Outriders coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch [Updated]

Xbox has confirmed that Outriders will join Xbox Game Pass for console (and Android devices through Xbox Cloud Gaming) on ​​launch day. However, after making an announcement over the weekend, Xbox confirmed that the game will be coming for Xbox Game Pass for console and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on April 1.

“Starting April 1 (no April Fool’s joke, I assure you),” the ad read, “Xbox Game Pass for console and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can get started with this true hybrid. genre of Square Enix, which combines brutal combat with deep RPG systems. “

It’s another high-profile addition to Game Pass, after Xbox added 20 Bethesda games to the service, 5 of which have the Xbox Series X’s FPS Boost feature.

A new tease could hint that the Square Enix Outriders may be coming to Xbox Game Pass soon. Twitter shared a joke email from Melissa McGamepass, senior executive vice president of general video game communications, who confirmed that a new game is on its way to service.

In addition to stating that this new game is “completely independent” from other previous announcements like the 20 Bethesda games that recently made it to Xbox Game Pass, the end of the email almost seems to confirm that Outriders is the game in question. .

“Before I left, I had something I wanted to ask,” McGamepass wrote. “Has anyone else noticed a mysterious signal appearing in the distance lately or am I the anomaly of the situation?”

Since its reveal at E3 2019, Outriders has made it clear that players will travel across the ruined world of Enoch in search of the source of a mysterious signal.

Additionally, those who have tried the long Outriders demo (which is available for free now!) Will know that one of the main missions has players escaping a anomaly.

The timing of this McGamepass email is also worth noting as it arrives just days before Square Enix’s digital storefront on March 18 which will include announcements for Outriders.

Outriders is slated for release on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia on April 1, 2021. For more, check out our Outriders demo impressions and 10 tips and tricks to get the most out of it. the demo.

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