Despite announcing bothXbox Game Passfor PC andXbox Game Pass Ultimateduring E3 2019, support for the subscription service isn’t slowing down. Today, Microsoft announced four more games coming to Game Pass, split between both Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass PC. The highlight among them is likely the introduction ofBanjo-Kazooieto Game Pass, care ofRare Replay, which is a fitting addition considering the pair’s recentSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateroster invitation.
WhileRare Replaytechnically offers 30 different games, for the sake of brevity, we’ll say that it’s a single offering, and that it will be released toXbox Game Passalongside three other games. Those games areResident Evil Revelations,Torment: Tides of Numenera, andGoat Simulator. BothRare ReplayandResident Evil Revelationswill be available starting June 20, whileTorment: Tides of NumeneraandGoat Simulatorjoin the subscription service on June 27.
As previously noted, not all of these games will be available for both Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC. Specifically,Rare Replay andResident Evil Revelationswill be console-only. PC gamers will have to cross their fingers for Microsoft to portRare Replayto PC down the line.Torment: Tides of Numenerawill be aGame Pass PCexclusive, which is understandable given it’s not available on console.Goat Simulatorwill be available on both services.
With today’s announcements, that likely makes up the entirety of the Game Pass plans for June.
There’s certainly a point to be made about six games being removed from Xbox Game Pass while only four games are being added. That’s a net loss of three games from theXbox Game Passside of the service. On PC, it’s nothing but good news, given the service just launched with dozens of games. It’s possible that the changes announced during E3 2019 could mean a slowdown for Game Pass on console, but today’s news isn’t enough to make such a judgment.Rare Replayis 30 games, after all.
