Xbox Game Pass In 2023: The Full List Of Everything Announced So Far

“Spring TBD”
It’s summer now (in the parts of the world where the “spring TBD” was based on), shouldn’t those be changed to TBD by now?

Microsoft needs to sort out the poor management of it's studios as God of War: Ragnarok now releases when Starfield was supposed too.

Penitent looks like a very low budget indie and not up to Obsidian's normal standard. Where's the AAA games that have been promised for many years.

Sony making Microsoft look like amateurs. A disappointing year from Xbox all things considered. They only survive through Game Pass.

@Geezer absolutely, Not only Sony 1st Party but Sony 3rd Party Exclusives lineup is also so strong. Next year they've now got Forspoken (January), FF16 (Summer), FF7 Rebirth (Late 2023) and somewhere in between they've got Granblue and 1st Party exclusive Spiderman 2. Absolutely insane investments by Sony.

@darkswabber This article is about 2023, not 2022.

Timing aside, I think thats a great list of games to look forward too, with an even stronger line up beyond, no doubt, as investments start to pay off.
Its easy for me to be complacent about this year as I game multiplatform, but even for those on xbox only, there's wealth of value on gp to entertain till some of these titles appear, with some big 3rd party titles filling in for 1st parties till then.

And this is all just up until next June right? They didn't mention anything that's supposed to be out after that in the last showcase. Avowed and Hellblade I'd imagine are coming out next year.

@Grumblevolcano whoops I misread the title, my bad. 🫣

Forza, Redfall, Starfield, Stalker 2 (hopefully), Atomic Heart, and Valheim I am looking forward to next year. I am sure there will be more surprises.

On a side note, I am very much exited to play Pentiment. If anyone actually watches the gameplay. They took the mechanics from South Park Stick of truth in terms of movement etc.

Josh Sawyer, he was involved Fallout New Vegas. Pentiment is his passion project and will have a lot of dialogue. When developers are passionate about making a game instead of a cash cow, is what makes a great game. My two cents.

plus: Hellblade 2

It's all about Turnip Boy.

Atomic Heart.

If they don't screw it up, looks like a GOTY contender.

@Chaudy
As I’ve always said Microsoft, where are the release dates for the big three you promised at your super duper showcase by the end of June 2023.
Redfall, Forza and Starfield.
It won’t happen, they will be spread throughout the year of 2023 at the very best.
Redfall by June 2023 and Forza and Starfield after June 2023.
It makes no sense what so ever to cramp those big three all in the first six months of 2023 and probably have nothing left for the rest of 2023.

So even if they were ready which they probably won’t be as Microsoft can’t manage a p*ss up down the pub.

I would be happy with only Wo Long, so everything else after that, it's just a plus. Gonna be playing that game for a while.

My comments are the same as the below post, posted in October 2022 and others that posted in July 2022.
It makes it even worse since we now in December 2022 and nothing from Microsoft on the big three releasing before end of June 2023.
They are acting like a start up company not a powerful, leading company with gaming experience.

Previous October post.
As I’ve always said Microsoft, where are the release dates for the big three you promised at your super duper showcase by the end of June 2023.
Redfall, Forza and Starfield.
It won’t happen, they will be spread throughout the year of 2023 at the very best.
Redfall by June 2023 and Forza and Starfield after June 2023.
It makes no sense what so ever to cramp those big three all in the first six months of 2023 and probably have nothing left for the rest of 2023.
So even if they were ready which they probably won’t be as Microsoft can’t manage a p*ss up down the pub.

How many of these are going to go in the "here's what's coming to game pass in 2024" lol

So basically one possible MS exclusive AAA then, the rest all TBD.. if they don't start actually releasing games next year they are finished. No one will give them anymore time, when the competition IS releasing first party AAA exclusives.
I want the games I invested in the platform for, no more excuses.

@Dsswoosh Cannot wait for that game, but it's not an MS exclusive its third party. So MS can't screw that one up at least.

@themightyant I won't hold my breath, and they may not be finished but will be damaged in the eyes of gamers. They'll be seen as a games subscription service as opposed to publisher.
I hope they get half the list out of not all of it.

@themightyant If users see Microsoft as a subscription service and not a publisher, it will matter deeply, because they will own several big name studios not putting content out! They seem clueless on how to install proper management at these companies they are purchasing.that can lead to the market losing confidence in them and stock price dropping.
It may not seem important but it is massively, share holders want something for all these purchases of studios, and not just dividends.

