Xbox Gane Pass Ultimate owners have now received a new incentive for committing to the paid plan. Originally, Game Pass was 9.99/month and gave owners access to over 100 titles to play aside from the listing with Xbox Live Gold. Game Pass included access to big titles like Sea of Thieves and Gears 5, for instance.
However, an upgraded version of Game Pass was available for consumers as well, Game Pass Ultimate. This plan costs $14.99/month and gave owners all the benefits of the former, as well as covering Xbox Live Gold. Game Pass Ultimate also applies for PC users playing through the Windows 10 Store for supported titles.
DLC For Game Pass Ultimate Holders
Today, it was announced that starting with four titles today, Ultimate owners will be getting free DLC based on the payment plan’s titles. The DLC contents are as follows:
- Phantasy Star Online 2: Enter one of Japan’s biggest online RPGs with a special content bundle for the player’s character. It includes an Xbox Jacket, a gold ticket Mission Pass, and a Meseta Crystal (in-game currency). Available only to USA and Canada users.
- World of Tanks: Mercenaries: A free-to-play game based on tank warfare in the mid-1900s. Game Pass Ultimate Owners get three powerful tanks and more goodies!
- Sea of Thieves: Sea of Thieves invites you to experience the pirate’s life, from sailing to fighting to exploring and looting. With Ultimate, you get a free Ori-inspired Ancestral Sails, Figurehead, Hull, and Flag to customize your ship.
- SMITE: Command the powers of Gods in Xbox’s #1 MOBA. Ultimate Owners receive a bundle that unlocks five Gods, special character skins and voice packs.
Catalog Changes
Along with the new benefits for Game Pass Ultimate owners, the catalog of downloadable games is changing as well. The following games will be joining the catalog soon:
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (Xbox One Console Only)
- Kona (Xbox One Console Only)
- Astrologaster (Windows 10 Only)
- ‘The Surge 2 – Xbox One X Enhanced
- Bleeding Edge – Xbox One X Enhanced / Xbox Play Anywhere
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
However, not everything in the catalog stays around forever. Along with this update of new games, some of the games that have been in the catalog for a long period of time have to leave the catalog. Those unfortunate games on console are:
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
- Cities: Skylines
- The Golf Club 2
- LEGO Worlds
- Operencia: The Stolen Sun
- Vampyr
And for PC users:
- Battle Chef Brigade
- Cities: Skylines
- Kingsway
- Operencia: The Stolen Sun
- Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
- Vampyr
What do you think of the new content being added to Xbox Game Pass? Do you plan to get Game Pass Ultimate in the future? What do you hope comes to Game Pass in the future? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
For more information and to see the catalog, go to Xbox’s website here.
