Xbox Deals and Discussion

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Welcome to the Xbox Deals and Discussion thread.

General info

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

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

Latest Sales Posts​

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

May 13 - Non-BC discounts​

May 6 - Weekly Sale​

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

Apr 22 - Weekly Sale - Last chance​

Apr 18 - Game Pass Super Saver / Publisher Spotlight​

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

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

Apr 4 - Spring Sale - Part 2​

Apr 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

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Mar 28 - Spring Sale Sneak Preview​

Mar 25 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 18 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 11 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Mar 4 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Feb 26 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 19 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 14 - Anime Month, Pt 2​

Feb 12 - Weekly Sale​

Feb 5 - Weekly Sale​

Jan 31 - Anime Month​

Jan 29 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 22 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 16 - Exoprimal / Street Fighter 6​

Jan 15 - Weekly Sale​

Jan 8 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Jan 2 - Last Chance Sale​

Jan 1 - Weekly Sale - Follow up​

Dec 25 - Weekly Sale​

Dec 18 - Weekly Sale​

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

Latest Countdown Posts​

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May 13 - Pre-weekly countdown​

May 6 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 29 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 22 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 15 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 8 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Apr 4 - Spring Sale final preview​

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

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Mar 28 - Spring Sale Sneak Preview​

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

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

Mar 12 - Initial Spring Sale list​

Mar 11 - Post-weekly countdown​

Mar 4 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 26 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 19 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 12 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Feb 5 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 29 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 22 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 15 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 8 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Jan 2 - Last chance countdown​

Jan 1 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 25 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 18 - Pre-weekly countdown​

Dec 14 - Look ahead at Dec 18 weekly​

Game Pass potential departure dates​

Last updated - 2024-05-16

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What is this?

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

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

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

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

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

Most likely current and pending sales

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2024-05-20 23:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows (PC)​

Chants of Sennaar​

Evil West​

Insurgency: Sandstorm​

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

Like a Dragon: Ishin!​

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+​

Persona 3 Reload​

Yakuza 0​

Yakuza 0 for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 3 Remastered​

Yakuza 3 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 4 Remastered​

Yakuza 4 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 5 Remastered​

Yakuza 5 Remastered for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life​

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

Yakuza Kiwami​

Yakuza Kiwami 2​

Yakuza Kiwami 2 for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza Kiwami for Windows 10 (PC)​

Yakuza: Like a Dragon​

2024-05-21 09:59:59

A Little to the Left​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC)​

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

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition​

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

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

As Dusk Falls​

Bleeding Edge​

Broken Age​

Broken Age (PC)​

Brütal Legend​

Cities: Skylines - Remastered​

Costume Quest​

Crackdown 3​

Crackdown 3: Campaign (Not available for purchase)​

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

Disneyland Adventures​

Figment 2: Creed Valley​

Figment: Journey Into the Mind​

Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Forza Horizon 5 Standard Edition​

Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery​

Fuzion Frenzy®​

Gears 5​

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

Gears of War 4​

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

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

Gears Tactics​

Go Mecha Ball​

Grounded - Game Pass Core​

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Game Pass Core​

Homestead Arcana​

Joy Ride Turbo​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

Lil Gator Game​

Mass Effect​

MASSIVE CHALICE​

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood​

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​

Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox One​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox Series X|S​

New Super Lucky's Tale​

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​

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

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

Pentiment​

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​

Planet of Lana​

Psychonauts​

Psychonauts (Windows 10) (PC)​

Psychonauts 2 - Game Pass Core​

Quantum Break​

Quantum Break (PC)​

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan​

Return to Monkey Island​

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (PC)​

Rollerdrome​

Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure​

Ryse: Legendary Edition​

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

ScreamRide​

Somerville​

Spacelines from the Far Out​

SpiderHeck​

Stacking​

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

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

SteamWorld Build​

Sunset Overdrive​

Sunset Overdrive (PC)​

Techtonica (Game Preview)​

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

The Bard's Tale ARPG : Remastered and Resnarkled​

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut​

The Bard's Tale Trilogy​

The Outer Worlds​

The Outer Worlds (PC)​

The Quarry for Xbox One​

The Quarry for Xbox Series X|S​

The Wandering Village (Game Preview)​

Tin Hearts​

Torment: Tides of Numenera​

Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)​

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​

Trailmakers​

Turbo Golf Racing​

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank​

Venba​

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut​

Wasteland Remastered​

We Happy Few​

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection​

2024-05-27 23:59:59

Atomic Heart (Windows) (PC)​

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

PAYDAY 3​

SnowRunner (Windows 10) (PC)​

2024-05-28 09:59:59

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey​

Assassin's Creed® Origins​

Batman™: Arkham Knight​

Battlefield™ 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​

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

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

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

Coral Island​

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ - EA Play -​

Far Cry® 5​

Far Cry® 6​

Forager​

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

Gotham Knights​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

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

Kona​

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

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

Madden NFL 24 - EA Play -​

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

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

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition - EA Play -​

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™​

Mineko's Night Market​

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord​

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

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

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

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

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

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

NHL® 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​

Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​

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

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

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition​

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​

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

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™ - EA Play -​

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

STAR WARS™: Squadrons - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball™ 4 - EA Play -​

Titanfall® 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

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

Unpacking - Game Pass Core​

Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​

Wasteland 3​

While the Iron's Hot​

WILD HEARTS™ Standard Edition - EA Play -​

2024-05-16 12:59:59

Harold Halibut​

2024-05-16 13:59:59

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

Football Manager 2024 Console​

2024-05-16 23:59:59

Assassin's Creed® Valhalla​

2024-05-19 23:59:59

Return to Grace​

2024-05-21 15:59:59

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

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

2024-05-21 23:59:59

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

2024-05-22 23:59:59

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun​

2024-05-23 13:59:59

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​

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

2024-05-23 23:59:59

Diablo® IV (Not available for purchase)​

2024-05-25 15:59:59

Another Crab's Treasure​

2024-05-26 12:59:59

Manor Lords (Game Preview) (PC)​

2024-05-27 09:59:59

Hell Let Loose​

2024-05-29 17:59:59

The Rewinder​

2024-06-01 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed® Origins​

Batman™: Arkham Knight​

Chicory: A Colorful Tale​

Cricket 22​

Farworld Pioneers​

FOR HONOR​

Generation Zero®​

Insurgency: Sandstorm​

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

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

Little Witch in the Woods (Game Preview)​

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

NINJA GAIDEN Σ (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 (Not available for purchase)​

