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@FraserG Booo! But at least it’s still coming….

@Coletrain LOL. I use that subreddit at times. Just checked out my claim to fame. Well, cool that it got some rumor news flowing I guess.

@themightyant Right I was being genuine when I said I was surprised they didn’t have anything on there. Wasn’t meant to be a slam at all.

And as others have mentioned, I think as far as MS that Halo probably should be as well as the game that really revolutionized shooters IMO.

Interesting that there’s no Sony first party games on the list.

@Coletrain I was actually surprised he responded to me but happy with his info. Hope he’s right!

Asked Nate the Hate about this on Twitter and he says they’re still coming to Xbox. Remake this year and Rebirth next year. I believe him as one of the most reliable insiders out there.

https://x.com/natethehate2/status/1907512733991395480?s=46

Hoping Commandos is good. Haven’t played something in that genre for quite a while so would be a refreshing change of pace.

@FraserG Do happen to know why Descenders Next wasn’t in the official announcement today and not on the Xbox Wire article? Is it getting delayed? Or now not coming to GamePass?

So they scrap paid DLC for one of the few games that was a huge success for them. Makes sense…

Towerborne is free to play so I’m guessing we’re just getting some perks with GamePass?

Voted for Prince of Persia before reading to the end of the list. I’d say it should absolutely be Tom Clancy because Ubisoft has ignored the IP treasure that is Splinter Cell. If they ain’t going to do anything with it, let someone else!

Enjoyed what I played from the beta and, remember, it’s 33 people all through match making so closer to an MMO. You don’t need 33 friends to play. 😀

Yeah, do we care?

Mullet Madjack is fantastic and can’t wait to have it on Xbox. Great addition!!!

Have had this on my wish list after playing the demo on PC. It’s a blast and really happy it’s coming to Xbox and, of course, GamePass.

I’m not big on F2P games but gotta say this looks pretty cool so might have to take it for a spin!

@Ilyn Almost every publisher is doing this stupid pay for early access thing. It’s far from just Microsoft. At least it’s easy to just ignore it.

I need more gaming friends, lol. Really want to play this at some point!

@AlwaysPlaying It’s an excellent game and has a 97% rating on Steam. Excited that it’s coming to Xbox let alone GamePass!

Wow. Didn’t know Mullet Madjack was coming to Xbox. Played the demo on PC and it’s been on my wish list ever since! Great add!!!

Already have Enter the Grungeon and Monster Train but both are also excellent and highly recommend.

And am anxious to try out 33 Immortals. Nice first half of the month and we already know Atomfall is coming in the second half.

GamePass keeps on rocking!

But I know, according to Metacritic, these games are indeed abysmal.

Mullet Mudjack 88 (new to Xbox)
Monster Train 86
Enter the Grungeon 85
Galacticare 80
One Lonely Outpost TBD (new release)
33 Immortals TBD (new release)

Haven’t even touched the Xbox version. I get plenty of Balatro gameplay on my phone. But the Xbox version means I have it on every platform except PC!

Nightdive is such a great studio keeping these games alive.

For anyone getting this, it’s playable now in New Zealand. Wink. Wink…

The Project Gotham Racing series.

For those that think there aren’t as many indie games on GamePass these days, this will be welcome news!

Guess there’s no timeline yet on when we’ll see the DLC? Anxious to dig back into this fantastic game!

Why are people acting like an 8 is a bad score? It’s literally “great” on this website and some of my favorite games of all time scored in 80s.

Heck this is scoring better than the latest Yakuza game.

@Adidas3590 Not sure what you’re smoking but 99% of the games each month are not under $20.

Ninja Gaiden Black 2 - $50
Sniper Elite Resistance - $50
Eternal Strands - $40
Citizen Sleeper 2 - $25
Orcs Must Die Deathtrap - $30

Those five were all Day One in January and that isn’t even all of them!

You do you but it ABSOLUTELY is delivering for me.

@Fiendish-Beaver GamePass may have peaks and valleys but it still has outstanding months. Just in January we had 7 Day One third party games including Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, Citizen Sleeper 2 and Ninja Gaiden Black 2.