@themightyant Not over egging, just highlighting my point.
Fact is if they repeat this year in 2023 they will be in trouble.
I only hope we get most of the games in the list, but I can also see them deliberately delaying their releases even if they are ready because they will have too many games for 2023. I hope they do not do that though.

You are obviously more optimistic about it then I am lol. Fingers crossed.

Xbox is getting a new Guilty Gear game?! Well I know it's Strive, but it's been ages since Xbox got a GG game. I also saw Blazblue as well. This is wonderful.

Wait…. goldeneye is now 2023? Why is it taking so long when the game has been finished for 20+ years ?

Strong start. I'm in work recess in february. Monster Hunter Rise, here I come!

Looks like some good titles coming. Of course I've got a decent backlog already so I'm not bothered about any new releases at the minute.

Hurry up 007!!!

Missing Routine and Ghostwire Tokyo

Very good list and its only January!

I'm sure the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels expansion was on an infographic of upcoming game pass releases (for 2022) at some point; has that disappeared or did I miss it?

@FraserG Oop yeah, just looked again at the infographic I thought I saw it on and it was just 'coming to xbox' not 'coming to game pass'

It’s a list of “TBD” I get it now

So far 12 games I wanna play this year not to mention a few from 2022 i still haven't completed

@FraserG Same could be said for any title that's TBD.

Goldeneye 007 multiplayer is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch. Switch the console capable of a whopping 720p in console mode launched in March of 2017. I don't know who's worse, Sony or Nintendo, they both make me want to puke. Sony needs to stop trying to be the bully, they bullied me out of purchasing their products. If Nintendo doesn't get their crap together they may be cut off as well. Microsoft, well they need to get their crap together as well. They have failed me over the last 3+ years. It's as if they all hate gamers.

@FraserG Just add it to the list and rename the article "Full list of Everything we know is 99% likely coming to Xbox this year" 🙃

Persona and Monster Hunter... That is all I need for the whole year.

I have around 700 CAN$ worth of games I want to play on that list and that’s before taxes.
GP continues to be 1000% worth it

PS Extra had one new game I wanted to play since it started, ONE

Counted 7 i’m interested in, there’ll def bemore i wanna play wen i see them. Wonder how many of the 7 will actually make 2023 tho.

@Chaotic_Goat God of War, Uncharted 1-4, Uncharted Lost Legacy, The Last of Us, Days Gone, Spiderman, Miles, Returnal, Horizon Zero Dawn, Detroit, Demon’s Souls. Have another look!!!

@sjbsixpack PS Extra has almost no new games, gamepass has value because it has a lot of games on launch day.

@Chaotic_Goat they haven’t released anything tho!! 2 exclusives in 2 years!! I’ve said this, Game Pass is great but it’s main selling point is day 1 exclusives. If they don’t release anything they lose that. PS+ has more AAA games an better games too. Plenty of amazing exclusives on there, just not day 1. If Xbox get their ***** together an hit their release days an if certain games live up to the hype then they may be number 1 again for sub service. For me, at the mo, PS+ is better.

@Chaotic_Goat an Game Pass has about 500 games, PS+ premium has about 800!!

@sjbsixpack for some people maybe but if a game is not new but is a game I’m interested in, 99% of the time I’ve already played it so that’s why PS Extra has no real value to me. Even this early in the year I already know that gamepass will have for 700$+ worth of day one release games in 2023 that I want to play. The value is insane.
But for new gamers, I can’t argue the value of PS+ Extra of course

@Chaotic_Goat yeah i agree but like i said, if Microsoft don’t release games then Game Pass isn’t as good. Hopefully every game listed to release this year will an the likes of Starfield an Redfall will live up to expectations.

Simple for me.
Atomic heart
Wo Long
Minecraft legends, a maybe
Redfall
That takes me up to very early May.
After that it’s anyone’s guess right now, but that’s plenty for me and the time I have spare.

@Sebatrox not even that bad of a game. Still also got FF16, Stellar Blade, FF7 Remake Part 2, Spiderman 2 and Granblue. Hardly a disaster year for Playstation.

@Moonglow well the discussion I was having wasn't about game pass. It was about the better console Exclusives between the PlayStation and Xbox. Which is down to opinion someone who enjoys Uncharted, God of War and Spiderman isn't going to care about Halo, Gears and Forza on gamepass. It's all about perception and your own personal tastes.