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection​

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+​

Railway Empire 2​

Railway Empire 2 (Win) (PC)​

Rune Factory 4 Special​

Rune Factory 4 Special - Windows Edition (PC)​

Soccer Story​

Spacelines from the Far Out​

2024-06-08 15:59:59

Little Kitty, Big City​

2024-06-16 09:59:59

ASTRONEER - Game Pass Core​

Dordogne​

Dordogne (Windows) (PC)​

High On Life​

Mortal Kombat 11​

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

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales​

2024-06-16 23:59:59

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

2024-06-17 03:59:59

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

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

2024-06-18 08:59:59

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

2024-06-23 09:59:59

Minecraft​

Minecraft Dungeons​

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

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

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

Minecraft Legends​

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

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

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

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

2024-06-26 15:59:59

Open Roads​

2024-07-01 09:59:59

Arcade Paradise​

Bramble: The Mountain King​

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch​

Far Cry® 5​

Injustice™ 2​

Injustice™ 2 - Standard Edition (PC)​

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

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

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

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

Stranded Deep​

Stranded Deep (PC)​

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever​

2024-07-08 13:59:59

Botany Manor​

Botany Manor (PC)​

2024-07-16 09:59:59

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly​

Common'hood​

Figment 2: Creed Valley​

Forager​

Forager (PC)​

Frostpunk (PC)​

Frostpunk: Console Edition​

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

My Friend Peppa Pig​

Neon Abyss​

Neon Abyss (PC)​

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (PC)​

The Wandering Village (Game Preview)​

TOEM​

Watch Dogs®2​

2024-08-01 09:59:59

A Short Hike​

Genesis Noir​

Genesis Noir: Windows Edition (PC)​

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

Inkulinati​

Roboquest​

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

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

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

Train Sim World® 4: Standard Edition​

Turbo Golf Racing​

Venba​

2024-08-16 09:59:59

Airborne Kingdom​

Atomic Heart​

Atomic Heart (Windows) (PC)​

Conan Exiles​

EVERSPACE™ 2​

HUMANKIND™​

HUMANKIND™ (PC)​

Offworld Trading Company (PC)​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition​

Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition (PC)​

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre​

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

2024-09-01 09:59:59

Call of the Wild: The Angler™​

Disney Dreamlight Valley​

Goat Simulator Windows 10 (PC)​

Guilty Gear -Strive-​

Immortals Fenyx Rising™​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox One​

NBA 2K24 for Xbox Series X|S​

2024-09-16 09:59:59

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC)​

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey​

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

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

PAYDAY 3​

Slime Rancher 2​

SpiderHeck​

Valheim (Game Preview)​

You Suck at Parking® Complete Edition​

2024-10-01 09:59:59

Cocoon​

Gotham Knights​

Let's Build a Zoo​

Loop Hero​

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

My Time At Portia (PC)​

PAW Patrol: Grand Prix​

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy​

The Walking Dead: Season 1 (PC)​

The Walking Dead: Season 2 (PC)​

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​

2024-10-16 09:59:59

Dyson Sphere Program (Game Preview) (PC)​

F1® Manager 2023​

From Space​

Like a Dragon: Ishin!​

Scorn​

Stellaris (PC)​

Stellaris: Console Edition​

2024-11-01 09:59:59

Deep Rock Galactic - Game Pass Core​

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

Football Manager 2024 Console​

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

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

Lonely Mountains: Downhill​

Mineko's Night Market​

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

2024-11-16 09:59:59

Dicey Dungeons​

Dune: Spice Wars​

Dungeons 4​

Dungeons 4 (Win) (PC)​

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

Persona 5 Tactica​

Somerville​

2024-12-01 09:59:59

Amnesia: The Bunker​

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021​

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone​

Monster Sanctuary​

Monster Sanctuary (Windows Version) (PC)​

Moonlighter​

PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay​

Remnant: From the Ashes​

Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC)​

Rollerdrome​

Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition​

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

The Walking Dead: The Final Season (PC)​

While the Iron's Hot​

World War Z: Aftermath​

World War Z: Aftermath (PC)​

2024-12-16 09:59:59

Ben 10: Power Trip​

Hello Neighbor 2​

No Man's Sky​

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan​

The Gunk​

The Quarry for Xbox One​

The Quarry for Xbox Series X|S​

Tin Hearts​

2025-01-01 09:59:59

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition​

Close to the Sun​

Close to the Sun. (PC)​

Death's Door​

Death's Door (PC)​

Hell Let Loose​

House Flipper​

LEGO® 2K Drive Cross-Gen Standard Edition​

LEGO® 2K Drive for Xbox One​

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

McPixel 3​

2025-01-16 09:59:59

Exoprimal​

Figment: Journey Into the Mind​

Insurgency: Sandstorm (Windows) (PC)​

Maquette​

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

Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One)​

Palworld (Game Preview)​

Those Who Remain​

Those Who Remain. (PC)​

2025-02-01 09:59:59

Anuchard​

Broforce​

Brotato​

Crusader Kings III​

Crusader Kings III (PC)​

Darkest Dungeon PC (PC)​

Darkest Dungeon®​

Escape Academy​

Go Mecha Ball​

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

Persona 3 Reload​

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem​

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem (PC)​

2025-02-16 09:59:59

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC)​

Tales of Arise​

Tales of Arise (Windows) (PC)​

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

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

2025-03-01 09:59:59

Bluey: The Videogame​

Dead Island 2​

GRIS​

Gris (PC)​

Indivisible​

Indivisible (PC)​

Maneater​

Merge & Blade​

PAW Patrol World​

Space Engineers​

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun​

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

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

2025-03-16 09:59:59

Evil West​

Evil West (Windows) (PC)​

Lies of P​

No More Heroes 3 Windows (PC)​

No More Heroes 3 Xbox​

No More Heroes 3 Xbox​

Solar Ash​

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated​

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

TUNIC (moved from 2024-04-01)​

2025-04-01 09:59:59

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged​

Lil Gator Game​

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

Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)​

The Lamplighters League - PC Edition (PC)​

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

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

Yakuza 0 (moved from 2024-04-01)​

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zombie Army 4: Dead War​

2025-04-16 09:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows (PC)​

Coral Island​

Homestead Arcana​

Kona​

Orcs Must Die! 3​

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

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

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition​

2025-05-01 09:59:59

Have a Nice Death​

Kona II: Brume​

Sniper Elite 5​

The Last Case of Benedict Fox: Definitive Edition​

Thirsty Suitors​

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition​

2025-05-16 09:59:59

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons​

Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons (PC)​

Farming Simulator 22​

Farming Simulator 22 PC (PC)​

Jurassic World Evolution 2​

Planet of Lana​

2025-06-01 09:59:59

Against the Storm (PC)​

Cassette Beasts​

Goat Simulator 3​

Goat Simulator 3: Windows Edition (PC)​

Hypnospace Outlaw​

PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION - Game Pass Core​

Remnant II® - Standard Edition​

Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer​

The Big Con​

2025-06-16 09:59:59

Far Cry® 6​

Shadowrun Returns​

Shadowrun Trilogy​

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut​

Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition​

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

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Deluxe Edition​

2025-07-15 09:59:59

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank​

2025-07-16 09:59:59

Assassin's Creed® Valhalla​

2025-08-01 09:59:59

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

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

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

2025-08-16 09:59:59

PlateUp!​

2025-09-01 09:59:59

Sea of Stars​

2025-09-16 09:59:59

RESIDENT EVIL 2​

2025-10-16 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines II - PC Edition (PC)​

