Report: New Game Pass Tier Exclusive To First-Party Games 'Under Consideration' At X

It's just one potential option though.Earlier this week, we heard via a leaked report that Asha Sharma believes Xbox Game Pass is too expensive and needs a "better value equation", and apparently there are various options under consideration for dealing with that.As reported by The Verge today, one of the potential options "under consideration" at Xbox is to create a new tier of Game Pass that's exclusive to first-party games from Xbox's own studios. Here's what's said about this:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 16-19)

Including this short but sweet co-op adventure!Xbox Free Play Days has returned once again for the next few days, and although we've only got two games as part of the selection this time around, one of them is a short but sweet co-op adventure that you'll easily be able to complete.That game is South Park: Snow Day!, which may not be the most amazing South Park game ever made, but it's still a fun little hack-and-slasher that features plenty of great humour and bitesized chapter lengths. You're literally only looking at a few hours at most to finish the campaign.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Metro 2039 Is Coming To Xbox This Winter, Gorgeous In-Engine Gameplay Revealed

Welcome to the new world.As part of today's 'Xbox First Look' broadcast, the team at 4A Games has finally revealed the next entry in the Metro series; Metro 2039. This is (somehow) an even darker, grittier look at the world taking a turn after nuclear disaster, and it seems like it'll be a real showpiece for current-gen systems.You can take a look at the team's introduction to the new Metro game up above, which contains an opening cinematic, some sincere developer talk, and a little teaser snippet of gameplay right at the end. Oh, and here's a little bit of setup about the full game here as well:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026

New trailers and announcements for upcoming Xbox games.It feels like we're getting so many showcases of upcoming games at the moment, and the latest one arrived today in the form of the Galaxies Spring Showcase that featured announcements and updates for over 50 titles.Inevitably, a bunch of the reveals were for games that are coming to Xbox, so we've picked out all the reveals from the show that mentioned the brand in some form. Most of these had been announced before but just received new trailers or release windows, but a couple were games that had never been announced until today.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/features/roundu...wcase-2026

Nintendo Download: 16 April 2026 (North America)

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Xbox First-Party Title 'Wasteland Remastered' Is Free To Claim Right Now

Grab it for free to keep!Although inXile's Wasteland Remastered is included in multiple tiers of Xbox Game Pass, it's currently showing up as being totally free to keep on the Xbox Store right now - which means that it's probably worth adding to your account while you can.Indeed, heading over to the Microsoft Store listing for Wasteland Remastered right now, the game has a 'Get Free' tag before showing that it's also available in Xbox Game Pass Premium and Ultimate. We'll link to the store listing down below so you can grab it:Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/xb...-right-now

Another Call Of Duty Game Is Seemingly Being Prepped For Xbox Game Pass

Could it be arriving soon?Following Modern Warfare's arrival on the service later this week, it looks as though Microsoft is preparing another Call of Duty title for Xbox Game Pass sometime in the near future.It's been spotted that Call of Duty: Vanguard — the series' 2021 entry by Sledgehammer Games — has just gotten an Xbox for PC version via the Microsoft Store. Prior to this, there was just the console version of Vanguard in terms of an Xbox release, and this sort of move usually happens when the team is preparing a title for Game Pass on the backend.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/an...-game-pass

Replaced Dev Warns Of Issue For Xbox Series S Players At Launch, Fix Planned For Thi

Update: Now fixed!The reviews for the brand-new Xbox Game Pass title Replaced have been excellent today, but if you're planning to play it on Xbox Series S, the developer has spotted an issue that you'll want to be aware of.Speaking to IGN, Sad Cat Studios says that the transition between Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 may cause a memory-related hang if you've been playing the game in a single sitting up to then, so you could lose all your progress.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/re...-this-week

Three Games Are Available Late This Week With Xbox Game Pass (April 16-17)

Including a couple of big first-party games.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Over the next two days, we've got three games coming to the service - two all-new for XGP and one that's moving over from Ultimate to Premium.Here's the lowdown on everything coming to Xbox Game Pass this Thursday and Friday (April 16-17):Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/th...pril-16-17

Xbox Is Giving Away Free Gift Cards To Celebrate Spring 2026

"Spring is back with great savings!".It's that time again! Xbox has been giving out free gift cards to a bunch of people to celebrate Spring 2026, and although not everyone is eligible, it seems a decent number of Xbox users have been getting them.Even I got one this time! Last night, I received a message from Xbox informing me of a £4 Xbox Gift Card that was attached to my account as a "Spring Gift". Here's another example of someone in the US getting a $5 Xbox Gift Card:Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/04/xb...pring-2026

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