These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 5-14)

Nothing for me, maybe my annual 1 week of CoD multiplayer until I throw my control. I've been an ultimate subscriber for years and it comes out of my account monthly so im the sucker who pays full price, but when there is a month with nothing that appeals to me its hard to justify the increase

WoW I am so grateful for the Ultimate price increase so we can have access to Pigeon Simulator. I am not sure how they could have put this on gamepass without it.

/sarcasm (just so there are no misunderstandings.)

Winter Burrow alone makes it worth it for me. Everything else is just a plus.

Looking forward to the new CoD. Still have Outer Worlds 2 and Ninja Gaiden 4 to play and there's FM26 later today. Plenty to be getting on with.

Lots of games, and not necessarily bad ones, but none for me :'

I'm on Essential now, so won't be trying these...
Winter Burrow how-ever, just looks like the kind of cosy game I would play on those cold winter nights with the lights out 😁

Expecting November to be a bit lighter with COD in the middle of the month and NG4, The Outer Worlds 2 and Football Manager 26 keeping players busy as we head into the festive season.

Winter Burrow looks like an eye-catching indie title.

Well thats nothing special to be jumping around for is it , 2 days of COD and we wont play that again . then start with NG4 and let me finish S.T.A.L.K.E.R. pretty fast .

The subscription model is replacing the traditional full-price and ownership approach. We've already seen the film and music industries fully embrace subscriptions; now it's the gaming industry's turn to move forward.

I think AAA games can thrive through Game Pass. If Game Pass boosts its revenue from $5 billion to $9 billion after the price hikes, Xbox would have the funds to invest more in annual day-one AAA releases. Ideally, Game Pass should include 20 AAA titles out of the 75 promised day-one releases after the price increase, with the rest being high-quality indie or AA games like Clair Obscur, Hollow Knight, and others. Having more AAA titles, Game Pass can justify the high cost of the service after the price hike.

Let's assume Game Pass reaches $9 billion in revenue. We could allocate annual spending for investments in the following manner:

1) $2 billion for AAA games with an average budget of $300 million, resulting in 6-7 high-budget AAA games annually.

2) $2 billion for AA games with an average budget of $150 million, resulting in 13-14 AA games annually.

3) $2 billion for third-party day-one releases, with an average spending of $40 million per title, resulting in 40 day-one releases for third-party titles annually.

The total annual spending would amount to $6 billion over 65-day one releases, considering 7 high-budget AAA games, 14 AA games, and 40 third-party games.

Xbox has become a major publisher after its acquisitions, but it still lacks the manpower to produce 20-22 AA/AAA games annually. To achieve this, Xbox will need to strike significant deals for second-party games developed by third-party studios and secure more third-party titles, like Clair Obscur or Hollow Knight, as day-one releases on Game Pass. Assuming a five-year development cycle for each project, around 110 gaming studios would need to work simultaneously to produce 20-22 new releases every year. Xbox's first-party studios typically produce 6-7 new titles, leaving the remaining 15 games to be second-party projects like Ninja Gaiden 4 or Microsoft Flight Simulator, developed by third-party studios with Xbox funding.

A potential scenario for Xbox's second and third-party strategy:

1) Sega: More partnerships to bring games like Persona and Yakuza to Game Pass.

2) Capcom: Additional deals to bring games such as Kunitsu Gami and major franchises like Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, and Resident Evil.

3) Square Enix: Further collaborations to include games like Final Fantasy and the Mana series, and Dragon Quest on Game Pass.

4) Bandai Namco: Expanded agreements to feature anime games like Naruto, Demon Slayer, Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen, and JRPGs such as the Tales series, Code Vein, or platform games like Pac-Man.

5) Don't Nod: A deal to create a high-budget $200 million second-party game, focusing on a quality single-player experience.

6) Remedy: Agreements to develop second-party games for Game Pass, potentially funding titles like the next Alan Wake or Control, securing exclusive rights similar to Epic Games with Alan Wake 2.

7) Kojima Productions: Future second-party deals, including projects like "OD."

8) Bloober Team: A partnership to create a new second-party horror game with a $150 million budget.

9) CD Projekt: A significant deal to release the next Witcher and Cyberpunk titles as day-one Game Pass inclusions.

10) Koei Tecmo: More second-party collaborations for games like Ninja Gaiden and Wo Long to join Game Pass.

11) Ubisoft: A major agreement to bring multiple games to Game Pass annually. Xbox could also partner with Ubisoft and Disney to develop new titles like a Star Wars Outlaws sequel, Avatar games, or Marvel projects.

12) Warner Bros. Studios: Additional deals for day-one releases of games like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and DC titles on Game Pass.

13) Telltale Games: Deals to create second-party episodic games fully funded by Xbox as the publisher.

14) Tango Gameworks(former studio): A new second-party arrangement to develop a sequel to Hi-Fi Rush.

15) Toys for Bob(former studio): Already in a second-party deal for a rumored new Crash Bandicoot title for Game Pass.

16) Crystal Dynamics collaborated with The Initiative on the canceled Perfect Dark. Xbox should continue this partnership with Crystal Dynamics to complete the project and release it on Game Pass as a second-party deal.

17) Larian Studio, making a second-party deal to produce a high-quality RPG game with a 200 million budget for Game Pass

18) Supergiant Games, making a massive deal to bring all their old and new titles to Game Pass.

19) Deck Nine, making a big deal to bring all their old and new titles on Game Pass, while also making a second-party episodic game for Game Pass.

20) Microids: making a major deal to bring their classic and new games to Game Pass, featuring titles like Smurfs, Asterix & Obelix, Garfield, and Agatha Christie, while also developing second-party games for Xbox.

21) Outright Games: making a big deal to bring all their old and new game to Game Pass, enhancing its family-friendly and kids' catalog with titles like Barbie, Paw Patrol, Dora, and My Little Pony. They would also be working on creating new second-party games for Xbox.

22) Dotemu: massive deal to bring all their old and new games on Game Pass, such as Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Ninja Turtles, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Metal Slug, etc, while also developing new second-party titles for XBOX.

23) Tribute games: a massive deal to bring all their old and new games to Game Pass, while also developing new second-party titles for XBOX.

24) Kepler Interactive, making a second-party game with a $150 million budget for XBOX and Game Pass.

25) The Chinese Room: making a second-party game with $100 million budget for XBOX

26) Game Science: a deal to bring older and new games to Game Pass

27) Paradox Interactive: massive deal to bring all new and old games to Game Pass

28) Avalanche Studios, making a new second part game for XBOX