RESIDENT EVIL 3 for Windows (PC)​

2025-11-01 09:59:59

Jusant​

Return to Monkey Island​

Wartales​

2025-11-16 09:59:59

Spirittea​

2025-12-01 09:59:59

SteamWorld Build​

2025-12-16 09:59:59

Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition​

2026-04-01 09:59:59

Cities: Skylines - Remastered​

Cities: Skylines - Windows 10 Edition (PC)​

Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition​

2026-05-01 09:59:59

Citizen Sleeper​

DayZ (moved from 2024-05-01)​

Descenders - Game Pass Core​

2026-05-16 09:59:59

Shadowrun Returns PC (PC)​

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

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

2026-06-01 09:59:59

Dead by Daylight​

Dead by Daylight Windows (PC)​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™​

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

2026-06-16 09:59:59

Among Us - Game Pass Core​

2026-07-01 09:59:59

Slay The Spire - Game Pass Core​

Slay The Spire (PC)​

Unpacking - Game Pass Core​

2026-07-16 09:59:59

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

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

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

Techtonica (Game Preview)​

2026-08-01 09:59:59

Celeste - Game Pass Core​

INSIDE - Game Pass Core​

2026-08-16 09:59:59

Firewatch - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO - Game Pass Core​

LIMBO (PC)​

2026-09-16 09:59:59

Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​

Dead Cells (PC)​

Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition - Game Pass Core​

Superliminal - Game Pass Core​

2026-10-01 09:59:59

Chivalry 2 - Game Pass Core​

2026-11-16 09:59:59

Wreckfest - Game Pass Core​

Wreckfest (PC)​

2026-12-01 09:59:59

Stardew Valley - Game Pass Core​

Stardew Valley (PC)​

Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Game Pass Core​

Vampire Survivors - Game Pass Core​

2027-02-01 09:59:59

Trailmakers​

2027-03-16 09:59:59

Control​

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

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

Control Standard Edition (PC)​

Control Ultimate Edition​

Control Ultimate Edition - Xbox Series X|S​

Control Ultimate Edition (PC)​

2027-04-01 09:59:59

SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE - Game Pass Core​

2027-05-01 09:59:59

SnowRunner (moved from 2024-05-01)​

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

2027-06-01 09:59:59

Terraria​

2027-06-16 09:59:59

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator​

2027-12-16 09:59:59

Overcooked! 2 - Game Pass Core​

Overcooked! 2 (PC)​

2028-07-01 09:59:59

Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​

Far future dates, mostly first party and EA Play

Spoiler

2048-12-30 23:59:59

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ - EA Play -​

F1® 23 - EA Play -​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Madden NFL 24 - EA Play -​

Super Mega Baseball™ 4 - EA Play -​

WILD HEARTS™ Standard Edition - EA Play -​

2049-12-30 23:59:59

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition​

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

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

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

NHL® 24 Xbox One - EA Play -​

NHL® 24 Xbox Series X|S - EA Play -​

2098-12-31 23:59:59

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

NBA LIVE 19 - EA Play - 2019-05-10​

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

2099-02-01 19:59:59

Halo Wars 2: Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

2099-04-04 09:59:59

Halo Wars 2 (Not available for purchase)​

2099-04-18 09:59:59

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

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

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

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

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

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

2099-10-02 23:59:59

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

2099-12-29 23:59:59

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

2100-06-12 23:59:59

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood​

2220-10-06 03:59:59

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

2220-10-13 23:59:59

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition - EA Play -​

2220-10-22 23:59:59

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

2220-12-11 23:59:59

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

2779-12-30 23:59:59

DIRT 5 - EA Play - 2021-08-10​

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

2798-12-30 21:59:59

Wasteland Remastered​

2798-12-31 23:59:59

Fuzion Frenzy®​

The Elder Scrolls® Online - Game Pass Core​

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection​

2799-01-14 23:59:59

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (PC)​

2799-02-01 09:59:59

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

2799-02-08 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season​

2799-02-08 23:59:59

Forza Horizon 5 Standard Edition​

2799-02-17 23:59:59

Wolfenstein: Youngblood​

Wolfenstein: Youngblood (PC) (PC)​

2799-02-28 09:59:59

The Walking Dead: Season Two​

2799-03-02 23:59:59

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (PC)​

2799-03-07 23:59:59

Halo Infinite (Campaign)​

2799-03-11 23:59:59

Dishonored® Definitive Edition​

Dishonored® Definitive Edition (PC) (PC)​

DOOM (1993)​

DOOM 3​

DOOM 64​

DOOM II (Classic)​

Fallout 4 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 4 (PC) (PC)​

Oblivion​

Prey (Cloud Gaming enabled)​

Prey (PC)​

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind​

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

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

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

The Evil Within​

The Evil Within (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The New Order​

Wolfenstein: The New Order (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood​

