{"id":90069,"date":"2025-01-24T00:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/24\/2025-is-shaping-up-to-be-xbox-game-pass-best-year-yet\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T00:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T00:15:09","slug":"2025-is-shaping-up-to-be-xbox-game-pass-best-year-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/24\/2025-is-shaping-up-to-be-xbox-game-pass-best-year-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Is Shaping Up To Be Xbox Game Pass’ Best Year Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"


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While Xbox Game Pass rarely goes a month without getting at least something new that\u2019s worth checking out, it\u2019s certainly had its dry spells<\/a><\/span> in recent years. The back half of January, however, has quietly revealed a surprising number of cool new games hitting the Netflix-like subscription service, and with several more day-and-date releases announced during Thursday\u2019s Xbox Developer Direct<\/a><\/span>, 2025 is looking like it might be one of the service\u2019s best years yet.<\/p>\n

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Outside of locking up the occasional third-party blockbuster or a carefully curated set of smaller indie games, the true promise of Game Pass has always depended on Microsoft\u2019s ability to usher out a steady cadence of high-quality, first-party releases that would always give paying subscribers something to play right this moment as well as to look forward to just over the horizon. After years of promising that such a pipeline had arrived, it might finally, actually be the case. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the release calendar for Game Pass Ultimate day-and-date games is shaping up in 2025 (remember, you need the more expensive membership<\/a><\/span> to access the games at release, unless you\u2019re on PC):<\/p>\n

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