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 22 - Warhammer​

May 21 - "Just for Everyone" deals - Party Games​

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

May 16 - Mid-week drops​

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 20 - Pre-weekly countdown​

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 - 2024-05-21

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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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2024-05-27 23:59:59

Airborne Kingdom​

Assassin's Creed® Odyssey​

Assassin's Creed® Origins​

Atomic Heart​

Atomic Heart (Windows) (PC)​

Call of the Wild: The Angler™​

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021​

Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition​

Dead Cells - Game Pass Core​

Far Cry® 6​

Farworld Pioneers​

FOR HONOR​

From Space​

House Flipper​

Human Fall Flat - Game Pass Core​

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

Jurassic World Evolution 2​

Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview)​

Medieval Dynasty​

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

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

Monster Hunter Rise​

Monster Sanctuary​

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered​

No Man's Sky​

PAC-MAN MUSEUM+​

PAYDAY 3​

Scorn​

SnowRunner​

SnowRunner (Windows 10) (PC)​

Tales of Arise​

theHunter: Call of the Wild™​

2024-05-28 09:59:59

A Plague Tale: Requiem​

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Windows (PC)​

A Way Out - EA Play - 2019-11-02​

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​

Chants of Sennaar​

Coral Island​

Dead Space - EA Play - 2023-10-26​

EA SPORTS™ PGA TOUR™ - EA Play -​

Evil West​

Far Cry® 5​

Forager​

Golf With Your Friends - Game Pass Core​

Gotham Knights​

GRID Legends - EA Play - 2022-09-01​

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale​

Immortals of Aveum™ - EA Play -​

Insurgency: Sandstorm​

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

Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition​

Kona​

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

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

Like a Dragon: Ishin!​

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​

Persona 3 Reload​

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 -​

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 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​

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide​

2024-05-23 13:59:59

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes​

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

Football Manager 2024 (PC)​

Football Manager 2024 Console​

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)​

2024-06-20 07:59:59

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II​

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)​

2024-07-15 12:59:59

Harold Halibut​

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

A Little to the Left​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night​

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PC)​

Return to Grace​

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)​

Chants of Sennaar (Windows) (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)​

 

[lightskintwin]

Do I have to install the whole Master Chief collection on Game Pass if I only want to play Reach? I really don't want to have to download 100 GB just for Reach. I just need to play Reach and Halo 5 to have played all the main games.

Google is only telling me I can manage which games to uninstall but not telling me if I have to download the whole 100 GB file. That makes me think I do which is incredibly lame.

You have to download up until it says Ready to Start, then start the game and you can select and deselect what you want or don't want to download.

 

[jimbobvaquero]

So if anybody is wondering, replacing the hard drive with an SSD in your X is a pretty simple process. There's an excellent guide on ifixit to see what and how you need to disassemble. And then there's a guide with links to a script to auto format the new drive on pcsavants.com. It's pretty easy if you've taken apart electronics and can copy and paste a script into the windows powershell.

The results of this experiment? I doubled the internal storage and improved the speed with the SSD. The real noticeable difference is using the Xbox interface. Everything is quicker and loads the icons for your games much faster. I couldn't really tell the difference in-game, since I already run some games off an external SSD. But it seems to be comparable to those speeds. If you have the inkling and the small amount of tech-knowledge that it requires, I would say to give it a try. I followed the instructions to a tee, and my system booted right back up like nothing had changed.

 

[gospelman]

The real noticeable difference is using the Xbox interface.

Yeah, this continues to really bother me. Going to do this fairly soon on my cyberpunk 1x. Waiting to finish claiming all the digital content on the console first.

When researching this I've read a couple random posts of people claiming to have trouble with future updates after replacing the internal hdd. But who knows, those people might not know what they're doing.

 

[jimbobvaquero]

Yeah, this continues to really bother me. Going to do this fairly soon on my cyberpunk 1x. Waiting to finish claiming all the digital content on the console first.

When researching this I've read a couple random posts of people claiming to have trouble with future updates after replacing the internal hdd. But who knows, those people might not know what they're doing.

I was expecting to have to do an Offline System Update, which would basically be starting from scratch. I was surprised when the guide says you could drag and drop files from the old drive to the new one (after the new drive is formattted properly) and it would just boot up again. When it did, it took it a minute to load everything and get "right" again, but once it did, everything was quicker.

I had a much harder time when I took my pc from a HDD to an SSD.