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PC) (PC)​

2799-03-16 23:59:59

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

Fallout 76 - Game Pass Core​

Fallout 76 - PC (PC)​

2799-03-17 23:59:59

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

2799-03-20 23:59:59

Sea of Thieves: 2024 Edition​

2799-03-24 07:59:59

Bleeding Edge​

2799-03-26 23:59:59

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition​

2799-03-28 09:59:59

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

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

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

The Walking Dead: Michonne - The Complete Season​

2799-03-28 23:59:59

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

2799-04-10 23:59:59

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

2799-04-29 23:59:59

Joy Ride Turbo​

2799-05-12 23:59:59

Psychonauts​

Psychonauts (Windows 10) (PC)​

2799-05-17 23:59:59

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries​

2799-05-18 23:59:59

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut​

2799-05-31 23:59:59

Banjo Kazooie: N n B​

Banjo-Kazooie​

Banjo-Tooie​

Disneyland Adventures​

Fable III​

Gears of War​

Gears of War 2​

Gears of War: Judgment​

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

Halo 5: Guardians - Game Pass Core​

Halo: Spartan Assault​

Jetpac Refuelled​

Kameo​

Perfect Dark Zero​

Rush: A DisneyPixar Adventure​

Sunset Overdrive​

Viva Piñata​

Viva Piñata: TIP​

2799-06-09 05:59:59

Crackdown 3​

Crackdown 3: Campaign (Not available for purchase)​

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

Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Gears of War 4​

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

Halo: Spartan Assault (Mobile / PC)​

Halo: Spartan Strike​

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PC)​

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

ReCore​

2799-06-09 06:58:59

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

Sunset Overdrive (PC)​

2799-06-09 23:59:59

Gears 5​

The Outer Worlds​

The Outer Worlds (PC)​

2799-06-13 18:59:59

Arx Fatalis (PC)​

BATTLETECH (PC)​

Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™​

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

DOOM​

Fallout (PC)​

Fallout 2 (PC)​

Fallout 3​

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

Fallout Tactics (PC)​

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (PC)​

Psychonauts 2 - Game Pass Core​

RAGE​

The Evil Within® 2​

The Evil Within® 2 (PC) (PC)​

Wolfenstein II: Standard Edition (PC)​

Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™​

2799-06-14 23:59:59

ScreamRide​

2799-06-17 23:59:59

The Bard's Tale ARPG : Remastered and Resnarkled​

2799-06-21 23:59:59

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

2799-06-26 23:59:59

Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC)​

2799-06-30 23:59:59

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

Banjo-Kazooie (Not available for purchase)​

Banjo-Tooie (Not available for purchase)​

Fable II​

GoldenEye 007 (Not available for purchase)​

Jetpac Refuelled (Not available for purchase)​

Perfect Dark​

Perfect Dark (Not available for purchase)​

Perfect Dark Zero (Not available for purchase)​

Rare Replay​

Ryse: Legendary Edition​

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

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

2799-07-13 23:59:59

Halo 3 (PC)​

2799-07-18 23:59:59

BLiNX: The Time Sweeper​

Crimson Skies®: High Road to Revenge™​

2799-07-21 23:59:59

Grounded - Game Pass Core​

2799-08-13 14:59:59

The Bard's Tale Trilogy​

2799-08-16 23:59:59

Microsoft Solitaire Collection​

2799-08-17 23:59:59

New Super Lucky's Tale​

2799-08-19 14:59:59

Age of Empires Definitive Edition (PC)​

2799-08-19 19:59:59

Quake​

Quake III Arena (PC)​

2799-08-19 23:59:59

Battletoads​

2799-08-24 23:59:59

Halo Infinite​

2799-08-27 14:59:59

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut​

2799-08-31 23:59:59

Fable Anniversary - Game Pass Core​

Gears of War 3​

Mass Effect​

2799-09-19 23:59:59

Tell Me Why​

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

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

Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3​

Wasteland 3​

Wasteland 3 (PC) (PC)​

2799-09-22 02:59:59

Halo 3: ODST (PC)​

2799-09-30 23:59:59

Dishonored 2 - Game Pass Core​

Dishonored 2 (PC)​

DOOM Eternal Standard Edition - Game Pass Core​

Phoenix Point​

2799-10-07 23:59:59

Brütal Legend​

2799-10-14 23:59:59

Fallout: New Vegas (BC)​

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

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

2799-10-27 23:59:59

Day of the Tentacle Remastered​

Full Throttle Remastered​

Grim Fandango Remastered​

2799-10-28 14:59:59

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

2799-11-03 23:59:59

Minecraft Launcher (PC)​

2799-11-08 23:59:59

Battlefield™ 2042 Xbox One - EA Play -​

2799-11-09 15:59:59

Gears Tactics​

2799-11-14 23:59:59

Halo 4 (PC)​

Halo: Reach (PC)​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection​

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

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo: Reach​

Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC)​

RAGE 2​

RAGE 2 (PC) (PC)​

2799-11-16 23:59:59

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

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

2799-11-23 00:59:59

Forza Horizon 5 (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Motorsport (Not available for purchase)​

2799-11-23 23:59:59

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

2799-12-03 15:59:59

DOOM Eternal Standard Edition (PC) (PC)​

2799-12-07 23:59:59

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

2799-12-11 23:59:59

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

2799-12-13 23:59:59

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition​

2799-12-17 23:59:59

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Game Pass Core​

2799-12-30 23:59:59

Battlefield 4 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

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

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

Fe - EA Play - 2018-09-03​

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peggle 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-14​

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

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

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

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

STAR WARS™: Squadrons - EA Play -​

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

The Sims™ 4 - EA Play -​

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

Titanfall® 2 - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

UFC® 4 - EA Play -​

Unravel - EA Play - 2019-05-08​

Unravel Two - EA Play - 2019-01-19​

2799-12-31 22:59:59

skate. (2007) - EA Play - 2021-08-05​

9998-12-30 00:00:00

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition​

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC)​

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

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

An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (PC)​

Anthem™ - EA Play - 2019-10-09​

ARK: Survival Ascended​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition​

ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (PC)​

Army of Two™ - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

As Dusk Falls​

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

Battlefield™ 1 Revolution - EA Play -​

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

Bejeweled 2 - EA Play - 2008-03-08​

Bejeweled 3 - EA Play - 2011-10-14​

BLACK™ - EA Play -​

Broken Age​

Broken Age (PC)​

Contrast​

Costume Quest​

Costume Quest 2​

Crysis - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

Crysis 2 - EA Play - 2020-07-09​

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

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

Dead Space™ 2 - EA Play -​

Dead Space™ 3 - EA Play -​

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

DEATHLOOP​

Diablo® IV (Not available for purchase)​

Dragon Age: Origins - EA Play -​

Dragon Age™ 2 - EA Play -​

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

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

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

FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - EA Play -​

Forza Horizon 4 (Not available for purchase)​

Forza Motorsport Standard Edition​

Gang Beasts - Game Pass Core​

Ghostwire: Tokyo​

Halo 2: Anniversary (PC)​

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition​

Heavy Weapon - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

Hi-Fi RUSH​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition (PC)​

Mass Effect 2 - EA Play -​

Mass Effect™ 3 - EA Play -​

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

MASSIVE CHALICE​

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

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Not available for purchase)​

Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition​

Minecraft​

Minecraft Dungeons​

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

Minecraft Dungeons for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

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

Minecraft Legends​

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

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher (PC)​

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

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

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

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

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered​

Peggle - EA Play - 2018-11-11​

Pentiment​

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

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition​

Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition (PC)​

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

Quake 4 (PC)​

Quake II​

Quantum Break​

Quantum Break (PC)​

Redfall​

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

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)​

Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (PC)​

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

Skate 3 - EA Play -​

SSX - EA Play - 2012-02-21​

Stacking​

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

Starfield​

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC)​

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1​

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

Torment: Tides of Numenera​

We Happy Few​

We Happy Few (PC)​

Wolfenstein 3D (PC)​

Zuma - EA Play - 2008-03-15​

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

No set date

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Iron Brigade (Not available for purchase)​

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

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

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

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

Minecraft Preview (Not available for purchase)​

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Cave (Not available for purchase)​

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

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

VALORANT (PC) (Not available for purchase)​

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

 

[Bowie88]

Gears 5 vs
Mortal Kombat 11 tower grinding
HyperDot
Disney Pixar Rush Adventures(with my 4 yr old daughter)

I need a single player game to get into now that I finished South Park SoT on X1. After another 20 mins(1+ hr total into Kingdom Hearts) I just don't get that series' allure. Compared to modern rpgs like OuterWorlds, Witcher 3, heck even South Park, takes too long to spark my interest. Maybe it's the lack of rose-tinted glasses, game never kept me hooked. Think I'll give Beyond Eyes a shot since I just got that in last week's sales for a few dollars/end hot take

Were you playing the first KH, by chance? That one definitely has a slow start, and really doesn't pick up until you get to Wonderland.

