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Microsoft announced that three games—Anthem, Farming Simulator 22, and Persona 3 Reload—will leave Xbox Game Pass on August 15, 2025, with most available at discounts until then. Anthem is being delisted ahead of its server shutdown early next year, and more games are expected to be announced after this date.
Three games—Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Gigantic: Rampage Edition, and Turnip Boy Robs a Bank—are set to leave Xbox Game Pass on July 31, but players can buy them at a 20% discount before they exit. Meanwhile, Microsoft is adding eight new titles to the service in the coming weeks.
The article discusses potential games that might leave Xbox Game Pass in August 2025, based on historical patterns and recent additions, but emphasizes that nothing has been confirmed yet and the list is speculative.
Six games including Flock, Mafia: Definitive Edition, and The Callisto Protocol will leave Xbox Game Pass on July 15, 2025, with discounts available before they depart. Microsoft will announce the next batch of leaving games after this date and has also revealed upcoming additions to the service.
Six games, including EA Sports NHL 22, are set to leave Xbox Game Pass on April 30, 2024. Players can avail of a 20% discount on these titles before they depart. Meanwhile, new additions to the library are expected in late April.
Xbox Game Pass is set to introduce several new games in April 2024, including titles like "Ark: Survival Ascended," "F1 23," and "Superhot: Mind Control Delete," with more announcements expected throughout the month. Additionally, some games will be leaving the platform in April, although the specific titles have not been revealed yet.
Microsoft has revealed the first wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 2024, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, PAW Patrol World, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, Control Ultimate Edition, No More Heroes 3, Lightyear Frontier, and MLB The Show 24. Additionally, several games are set to leave Game Pass in March.
Microsoft has not confirmed the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2024, but based on the trend of games sticking around for about a year, some predictions have been made. The list includes games such as Cricket 22, 7 Days To Die, and Goat Simulator, among others. However, it's important to note that these are not confirmed departures, and some games may stay or be added to the list. Microsoft typically provides around two weeks' notice for games leaving the service, and late deals with publishers can also affect the lineup.
The latest Xbox update includes a new feature that notifies players when a game is about to leave Game Pass, providing the departure date and a link to the store page. This feature aims to give players a heads up if they are in the middle of playing a game that will soon be removed. Xbox has announced the list of games leaving in November, including Final Fantasy VIII HD and Football Manager 2021. Additionally, Microsoft has partnered with Inworld AI to develop AI tools for Xbox games.
Steep, a popular PS4 game, is set to leave PlayStation Plus at the end of August. The game's departure was not announced alongside other games leaving the service, and it is unclear why it is leaving earlier. Steep's platinum trophy is notoriously difficult to obtain, with a completion rate of only 0.20% on PSN. Players have just over a week to try and earn the platinum before the game is removed from PS Plus.
Microsoft has announced that three games, including Spelunky 2, will be leaving Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on July 15. Spelunky 2 is a platformer that can take close to 100 hours to complete, while Exo One and Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls require around ten and eight hours respectively.
Five games, including Lawn Mowing Simulator and FIFA 21, are set to leave Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on May 31. Some of these games have tough completion achievements that require a significant amount of time to unlock. Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced seven new games that will be added to Game Pass soon, including Planet of Lana and Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Microsoft has not confirmed which games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass in June 2023, but based on trends, some predictions have been made. Games that were added to the service in June 2022 and June 2021 are likely to leave, but publishers may secure late deals to keep their games on Game Pass. The list includes games such as Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection. However, these predictions are not 100% accurate, and some games may stay or be added to the list.
Five games, including Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition, My Friend Pedro, Before We Leave, Umurangi Generation Special Edition, and Hearts of Iron IV (Windows), will be leaving Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass on May 15th. Before We Leave is a management/simulation game that takes around 80 hours to complete, while Umurangi Generation Special Edition can be completed in under two hours. Microsoft has not yet announced the games coming to Game Pass in May.
Microsoft has announced that eight games, including Life is Strange: True Colors and Rainbow Six Extraction, will be leaving Game Pass on or around April 15th. The other games leaving the service are Moonglow Bay, The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos, The Long Dark, The Riftbreaker, Panzer Corps 2 (Windows), and Quantum Break. Players may want to consider playing The Riftbreaker before it leaves the service.