in those boxing rings. Still working on the main story (currently doing all those cog puzzles). And need to travel back to a few places, particularly the Vatican as I want to do all the side quests. But it’s been a blast. Think I will be moving it up to my top GoTY.

 

[Freeze Time]

So I've noticed over the last couple of months that I am getting gifted subscriptions on twitch. I just go on twitch for the Alienware stuff. I don't even watch what's going on. What are these subscriptions and why am I being given them and what am I supposed to do with a subscription?

 

[kojubat]

So I've noticed over the last couple of months that I am getting gifted subscriptions on twitch. I just go on twitch for the Alienware stuff. I don't even watch what's going on. What are these subscriptions and why am I being given them and what am I supposed to do with a subscription?

It's just a way for a channel supporter to give money to the streamer. It incentivizes your engagement and encourages you to continue supporting with your own funds. If you engage with the channel, it usually has bells and whistles like special emotes and whatever.

If you're just streaming to tick over minutes for Alienware, the only benefit you'll likely notice is a lack of ads that block opening the new widget right away.

 

[supaet]

I think what Sony is doing with the limited supply of the disc drive is fine and makes business sense. I get the feeling they already understand the demand for it but still want to allocate most of the supply to the PS5 (disc) though I am curious what is the actual split between disc and digital PS5s at the moment. At some point it'll be a non-issue.

With regards to forward compatibility for the disc drive, I did mention designing around the old disc drive would be an issue and admittedly I'm not sure they would want to constrain themselves in such a way. The best compromise I can think of is to release some kind of USB adapter should they allow forward compatibility. The only other reason I can think of for the drive not being forward compatible is if there's an advancement in the BD format that Sony wants to push (i.e. 8K). We shall see if 8K actually becomes a thing four years from now. Maybe BD100 is enough for now.

Even though Sony (during the Jim Ryan era) said "we believe in generations", I think it's kind of wasteful to produce a removable drive and not be able to reuse it on the next disc-less machine. If not the PS5's disc drive as a baseline for forward compatibility then it's gotta be PS6. I believe Sony will continue to support (but not push) physical media for their next console so at least we agree there'll be some kind of drive attachment. Sony gotta think of those in places with limited connectivity like nuclear subs or a third world country (Don Mattrick didn't )



I'm happy most of my friends/co-workers own PlayStations and still like physical media. That just means whenever I get a PS I can just borrow their games or Steam family share the PS exclusives that come to PC . PS3 is the only PS I've owned and the only physical games I have for it were part of the 2011 Black Friday bundle (LittleBigPlanet 3 and Ratchet and Clank All 4 One). I haven't spent a dime on it. I will admit that I would consider getting PS+ Extra here and there (ideally during promos so maybe once a year) to binge whatever first-party happens to be on the service that I can't get my hands on.

While I do understand the sentiment that we come here because we are cheap asses, I also understand convenience is an important factor and people are fine with paying for whatever conveniences them the most.



Very happy I didn't bite on Titanfall 2 Ultimate Edition for $3 ages ago.

Hate to beat on the same discussion, but since you broght up convience.
I just don't see how buying physical has any "convience" these days.

There is just too much game time wasted with physical.

Just imagine to change discs for all the game pass releases this year

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

So I've noticed over the last couple of months that I am getting gifted subscriptions on twitch. I just go on twitch for the Alienware stuff. I don't even watch what's going on. What are these subscriptions and why am I being given them and what am I supposed to do with a subscription?

Likely gifted subs. If someone decides to gift subs but not to specific people, they randomly go to whoever. I think it priorizes current viewers, then current followers, then literally random Twitch users.

Hate to beat on the same discussion, but since you broght up convience.
I just don't see how buying physical has any "convience" these days.

There is just too much game time wasted with physical.

Just imagine to change discs for all the game pass releases this year

A disc that isn't a botched beta build allows you install a game while offline, avoid eating into the datacap many people have, or even just install faster if you don't have fiber speeds. Having the option to rent, borrow, loan, sell, and buy used/discounted games is certainly a different kind of convenient than a digital file tied to an account that is generally locked to you and whatever whims the platform allows for gamesharing.

While I do admit having digital installed is more convenient for switching games quickly, imagining standing and walking 10 feet to swap a disc doesn't exactly make me feel like I'm going to die.

Many of the popular multiplayer games are digital only and F2P anyways, so that cuts down on the discussion one way or the other.

 

[supaet]

Likely gifted subs. If someone decides to gift subs but not to specific people, they randomly go to whoever. I think it priorizes current viewers, then current followers, then literally random Twitch users.


A disc that isn't a botched beta build allows you install a game while offline, avoid eating into the datacap many people have, or even just install faster if you don't have fiber speeds. Having the option to rent, borrow, loan, sell, and buy used/discounted games is certainly a different kind of convenient than a digital file tied to an account that is generally locked to you and whatever whims the platform allows for gamesharing.