 

[Dustinator]

Were you playing the first KH, by chance? That one definitely has a slow start, and really doesn't pick up until you get to Wonderland.

Yes, I bought the HD 1.5+2.5 ReMix bundle when it was on sale a few weeks ago. Hopefully with my contribution, it heads to game pass soon and retro gamers can enjoy it once again

 

[braiiins]

Tried watching the trailers at work but had a coworker talking to me the entire time so wasn't able to pay full attention. Some looked interesting. Kind of lame that they kept calling it game play for Assassin's Creed, I assumed it was going to be more than cutscenes. 

Also frustrating that the game pass perk for spotify is new users only. I guess they already have my money so they don't need to try and rope me in to subscribing.

 

[2ndopp]

Me watching the trailers: Whoa, why does this game sound like it's ripping off Silent Hill's music?

Bloober Team writer: We're using the composer of Silent Hill for our horror game...

Me: You have my attention.

 

[bee01]

Mopped up all the single player achievements for Doom 2016, working on Wolfenstein 2 now before it leaves GP.

The Scorn trailer blurs the line between inspired by and plagiarism.

 

[davidflecha17]

Here's a screen cap of all the developers working on titles for Xbox (Series X):

Some guesses for the new generation:

Some are obvious, some wishful thinking.

Bungie: Halo
Capcom: Resident Evil, DMC 6, Dino Crisis
Epic: Gears 6
From software: Sekiro 2
Konami: Catlevania, Bomberman, Metal Gear Solid 6
Koei tecmo: Dynasty Warriors, Dead or alive, Ninja Gaiden 4 (with nioh influence)
Sega: Sonic
Square Enix: Tomb raider
Team 17: Yooka Laylee 3
THQ Nordic: Darksiders 5
Ubisoft: Tom Clancy games including splinter cell, Assassins creed, Rayman
wb games : Hitman 3, Mortal Kombat 12, Batman
Remedy: Control 2, Alan Wake

 

[FamedGuardian]

Bungie will not be returning to the Halo franchise...maybe a Destiny 3 or just “Destiny”.

 

[Monsta Mack]

Bungie will not be returning to the Halo franchise...maybe a Destiny 3 or just “Destiny”.

Destiny 2 is coming to next gen consoles according to their own tweet. I'd imagine destiny 3 eventually

 

[jsivley]

what game or games is everyone playing right now???

Mostly playing Witcher 3 goty. Watched the Netflix series with my GF and she loved it. Told her I could play the game next and she encouraged me to do so. Now we are playing it “together”. As in, I play and she watches. I let her make all the big decisions (even though she usually asks me for help deciding)

 

[Bloomy]

Minesweeper Genius

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[darthfracas]

Some guesses for the new generation:

Some are obvious, some wishful thinking.

Bungie: Halo
Capcom: Resident Evil, DMC 6, Dino Crisis
Epic: Gears 6
From software: Sekiro 2
Konami: Catlevania, Bomberman, Metal Gear Solid 6
Koei tecmo: Dynasty Warriors, Dead or alive, Ninja Gaiden 4 (with nioh influence)
Sega: Sonic
Square Enix: Tomb raider
Team 17: Yooka Laylee 3
THQ Nordic: Darksiders 5
Ubisoft: Tom Clancy games including splinter cell, Assassins creed, Rayman
wb games : Hitman 3, Mortal Kombat 12, Batman
Remedy: Control 2, Alan Wake

Not to burst your bubble, but Bungie and Epic don’t won’t on Halo and Gears anymore.

I’m interested to know what Konami is up to on the console front, but I’d be surprised if they tried to make another Metal Gear without Kojima.

As for Remedy? JUST GIVE ME ALAN WAKE 2 DAMMIT!!!!

 

[spacegundam0079]

Thank you Bloomy grabbed

PRYQR-F6CQG-HQ4H3-Q677X-V6DDZ

 

[SIX min WHISTLE]

Destiny 2 is coming to next gen consoles according to their own tweet. I'd imagine destiny 3 eventually

I think Destiny 3 was trashed along with the Activision deal. It makes a lot more sense to keep building a permanent platform so all content is in one place, like Warframe or Path of Exile. What doesn't make sense is porting Destiny 2 to next gen consoles while content-wise they're doing an entire filler year only to pop out Destiny 3 in 6 to 18 months, especially when the game will surely be backwards compatible on both platforms.

The are only a couple things that point to a Destiny 3 in my eyes. The semi-recent talks of allowing some stuff to be shelved to have an easier tme balancing the game, which to sounds more like a gear/loot overhaul than starting over with a new game. The next is the various engine troubles from the past, along with the loss of the support studios that they had for like the last 2 or 3 years of Activision. One final engine upgrade could make sense in this context.

Really, we know at some point there was a 10 year plan for Destiny, and it's hard to say how that will shift. Probably the most realistic scenario is one final upgrade that at least ports in some of the gear and ALL of the gameplay content, like Overwatch 2 or Path of Exile 2 are doing. Then they can take advantage of the new hardware, not piss off the entire fanbase from starting from scratch again, and keep on trucking with a game that obviously makes a lot of money still.

Personally I stepped away again because I really dislike the current FOMO model of paying for content that then evaporates out of existence for the most part after a few months, in a game that also sells normal paid expansions and has an overbearing cash shop. I think they need to get their shit together on the monetization front, come to some kind of consistent equilibrium, like how Warframe mostly sustains itself by selling Prime frames.

 

[shoethiefrexyk9]

Is Greedfall worth $30 if I won't play it for 2 years? There have been some weird games that are still $50 and never dropped like Sekiro or Control (though Control JUST hit $30 today on amazon, it had been $55 for months). I'm worried Greedfall is one of those games that'll shoot up and become impossible to find for less than $50-60. It's just hard to buy a game for $30 (my pricepoint is usually $20 regardless of the backlog) knowing I won't play it in forever.

I enjoy what I’ve played so far it’s well done but at the same time rough around the edges. It’s solid I would say it’s worth 30 but if you’re buying digital and not going to play for a few years it’ll probably go cheaper


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[ilovexboxone]

Mostly playing Witcher 3 goty. Watched the Netflix series with my GF and she loved it. Told her I could play the game next and she encouraged me to do so. Now we are playing it “together”. As in, I play and she watches. I let her make all the big decisions (even though she usually asks me for help deciding)

 

[braiiins]

Mopped up all the single player achievements for Doom 2016, working on Wolfenstein 2 now before it leaves GP.

The Scorn trailer blurs the line between inspired by and plagiarism.

