Microsoft's Game Pass has come a long way since 2017 and now has the biggest catalog in this kind of service. From indie games to AAA, there's something for everyone.
Beyond the free games added in April, the Game Pass seems to be increasing its proximity to an important publisher: Ubisoft .
A partnership with Ubisoft on the horizon?
It all starts with the availability of Rainbow Six: Extraction on the service from the day of the game's release. Offering a big game directly from one of the studio's most important licenses on the Game Pass, that already implied that relations between Ubisoft and Xbox were in good shape .
We learn today that negotiations are still ongoing between the two giants and that two games from the Ubisoft catalog will be available in the cloud, console and PC library of the Pass in the next two months: Assassin's Creed Origins and For Honor Marching Edition Fire. These two titles will be accessible via Ubisoft Connect.
This proximity tends to suggest that a possible merger between the Game Pass and Ubisoft + services is possible , especially since last January it became possible to subscribe to the French publisher's subscription via the Microsoft application. .
Even if such a merger would undoubtedly be a good thing for the players who would then only have one service to pay for instead of two, the American giant would then be in a potentially problematic monopoly situation . Sony will no doubt have to compete harder than expected with its upcoming service if they don't want to lose the race.
Game Pass games you can't miss
In April, seven games join the Game Pass catalog . All styles and all atmospheres are at the rendezvous since you will find (among others):
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion : an adventure game in which you lead an anti-system turnip
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered : famous racing game with reworked graphics
- 7 Days to Die : an open-world zombie game
- Unsouled : an Action-RPG set in a dreamlike and supernatural setting, perhaps the most anticipated game this month
While Final Fantasy XIV just got the brand new Crystalline Conflict pvp mode some players reported large amounts of cheaters.
