Xbox Game Pass has finally unveiled the list of games that are not included in its cheaper Standard tier and while Day one releases are missing, there are many older titles that are also missing. Microsoft raised the alarm when it announced that Game Pass will soon cost more for all Ultimate subscribers, especially after the company stated on several occasions that it did not intend to increase the service’s price. To cater for those who are not happy to pay the additional money, the Standard tier was introduced, but it seems that the deal is worse than expected.
Per ForbesThe list of games not included in Xbox Game Pass Standard doesn’t just include day-one releases like Some titles that are over a year old are also excluded:
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Age of Mythology: Retold Standard Edition
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Another crab’s treasure
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Botany Manor
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
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Core Keeper
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Creatures of Ava
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Diablo 4
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
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Eiyudan Chronicle: One Hundred Heroes
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Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
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flock
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Forza Motorsport
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Galacticare
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Go Mecha Ball
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Harold Halibut
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Hauntii
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Heavy weapon
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Humanity
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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
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Little kitty, big city
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Magical delicacy
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MLB: The Show 24
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Neon White
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Octopath Traveler 2
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Open Roads
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Payment date 3
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PlateUp!
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Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders
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Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends
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Sea of ​​Solitude
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
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Slime Rancher 2
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SpiderHack
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Star tracker
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Starfield
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Still the deep
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Chia
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The case of the golden idol
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The rewinder
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Turnip Boy robs a bank
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You suck in parking complete edition
While some titles like Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn And Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Make sense given their relatively recent release dates, It’s funny to see games like that Starfield And Neon White On the list of missing titles. The former was released on September 6, 2023, while the latter is over two years old.
Fans are not happy with the Game Pass Standard
And many blame call of duty
Although Xbox Game Pass is often considered “the best deal in gaming,” public opinion about the service is beginning to sour. Having broken promises that subscription costs would not increase in the foreseeable future, Xbox revealed the price hike shortly after confirmation Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 As a day-one release. Given the popularity of the franchise, many believe that the company is forcing users to pay for a more expensive service to justify placing the game on Game Pass in the first place.
Those who opt to downgrade to Standard would be at peace with the fact that day-one releases are excluded from the package but users are frustrated that the queue is missing even more titles than expected. Microsoft previously noted that regular subscribers will likely need to wait around a year to get access to previous day-one drops But the fact that even older games are not included is causing concern. Xbox has yet to respond to the controversy but clarification will likely come in the next few days.
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The struggle around Xbox Game Pass‘ Pricing was just one of several thorns in Microsoft’s side in 2024. The company started the year by announcing that Some first-party Xbox games would be coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo SwitchAfter that by shuttering beloved studios like Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. The community quickly became frustrated as many are now questioning where Microsoft intends to take the Xbox brand.
Source: Forbes