 

[Pheran]

Yeah, this continues to really bother me. Going to do this fairly soon on my cyberpunk 1x. Waiting to finish claiming all the digital content on the console first.

When researching this I've read a couple random posts of people claiming to have trouble with future updates after replacing the internal hdd. But who knows, those people might not know what they're doing.

I've been running my X1X off a 2TB FireCuda SSHD for a long time now and have zero issues.

 

[bardockkun]

Hey everyone! Remember ALF? He's back! In pog Summer Game Fest form!

 

[wormycoolness]

So if anybody is wondering, replacing the hard drive with an SSD in your X is a pretty simple process. There's an excellent guide on ifixit to see what and how you need to disassemble. And then there's a guide with links to a script to auto format the new drive on pcsavants.com. It's pretty easy if you've taken apart electronics and can copy and paste a script into the windows powershell.

The results of this experiment? I doubled the internal storage and improved the speed with the SSD. The real noticeable difference is using the Xbox interface. Everything is quicker and loads the icons for your games much faster. I couldn't really tell the difference in-game, since I already run some games off an external SSD. But it seems to be comparable to those speeds. If you have the inkling and the small amount of tech-knowledge that it requires, I would say to give it a try. I followed the instructions to a tee, and my system booted right back up like nothing had changed.

Which make and model of SSD did you use?

 

[Donken]

https://youtu.be/QDHhIy5yrDA

 

[jimbobvaquero]

Which make and model of SSD did you use?

Crucial MX500 2TB

 

[wormycoolness]

Crucial MX500 2TB

Neat! Those instructions remind me of the time when I upgraded my Xbox 360 hard drive to a 500 gig. Was anything wrong with your Xbox One's hard drive or you just wanted to try it out? The recent guest on the major nelson podcast said that his prototype xbox series X doesn't even show "loading" screens for older back compat titles. I suspect this is because of the high end SSD inside the xbox series X. Did you notice any speediness from the original xbox games?

 

[jimbobvaquero]

Neat! Those instructions remind me of the time when I upgraded my Xbox 360 hard drive to a 500 gig. Was anything wrong with your Xbox One's hard drive or you just wanted to try it out? The recent guest on the major nelson podcast said that his prototype xbox series X doesn't even show "loading" screens for older back compat titles. I suspect this is because of the high end SSD inside the xbox series X. Did you notice any speediness from the original xbox games?

Nothing wrong with the Xbox's original hard drive. I got it Holidays of 2018. Still pretty new. I upgraded because I got a new 4TB SSD for my computer and would therefore have a "leftover" 2TB laying around otherwise unused. (Chicken and egg situation there) I didn't try any Xbox games, but I should probably see how long the Mass Effect elevator ride takes.

 

[bardockkun]

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1275134494446665728

Well, that's 5 less bonus points on the XBox Rewards app that I'll be getting...

And where will all the Sea of Thieves and Smite crap go now?? Side note, still don't know what the Smite is.

 

[jonathansmith369]

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1275134494446665728

Well, that's 5 less bonus points on the XBox Rewards app that I'll be getting...

And where will all the Sea of Thieves and Smite crap go now?? Side note, still don't know what the Smite is.

They should have had a mixer stream to announce mixer closing and they could have given away one last batch of sea of thieves stuff during it.

 

[gamegirlpocket]

Didn't they pay some famous streamers A LOT of money to be exclusive on those channels? What happens to those contracts?

EDIT - NVM should have read first. Facebook Gaming. Barf.

 

[RiPPn]

Didn't they pay some famous streamers A LOT of money to be exclusive on those channels? What happens to those contracts?

They likely get out of the contract with little to no strings attached and get to keep the money. They then get to go sign new contracts with another service. Anyone who took Mixer money is on cloud nine today.

 

[HektiK]

According to the article they are free to go where ever. I have no interest in seeing anything Facebook on my Xbox. Really hoping it doesn’t get baked into the dash.

 

[Donken]

I think it was only two streamers, right? Ninja and Shroud. Prob be back on Twitch after that I bet. I wonder what they could have done differently to grow the service. I usually defaulted to Twitch because I watch quite a bit of Super Nintendo stuff and Mixer doesn’t have as many of those games being streamed.

I’m glad they are cutting off mixer now before dumping more money in. Use that Mixer budget and buy WBGames and bring Batman and Suicide Squad exclusive to Xbox and PC.

