Another 11 Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (May 2021)

Wait, Alan Wake? Really?

I really dont get what's going on with Alan wake it disappears from sale them reappears then its on gamepass then it gets removed i thought Microsoft owned the IP ?

I guess I’ll start playing Alan Wake then! Surprised because I didn’t think it’d been on Gamepass that long.

Shame to see Alan Wake go. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that Alan Wake 2 was leaked and apparently in early development?

Not cool for Alan Wake but I own the damn game, so...

By the way, it's on my backlog since an eternity. I really should give it a try, now !

Ah man, I just started Alan Wake on Xbone despite owning it on PC. Wrong choice!

I really don't understand the Alan Wake pull here...unless it's finally releasing on Playstation

Alan Wake was like the third game I played when I got my Series X in December last year. Its a good game.

@AFCC I doubt it is, but like others have said, it makes little sense to pull it even though Remedy owns the publishing rights now.

It was on my list of games to finally play at some point this year, but I'm not pushing it ahead of games I'm playing already just because of something stupid like pulling it yet again.

It'll get the usual "it's leaving Game Pass, please buy it now to keep playing it" discount before it leaves. It's $20 right now, which is a bit steep, but $4 off that would at least be something.

Get yourself a sealed copy of quantum break. Cheap as chips and comes with digital copy of Alan Wake.

@AFCC Third-party games leave Game Pass all the time. It's not a response to something in particular like you're thinking.

Another Final Fantasy game getting removed is also a bit odd. They made a big deal about getting Final Fantasy games on Game Pass, and even announced early this year that all of them (starting at VII) would come to Game Pass at some point this year (minus Sony exclusives of course).

So, why remove any of them?

@KilloWertz
All square games sense they started putting into gamepass are 12 months.

People confused they just said all final fantasy be in game pass. But not at once so ff15 was in and gone and now 9.

@Terrin Obviously not saying you're wrong or anything, but then why make the announcement earlier in the year to give people that impression?

Honestly, it's not a big deal to me since there's no way I'd be able to play many of them before they left anyways with everything else out there as well, but their announcement earlier in the year did more than just give people the impression that all of them (7-15, minus 14). If they would have been more clear, it would have prevented any confusion/disappointment, that's all.

Remedy fully owns Alan Wake now. So I guess MS have to pay them a cut as long as they keep AW on Game Pass.

But I'm more disappointed to see FF 9 leaving the service. I know SE games are on game pass only for 12 months but I never had the time to play this one and I doubt to be able to finish it now.

(For anyone who does not know, games tend to leave 14 days after the MS's official announcement)

Weird that all the older EA sports games are leaving, I figured they would be there for good..

@Bmartin001 i think EA is looking those servers entirely and are slowly turning it off?

Alan Wake was out gamepass club game last month and I'm so glad i got to play it. I personally loved the story, chapter 4 was by far the best. Its not a crazy long game so if you have a chance play it before it leaves.

@KilloWertz
Strange I just rewatched the announcement ( this was announced back at xo19 feels like forever ago damn covid) but I guess I don't get the confusion the square rep just states and names every FF title ( post 7 minus 14) will come to game pass starting in 2020, nothing about them staying or all being in at once

But I agree there should be some way to tell when a title is set to leave game pass outside the generic 15 day timeframe.

It's just hit that Alan Wake is not an xbox game anymore.

Maybe we can get The Evil Within 3 to replace?

(though honestly, I have a soft spot and preference for Alan Wake. Here's hoping for number 2).

Alan Wake is pretty good, and worth playing - especially if you enjoyed Control.

However, Hotline Miami is a gd masterpiece. I highly recommend giving it a chance if you haven't already. The story is dark and cerebral, gameplay is tight, focused, and addictive, and don't even get me started on the top quality soundtrack. Easily one of the best indies ever made in my opinion.

Free advice: If you "didn't have time" to play these games, knowing that their time on Game Pass was limited (regardless of the length of time on GP), be honest with yourself: you were never actually going to play these games anyway, and that's fine - You don't have to play them all. More importantly, don't waste your money buying these games just for them to sit on your backlog for eternity - you already proved to yourself that you're simply not going to play them. Instead, just save your money and go on a vacation when covid settles down. It's opportunity cost, and you're literally trading experiences by wasting your money on something you aren't benefitting from in any way whatsoever. And yes, I'm talking to myself, but hopefully this is helpful for someone else as well.

@Terrin I didn't even remember that announcement. I searched and found some articles, one from this year showing 7-15 (minus 14). It is what it is, and like I said, I doubt I would have played many of them anyways (I already own the 3 Final Fantasy 13 games too) as there just isn't enough time.

@everynowandben I had never even heard of Hotline Miami until yesterday, but unfortunately it's only on Game Pass on PC. The collection for both games is only $25, which isn't too bad. Could end up on my list of indie games to play when I need something quick in between other games.

@KilloWertz I do get it and agree with you on the not enough time.

I am hoping the hotline Miami Xbox collection hits game pass

Literally just downloaded Alan Wake not that long ago, days before they announced it was leaving. Typical. There's no way i'll have time to complete it either before then