Celebrating Three Epic Months of Back-to-Back Blockbuster Game Launches in Xbox Game Pass

Just weeks away from the Xbox 20^Th anniversary in November, we’re excited to kick-off three epic months of back-to-back blockbuster game launches in Game Pass:

• The Age of Empires franchise has been a major part of Microsoft’s gaming legacy for 24 years and the Oct. 28 launch of Age of Empires IVThis will be the biggest launch of our real-time strategy games yet. It is available on Steam as well as Game Pass for PC.

• On Nov. 9, gaming’s premier racing franchise returns when Forza Horizon 5’s open-world adventure in Mexico speeds into Xbox Game Pass. This is our biggest Forza Horizon yet and the winner of Best Anticipated Game award at E3. Forza Horizon 5S, Xbox One, Windows PC and Steam, and Game Pass including console, PC and Cloud Gaming (beta).|S, Xbox One, Windows PC and Steam, and Game Pass including console, PC and Cloud Gaming (beta).

• Dec. 8: The Master Chief is back Halo InfiniteThis is the. This is HaloWe imagined it 20 years ago. Now, we can finally bring that vision to life with the biggest Halo game ever created. Halo InfiniteGame Pass will launch across Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will receive multiplayer bonuses monthly as part of the Perks Program.

We have been working with our partners to improve the game you love. You have explored these last months. Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs Part 1 Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life State of Decay 2 – Homecoming Grounded: Hot & Hazy, and last week’s The Master Chief Collection by HaloSeason 8. We’re honored that millions of you continue to play in these worlds together.

Gaming has become a community of people who share a common interest in Xbox over the last two decades. Gaming can build bonds and strengthen relationships between family and friends, and also give people new ways of connecting.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, we invite you to come join us Nov. 15.^ThAn interactive broadcast will celebrate the anniversary of Xbox and Halo. While we won’t announce any new games, this anniversary broadcast will be a special look back at 20 years of Xbox. We’ll share more details soon, so stay tuned.

We’ve been hard at work to deliver three months of back-to-back game launches. And while we hope you’ll join us in celebrating 20 years of Xbox history, know that we’re hard at work on the road ahead and what’s to come in the next 20 years.