We’re about two months into 2022 at this point, andXbox Game Passhas already proven itself to be a must-have service this year. Following an impressive 2021, Microsoft made sure thatXbox Game Passhit the ground running in 2022, releasing plenty of new games on Xbox Game Pass in both January and February.
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Here’s what fans can expect from Xbox Game Pass in 2022.
Day One Xbox Game Pass Games 2022
A key part of Microsoft’s strategy when it comes to Xbox Game Pass is its day one games. By adding day one games to the service, Microsoft ensures that Xbox Game Pass essentially pays for itself for those who pick up new games on a regular basis, making it legitimately the best deal in gaming. For example, if someone were to purchaseForza Horizon 5andHalo Infinitelast year, it would’ve cost them upwards of $120. For about the same price, they simply could’ve paid for Xbox Game Pass and had access to not onlyForza Horizon 5andHalo Infiniteat launch, but a multitude of other games as well.
One of the more heavy hitting day one Xbox Game Pass games in 2022 isMLB: The Show 22on April 4.MLB: The Show 22is a PlayStation-published game, marking the second year in a row that a PlayStation game has debuted on Xbox Game Pass.
There will be other multi-platform, non-exclusives hitting Xbox Game Pass on day one in 2022 in a bid by Microsoft to convince fans to go with the Xbox version of the games instead. This will includeA Plague Tale: Requiem,Atomic Heart,Hello Neighbor 2,Sniper Elite 5, and more.
Xbox Exclusive Games
The bulk of Xbox Game Pass is made up of multi-platform titles, but there will also be a number of exclusive Xbox games hitting the service throughout 2022. Thefirst major one of the year will beCrossfireX, a first-person shooter with a campaign developed by Remedy Entertainment, which is set to launch as a pure Xbox exclusive come February 10. The other Xbox exclusives will be available on PC as well as Xbox, so fans should keep that in mind.
As it stands, there are four Xbox console exclusive games currently scheduled to release in 2022, all of which will be available on Game Pass the very day that they launch. This summer will seeRedfallfrom Arkanejoin the Xbox Game Pass lineup, giving fans on PC and Xbox Series X/S the chance to team up with friends in a co-op vampire shooter game. Not much has been shown ofRedfalljust yet, but Arkane is a studio with a proven track record, so the game certainly has potential to impress.
A day one, exclusive Xbox game that does have a specific release date isStarfieldfrom Bethesda. The latest game from the same studio behindFalloutandThe Elder Scrolls,Starfieldis an ambitious new open world sci-fi RPG.Starfieldis being positioned as Xbox’s flagship game for this coming holiday season, especially since it will only be available to PC gamers and those with a next-gen Xbox console handy.
And finally,STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobylis coming to Xbox Game Pass on December 8.STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobylis the long-awaited sequel toSTALKER, letting players explore a version of Chernobyl inhabited by mutated creatures and other threats.STALKER 2’s graphicslook like they will be taking great advantage of the Xbox Series X’s beefier hardware, and what’s been shown has looked incredibly impressive so far.
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