Highlights
- Xbox Game Pass receives 7 top wishlisted games from 2024's summer showcases.
- Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase revitalizes interest in its first-party lineup.
- Day one Game Pass releases like Doom: The Dark Ages and Gears of War: E-Day dominate wishlists, promising a bright future.
Out of the top 10 most wishlisted games that made appearances during 2024's summer showcases, seven of them are coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one, according to data revealed in a recent report. With so many highly-anticipated titles releasing on the service in the near future, this information suggests that Xbox Game Pass could finally turn the corner in the eyes of mainstream gamers and become even more of a behemoth than it already is.
After months of disparaging news and rumors surrounding the Xbox brand, Microsoft hosted an incredible Xbox Games Showcase that revitalized interest in the platform holder's first-party lineup. The company showed off a variety of games from all three of its major publishing arms, including Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Bethesda's Doom: The Dark Ages, and Xbox Game Studios' Perfect Dark. The showcase was considerably more well-received than Sony's May State of Play and Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest events, both of which were met with fairly lukewarm reception from gamers on social media. As such, it shouldn't come as a surprise that games from the Xbox Games Showcase are dominating the popularity charts, as one report seems to indicate.
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According to data provided by Gamesindustry.biz's Christopher Dring, seven of the IGN Playlist app's top 10 most wishlisted games from May 30 to June 12 are titles from the Xbox showcase that are scheduled to release on Game Pass day one. Although Sony's new Astro Bot game grabbed the number one spot on the chart, several GP releases from Microsoft and its third-party partners managed to fill up a major portion of the list. Out of those day one Game Pass titles, Doom: The Dark Ages was the most popular, as it was the second most wishlisted game on IGN Playlist. Gears of War: E-Day, meanwhile, was a close third, with Perfect Dark, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, South of Midnight, Fable, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 following behind it.
Most Wishlisted Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Name of Game Pass Game | Publisher | Ranking on Wishlist Chart (#) |
|---|---|---|
Doom: The Dark Ages | Bethesda Softworks | #2 |
Gears of War: E-Day | Xbox Game Studios | #3 |
Perfect Dark | Xbox Game Studios | #4 |
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Kepler Interactive | #6 |
South of Midnight | Xbox Game Studios | #7 |
Fable | Xbox Game Studios | #8 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Activision-Blizzard | #9 |
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | Bethesda Softworks | #13 |
Mixtape | Annapurna Interactive | #15 |
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers | 505 Games | #17 |
Avowed | Xbox Game Studios | #18 |
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn | Kepler Interactive | #21 |
Atomfall | Rebellion | #22 |
State of Decay 3 | Xbox Game Studios | #23 |
Stalker 2 | GSC Game World | #24 |
Some other Game Pass games from the Xbox showcase didn't manage to make it into the top 10 chart on IGN Playlist, but did find a spot among the top 25 most wishlisted titles on the app. These games include Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Mixtape, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Avowed, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Atomfall, State of Decay 3, and Stalker 2. In total, from the 25 games listed in the chart, 15 of them will be on Game Pass on day one, which is a rather impressive number.
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