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Xbox has just revealed the next batch of titles leaving the Game Pass library, with 10 games in total exiting the service in late September 2024. It's a bit of a painful list this month we must admit, with some major games departing in just a few weeks' time.

Microsoft launched Xbox Game Pass in 2017, and since then, the gaming service has grown to be one of the best values for gamers. All Game Pass plans offer member discounts for non-Game Pass titles and other perks,

There is another caveat, that Microsoft has seemingly arbitrarily picked a few dozen games, many of them big titles, that are not included in Xbox Game Pass Standard,

Xbox Game Pass has long been the key differentiator for Microsoft's gaming business, offering an alternative subscription-based store against Steam on PC, and offering heaps of value on console against PlayStation with its day-one games pledge. That covenant has been undone now, though.

Xbox Game Pass has introduced the new Standard tier for $14.99 per month. It replaces Xbox Game Pass For Console, but bizzarely doesn't include day one releases anymore. Day one releases might eventually come to Standard after one year,