Xbox Game Pass is getting more Ubisoft games, starting with a classic

Date:
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:23:48 +0000

Description:
Assassin's Creed Origins will be the first of many Ubisoft games coming to
the subscription service.

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The next slate of Xbox Game Pass titles has been revealed, alongside the announcement that Microsoft will be adding plenty more Ubisoft games to the subscription service, starting with Assassins Creed Origins and For Honor: Marching Fire Edition.

According to Microsoft, both games will be added to Xbox Game Pass over the next two months so by the end of June. Assassins Creed Origins will be available to play on console, Xbox Cloud Gaming , and PC via the Ubisoft Connect app.

The For Honor base game, which is already available on Game Pass, will
receive a Marching Fire upgrade option, letting anyone whos already played it through the subscription service on console or via the cloud upgrade for
free. It will also be available on PC via Ubisoft Connect. (Image credit: Ubisoft)

Microsoft is pitching the add-ons as the start of an expanded partnership
with Ubisoft. In a blog post , Xbox Game Pass community lead Megan Spurr said they were excited to share that were working with Ubisoft to bring even more incredible games to the Game Pass library, and we should expect more Ubisoft Games coming to Game Pass in the future.

That follows a trend started earlier this year, when Ubisoft released Rainbow Six Extraction on Game Pass the same day it launched. Placing a much-anticipated, triple-A multiplayer shooter like that on Xboxs
subscription service from day one was a strong indication the companies were growing closer.

As they extend their partnership, we can expect more Ubisoft games to be
added to the subscription service. Those will likely include legacy titles, such as Assassins Creed Valhalla , and other Ubisoft series, including Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell .

It could also mean that more forthcoming titles will hit the service the same day they launch, just as Extraction did. That would be a big win for players, who would get to play the latest triple-A Ubisoft releases using their Game Pass subscription. But it would also be a major boon for Xbox, which will be looking to shore up the value of Game Pass in response to Sonys recently unveiled competitor, PS Plus .

So far, Game Pass has one clear edge over PS Plus: day-one releases of Microsofts first-party games. If it can add Ubisoft titles into that mix, PS Plus will lag only further behind. (Image credit: Ubisoft)

Elsewhere in the blog post, the next slate of Game Pass games was announced. They include: F1 2021 (Cloud) available now Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered (Cloud) available now Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (Cloud, Console, and PC) available now 7 Days to Die (Cloud, Console, and PC) April 26 Research and Destroy (Console and PC) April 26 Bugsnax (Cloud, Console, and PC) April 28

Thats a fairly generous mix of genres, spanning racing, horror, and family-friendly platforming. How does Game Pass hold up against PS Plus? Let us break it down for you



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