Summary
- Bringing older games like Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy to Xbox Game Pass can lead to a massive increase in player count.
- Game Pass subscribers can look forward to more Activision Blizzard games being added over time following Microsoft's acquisition.
- Other Crash games will likely be added in the future.
The newly-added Xbox Game Pass game Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has enjoyed a massive 2,808% player count increase since joining the service. Xbox Game Pass has proven to be a great way to massively increase the audience for certain titles. And while many Game Pass subscribers may be most concerned about day one games, older games can find a second lease on life through the service.
Xbox Game Pass adds new day one games every single month, but it also gives subscribers access to older titles as well. With Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard complete, Xbox Game Pass subscribers can look forward to the company's entire library of games that are currently playable on Xbox being added over time. The Activision Blizzard additions have been somewhat few and far between so far, but there have been some heavy hitters added recently.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Have Bonus Freebie to Look Forward to on September 10
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are set to receive a bonus freebie on September 10 that they can already claim right now.
One of the first Activision Blizzard games added to Xbox Game Pass was Diablo 4, which made its debut a few months back. Diablo 4 was followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 joining the Xbox Game Pass lineup in July. Most recently, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was added to Xbox Game Pass as part of the August 2024 new games. A collection of the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy with massively improved graphics, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has been a runaway hit on Game Pass. As reported by TrueAchievements based on data from GameInsights, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy's player count has spiked by a whopping 2,808% since it was added to Game Pass.
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Has Been a Big Hit on Xbox Game Pass
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy joining Xbox Game Pass has clearly been huge for the classic game collection and bodes well for future Activision Blizzard games. With Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy proving to be so popular, the obvious next step would be to bring the other modern Crash games to Game Pass as well, though it's unclear when that may happen. Many fans would like to see Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time come to Game Pass, not to mention the critically-acclaimed Crash Team Racing.
Besides Crash Bandicoot, another old-school platforming mascot would be right at home on Xbox Game Pass. Spyro: Reignited Trilogy will likely come to Xbox Game Pass at some point down the line as well, giving fans of classic 3D platformers plenty of games to enjoy through their Game Pass subscription. Rumor has it that a new Spyro the Dragon game is in development as well, and so chances are that will be a day one game whenever it's released.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.
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