The 2022 lineup forXbox Game Passis pretty bare when it comes to exclusive Xbox games. January 2022 has largely featured multi-platform games forXbox Game Pass, and while there are some major releases likeRainbow Six Extractioncoming to Game Pass as day one titles, some fans may be more interested in exclusives. It’s possible that there are new Xbox exclusives waiting in the wings that will come to Game Pass within the next six months, but if not, the second half of the year should make up for it.

Microsoft likes to reveal new Xbox Game Pass games one month at a time, and so it will be quite awhile before fans know everything that’s coming to Game Pass in the second half of 2022. However, it’s highly likely that current PS5 console exclusiveDeathloopwill make the jump, as it’s an Xbox-published game that will be free to release for other consoles starting in late September. And not only that, but Bethesda has confirmed that theStarfieldrelease date is November 11, and it’s confident that the date will be met.

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STALKER 2is one of the first Xbox Series X console exclusive games, meaning that fans will need Microsoft’s next-generation console or a PC to play it.Starfieldis the same story, meaning the end of 2022 is when Microsoft is really going to start using Xbox Game Pass to start pushing the Xbox Series S and X consoles as must-haves for Xbox gamers.Microsoft already discontinued the Xbox Onesome time ago, so it’s definitely time for fans to make the jump to the new hardware.

On top of all this, there are also rumors thatXbox console exclusiveRedfallcould get delayedto holiday 2022. Right now the co-op vampire shooter game from celebrated developer Arkane is scheduled to launch in the summer, but if the rumors are true, then it would also help make the end of 2022 huge for Xbox Game Pass.

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