 

[Donken]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1275145810393497600?s=20

 

[escapism]

Partnering with facecrook?! Hasn't that show been going downhill for a while now?

 

[Freeze Time]

You have to download up until it says Ready to Start, then start the game and you can select and deselect what you want or don't want to download.

Okay then I will do that thanks.

 

[kdiddy1989]

Well I'm bummed, but at least Mixer served its purpose in my life and made me a fan of streaming entirely.  On Twitch, I'd only watch pro Halo events when they were on and thought watching a person gaming was pointless, but now I think I tuned in for at least 20-30 minutes a day for the past year or so and watched a stream.  It's become a bit of a daily activity now.  I jumped on as a Mixer Pro early on to support the platform and subbed to a couple streamers (Xbox legend Stallion83 being one of them).

I never thought I'd be the type who PAYS to watch people play video games, but Mixer changed that for me. It's so exciting to see what a streamer and their community bring on a daily basis so I'm not sure exactly where at the moment, but I'll be continuing to support streamers where/when I can.

 

[bardockkun]

https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1275145243478892544

Look all I'm saying is if Microsoft can throw that kinda bull shit money around for Ninja and another streamer I've never watched, then there's no reason the Series X can't be $400 at launch...

 

[chnandler_bong]

https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1275145243478892544

Look all I'm saying is if Microsoft can throw that kinda bull shit money around for Ninja and another streamer I've never watched, then there's no reason the Series X can't be $400 at launch...

I couldn't IMAGINE being a multi-millionaire just for playing games. I also can't imagine the amount of entitlement all these mega-streamers have...

 

[gospelman]

To be fair, they not just playing games.  They're entertainers.   These people aren't any more overpaid than Tom Brady or Beyonce.

That said, I don't have enough time to play my own game library as much as I'd like.  No desire to ever spend time watching someone else playing a game.  But clearly I'm not in the target market.  Lots of people in the fortnite demographic clearly do. 

 

[p0rn0saur]

Maybe they are shoring some things up to write that $4 billion dollar check to AT&T.... The rumors out today about what RockSteady is working on have me a bit hyped. 

 

[entexman]

I was surprised when Microsoft purchased Minecraft for billions of dollars.  That is one of their strategies though. Buy into a market. Buying game streamers was not a smart move IMO. The whole game streaming market does not interest me though.

 

[bardockkun]

To be fair, they not just playing games. They're entertainers. These people aren't any more overpaid than Tom Brady or Beyonce.

That said, I don't have enough time to play my own game library as much as I'd like. No desire to ever spend time watching someone else playing a game. But clearly I'm not in the target market. Lots of people in the fortnite demographic clearly do.

Beyonce you see her goddamn sweat and give all the effort while providing trying to provide a positive message. Tom Brady is out there scoring touching down's or whatever and kissing his son on the lips. All I'm saying in a terrible round about way is if they're entertaining me that I don't want to see a sad reflection of a hunched over nerd playing video games, I can get a mirror for that! So in short...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJfUQNH0aw

 

[aircobra]

To be fair, they not just playing games. They're entertainers. These people aren't any more overpaid than Tom Brady or Beyonce.

That said, I don't have enough time to play my own game library as much as I'd like. No desire to ever spend time watching someone else playing a game. But clearly I'm not in the target market. Lots of people in the fortnite demographic clearly do.

Did you really just compare people that stream themselves playing video games to Tom Brady and Beyoncé? Both of whom have actual talent and bust their asses off in their respective fields. Yikes. That’s a bad take.

 

[Blade]

Reposting cuz of streamer entitlement. It's all about where they come from. I don't think Ninja can do -all besides beat kids at a video game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTDJ6KUh07o

 

[darthfracas]

You’re al using words that mean nothing to me.

What’s a Ninja Shroud?

 

[Blade]

You’re al using words that mean nothing to me.

What’s a Ninja Shroud?

It's someone who grew up watching too much Naruto, whose only skill is to win at Fortnite against 12-year-olds and is considered an athlete.

 

[gamegirlpocket]

You’re al using words that mean nothing to me.

What’s a Ninja Shroud?

It's kinda like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, except it helps make criticism invisible $

For the record, hadn't seen anything on that subject until today so I have no idea what has transpired, but apparently quite a few streamers were very upset with the people running Mixer over alleged discrimination within the company operations. A lot of speculation that shutting down Mixer is related but who knows.