Have you looked at what is coming to GamePass this year? It’s a mind blowing list with WAY more than just first party.

https://www.purexbox.com/guides/xbox-game-pass-in-2025-the-full-list-of-everything-announced-so-far

Third party includes Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Ninja Gaiden 4, Mixtape, 33 Immortals, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Hollow Knight : Silksong (hopefully) and many, many more. The service is not going to “suffer” this year, it’s going to explode.

To act like all there is to look forward to is first party titles is incredibly disingenuous.

I’m stoked about this year’s lineup more than I ever have been for GamePass with so many great games coming.

If you want to drop the service, that’s your call. I’ll be excited with what’s coming this year and saving money on games I would have been buying.

@jesse_dylan Meanwhile gets Xbox gets Atomfall?!?! I’d take that over Lost Records any day.

Then we’re having Avowed, just had Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite Resistance, Citizen Sleeper 2 and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. Seven new day one games in January alone isn’t slowing down.

PS+ only gets new games every few months and is stuffed with older games you can get for pennies on the dollar.

GP had been amazing lately and with all that’s coming this year, even better things to come!

@Ralizah So Ghost of Tsushima got similar review scores is it not “Sony-tier”?

Also think games like Pillars of Eternity 2 are definitely top-tier and not merely “decent”.

So about the same scores as Stellar Blade and Ghost of Tsushima, which are both great. Yeah, 81 is nice.

@IronMan30 An 82 average is middling? That’s pretty good in my eyes.

This is getting better reviews than the new Trails game.

There’s an indie showcase later this month. Betting there will be some shadow drops there.

Nice. Despite the narrative out there, Xbox keeps on rolling and I’m here for it!

Takes a bit of time to get going but it’s a fun game once it does. Another win for GamePass for me!

Lots of good day one games. Fantastic start to the new year!

More money for Microsoft to keep pumping out great first party games for us to play on GamePass! Bring it on!

As long as GamePass exists and continues to provide a great line up of games, I know I’ll still be in line to get the next Xbox.

Nice. Plan on juggling this with Eternal Strands this week!

Really hope this is the last story on this for a while. It’s really, really getting old.

@Fiendish-Beaver “Let's face it, putting aside first-party games, the games that have been entering the Service were noticeably fewer and mostly smaller than they were in the heyday of Game Pass in 2020-2022. The Service is not what it was”

Have you looked at the line up of games this year? Aside from first party games, there are some fantastic third party games coming to the service. Many $50+ that I wouldn’t call “small.”

Games like Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, Atomfall, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Mixtape, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and many, many others. There’s around 50 third party games already announced for GamePass this year. And sure there will be many others.

I actually have think this will be the biggest year by far for GamePass.

https://www.purexbox.com/guides/xbox-game-pass-in-2025-the-full-list-of-everything-announced-so-far

GamePass is the big reason I will stick with Xbox consoles. Obviously if there are huge price increases, I might reconsider (though I have never paid even close to full price). It saves me a hell of a lot of money in the long run.

How many of these stories do we really need?

And as usual, I’ll just say that l really don’t care. I’ll continue to buy an Xbox as long as GamePass is as good of a value as it is now. And this year is absolutely amazing for GamePass so where else the games go matters exactly zero to me.

Having a blast with Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on my Series X. Thanks GamePass!!!

I’ve bought prior upgrades because they included story DLC that I would have bought anyway. But with none in this upgrade, I’m going to pass this time.

Definitely excited for it. All of the previews I’ve read have been very positive so can’t wait to play next month !!!

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Only Claire was third party. Ninja Gaiden 4 is being published by Xbox Game Studios, which most consider to make a game first party (or at least second party).

I honestly could care less about exclusivity these days. The fact that I can play every one of these day one on GamePass is enough for me!

Easiest grade ever. An ‘A’ all the way. Simply fantastic and only covered a fraction of the games coming from Xbox this year!

@Ash_uk1 Don’t worry just because it wasn’t at this. They’re coming.

Well deserved. He did a fantastic job!

Lonely Mountain Snow Riders is also out and it’s fantastic!