Although it’s admittedly hard to trust the word of Xbox brass these days with the many conflicting moves and efforts they’ve made in mind, especially after the closure of Arkane Austin, the end of development of Redfall and the closure of Tango Gameworks despite a “focus ” on expanding the Xbox portfolio in Japan and the East, Xbox President Sarah Bond has now confirmed that every first-party game that the Xbox Game Studios family creates will land on Game Pass on day one.
In a conversation with Bloomberg (transcribed by XboxEra), Bond specifically stated: “We know our core users love game pass, game pass is a game subscription, you get a whole portfolio of games, but most importantly you get every single one of the games we build day one in game pass. And the quality and breadth of those games have only increased over time. And you’re going to see some more really big games in Game Pass later this year.”
Bond was then asked if this would include Activision’s portfolio, to which she replied: “Across the board, across the board, you’re going to see some really amazing stuff. And keeping it something that’s very special to Xbox players is key for us.”
It should be said that there have been reports and rumors lately that Xbox brass have been debating whether or not Call of Duty will debut on Game Pass, due to it potentially being some form of revenue loss due to its sheer size and following , but apparently Bond has shut down those concerns and confirmed now. Call of Duty will debut on Game Pass on day one, there’s no possible way this statement can be misunderstood, right?