And before anyone tries to start an argument, Mixer responded on Twitter acknowledging they effed up.

 

[adonfraz]

Did you really just compare people that stream themselves playing video games to Tom Brady and Beyoncé? Both of whom have actual talent and bust their asses off in their respective fields. Yikes. That’s a bad take.

...And streamers don't?

That's an even worst take.

I don't watch streamers but a lot of people try and fail to make a career out of being a streamer/content creator.

Since not everyone can succeed at it that shows that it does require some talent.

 

[darthfracas]

It's kinda like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, except it helps make criticism invisible $

I think Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak has more relevance to me since my kids just caught the HP bug.

Honestly though, I’m surprised by this, given how the Xbox team integrated Mixer into the system.

And this is making the Forza Horizon series an MS product graveyard. First it was Music in FH3, now Mixer in 4.

 

[p0rn0saur]

It's kinda like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, except it helps make criticism invisible $

For the record, hadn't seen anything on that subject until today so I have no idea what has transpired, but apparently quite a few streamers were very upset with the people running Mixer over alleged discrimination within the company operations. A lot of speculation that shutting down Mixer is related but who knows.

And before anyone tries to start an argument, Mixer responded on Twitter acknowledging they effed up.

Yeah that was yesterday and I think Phil himself responded that he was looking into it.... next day Mixer is gone. Haha don't around with Phil. (joking yes things like this don't happen overnight, been in the works for awhile I'm sure)

 

[aircobra]

...And streamers don't?

That's an even worst take.

I don't watch streamers but a lot of people try and fail to make a career out of being a streamer/content creator.

Since not everyone can succeed at it that shows that it does require some talent.

Stop. You're not making the argument any better. Comparing someone that sits on their ass playing video games in front of a camera to someone that plays a sport is just a shitty take. They aren't comparable. Why do you think so many people even try to stream? Because it doesn't take any effort. So, yes, someone that sits in front of a computer screen and made 30 million dollars is indeed overpaid. And most of them are entitled twats that can't do anything else in life but play video games.

 

[Donken]

Stop. You're not making the argument any better. Comparing someone that sits on their ass playing video games in front of a camera to someone that plays a sport is just a shitty take. They aren't comparable. Why do you think so many people even try to stream? Because it doesn't take any effort. So, yes, someone that sits in front of a computer screen and made 30 million dollars is indeed overpaid. And most of them are entitled twats that can't do anything else in life but play video games.

You are clueless. The best streamers spend hours and hours editing video, marketing, making connections and figuring out how to grow the channel. My buddy is helping his daughter grow her twitch channel and YouTube page, and she puts in insane amounts of time and setting up background sets and playing with lighting. It’s like trying to produce a show with no crew except yourself. If you want to make it as a steamer it’s an insane amount of work. Not to mention with YouTube you have to know how to play the algorithm with length of video vs expected clicks to try to get in the front page of a search term that people might actually use.

I’ve listened to some of them talk about trying to increase sub count on Twitch, and they talk about how you have to be willing to stream for 10+ hours a day including weekends and holidays so that your subs feel like they got there $5 worth. It’s a tough business to make it in.

Calling it “sitting on your ass playing a video game” makes you look like a super out of touch old man.

 

[FamedGuardian]

It's kinda like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, except it helps make criticism invisible $

For the record, hadn't seen anything on that subject until today so I have no idea what has transpired, but apparently quite a few streamers were very upset with the people running Mixer over alleged discrimination within the company operations. A lot of speculation that shutting down Mixer is related but who knows.

And before anyone tries to start an argument, Mixer responded on Twitter acknowledging they effed up.

A higher-up at Mixer referred to their streamers as slaves and that they were the master, so pretty serious stuff. I don’t think this was the sole reason for the Mixer shutdown, but it helped. Not the kind of press that Microsoft wants right before next-gen launch...

 

[dorath]

Stop. You're not making the argument any better. Comparing someone that sits on their ass playing video games in front of a camera to someone that plays a sport is just a shitty take. They aren't comparable. Why do you think so many people even try to stream? Because it doesn't take any effort. So, yes, someone that sits in front of a computer screen and made 30 million dollars is indeed overpaid. And most of them are entitled twats that can't do anything else in life but play video games.

I would imagine that shows like AGT, American Idol, The Voice etc are all about people thinking they could make it.
All the college teams have people thinking they could make it big.
I dont think you are aware of how many people think they can do X.

