Xbox Game Pass has established itself as one of the best services in the gaming industry by offering a great lineup of titles: from AAA games of own studies until indie jewelry. Without a doubt, one of its best benefits was the Day 1 premieresthat is, proposals that have joined the catalogue from the moment they are first launched on the market; however, now this is an advantage that only a few people will be able to take advantage of.
In mid-June, Microsoft announced a new tier for its paid program: Xbox Game Pass Standard, which replaces the original plan that was available on consoles. It costs $14.99 USD per month and offers online multiplayer and a wide collection of first-party and third-party video games.
The catch with this new plan is that it doesn’t offer Day 1 releases, even for games developed by Microsoft studios. As a result, people who want to enjoy those titles from the start through the service will have to subscribe to the tier Xbox Game Pass Ultimatewhich is now available in exchange for $19.99 USD monthly, or PC Game Pass.
While the company warned that Xbox Game Pass Standard would not give access to the day 1 releasesmany thought that by returning to the service they would still be able to enjoy the titles that were already available; however, there is bad news on that front.
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Xbox Game Pass Standard removes access to Starfield, Hellblade 2 and more AAA games
The new Microsoft service plan is now available for purchase at Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Players quickly discovered that there are significant absences from the catalog, including high-profile exclusives. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate reportedly gives access to around 506 titles (including EA Play releases), but Xbox Game pass Standard only has 370 games in his collection.
Among the absentees we find Starfieldthe ambitious RPG from Bethesda; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIthe popular FPS of Activision; Diablo IVthe successful dungeon crawler from Blizzard Entertainment; and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade IIthe narrative title of Team Ninja. Recent third-party releases, such as Another Crab’s Treasure, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddessare not in the new service plan library either.
In total, new users of the service were left without access to more than 40 releases that were previously available at the basic level of Xbox Game PassOf course, you’ll still be able to play them at no additional cost if you upgrade to the Ultimate plan of Microsoft’s popular program. Remember that users who subscribed to Xbox Game Pass before this change will still have access to these titles as long as they maintain their subscription.
With all this in mind, when will Day 1 releases arrive on Xbox Game Pass Standard? According to a company spokesperson, they will be added to the library in 12 months or more after its original release. The date will vary depending on the title.
Here is the full list of games that are currently not included in Xbox Game Pass Standard:
- Age of Mythology: Retold Standard Edition
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- Botany Manor
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
- Core Keeper
- Creatures of Ava
- Diablo IV
- Dungeons Of Hinterberg
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
- Flock
- Forza Motorsport
- Galacticare
- Go Mecha Ball
- Harold Halibut
- Hauntii
- Humanity
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Lightyear Frontier
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Magical Delicacy
- MLB The Show 24
- Neon White
- Octopath Traveler II
- Open Roads
- Payday 3
- PlateUp!
- Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders
- Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends
- Sea of Solitude
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Slime Rancher 2
- SpiderHeck
- Star Trucker
- Starfield
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Tchia
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- The Rewinder
- Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
- VALORANT
- You Suck at Parking
But tell us, did you play any of these titles? Will you upgrade to the Ultimate plan level? Let us know in the comments.
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