Summary
TheXbox Game Passcatalog has expanded to includeLEGO 2K Drive. Unlike most additions to the popular subscription service, thisXbox Game Passrelease comes with a catch in that it’s skipping PC.
LEGO 2K Drivewas originally released for consoles and PC in May 2023. Although many players and critics alike praised its picturesque open-world hubs and sheer amount of content, it still ended up debuting to mixed reviews, with its live-service elements and some mission repetitiveness being among the most common complaints among reviewers. Even so, thefeature-packed nature ofLEGO 2K Driveand its varied world design helped it develop a reputation as one of the most accessible open-world games of 2023. The LEGO setting also makes this arcade racer inherently suitable for all ages.
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Game Pass Ultimate only; non-cloud versions were added in January 2024.
Returning title that was last available in May 2022
Returning title that was last available in March 2021
Day-one release
The next pair of Xbox Game Pass additions won’t have such platform restrictions, with Microsoft confirming that its service will be adding both PC and console versions ofLil Gator GameandEA Sports PGA Touron April 4. But as is customary for EA-published arrivals,EA Sports PGA Tourwill only be available via the EA Play add-on, which is an exclusive perk of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership.
Beyond that, the company’s ever-expanding content catalog is scheduled to receive at least five new day-one releases before the end of the month, including Rabbit and Bear Studios' Kickstarter-funded RPGEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Anotherhalf a dozen games are leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 15, with the vast majority of those departures being horror titles. This month should still end up being a net positive for Microsoft’s subscription service, even without accounting for the second wave of its monthly additions that’s expected to be announced in mid-April 2024.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft’s flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