 

[jonathansmith369]

A higher-up at Mixer referred to their streamers as slaves and that they were the master, so pretty serious stuff. I don’t think this was the sole reason for the Mixer shutdown, but it helped. Not the kind of press that Microsoft wants right before next-gen launch...

There's never a good use for the term, but using it in reference to people getting paid up to $30 million sounds like the least accurate usage I have ever heard.

I definitely don't understand the whole streamer celebrity thing yet as apparently I am just too damn old. But on the surface Microsoft not pissing away millions of dollars on mixer probably means they are more likely to piss away millions of dollars on buying more studios to give us their games on gamepass. Sounds like a win to people who like to play games themselves.

 

[davemoseley]

So we'll definitely get the Microsoft not-E3 show before July 22nd, I presume.

 

[Ryuukishi]

Too bad about Mixer. I don't watch much streaming but it was nice to have Mixer integrated right into the console's UI. Super handy to watch E3 conferences and stuff like that.

 

[Donken]

Too bad about Mixer. I don't watch much streaming but it was nice to have Mixer integrated right into the console's UI. Super handy to watch E3 conferences and stuff like that.

I just really hope Facebook is not integrated into Xbox if they are partnering with Facebook streaming. I’m worried now that Xbox Series X will ask me to connect to my Facebook account.

 

[p0rn0saur]

I just really hope Facebook is not integrated into Xbox if they are partnering with Facebook streaming.

I don't think that's going to happen, I mean the PS4 share button now lets you go to Facebook if you want to. I'd think probably something more along the lines of the Xbox 360 integration, where it's there if you want to use it, or you can completely ignore it and not know it even exists. The only benefit out of a MS/Facebook relationship for me is if we got Oculus Quest support on the console, because I'm going to have to play Star Wars Squadrons in VR somewhere.

 

[bigez]

As long as Facebook anything stays optional. If I have to look at that trash every time I boot up my xbox its going out the window. Mixer was bad enough but at least Microsoft owned. The few times I used it was to check out new gameplay, watch E3 and the Ps5 reveal...

 

[TheOldGuy]

Calling it “sitting on your ass playing a video game” makes you look like a super out of touch old man.

<I wake up from nap on La-Z-Boy recliner> Hmm? What? Did someone call for me?

 

[TurkeyOnRye]

I've been spending alot more time creating content lately. I've gotten pretty good at it. I just make sure to flush and nothing is stuck to the bowl so I don't get in trouble with the Mrs.

 

[BobbyTastic]

Not really sad to see Mixer itself go, just sad to see the great Beam tech wasted and Twitch/Amazon have less competition. Wasn't a fan of the forced tab even though I got the logic.
I don't think the controversy killed them (probably didn't help), but the insane money they were throwing at Beam and high-profile partner contracts led them to needing a much higher ROI. Not sure what they could have done to save the platform besides not piss away so much money on it.
I predict the controversy will allow them to spin the closure as a PR-friendly "we will not stand for XYZ".

There's never a good use for the term, but using it in reference to people getting paid up to $30 million sounds like the least accurate usage I have ever heard.

Yeah, I just can't imagine an "appropriate" use that doesn't involve over the top hyperbole meant to be comedic, or some sort of sex thing. Maybe she (believe the accuser mentioned her gender from what I read) was just that elitist or plain crazy.

Edit: Phil himself said Mixer's shutdown had nothing to do with the accuser. Appreciate the honesty, maybe the PR people thought it'd look worse.

 

[darthfracas]

I’ve been talking to a friend of mine who has some professional dealings with Twitch about the news. He made a good point that perhaps MS wasn’t seeing the numbers they wanted, even with the quarantine going on, and decided to cut bait.

 

[jimbo8574]

To be fair, they not just playing games. They're entertainers. These people aren't any more overpaid than Tom Brady or Beyonce.

That said, I don't have enough time to play my own game library as much as I'd like. No desire to ever spend time watching someone else playing a game. But clearly I'm not in the target market. Lots of people in the fortnite demographic clearly do.

On occasion I would watch a few Twitch streamers on my lunch break if they were doing in game loot giveaways for Borderlands 3. I thought their red chest event was pretty cool the first time. 2nd time around I wasn't as impressed with the loot you could get from it.

I haven't really watched in months though since I was working from home due to Corona. I watched Mixr maybe twice during the E3 presentations for their giveaways.