Just started Doom today to play before it leaves. It was in the backlog for a couple years and then I sold the disc when it came to game pass and it stayed in the game pass backlog. I've played 2 missions and enjoyed them but know if I try to go for all the single player achievements it will bother me that I didn't get ALL the achievements and don't want to deal with the multi-player grind. It will be a fun casual playthrough for me.

 

[Zantra]

I feel like Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot. If I can get 95% of these games on my Xbox One X, and about 85% of them are coming to GamePass (which is practically free if you get in on a $1 deal, and do Bing searches to buy more free months with points.) Why would I ever buy an Xbox Series X? At least in the first two years that it's out. I'd much rather spend my money on a PS5 and whatever new console that Nintendo cooks up, if I can already play everything on a system that I already own. That already does 4K, and already looks great to me.

 

[Donken]

I feel like Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot. If I can get 95% of these games on my Xbox One X, and about 85% of them are coming to GamePass (which is practically free if you get in on a $1 deal, and do Bing searches to buy more free months with points.) Why would I ever buy an Xbox Series X? At least in the first two years that it's out. I'd much rather spend my money on a PS5 and whatever new console that Nintendo cooks up, if I can already play everything on a system that I already own. That already does 4K, and already looks great to me.

Because us elitist with our Series X will point and laugh at all of the One X scrubs, obviously.





I think the real reason is... you can make a lot of money selling software in your ecosystem. Look at Steam/Epic Store etc. Microsoft doesn’t mind if you don’t upgrade for a while as long as your still buying games in the Microsoft ecosystem. Hell, they might even lose money on these consoles at first depending on the cost vs selling price. If you buy games on your One X or just stay subscribed to Gamepass, that’s money in the Microsoft bank. Whenever we come on to CAG on Monday nights and buy something on sale, Microsoft is getting a cut.

 

[bhk]

I feel like Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot. If I can get 95% of these games on my Xbox One X, and about 85% of them are coming to GamePass (which is practically free if you get in on a $1 deal, and do Bing searches to buy more free months with points.) Why would I ever buy an Xbox Series X? At least in the first two years that it's out. I'd much rather spend my money on a PS5 and whatever new console that Nintendo cooks up, if I can already play everything on a system that I already own. That already does 4K, and already looks great to me.

I think part of their strategy is that they don’t necessarily need you to buy a Series X for them to be successful.

 

[p0rn0saur]

I feel like Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot. If I can get 95% of these games on my Xbox One X, and about 85% of them are coming to GamePass (which is practically free if you get in on a $1 deal, and do Bing searches to buy more free months with points.) Why would I ever buy an Xbox Series X? At least in the first two years that it's out. I'd much rather spend my money on a PS5 and whatever new console that Nintendo cooks up, if I can already play everything on a system that I already own. That already does 4K, and already looks great to me.

You've literally seen 13 games, It's such a small sample size. If this was the last announcement before the launch then yeah they farked up. These are all some weird 3rd party titles which only 1 I've seen mentioned even an exclusive (which i'm sure is a year or less) I'm not burying the Series X from this 25 minute thing today. Still have at least 5 more Inside Xbox shows before launch, possibly 6. July will be the one to make any decisions about. I also don't know how much of a choice it will be to get either the Series X or PS5 this year, at least I know any game I buy will hopefully carry forward. Have no issue getting Cyberpunk day one now.

 

[awp]

If 85% of the games are on GamePass, that’s a reason TO stay in the Xbox ecosystem for me. And still don’t know why people are acting like today’s presser was all MS is going to offer. They literally will be having one every month through November.

 

[darthbster31]

I think part of their strategy is that they don’t necessarily need you to buy a Series X for them to be successful.

This right here. They know they're fighting an uphill battle to win back those who ditched them this generation. They'll be able to claim success by promoting the ecosystem and cross generation capabilities.

It's going to be very interesting to see how this next generation starts for both Sony and MS.

 

[now1]

I think I will wait 5 to 7 years before buying a series x because there is no need, my backlog is in the hundreds. How bout you?

 

[awp]

I need to see my backlog in 8K.

 

[aircobra]

I think I will wait 5 to 7 years before buying a series x because there is no need, my backlog is in the hundreds. How bout you?

How about you wait 5 to 7 years before posting again?

 

[chnandler_bong]

I think Destiny 3 was trashed along with the Activision deal. It makes a lot more sense to keep building a permanent platform so all content is in one place, like Warframe or Path of Exile. What doesn't make sense is porting Destiny 2 to next gen consoles while content-wise they're doing an entire filler year only to pop out Destiny 3 in 6 to 18 months, especially when the game will surely be backwards compatible on both platforms.

The are only a couple things that point to a Destiny 3 in my eyes. The semi-recent talks of allowing some stuff to be shelved to have an easier tme balancing the game, which to sounds more like a gear/loot overhaul than starting over with a new game. The next is the various engine troubles from the past, along with the loss of the support studios that they had for like the last 2 or 3 years of Activision. One final engine upgrade could make sense in this context.

Really, we know at some point there was a 10 year plan for Destiny, and it's hard to say how that will shift. Probably the most realistic scenario is one final upgrade that at least ports in some of the gear and ALL of the gameplay content, like Overwatch 2 or Path of Exile 2 are doing. Then they can take advantage of the new hardware, not piss off the entire fanbase from starting from scratch again, and keep on trucking with a game that obviously makes a lot of money still.

Personally I stepped away again because I really dislike the current FOMO model of paying for content that then evaporates out of existence for the most part after a few months, in a game that also sells normal paid expansions and has an overbearing cash shop. I think they need to get their shit together on the monetization front, come to some kind of consistent equilibrium, like how Warframe mostly sustains itself by selling Prime frames.

The two most recent TWABs (this week and last week) have been mostly about Bungie addressing the universal hate they are getting for the decisions they are making. Tonight's TWAB had some really good stuff in it in response to woes about their direction with Eververse.

I feel like Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot. If I can get 95% of these games on my Xbox One X, and about 85% of them are coming to GamePass (which is practically free if you get in on a $1 deal, and do Bing searches to buy more free months with points.) Why would I ever buy an Xbox Series X? At least in the first two years that it's out. I'd much rather spend my money on a PS5 and whatever new console that Nintendo cooks up, if I can already play everything on a system that I already own. That already does 4K, and already looks great to me.

I'm getting a Series X day one if I can so I can play all my existing games on a stronger console (mainly Destiny 2). That reminds me, the day I bought my 60GB PS3 the only game I bought with it was Final Fantasy XII (a PS2 game).

Because us elitist with our Series X will point and laugh at all of the One X scrubs, obviously.

Well the above reason AND this one, TBH.

I think I will wait 5 to 7 years before buying a series x because there is no need, my backlog is in the hundreds. How bout you?

There is a very good chance that at least most of your Xbox back log will work on the new console right out of the box.

 

[DennisCP]

I'm definitely buying the Xbox Series X with the help of Microsoft rewards. If GameStop is still open maybe I'll trade in my Xbox One X towards a PS5.

