Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is arguably gaming's definitive subscription service. Part of that reputation stems from the company's willingness to allow major exclusives to debut directly on Game Pass,

So, sure, GamePass is reasonably successful for what it is — but it definitely hasn’t changed the world like Netflix did to Hollywood. People are still mostly buying new games, sometimes even still on a disc from Best Buy or Walmart. Streaming a game to your phone or TV over the cloud remains pretty niche.

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass February 2025 Wave 2 lineup, which kicked off with Obsidian entertainment’s single-player fantasy role-playing game Avowed on February 18. On February 20, EA Sports F1 24 (Cloud,

Kiryu and co. are departing Xbox Game Pass at an alarming rate as two major Yakuza titles leave the service in February's second collection of departing games.