Over the course of this year, a flood of video games have arrived in Xbox Game Pass, including day-one titles, big surprises, blockbusters and independent products. However, quite unexpectedly, December saw a single wave of games arrive. Hopes are therefore all placed in the month of January, which fortunately is upon us.
Microsoft has the opportunity to immediately forget the missed announcement of the games of the second half of December. 2023 promises to be very promising and the presentation of the first titles of the year is expected on Tuesday 3 Januarybarring last-minute upheavals that recent developments have shown to be possible.
It is still too early to know the complete plans of Microsoft, however there are several games already confirmed for the month of January 2023, all also equipped with a precise launch date. Are you curious to find out what they are? Read the list below.
Xbox Game Pass | January 2023 games already confirmed
Persona 3 Portable (January 19) Persona 4 Golden (January 19) Monster Hunter: Rise (January 20) Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for Xbox (January 31) Inkulinati in Game Preview (January 31)
Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Monster Hunter Rise will debut for the first time ever within the Microsoft-Xbox ecosystem. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, already available for a long time on PC Windows 10, is preparing to receive a version suitable for controllers and consoles, while Inkulinati, after a long wait, will be seen for the first time ever on the market in Game Preview version. A great way to start the year, isn’t it?
While we’re at it, we take the opportunity to warn you that 9 games will be removed from the Game Pass catalog on December 31, 2022, some even quite illustrious. We are talking about Iron Harvest (PC), Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars (Console and PC), Tropico 6 (Console and PC), Scarlet Nexus (Console & PC), Secret Neighbor (Console & PC), Gorogoa (Console & PC), Outer Wilds (Console and PC), The Pedestrian (Console and PC), and Embr (Xbox and PC). Take advantage of the Christmas holidays to complete them, alternatively you can take advantage of the 20% discount reserved for Game Pass subscribers to purchase the full licenses of the games that interest you most.
