Microsoft plans to release the coming installment of the "Call of Duty" videogame to its subscription service, in a departure from its longtime practice of only selling the title independently, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
30.04.2024 - 16:57 / screenrant.com / Xbox Game Pass / Glenn Bunn
Every month brings new games to the Xbox Game Pass service, with the regularly changing roster in Microsoft's subscription offering plenty of titles for different types of players to enjoy. These can be titles from long-running franchises, indie gems, or titles from Microsoft's first-party studios which are added at no extra cost upon their launch, making Game Pass one of the better deals in gaming.
These titles can be announced long in advance, which is often the case with the main "", which come at the start and the middle of each month. There are some exceptions, however, such as the late additions of , which joined Game Pass suddenly in late April as part of the long-running deal with EA Play, and the roguelike, which joined the subscription on April 30.
Xbox Wire announced the arrival of four titles for May 2024's first wave of Xbox Game Pass titles, from the first in Crystal Dynamics' reboot,, the first-person detective mystery title,, and Starbreeze Studio's award-winning puzzler,. Coming to Xbox Game Pass upon its launch during May 2024's first wave is, an adventure title in which players assume the role of a cat lost in the city, making friends with stray animals and leaving a fair amount of chaos in their wake as they try to get back home.
There are several other titles that had previously been confirmed to be joining Xbox Game Pass in May but haven't been included in the Wave 1 announcement. These include, the highly anticipated follow-up to Ninja Theory's 2017 psychological horror game, the twin-stick shooter and the acclaimed puzzler platformer , which will be coming to Xbox and the Microsoft Store on PC after launching as a PlayStation and Steam exclusive in 2023.
The full breakdown of these titles and the dates they'll be joining Xbox Game Pass is as follows:
Title
Platform
Date Added
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC
May 2
Cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC
May 7
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC
May 9
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC
May 14
Cloud, Xbox Series S/X, PC
May 21
Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
May 23
Cloud, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC
May 30
can be pre-installed by subscribers now to guarantee immediate access upon its launch on May 21.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will also be treated to exclusive perks in: Season 10and. While is free to play, launched on Xbox Game Pass, so both live-service titles have amassed a fanbase out of its subscribers.
will offer subscribers the following three skins:
Meanwhile, will give Ultimate subscribers access to the "". This kit gives players immediate access to the Vigilant, Murasame, and Nimbus exosuits, with an extra skin for each, making it extremely easy for newcomers to get up to speed with the battle
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