Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Adds 2 Games Released 27 Years Apart Today
Summary
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate expands its library today with the addition of EA Sports UFC 5 and Diablo. These two titles, released 27 years apart, complete the first wave of January 2025 additions to the service.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can now play EA Sports UFC 5 and Diablo as part of their subscription. These are the third and fourth games added to the service this January.
Diablo, a seminal hack-and-slash RPG released in late 1996, needs no introduction. EA Sports UFC 5, the latest installment in EA Sports' MMA fighting game franchise, launched in October 2023.
These two games, separated by nearly 27 years, are now available together on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, launching later today, January 14th. While Microsoft aims to offer cross-platform games frequently, these titles are exceptions; Diablo is PC-only, and EA Sports UFC 5 requires an Xbox Series X/S for local play. However, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers with sufficient internet speed can stream EA Sports UFC 5 via Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Xbox Game Pass Now Boasts Over a Dozen Activision Blizzard Titles
With the addition of Diablo, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate now offers 13 Activision Blizzard titles, counting the Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy as three games each. This averages nearly one new Activision Blizzard title per month since Microsoft's acquisition of the company in late 2023. While many more Activision Blizzard games are expected, their arrival on Xbox Game Pass is clearly accelerating.
Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Games
EA Sports UFC 5 and Diablo conclude the first wave of January 2025 additions to Xbox Game Pass. The second wave is anticipated soon, possibly January 21st, aligning with Microsoft's typical Tuesday announcements.
Further announcements regarding upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles may arrive before month's end, given the Xbox Developer Direct scheduled for January 23rd. Microsoft has confirmed this event will feature Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, South of Midnight, and Doom: The Dark Ages, all day-one Xbox Game Pass Ultimate titles slated for 2025 release. Before the Developer Direct, Xbox Game Pass will lose six games on January 15th, including Insurgency: Sandstorm and Those Who Remain.
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