Summary
- Xbox Game Pass is losing 5 games on October 15.
- These mid-month departures consist of Dyson Sphere Program, Everspace 2, F1 Manager 2023, From Space, and Scorn.
Xbox Game Pass is losing F1 Manager 2023 and four other titles later today. These departures outnumber the titles that Xbox Game Pass added to its library in the first half of October 2024.
Microsoft most recently curbed its subscription content catalog on September 30. That occasion saw Xbox Game Pass lose Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, My Time At Portia, and seven more titles.
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Another handful of games are now slated to leave the service later today, October 15. The upcoming wave of removals comprises Dyson Sphere Program, Everspace 2, F1 Manager 2023, From Space, and Scorn. Everspace 2 had the longest stint as part of the XGP library out of this next group of departures, as it was originally added to Xbox Game Pass back in October 2021. Meanwhile, Dyson Sphere Program and Scorn spent two years on the service, whereas F1 Manager 2023 and From Space have been available to Microsoft's subscribers for 12 months.
Xbox Game Pass Games Leaving October 15, 2024
|
Game |
Platform(s) |
Added |
OpenCritic Avg. |
How Long To Beat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dyson Sphere Program (Game Preview) |
PC |
Oct 2022 |
N/A |
64–206 hours |
|
Everspace 2 |
Cloud, Console, PC |
Oct 2021 |
83 |
30–71 hours |
|
F1 Manager 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
77 |
46–116 hours |
|
|
From Space |
67 |
11–14 hours |
||
|
Scorn |
Oct 2022 |
68 |
5.5–6 hours |
As is normally the case, no specific time of departure has been given for the October 15 Xbox Game Pass removals. Microsoft's track record suggests that these five titles will most likely leave its popular subscription service around midnight, local time. That leaves XGP members with only enough time to feasibly beat Scorn, which is by far the shortest game from this mid-October wave of departures. How Long To Beat's crowdsourced data estimates that a typical run through this body horror game takes under six hours on average.
Everspace 2 is the most critically acclaimed title from this soon-to-be-departing quintet, boasting an OpenCritic average score of 83, as well as a 93% reviewer recommendation rate on the platform. But Dyson Sphere Program might have given it a run for its money were it not for its early access status, as underlined by the fact that the intergalactic space factory sim presently has "Overwhelmingly Positive" user reviews on Steam, based on over 74,000 player impressions.
Xbox Game Pass has so far only added three new titles to its library since the start of October, in addition to committing to releasing two more over the next few weeks. These five departures will hence completely offset all of its previously confirmed games for this month. Granted, Microsoft has yet to detail the second wave of October 2024 releases, but that announcement will also see the company confirm even more departures, which are expected to take place on October 31.
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