Xbox Game Pass Announces Surprise Title In October Playlist

Published 10/19/2020, 1:44 PM EDT

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Xbox are knee-deep in preparations for the Series X launch next month, but the party has already started. They are giving their patrons a reason to celebrate in October, especially to those who are Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

Xbox announced earlier today that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is coming to the Game Pass. In addition, it will also be added to the cloud gaming service for Android on October 22. Only subscribers of the Xbox Box Game Pass Ultimate can enjoy the PvP game on their Android devices.

Xbox went a step ahead to announce this fresh addition. Yesterday, they tweeted a cryptic picture to give out the next game coming to the game pass. In all honesty, the message was not that hard to figure out.

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This move is one of the strong ones we have seen from Xbox till now. Ahead of the launch of its next-gen console, Microsoft is going the extra mile each day. This has positively affected the gaming franchise.

Xbox Game Pass in October

Microsoft had earlier announced their subscriber count for the Game Pass along with their announcement of acquiring ZeniMax Media. The count currently stands upwards of 15 million subscriptions and counting. The increase has been monumental, with over a 50% rise from the last quarter itself.

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The move also stands beneficial for Ubisoft. While the game usually retails for $20, this will help bring more players on board from the Xbox base. The game already boasts a huge base, and this will help it move further forward after the next-gen update in consoles.

Game Pass spoils its users with choices now and then. Along with Rainbow Six Siege, more popular titles like Tales of Vesperia and Age of Empires 3 can now be played with the service.

Subscriptions to Game Pass for Xbox only costs $9.99 a month and the PC version sells for $4.99. The Game Pass Ultimate Service will set you behind by $14.99.

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Watch this space for more news on Xbox.

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Avhinandan Chakraborty is an eSports author at EssentiallySports since August 2020. He is currently pursuing his Master's degree in English Literature from Calcutta University, and has been professionally writing since 2020. Ever since he was a child, he has been extremely passionate about online gaming and eSports, having played titles like GTA Vice City, FIFA, and IGI, among many others.
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