Highlights
- Xbox Game Pass Core, launching on September 14, will feature a collection of 36 games including popular titles like Limbo and Celeste.
- Microsoft is discontinuing the classic Xbox Live Gold subscription service, replacing it with Xbox Game Pass Core.
- Xbox Game Pass Core offers a mix of AAA games and popular indie titles, catering to a wide range of gamers, all for a low price of $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year.
Xbox Game Pass Core is set to debut on September 14, and Microsoft has revealed the full list of 36 games that will be available in it. Among these titles are some of the best games available on higher Xbox Game Pass tiers, such as Limbo and Celeste.
Back in July, Microsoft announced that the classic Xbox Live Gold subscription service would be discontinued. The original Xbox Live network was unveiled in 2002, and Games with Gold appeared in 2013, offering new games together with a subscription to play online. Now, however, everything is about to change.
Microsoft revealed a list of 36 games that will be available in the upcoming Xbox Game Pass Core service. It contains some great first-party hits, such as Fallout 4, Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition, Doom Eternal, Gears 5, Halo 5: Guardians, and The Elder Scrolls Online. Other popular entries include Among Us, Celeste, Dead Cells, Inside, Limbo, Slay the Spire, Vampire Survivors, and others. In short, it’s a pretty neat collection that unites major AAA games and many popular Indie titles, catering to most types of gamers.
Xbox Game Pass Core Games List
- Among Us
- Astroneer
- Celeste
- Dead Cells
- Descenders
- Dishonored 2
- DOOM Eternal Standard Edition
- Fable Anniversary
- Fallout 4
- Fallout 76
- Firewatch
- Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition
- Gang Beasts
- Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition
- Golf with your Friends
- Grounded
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo Wars 2
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Human Fall Flat
- INSIDE
- LIMBO
- Ori & the Will of the Wisps
- Overcooked! 2
- Payday 2: Crimewave Edition
- Powerwash Simulator
- Psychonauts 2
- Slay the Spire
- Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition
- Stardew Valley
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Superliminal
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Unpacking
- Vampire Survivors
According to Microsoft, the library of the service will be updated only two or three times per year, unlike its main subscription service, which gets updates every month with at least a few new games entering the platform. Xbox Game Pass Core will cost $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year, which is essentially the same price that Xbox Live Gold had before. In comparison, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate currently costs $16.99 monthly after a recent price hike but offers hundreds of games.
Amid changes and new offerings, Microsoft continues to please gamers with its Game Pass service. Some would say Xbox Game Pass is entering a golden age with big day one games like Starfield. In this context, Xbox Game Pass Core is another offering that may give Microsoft an edge against the competition due to its low price and a good selection of titles.
Source: Xbox