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You know what I also really loved? Seeing everyone chat about it live here at Pure Xbox yesterday! The excitement was contagious

This list has been updated following the Xbox Games Showcase 2024! An exciting second half of the year ahead...

@PsBoxSwitchOwner There isn't any yet (everything's free and very plentiful in the beta), so not sure how that's going to work.

I'm fully ready for people to tell me I'm wrong in the comments 😅

This is just how I feel... really enjoying it so far! 🤷‍♂️

@awp69 You're right, thank you! Mistakes inevitably slip through when we're rushing to cover these showcases 🤦‍♂️

@InvaderFromSpace THPS 1+2 is amazing, you're going to love it.

@BBB You're welcome, we'll have a full summary of all the announcements immediately following the event (well, maybe not immediately... but very shortly after it!).

@Pastellioli Come and watch it with us in the live chat!

@Foxx_64740 Yeah, I've seen it - who knows what's going on there, but Tom's usually very reliable when it comes to stuff like this.

He's not the kind of person who's just going to make something up for internet clout, but at the same time a lot of his report was purposely very vague - he only said it was being "considered" for PS5 so I don't think anyone should take that as 100% fact.

It could be a long time before we find out what's going on with this Halo remaster anyway...

@Banjo- Haha, thank you! 🤣

@OldGamer999 Appreciate it! A busy but very exciting weekend ahead

@LaurenceJ1987 Yeah, it'll be watchable on demand. We'll have a recap on Pure Xbox of everything that was revealed as well (all the Xbox-related stuff at least).

@Banjo- They're usually the least busy for me too!

Not this week 😅

@OldGamer999 No release date yet.

@OldGamer999 Here's a bit from the PR we received:

"Yooka-Laylee is back in a new and improved version, Yooka-Replaylee, coming to PC and consoles."

@AccessibleDaydream Impossible to say. NBA 2K24 is on there right now but PGA 2K23 has never been, for example.

2K never keeps their titles on GP for long, either. Normally 6 months.

@Lucylu1983 That big gap between June 6-12 suggests that something is happening on Sunday 👀

@EVIL-C Well that's annoying. Thanks for bringing it up - I've added it to the list and hopefully we're not missing anything else.

@Senjutsu77 They'll remain playable (and re-downloadable) after the store closes in July, yeah.

@Kloppo You'll be able to find a link ahead of time by going to the official Xbox YouTube channel, hitting the "Live" button and sorting by "Latest".

https://www.youtube.com/@xbox/streams

It's not there yet, but it will be before Sunday.

I'm adding an 11th pick!

Square Enix will announce Final Fantasy 7 Remake for Xbox 😉

@Banjo- The feeling is mutual 😅

@Banjo- I really hope Banjo shows up this year

@ChopperCampbell Yep that's true, we have a guide for that as well:

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/02/guide_how_to_mirror_your_pc_display_to_your_xbox_one_xbox_series_x

Thanks both!

@Pusher2021 Haven't heard anything recently! Let's hope it is...

@Lup Stay tuned, not sure on that one yet.

Update: It's now been confirmed as coming to Xbox Series X and S.

@Decimateh The last announcement went up to June 4th, so it'll most likely be next Tuesday.

Article has been updated with the following confirmation:

"We’re excited to confirm that Game Pass members will be able to jump into Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 on day one with Game Pass."

No sign of a price increase / new Game Pass tier for now.

@Banjo- Lies are out there for sure, but I think there are definitely trusted names that get things right more often than not.

The likes of The Verge, Windows Central, etc are genuinely very good at this kind of thing.

@Foxx_64740 I wouldn't call them "malicious lies", at least not the ones I came across. Depends who you listen to though (some people on social media just say things to attract attention!).

The main rumours I saw suggested that Microsoft was considering what to do with COD on Game Pass - whether that meant avoiding Game Pass entirely, changing the price / adding a new tier, or simply keeping things the same.

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/05/xbox-reportedly-considering-game-pass-price-hike-to-accommodate-call-of-duty

@Ep_13 Does it not appear for you in the article above?

@Widey85 Ooh, that sounds like a fun plan for this evening! Will give it a try

@Dimey Not formally. As in, until today, they haven't specifically mentioned that the new Call of Duty is coming to Game Pass.

@Feffster Yeah, I think it's still a good program for sure. Hard not to feel aggrieved when it used to be twice as good, but ultimately it's a free service that continues to provide decent rewards.

This guide has been heavily updated to account for all the Microsoft Rewards changes over the past year.

I've kept the old sections in here anyway as you never know when certain things might begin working again... it's always worth keeping an eye out.

If I've missed any new additions to Microsoft Rewards, let me know and the guide will be updated again!

List has been updated with some of the latest mentions. Thanks as always for helping to keep this updated!

@K1LLEGAL Yeah, definitely PS1.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner 9am BST on Tuesday (we'll have a review to share here at Pure Xbox).

@Scenes I couldn't say, but yeah... all the press materials we've received for this specifically mention Android.

@Banjo- You'd think so, but because she didn't specifically name-drop Call of Duty, and there have been suggestions in the past that COD might be "restricted" on XGP, it's a safer option for us to reference WSJ's report when they're making a definitive statement.

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2022/10/call-of-duty-will-be-restricted-on-xbox-game-pass-confirms-microsoft

@Banjo- The thing is, if we said "according to Microsoft", we'd be accused of lying because MS hasn't specifically confirmed COD 2024 for Game Pass yet.

It's a no-win situation

I think this looks really good so far, and £29.99 is very reasonable. Didn't play much of 2023, but I'll probably be adding this one to the wishlist.

@MysticWangForce If you can buy it on the Xbox One, Series X or Series S store, it won't be affected (so it won't disappear after July).

Crimson Skies will still be there

@Banjo- Nah, Games with Gold used to get 10x as many views as the backwards compatible articles did. The only time the BC articles get much traction is during big sales like the Spring Sale, the Ultimate Game Sale, etc.

@Banjo- @ATaco The focus in these last 3 Xbox 360 Store sales is to include games that aren't backwards compatible, so I wouldn't expect to see many BC titles at all.

There used to be a time when a lot of BC games could only be bought on the 360 store for some reason, but that eventually changed and Microsoft started adding them all to the modern store.

In terms of guides, we can definitely look at doing more features for the best backwards compatible games - we did also used to provide weekly BC sales roundups for years, but we tend to limit them to the big sales these days because 1) Microsoft made it harder for us to figure out what's on sale week-to-week, and 2) we didn't see much demand in doing weekly roundups for backwards compatible titles.

@DoomGuy_117 Price is set at $19.99.

@richyroo Not actually sure yet... for some reason the Xbox version releases one day later than everything else, so we should know for sure on Wednesday.

@RunGMhx Ah, I'd forgotten about that! My bad.

@Arcticpandapopz Sadly we can't track Xbox 360 marketplace deals very well so your guess is as good as ours!

@RunGMhx Spec Ops: The Line will remain available post-shutdown as it's a backwards compatible game. All backwards compatible games that work on XB1/Series X/Series S will still be purchasable in the modern Xbox Store after July.

@Arcticpandapopz Yes, this sale is live in the UK right now as well.

@Banjo- As far as I know there are zero games in this list that are backwards compatible. There are, however, plenty of titles that have modern versions for the newer consoles (such as Far Cry 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider, for example).

@NEStalgia I haven't come across anything yet, but I'll be keeping an eye out for sure!