Xbox Game Pass Will Close Critically Acclaimed Game Along With 10 Other Games

Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are in for a huge blow as the subscription service is set to lose 11 games, including the critically-acclaimed RPG Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. This wave of departures is one of the biggest in the history of the service, and it will affect Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X players alike. 

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age boasts an impressive 92 on Metacritic and is one of the bigger games that the Xbox Game Pass will be losing on December 15. Other notable titles that will be leaving the subscription service on the same date are Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, Console, and PC), Breathedge (Cloud, Console, and PC), Firewatch (Cloud, Console, and PC), Lake (Cloud, Console, and PC), One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC), Neoverse (Cloud and Console), Race with Ryan (Cloud, Console, and PC), Transformers: Battlegrounds (Cloud, Console, and PC), Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (Console) EA Play, and Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Cloud, Console, and PC) . 

While the loss of these titles is undoubtedly a major blow to Xbox Game Pass subscribers, Microsoft has assured that this is just a temporary setback, as the service will continue to host a wide range of games. In addition, the company has promised to add more games to the subscription service in the near future.

Overall, Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be losing 11 games, including the critically-acclaimed RPG Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, on December 15. While this is undoubtedly a major blow to the subscription service, Microsoft has assured that this is only a temporary setback and that more games will be added to the subscription service in the near future.