@Chaudy

someone who enjoys Uncharted, God of War and Spiderman isn't going to care about Halo, Gears and Forza on gamepass.

This is a confusing statement. Someone can like both, Uncharted and Halo, GoW and Gears, etc. Not sure what you trying to imply.

I doubt even if I bought every game you mention (only actually interested in Spider-Man 2, FFVII and FF16) that cant hold me the whole year. Starfield, though, that's a game that I am certain will be my most played game of the generation (not unlike Fallout 4, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and Oblivion before it.)

I am already subscribed to Game Pass, but I did so precisely shortly after getting my Series X so I could play the backlog of Gears and Halo games for the first time without having to buy it all. If I was not a GP subscriber, I could see Starfield convincing me to become one.

@Tharsman what I mean to say is that its down to personal choices, someone who prefers Playstation first party isn't going to care much about game pass and vice versa, as most people only have 1 console and usually the deriving factor is Exclusives.

Your statement about starfield also doesn't make sense. The game isn't out, we've barely seen anything other than 10 minutes of Gameplay. It has no predecessors, it's a brand new IP, for all we know the game could seriously suck. Yet you're already claiming you're going to be playing it for an entire year over other games. Not sure why youre so convinced that it's going to be your most played games. It could be broken at launch, or just seriously bad. It's too early to make such bold claims. I mean "most played game of the generation"..its not even out, no reviews, no previews, nothing. That's like me saying Hogwarts Legacy will be my most played game of the generation. Can't really make that claim without even playing it once.

@Chaudy I dont need Starfield to be out for me to know its basically Creation Engine Game 2023.

Since the release of Oblivion (hell you could say since Morrowind but that is a rough one to go back to,) I have not played a Creation Engine game that I didn't simply love and sunk ridiculous hours into. The setting is irrelevant to me. Todd would have to do some insane intentional sabotage to the engine and formula for me to not end up playing the game more than anything else (outside a dedicated MMO.)

The game can launch as buggy as any other Creation Engine game, and run at 10fps at times, you can bet I personally will play the hell out of it. Then I'll put it down, and a year later, I'll grab it again and play it again, repeat continuously, just as I am doing right now with Skyrim yet again, and plan to do with Fallout 4 later on.

(Edit: minor correction, Fallout 76 is a Creation Engine game I did not give a [bleep] about, and is also an example of insane intentional sabotage that I am sure wont be repeated.)

As for your statement about Playstation first players, we got quite a few in these comment sections that have bought XBox Series S consoles specifically for Game Pass and first party games. Many are vocally quite disappointed given most those first party games keep not arriving, but they are proof that yes, Game Pass and day one first party games are moving the needle, even if its as a second-console basis.

@Tharsman well there's no doubt that gamepass is great and fantastic value for money. I'm not arguing against that, heck I didn't even do that last year when it lacked first party Exclusives. The point I was making was that there is a big quality difference between Sony first party games vs xbox first party games. I mean how many Sony games have won game of the year vs how many have xbox won? Sony Exclusives sell consoles, 11 million God of War Ragnarok sales since launch. Its only been 3 months. Let's not forget ps5 is outselling xbox 2:1.

Having a lot of faith in a game engine is one thing but that doesn't mean the game would be a master piece. Like you said something could go wrong and it normally does with modern games. Whether it's self sabotage or something else. You could say it's unlikely that the game would be bad but going to have to wait and see how it turns out. I hope it's like you say, that we are playing Starfield for many years to come. I know it's a different game but many people made that statement about Halo Infinite and here we are just over 1 year after launch and hardly anyone is playing the game online.

@Chaudy

Let's not forget ps5 is outselling xbox 2:1

That is simply not true. Maybe on some specific windows but it’s not true for the entirety of consoles sold. The current state points at PS5 outselling Xbox at about 3:2. PS4 did outsell XBO 2:1.

Having a lot of faith in a game engine is one thing but that doesn't mean the game would be a master piece.

The faith is not in the engine, it’s in the type of games that studio does with that engine and how mod friendly these games are. Honestly, if you don’t totally love Skyrim and Fallout, you might not get the mindset.