 

[davidflecha17]

I never played halo and forgot they changed over to 343. I can't stand fps.

I didn't know gears is changing their developer. Hopefully it's like the first 3.

 

[p0rn0saur]

I need to see my backlog in 8K.

Think on how fast you can load your backlog off the SSD

 

[shoethiefrexyk9]

There is a very good chance that at least most of your Xbox back log will work on the new console right out of the box.

I thought they pretty much said if it runs on your Xbox one it’ll run on the series x


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[Monsta Mack]

Yeah it's easier to buy a series X when your getting all those games off gamepass and your backlog is going to look even sexier with the performance boosts.

Considering most of us have gamepass at least most of your money will just be needed for the system and not so much the games.

I'll probably pick up 4 games the first six months the system is out because of gamepass. Maybe even less.

 

[captbrannigan]

Why would I ever buy an Xbox Series X? At least in the first two years that it's out. I'd much rather spend my money on a PS5 and whatever new console that Nintendo cooks up, if I can already play everything on a system that I already own. That already does 4K, and already looks great to me.

I'm hoping they're honest about targeting 60fps, which I think is worth way more than another couple thousand pixels.

Why upgrade a PC? You can still play 90% of new games on outdated tech. It's the exact same thing with the XSX. You can upgrade your CPU and gfx card to have the latest and greatest, or you can lag a few years behind and upgrade when prices drop. That's fine.

I have disposable income, I prefer xbl ecosystem, and the xbox controller. Once you add in better consumer policies like BC and GP, I'm all in baby. Esp if gamestop survives covid and I can get a trade in deal for $200-300 OOP on a fancy new system, I'm hyped to play Elden Ring and Cyberpunk on a badass console.

The smart CAG move is to wait for reviews, hardware to get ironed out, and prices to drop/bundles to come along that are more enticing. I don't see how buying a PS5 at launch is a good way to save money tho. That just seems like BS console wars nonsense. If I have to choose sides, I'd rather choose the side fighting for my dollar and providing things like BC, GP, a way to sort my purchases, an OS that improves and looks better than it did when it launched, more free games with MP sub, a better refund policy, better hardware cooling, better controller feel, more support for alternative needs controllers, a super fancy controller for people that want a premium experience, option to use your own batteries instead of being stuck with a built in battery degrading, a built in kickstand, and a slick racing stripe.

I may have made those last two reasons up, but you get what I mean. Also, if I support xbox and they can recover some of the marketshare they had in the 360 days, they'll be able to negotiate better prices with publishers and we should see a better equilibrium between prices on both ecosystems. That will increase competition and lead to overall lower prices for everyone.

 

[chnandler_bong]

I thought they pretty much said if it runs on your Xbox one it’ll run on the series x


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While that's true, I don't want to assume that all of his backlog is playable on Xbox One to begin with.

 

[RiPPn]

https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/1258584474155053058

 

[Z-Saber]

I don't think it was pre-coverage that resulted in disappointment. It was that one guy during the presentation saying (paraphrasing) "We read the interwebs and know that everyone wants to see gameplay, and that's what we're going to give you" followed by in-engine trailers without obvious examples of gameplay.

 

[addicted2games]

I just got my Xbox One X a few months ago, so I won't be getting a series X for a couple years. But I will get the PS5 soon after launch.

 

[Zantra]

I will get an Xbox Series X (or the rumored Series S) eventually. It really depends on the price. Even when I had a job, I wasn't making a ton of money, and I like GamePass, the only problem with GamePass, now that I have an entire year of it for $1, is that I no longer see the point in spending $60 on a game. Even some $20 games feel like way too much money for me. It was actually painful to buy Animal Crossing New Horizons for $60, but knowing Nintendo that game probably won't hit less than $60 before Black Friday, if Black Friday even happens this year with all of the Covid 19 stuff going on. I am not a fan boy in any way. I'm just a gamer. All that I am saying, is that in my current financial situation, and my lack of a personal TV that is more than 1080p. I just feel that the first two-ish years of Xbox Series X Microsoft will still be supporting at least the Xbox One X, if not all of the Xbox Ones. So, I'd rather deal with a minute of loading times, and play the games on a console that I already just bought in November, then go out less than a year later and buy a brand new system. And, I think we all know that eventually, there will be revisions and upgrades. We will probably get a PS5 Pro, and an Xbox Series X+ or something like that, along with a Switch 2 or a Switch Pro. I'm in no rush to Upgrade. My very first Nintendo Switch arrives today.

 

[Monty 4.0]

I just got my Xbox One X a few months ago, so I won't be getting a series X for a couple years. But I will get the PS5 soon after launch.

I am going to wait off to see if the rumors about the PS5 are even a little true before even thinking about getting one of those.

 

[Zantra]

The suspicious lack of backwards compatibility for the PS4 and earlier systems currently has me kind of cold to the PS5. I mean, I still have a PS3 that can play all three systems, and a PS4 Pro, but I'd like to have a single box that really can play everything. I also don't understand why some original Xbox games were supported on the 360, but were no longer working as backwards compatible on the One, and Microsoft seems to be saying that their backwards compatibility for the Series X will be identical to the Backwards Compatibility that we had on the One for the 360 and original Xbox titles. Meaning that some of those games that you could play on a 360 like Metal Arms and Blinx 2, are basically lost to time.

 

[Sielanas]

The suspicious lack of backwards compatibility for the PS4 and earlier systems currently has me kind of cold to the PS5. I mean, I still have a PS3 that can play all three systems, and a PS4 Pro, but I'd like to have a single box that really can play everything. I also don't understand why some original Xbox games were supported on the 360, but were no longer working as backwards compatible on the One, and Microsoft seems to be saying that their backwards compatibility for the Series X will be identical to the Backwards Compatibility that we had on the One for the 360 and original Xbox titles. Meaning that some of those games that you could play on a 360 like Metal Arms and Blinx 2, are basically lost to time.

They learned their lesson finally and turned it into a PC with the same architecture so they can stop having to learn everything over. Remember how at the end of a generation games look better because devs have learned optimization? Now they don't have to work as hard like PS2 to PS3 conversions. Yes, those games are only available on the older hardware.

I would argue they don't care as much if you don't buy the big hardware when they're pushing xCloud so much. They're perfectly happy you playing on what you have already.

 

[jrc84]

I feel like Microsoft has shot themselves in the foot. If I can get 95% of these games on my Xbox One X, and about 85% of them are coming to GamePass (which is practically free if you get in on a $1 deal, and do Bing searches to buy more free months with points.) Why would I ever buy an Xbox Series X? At least in the first two years that it's out. I'd much rather spend my money on a PS5 and whatever new console that Nintendo cooks up, if I can already play everything on a system that I already own. That already does 4K, and already looks great to me.