While I do admit having digital installed is more convenient for switching games quickly, imagining standing and walking 10 feet to swap a disc doesn't exactly make me feel like I'm going to die.

Many of the popular multiplayer games are digital only and F2P anyways, so that cuts down on the discussion one way or the other.

Well is there any physical Xbox series games that actually fit your description?

My experience of physical Xbox in the last few years is always downloading or redownloading after physical install (high chance of space issue due to two copies of the same game). There is always day 1 patch where it's the size of the whole game. Not to mention being able to preload the game so you can truly play on day 1

 

[CoolBuffalo]

Hate to beat on the same discussion, but since you broght up convience.
I just don't see how buying physical has any "convience" these days.

There is just too much game time wasted with physical.

Just imagine to change discs for all the game pass releases this year

Ok, now you’re just talking out of your posterior. Why don’t you give it a rest?

It is like someone else mentioned previously - more options = better pricing.

 

[Deadpool]

Like allot of games, co-op makes it slightly better, but in turn it turns a below okay game into just okay at the very best. The cooldown to do nearly any action in the game killed allot of the fun of the game. As in they overthought it and the game pays for it. Me and my friend's I think only made it 1/3 in or so before thinking we had better things to do.

"allot" is actually a lot.

 

[bardockkun]

"allot" is actually a lot.

That's a lot of bruises on that beaten dead horse bringing back this talk of physical media.

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Well is there any physical Xbox series games that actually fit your description?

My experience of physical Xbox in the last few years is always downloading or redownloading after physical install (high chance of space issue due to two copies of the same game). There is always day 1 patch where it's the size of the whole game. Not to mention being able to preload the game so you can truly play on day 1

There are, but I couldn't list recent ones myself. I know Hades does. For a lot of Xbox games there is the caveat that discs tend to get printed with the Xbox One version only, so the Series X version has to download in full. If you install such a disc offline, it will install and run the Xbox One version instead. PS5 doesn't do this so you have more functional discs generally.

This guy tests stuff constantly, just search Xbox.

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[Nothing-]

I sold a PS4 game for $180 this month. Bought it for $20 several years ago and never played it. That was pretty cool, and paid for a bunch of Thanksgiving week purchases. Which include about 9 more games from Amazon and Target for that same amount. It is wild the amount of GOTY candidates I was able to buy for $20-$25 in the last month. This is the merriest time of year for any gamer. Persona 3R for $20, Unicorn Overlord for $30, Balatro GOTY for <$20, or $10 digital, RE4 for $20, Sea of Stars for $25, Street FIghter and Megaman classic collections for $20, Metal Gear Solid collection for $15, Armored Core 6 for $20, ELDEN FLIPPIN RING for $20. The list goes on and on and on.

Sorry some people have no concept of how buying and owning games works. Just this month you could have bought 60-70% of the best games released in the last 1-2 years for what amounts to nothing more than $10 a title in the 90's. Games are NOT expensive. Buying things Day 1 is. 1 out of 10 of them will also +1000% themselves in 5-8 years when they become delisted from digital storefronts.

Indy is a very enticing disc title to want to own on Xbox. First one in awhile. I wish there was more of that stuff. The console would have been able to maintain a larger core base.

 

[supaet]

Ok, now you’re just talking out of your posterior. Why don’t you give it a rest?

It is like someone else mentioned previously - more options = better pricing.

Which pricing option beats game pass day 1 and buy it digital later?

Maybe if we can use Ms bucks and Alienware bucks to buy physical Xbox games then it will be more comparable

 

[CoolBuffalo]

Which pricing option beats game pass day 1 and buy it digital later?

Maybe if we can use Ms bucks and Alienware bucks to buy physical Xbox games then it will be more comparable

I don’t play Day 1 due to patches and I certainly don’t buy Day 1 due to pricing. I take the patient gamer route. I have also never paid for Game Pass - I have had it for probably 4 years time or so on and off from promotions - like the Doritos, IHOP and Walmart + deals. I also had it from the Kelloggs/Pringles promos that stacked a few years back (Staked three years) - I also won a Series S through that promotion. There are so many good games available now a days that I can wait a few months or even a year or two to get around to them.

 

[HektiK]

Anybody ever redeem reward points for MS credit, spend the funds immediately and then have the point redemption(s) voided?

I redeemed points last night for $3 and $5 to get Reky before it left sale and a code for Rayman Legends XB1 for my nephew for Christmas. Points deducted, credit in my account, so I made the purchases. I saw my point balance go up for the purchases, even got an Xbox message that I earned 19 points for buying Reky. Do some searches, and then my balance jumps up as though the redemptions were never made. I then get a couple emails from Rewards saying "We're reaching out to let you know we ran into some issues with your order. As a result, your order has been voided. However, your point balance has not been impacted."

