Xbox Game Pass Will Remove Four Games In January 2021

Microsoft has updated the official Xbox Game Pass app to add the list of games that will be leaving the service later this month.

[Deathdeliverer]

Dang. This is the bad thing about gamepass. (and any rental service) I play Tekken 7 on PS5/4. I get my series X and start rampage on the unsuspecting souls thanks to gamepass. Now those days are over because I’m NOT buying it again. I wish it was like a GameFly type of deal. Limit the amount of games you can have downloaded at any one time and as long as you keep the subscription you can keep that game as one of your 5 or 10 game download limit, even if it’s off the list. If you remove it and it’s off the list, you obviously can’t redownload. It would eliminate that whole “damn i gotta rush” feeling I suddenly have when thinking of “yes your highness, Star Wars Jedi, and planet Coaster”. I have too many systems and games to play to be rushed on any of them.

[Ausbo]

You shouldn’t have to rush for Jedi fallen order because that will indefinitely be a part of EA play

[Deathdeliverer]

@Ausbo
Well that’s great news.

@Jeromeface
I buy all my games on all my systems except Xbox. Gamepass is a “why not?” kind of thing considering the cost of gold. It’s not too much more for ultimate so... basically it’s kind of a cheap price of admission for all of Microsoft’s first party games. As far as I know those games WONT leave gamepass. If I’m going to actually BUY a game it’ll be on PS5 / Switch/ or a TRUE Xbox exclusive (not timed & won’t see the light of day on anything else.) Those I’ll buy. Hell, I tried nier on gamepass and bought it on the current PlayStation sale.

[GamerRN]

@Deathdeliverer

Well that doesn't makes sense since all true exclusives are available on GamePass indefinitely. None that were added have been removed, so I'm curious why you'd only buy those games of you have GamePass

[jeromeface]

You know what else eliminates that gotta rush feeling? Buying games, not renting them.

[Eidolon]

Hardly renting when they're on the services for months or over a year. You can beat them, they give you enough warning. I would say it's worth not buying them. You are saving $100s. Some people don't have the kinda money to be spending on every game that sounds interesting. GamePass is just an outlet. No one is waiting for the game they've been wanting to play to show up.. And if it does, it's there for quite a while. Only game here I had any interest in playing is My Friend Pedro, I can probably beat it in a few days. I'm not trying to get the best bang outta my buck here, will just try to have fun.

[CaptainHenry916]

@Eidolon

Believe me that money adds up in the long run for any streaming service. Especially if you don't use it that much

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

Exactly

[crazyh0rse]

you can purchase the game at a discount before it leaves gamepass

[Eidolon]

That's how they get you.

[Rude-ro]

10%
$15 a month.. you better act fast to say “discount”

[DEEHULK88]

The game is on sale $11.99 as we speak and has been on gamepass for a long long long time.

[thornintheside]

Ms already stated, Games are on gamepass for 1 year year at a time.

It's about as dang as the info that the sun will rise tomorrow

[Tedakin]

Yeah but N4G has to overreact everytime a game leaves gamepass in order to try to bring down the service. I don't see the same hype when a huge game is added like Control last month.

[SoloFish]

If in the UK the Ultimate version is £15.49 on CD keys. Soul Calibur is a similar price too.

[gamer7804]

Xbox and ea games will be on there for a long time. Yes third party games can leave when the deal is up, but the games that are leaving later this month are dirt cheap and have been on there a while. Can even get a small discount if you think the game is worth buying, on the off chance this ever happens to me if I like I game and I’m not done. I have no problem giving a little money to the devs.

[DJStotty]

@Deathdeliverer

You do know that when games are leaving gamepass, you can buy them for a discounted price right?

[Gaming4Life1981]

Their is no bad thing about gamepass its just not, you get to play a large amount of games for a small monthly fee. Tekken 7 has been on gamepass a while now and has been consistently on sale for less than 20 with season pass 1 & 2. If it was a must have on xbox then you should have bought it like you did on ps, if not then just continue playing on ps.

The games that come to gamepass are on their for months and months so if you dont get your feel out of them thats on you. I never feel rushed to play anything on gamepass because i dont just download games to take up hard drive space i actually play them.

I too own every system and have a massive library of games on every platform including vr. To make sure im finishing games i play one sp game on each until i beat it then move on. Multiplayer games i play all the time on everything because its mp.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

Such a weak criticism of gamepass. Seem likes you're just complaining for the sake of it. Tekken has been on gamepass forever. You already said you own it on PS so what's the problem? You sound entitled. I was addicted to Ashen when it was on gamepass but when it left I didn't feel cheated is simply bought it at a discount.

[Deathdeliverer]

@speakthetruth

Call it what you want but I’m a fighting game player. Why not play as many people as possible? Get on Xbox and it’s a whole new pool. People lean towards different characters so I got to play different matchups, at the same time I’m not willing to purchase the same game again.

@DJ
I had no idea. My Xbox one stopped working so I’ve only had ultimate since the series X launch day.

@Thornintheside
I had no idea of that either. If games are on for a year then I just got in too late for Tekken, but that makes me feel great about Planet Coaster and stuff. They haven’t been on long so I’ll definitely be done with them within 3 months, let alone a year.

