Microsoft has announced the next batch of titles heading to Xbox Game Pass for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
16.02.2024 - 01:38 / gamingbolt.com / Matt Booty
During a recent episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft made a number of key announcements, such as four of its first-party games coming to rival platforms (but not Starfield and Indiana Jones, contrary to prior rumours), Diablo 4 joining Game Pass on March 28, teases of new Xbox hardware later this year, and beyond that, a next-gen Xbox, and more.
Wrapping up the discussion, Matt Booty, head of game content and studios and Microsoft, revealed that Microsoft will once again host a showcase in June, where it will be talking about new releases lined up for 2024. The same was reiterated by the company via its official Twitter account.
“2024, the year coming up, we’ve got more than 10 major releases,” Booty said. “Hellblade 2, they’ve got the Diablo 4 expansion, they’ve got Avowed, Ara, the Indiana Jones game. And there’s more in development, which I think we’re going to be able to share more about at out June showcase coming up soon.”
In addition to the games mentioned by Booty, Microsoft currently also has Towerborne and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 officially lined up for release in 2024, while from the Activision side of things, we’re going to get the inevitable yearly Call of Duty game as well (in October, if recent reports are to be believed).
Microsoft has also revealed that Game Pass has now hit 34 million subscribers across PC and Xbox (including Game Pass Core, which was formerly Xbox Live), and stated that the service is going to remain exclusive to Xbox and PC.
Xbox is keeping our promise to bring more games to more players around the world.
With an incredible year of major releases like Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, Ara: History Untold, Towerborne and more — 2024 is going to be great for Xbox…
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Microsoft has announced the next batch of titles heading to Xbox Game Pass for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Microsoft has confirmed the next wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
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