The "console war" has become the "digital war" and MS knew this back went they launched the XB1. They probably could care less if you buy their hardware and to them it is probably a necessary evil they lose $s developing, marketing, and selling. Getting you invested in their IP is the more likely goal. Using Bing, windows, xbox subscriptions, digital libraries, etc. nets them a long term household income stream. Your time commitment using Bing and GamePass is extremely valuable to them...and they know your "time" is not "free" which is why it is incentivized.

Just my ideas on what is going on based on what I can see...I am sure the folks at MS marketing are way more intelligent than me about this stuff. Why care? Enjoy spending more time and less money on games!

 

[davidflecha17]

They might do this for series x and a second version of series x 2 years from then. Might be worth doing when your game pass is up.

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-all-access

 

[bardockkun]

Sometimes I think I'm getting better at buying games and can just wait for things to show up on Game Pass or just focus on my four digit backlog and be okay. Then I wake up the following morning and realized I just ordered 9 games from the Gamestop sale. You got me again terrible habits!

 

[gamegirlpocket]

Sometimes I think I'm getting better at buying games and can just wait for things to show up on Game Pass or just focus on my four digit backlog and be okay. Then I wake up the following morning and realized I just ordered 9 games from the Gamestop sale. You got me again terrible habits!

If I thought they'd come CIB I'd consider it, but last time I ordered online most of them were in those ugly generic boxes. Every physical game comes with a case, where do the cases go???

I'm also conflicted about shopping there after they endangered their employees and called themselves essential retail (not telling others not to shop there, its whatever).

Not sure which one of these gripes makes me angrier (joking, but seriously where do the cases go). I guess its nice of them to give me more reasons to not want to shop there...

The "console war" has become the "digital war" and MS knew this back went they launched the XB1. They probably could care less if you buy their hardware and to them it is probably a necessary evil they lose $s developing, marketing, and selling. Getting you invested in their IP is the more likely goal. Using Bing, windows, xbox subscriptions, digital libraries, etc. nets them a long term household income stream. Your time commitment using Bing and GamePass is extremely valuable to them...and they know your "time" is not "free" which is why it is incentivized.

Just my ideas on what is going on based on what I can see...I am sure the folks at MS marketing are way more intelligent than me about this stuff. Why care? Enjoy spending more time and less money on games!

Same thing they've done for Windows. Make it ubiquitous with technology and then they are making money on licensing, advertising, etc.

Just like Microsoft has their own line of computer products and hardware, but its not the only way to use Windows or Office, they'll make their money regardless and have an optimized experience on their own hardware.

Game Pass feels like the consumer friendly version of the DRM they wanted pre-launch, publishers still make money for games and it probably drives DLC sales more than it would otherwise.

The suspicious lack of backwards compatibility for the PS4 and earlier systems currently has me kind of cold to the PS5. I mean, I still have a PS3 that can play all three systems, and a PS4 Pro, but I'd like to have a single box that really can play everything. I also don't understand why some original Xbox games were supported on the 360, but were no longer working as backwards compatible on the One, and Microsoft seems to be saying that their backwards compatibility for the Series X will be identical to the Backwards Compatibility that we had on the One for the 360 and original Xbox titles. Meaning that some of those games that you could play on a 360 like Metal Arms and Blinx 2, are basically lost to time.

Re: PS5 vs Series X, I think MS was just better situated to prep BC since they had a dedicated team working on 360 stuff and shifted them to next gen hardware just about a year ago. PS5 only being optimized for 100 titles and not a full library at launch is definitely going to be a PR problem for them if they aren't able to add games quickly. I already know a few folks who are planning on trading in or giving away their PS4 to a partner under the assumption all their games will still work.

 

[bardockkun]

If I thought they'd come CIB I'd consider it, but last time I ordered online most of them were in those ugly generic boxes. Every physical game comes with a case, where do the cases go???

I'm also conflicted about shopping there after they endangered their employees and called themselves essential retail (not telling others not to shop there, its whatever).

Not sure which one of these gripes makes me angrier (joking, but seriously where do the cases go). I guess its nice of them to give me more reasons to not want to shop there...

Their B2G2 sale last time around late December where I bought I believe 20 games, about 14 were in original packaging, 3 were gutted; but came with day one bonuses, and the other 3 were generic. So based on that, they're getting better for me at least. Honestly packaging doesn't matter as much these days considering so much of my collection is digital that it's a nice bonus when it comes complete, but it doesn't have as much importance to me like it was on the 360 days and prior. Also buying games new from Gamestop I feel is legit worse at times just because stupid round stickers they place on there to act as if that makes it new after they gut it and just all the residue it leaves behind after peeling it off.

And honestly I'm torn too on the whole supporting GameStop. On one hand, they are ing assholes for their whole handling of the situation, but also i rarely shop there and it feels in the past year or so they've at least tried to have better or great game sales and I barely get those these days for physical. It's not a good excuse, but then again bad habits and cheap games.

And hella off topic side note, but all the news headlines of Brian May of Queen ripping his ass from "Furiously Gardening" is the welcome distraction I needed in this world right now.

 

[Kezmer]

Mostly playing Witcher 3 goty. Watched the Netflix series with my GF and she loved it. Told her I could play the game next and she encouraged me to do so. Now we are playing it “together”. As in, I play and she watches. I let her make all the big decisions (even though she usually asks me for help deciding)

I cant stop playing it. I turned my live off even to stop tracking hours. Its too embarrassing

 

[Donken]

I’m surprised a bit at the backlash from the presser. I feel like ppl have never watched an Inside Xbox before. They rarely say anything interesting, so this one was by far better then prior ones. I watch a lot of them and they are usually filled with terrible scripts and pandering, so to actually see new games was a big step up from the norm.

 

[Miker525]

I’m surprised a bit at the backlash from the presser. I feel like ppl have never watched an Inside Xbox before. They rarely say anything interesting, so this one was by far better then prior ones. I watch a lot of them and they are usually filled with terrible scripts and pandering, so to actually see new games was a big step up from the norm.

Yeah I actually thought this one was better than usual. The Yakuza announcement with series X compatibility is huge for me. That new *definitely not silent hill* game from Bloober got me pretty excited. That co-op dino game looked interesting. So they didn't show much Assassin's Creed gameplay but also like... It's assassin's Creed I can imagine pretty well how it'll play. I agree a lot of the disappointment is unwarranted. This was one of the better ones I've seen as of recent memory

 

[j7d7c7]

FF VII original
Darksiders Genesis
Peggle 2

How do you like DS Genesis? I’ve only played DS 1 & 2 but really liked them. Genesis just looks to be a huge deviation away from the first games

 

[Pheran]

I'll probably get the XSX close to launch just to play my existing library better, and also because I have no illusions about the pandemic stuff being over by then, despite what everyone wants to think.

I'll hold off on the PS5 for a while.  The most likely thing to force me to buy one would be Horizon Zero Dawn 2.

I wonder how home consoles will work with the XSX - will I be able to have both a home X1X and home XSX?  That would be nice.