@Tharsman yeah you're right it's not 2:1 anymore. It's 32 million for PS5 and estimated 20 million for Xbox. Although the numbers for Microsoft are difficult to say because they dont share the data Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/02/03/its-32-million-ps5-sales-to-how-many-xbox-sales-exactly/amp/

That is your personal preference, its your inner Bethesda fanboy. From a neutral point of view, taking into account Bethesda's last game Fallout 76 and also taking into account Starfields Gameplay showcase from last year. It's pretty insane to say its going to be the most played game of the generation. I mean it could be but can't really say until we get hands on it.

@Chaudy

That is your personal preference, its your inner Bethesda fanboy.

Yea it’s my preference, go back through my posts until you find the intentionally bold bit. No, it’s not fanboyism, if that was the reason I would be defending Fallout 76 and say ESO was always a fantastic masterpiece.

If you played enough of previous Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, you would see already the clear difference between Starfield and FO76.

And again: I’m saying it’s going to be my most played game of the generation, not the most played game. For plenty of people that will be Fortnite, Genshin Impact, Minecraft, Roblox, or whatever non-linear (that has no definitive “ending”) game they love the most.

Anyone else looking forward to Ravenlok?

I really enjoyed the Touryst and Riverbond (with my daughter). I didn't enjoy Echo Generation as much. Might give it another chance.

I'm actually enjoying GP for the smaller shorter games because I don't have much time to play. Benedict Fox and Replaced are on my list to play as well. Flintlock as well, so long as it's not too long or brutally difficult.

@Tharsman yes I understand what you're saying. It's all down to personal preference. I was just saying it's just a bit early to say before we get hands on with the game. But as you say you have the faith in the developer and I really hope it turns out to be your fave game of all time.

Why even put this out weekly when everything is tba, Newsflash we still have no clue

@Sebatrox what does that have anything to do with what I was saying? My point was that Exclusives sell console hence why ps5 is selling so well?

What does the monthly active users have anything to do with this? Did you even bother reading the entire article? It says that a lot of this is due to free services such as xbox live on PC. Ability to freely stream some cloud games such as fortnite. Its not a indication of Console sales or subscription numbers.

No idea how anything you've said is relevant to the point I was making about sales of consoles

I freaking love videogames !

This year I'm looking forward to Ghostwire: Tokyo, Redfall, Starfield and Stalker 2 on Xbox.

Forgot Railway Empire 2 was launching on Gamepass. Noice.

Sorry to be that guy, but Ravenlok is already out! And it looks great. Haven't tried it yet.

@FraserG Ark 2 was delayed into late 2024.

One could also argue that "large batch of Activision Blizzard games" has suffered the same fate, if it even ends up happening at all at the rate things are currently going.

@FraserG confirmed, Vin Diesel has entrenched himself within the site's back end. Soon, Pure Xbox will be all about family.

4 games I've enjoyed so far from January to June and 1 game I'm looking to have a go next month.

Should be able to add these Activision/Blizzard Games pretty soon to this list!

Call of Duty 2 (XBLA)
Call of Duty 3 (XBLA)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (X360)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (X360)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (X360)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Call of Duty: Black Ops IV
Call of Duty: Classic (XBLA)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (X360)
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (X360)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Campaign Remastered
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: WWII
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Crash Team Racing - Nitro-Fueled
Crash Team Rumble
Diablo II
Diablo III
Diablo IV
Gun (X360)
Overwatch
Prototype (X360)
Prototype 2 (X360)
Prototype: Biohazard Bundle
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5

@nickwpearce that would be amazing

so they added GTAV do we know if they'll add RDR2

I'm pretty stoked for Serious Sam tomorrow. It looks insane, stupid and fun. Perfect way to chill before the big hitters start dropping.

Game Pass Ultimate is surely the selling point of Xbox because it contains a balanced blend of AAA and indie games updated quite often, that's why everyone can find something new to play. At the same time it is not an exhaustive list and thus still gives opportunity to sell games (and/or their "ultimate versions") separately.

@CutchuSlow Well, many games are not hyped AAA titles but when you try them, they often prove not to be bad at all. For indie developers its pitty when they work hard to come with something new and often original but players and reviewers dismiss their afford as not comparable to "big" titles made by large software houses.

@Total_Weirdo What were your favorites? I bought my Series X as well in Februari and have never owned a Xbox before, so most series are new for me.

@Total_Weirdo Thanks!

Jesus I've just realised.

Everspace 2 - Sea of Stars - Starfield - Forza Motorsport - Cities Skylines 2. Not counting any smaller games inbetween. That's £300 at retail all before November and I get gamepass as an extra with my broadband network. Rofl 🤣

Runs out next March though 😞