[DEEHULK88]

DEATHDELIVERER
They are having a last chance sale tight now and the game is$9.99 with the ultimate edition being $19.99, so there is no excuse for you not to get it.

[irishyort]

Considering Tekken 7 was released 6 years ago, I think I'll get over it.

[kythlyn]

Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass In January 2021
FTL: Faster Than Light (PC)
My Friend Pedro (Console, PC)
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (Console)
Tekken 7 (Console)

[akurtz]

All reasons to sub to gamepass..

[l33t_haxx0r]

1. Non of them games are worth a sub for.
2. If they where a reason to sub, they are being removed, therefore don't sub?

[Tacoboto]

My Friend Pedro is a decent 2-3 hour playthrough with solid shooting and controls. It's a pretty stupid story but it doesn't take much for a twin-stick to be worth it for "free" that length.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Happily playing Star Renegades, Gears 5, and Doom Eternal.

[Gaming4Life1981]

Never heard of star renegades will check it out today.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Rogue lite game...really good. You will die a lot
Until you understand the battle system but when you do it's amazing

[NeoGamer232]

Just finished the Hivebusters Campaign DLC in Gears and it was really good.

Started Doom Eternal as well. It is the best FPS in a while. I can see why it got nominations at the GOTY awards in the first 20 mins of play. Silky smooth engine, realistic environment, and completely addictive FPS gameplay.

[S2Killinit]

So if you start a game on gamepass and then they take it off... it pretty much ruins that game for you.

[Sitdown]

How does it ruin the game?

[gamer7804]

How so? All of the games saves and achievements are still there locally and if you delete, they are in The cloud. You can just buy it at a discount or wait til on sale. Or if you beat it already then just move on.

[S2Killinit]

I mean at that point what do you do? Go buy the game? I dont see myself doing that. I see me cooling off on it, then eventually forgetting about the idea of finishing it.

[Chris12]

So what? Thats your choice.

[Tedakin]

Yeah you can go buy it at a discounted gamepass price if you really have to finish it... Or you can just finish it before it leaves the service.

[Zhipp]

Fortunately they do give decent warning ahead of time that a game is leaving the service, so you can rush and finish it.

That's why I'd be kind of wary of playing 50+ hour games on the service, unless they're first party.

[S2Killinit]

@Chris12
Ummm thats beside the point. I mean isnt that why Im asking in the first place?

@Zhipp
Oh its good that they do that. I actually didnt know so thank you. Also Tadakin mentioned a discounted gamepass price which is helpful as long as its a good discount.

[Tedakin]

You're given 6 months to a year to beat every game that is added to gamepass. Some games are up forever.

[MADGameR]

Well, can't say I'm surprised. But this has nothing to do with me anyway since I'm primarily a PlayStation guy.

[gamer7804]

Why would you be surprised? Third party games rotate in and out it’s been that way since the beginning , ea and Microsoft games are there to stay

[MellauxGMNG]

Games have always rotated in and out, why does everyone always seem surprised or try to spin it into a negative? It gives people incentive to actually purchase the games and support the developers if they like the games enough. Im sure one of the reasons developers were on board with gamepass was because they get an increase in sales when their games are put on the service.

[CYALTR]

They really buried the lead here. Those 4 games are leaving, but...

"Microsoft has confirmed The Medium as one of the new additions to the Game Pass subscription in addition to Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 Remastered, and Yakuza 6 that will be added in the coming days to the Game Pass subscription. They are also teasing a fan-favorite returning to the service soon, and based on how they added DOOM Eternal, this could be Fallout 4 which supports 60 FPS on Xbox Series X."

Haters gonna hate!

[Tedakin]

Why is everyone shocked when a game leaves Gamepass? The games are up for a year or so. It's like Netflix. Movies come and go monthly. If there's a game you love on gamepass and really don't wanna lose it, they give you a nice discount to buy it and keep it when it leaves.

[vikingland1]

Why did they word the headline like that? Why not just say "these are the games leaving game pass this month? It's a well known fact that games are rotated every month. Everyone that frequents N4G knows this.
It's worded like this is a new thing.

[Nuvem]

All praise Game Pass. Our lord and saviour. /s

[343_Guilty_Spark]

It is for my wallet and there is a ton of great content.

[Nuvem]

A ton of great content being removed. There I fixed that for you.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

@Nuvem

Am I supposed to take you seriously? You sound like a hater.

I got plenty of games to play.

[cooperdnizzle]

But game pass is the best service ever! And it is way more than just renting a game, and game company’s don’t just pull their games off the service... jk not being to serious if it’s your think it’s your thing. I am very curious to see what type of games are made for the service going forward. I have a feeling ms will start making AA games from their home studios. I don’t see them making to many block buster games that cost 100 million plus. I like AA games if they are good, I think ms will go that route to make up for the low price point of entry.

Will see if course, ms has a long way to go anyway and will be playing catch up for at least the next 3 to 5 years. Hope they start making some good game and have it be competitive like the good old 360 days. They have dropped the ball so much sense than. My opinion, if you are an Xbox only fan and happy more to you. I buy all consoles and want all to do well, ms just hasn’t been doing that for the pass 7 years IMO. Gears is still one of the best online games though. Credit where credit is due, just wish they would innovate in the gaming industry again instead of doing the same thing every year after year.