My MS order history shows, in order, the Rayman code with status Gift sent, then Reky as Completed, then the 2 redemptions as Pending. Wondering how this will shake out, and how long it will take. Will the point redemptions go through again, will they revoke the store purchases or process the store purchases through PayPal? I suppose another possibility is I keep the points and the purchases, but I doubt that would happen.

Can't say i've ever had that happen but curious how thats going to shake out. Let us know what happens. Maybe it'll work out in your favor, a nice discount without the point deduction.

 

[supaet]

I sold a PS4 game for $180 this month. Bought it for $20 several years ago and never played it. That was pretty cool, and paid for a bunch of Thanksgiving week purchases. Which include about 9 more games from Amazon and Target for that same amount. It is wild the amount of GOTY candidates I was able to buy for $20-$25 in the last month. This is the merriest time of year for any gamer. Persona 3R for $20, Unicorn Overlord for $30, Balatro GOTY for <$20, or $10 digital, RE4 for $20, Sea of Stars for $25, Street FIghter and Megaman classic collections for $20, Metal Gear Solid collection for $15, Armored Core 6 for $20, ELDEN FLIPPIN RING for $20. The list goes on and on and on.

Sorry some people have no concept of how buying and owning games works. Just this month you could have bought 60-70% of the best games released in the last 1-2 years for what amounts to nothing more than $10 a title in the 90's. Games are NOT expensive. Buying things Day 1 is. 1 out of 10 of them will also +1000% themselves in 5-8 years when they become delisted from digital storefronts.

Indy is a very enticing disc title to want to own on Xbox. First one in awhile. I wish there was more of that stuff. The console would have been able to maintain a larger core base.

Not really directed to you, just want to share my "haul" as well.

A number of the games you paid $20 for are on dell. Where they pay me ~$5 each to add to my digital collection. (Cash back on dell purchases using Alienware bucks)

That is enough for me to buy street fighter last year which stayed on my series x drive for the last year

Not to mention the others are on game pass like p3r they give the dlc for free.


I'm a physical collector like everyone back in the days with a huge library of 360 games and blu rays. But thanks to digital services like movies anywhere, game pass and playanywhere, I get more rooms for other crap than disk cases. I can finally take some of my 1c game guides collection out of the garage

 

[Kromis]

Hate to beat on the same discussion, but since you broght up convience.
I just don't see how buying physical has any "convience" these days.

There is just too much game time wasted with physical.

Just imagine to change discs for all the game pass releases this year

"Convenience" is relative which is why I said "whatever conveniences [you] the most". What is convenient for you may not be convenient for others and vice versa. Some might not want to compromise what currently works (is convenient) for them and that's fine. It really depends on what you value most between time, money, and (physical) space.

 

[Mr_hockey66]

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Deadpool 2 itunes will get you 4k version

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Which pricing option beats game pass day 1 and buy it digital later?

Maybe if we can use Ms bucks and Alienware bucks to buy physical Xbox games then it will be more comparable

The vast majority of users are not heavily leaning on rewards programs, and "GamePass Day One" has not existed for my top games in the past several years. Most of those games have never even been on the service.

 

[Antarael Dulacre]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1868853690192269586

Lots of more free stuff coming the next few days for GPU members

Hidden in plain sight this picture actually shows what we will get the next 10 Days (1 per Day) for free (It's the header of the Article on the Xbox Wire News)

 

[Legendbatista]

Not really directed to you, just want to share my "haul" as well.

A number of the games you paid $20 for are on dell. Where they pay me ~$5 each to add to my digital collection. (Cash back on dell purchases using Alienware bucks)

That is enough for me to buy street fighter last year which stayed on my series x drive for the last year

Not to mention the others are on game pass like p3r they give the dlc for free.


I'm a physical collector like everyone back in the days with a huge library of 360 games and blu rays. But thanks to digital services like movies anywhere, game pass and playanywhere, I get more rooms for other crap than disk cases. I can finally take some of my 1c game guides collection out of the garage

Let’s all agree to disagree to each their own.

 

[bardockkun]

Legit surprised I don't already own Fight Night Champion digitally in someway. I Still wish Fight Night Round 3 was on Game Pass so I can relive my glory days of punching people in the dick repeatedly and becoming world champion.

 

[even13flow]

Legit surprised I don't already own Fight Night Champion digitally in someway. I Still wish Fight Night Round 3 was on Game Pass so I can relive my glory days of punching people in the dick repeatedly and becoming world champion.

I loved trying to knock people out with a dirty shot, was the best

 

[supaet]

The vast majority of users are not heavily leaning on rewards programs, and "GamePass Day One" has not existed for my top games in the past several years. Most of those games have never even been on the service.

I hope you know that this conversation start when I was talking about Indy.

