

You don’t mind rotating high-profile third-party releasesįirst-party Microsoft releases aren’t the only games available for Game Pass: High-profile third-party games rotate in and out of the service as well. And Game Pass is a ticket to playing those on day one. Other Xbox Game Studios releases in the future include Forza Motorsport, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II and Fable.
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That doesn’t even count the vast amounts of Bethesda titles added since Microsoft acquired them - from several games within The Elder Scrolls series to more recent titles like Doom Eternal. However, the ability to enjoy Xbox 360-era releases such as the original Gears of War trilogy or original Xbox games like Crimson Skies hits all the nostalgia boxes. Sure, day-one releases of modern blockbusters like Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite ensure the console can arguably compete with Sony’s exclusives. The ability to play a large majority of Microsoft’s first-party lineup dating back to the original Xbox, released over 20 years ago, is worth the price of admission alone for Game Pass.

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