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.

There's one major game hitting Game Pass this week, but if Avowed isn't your style we have plenty of other excellent new Xbox games you can play this weekend.

Xbox Series X/S is a stronghold for FPS games, featuring top picks like Splitgate 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Doom Eternal. These games are lauded for their innovative mechanics, graphical excellence,

Xbox Game Pass subscribers can now expand the Imperium of Mankind in the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. And if you've got the need for speed, you can race to the checkered flag in the Formula One Championship in F1 24.

It's 2025, what is the situation with Xbox vs PlayStation? Well, since Microsoft doesn't care about hardware anymore, is it even a battle?

If Microsoft succeeds, Game Pass could come to Sony's PlayStation and give players a way to play Xbox's games on rival platforms for the first time.