Also this is a Xbox thread on cag where the majority of the posts are talking about Xbox digital games, game pass, Ms rewards and dell aw rewards.

I think it's safe to assume that the majority of users checking this thread is deep into the whole ms rewards/game pass (you know, the actual deal discussion, where Ms rewards/game pass is the greatest Xbox gaming deals of all time by far)

I believe you are actually the minority or checking out the wrong thread/site?

 

[bardockkun]

I loved trying to knock people out with a dirty shot, was the best

Also trying to get in extra cheap shots when they falling from a knock out. That game is probably one of the best (if not, then simply the best) fighting games to play on a couch with just the amount of disrespect you give to people from taunting to just getting that clench in and stopping that momentum.

 

[capndan]

Anybody have opinions on AI: The Somnium Files is it $8 good?

Also, I haven't played a Sherlock game in a while. I really enjoyed Crimes and Punishment, Devils Daughter was fine, Jack the ripper and The Testament were quite aged/janky, but ok. I've not played Chapter one. Is Awakened any good? DLC worth it? $12.50 a good price? I'm hoping my fellow Sherlock game fans can weigh in!

 

[chnandler_bong]

Hidden in plain sight this picture actually shows what we will get the next 10 Days (1 per Day) for free (It's the header of the Article on the Xbox Wire News)

That article has surprisingly little info on the promotion. I'm assuming that the second giveaway is the 500 PGA Tour Points. Where would we go to get that?

 

[supaet]

"Convenience" is relative which is why I said "whatever conveniences [you] the most". What is convenient for you may not be convenient for others and vice versa. Some might not want to compromise what currently works (is convenient) for them and that's fine. It really depends on what you value most between time, money, and (physical) space.

But you do agree that on Xbox today and the foreseeable future, digital beats physical hands down between time, money, and space regardless?

 

[bardockkun]

Anybody have opinions on AI: The Somnium Files is it $8 good?

Also, I haven't played a Sherlock game in a while. I really enjoyed Crimes and Punishment, Devils Daughter was fine, Jack the ripper and The Testament were quite aged/janky, but ok. I've not played Chapter one. Is Awakened any good? DLC worth it? $12.50 a good price? I'm hoping my fellow Sherlock game fans can weigh in!

AI is probably one of my favorite visual novels. It does fall on a few anime tropes here and there, but the character writing is fantastic and personally I grew to like nearly everyone by the time the credits rolled.

 

[Bryson]

Anybody have opinions on AI: The Somnium Files is it $8 good?

Yes.

 

[adonfraz]

Anybody have opinions on AI: The Somnium Files is it $8 good?

Also, I haven't played a Sherlock game in a while. I really enjoyed Crimes and Punishment, Devils Daughter was fine, Jack the ripper and The Testament were quite aged/janky, but ok. I've not played Chapter one. Is Awakened any good? DLC worth it? $12.50 a good price? I'm hoping my fellow Sherlock game fans can weigh in!

Enjoyed it when it was in GP.

Worth $8.

 

[Antarael Dulacre]

That article has surprisingly little info on the promotion. I'm assuming that the second giveaway is the 500 PGA Tour Points. Where would we go to get that?

They just mentioned like 4 things and let it stay that way lol. As for where to find it...like all the things directly from the Xbox Store. There's a 500 PGA Tour Points tile which can be bought. However we still don't know the order of what will appear each day. The next day should be up in around 3 hours or so (going by the time Battlefield appeared)

 

[KCF0107]

Anybody have opinions on AI: The Somnium Files is it $8 good?

It was around five years ago that I played it, but while the game isn't good, you might get $8 worth of entertainment out of it.

The game is a puzzle/adventure hybrid where there's a lot of story with little interaction on your end and also some puzzle segments dispersed throughout. In those puzzle segments (somniums), you basically spend X time from a timer counting down to do Y action, There is absolutely no logic to it at all, and when the timer hits 0, you fail and have to do it over again. How so many people designed and/or signed off of something so bad is beyond me.

The characters are your typical Japanese game where they favor personality over depth, believability, and nuance. I didn't like 80% or so of the cast, but if you don't care about that stuff, you probably won't feel as negative toward them as I did.

The moment-to-moment is very uneven with plenty of dullness and cringe, but at the end of it, I found it the overarching to be interesting and the game's saving grace.

 

[lomaxgnome]

They just mentioned like 4 things and let it stay that way lol. As for where to find it...like all the things directly from the Xbox Store. There's a 500 PGA Tour Points tile which can be bought. However we still don't know the order of what will appear each day. The next day should be up in around 3 hours or so (going by the time Battlefield appeared)

So what method was the free game given? Could you just claim it from the store or did you get a EA key or something? I don't care about Battlefield but some of the other stuff I'm tempted by but I only have months of PC game pass stockpiled.