While many were skeptical over the idea of allowing AAA titles to be made playable through a monthly subscription service, Xbox Game Pass has since proven to be an incredibly popular way of letting gamers play a wide variety of releases for one price. New games are announced for Xbox Game Pass regularly, with Microsoft making a consistent effort to make new releases available on the Xbox and PC subscription service from day one. Now, a new title may have been accidentally announced as coming to Xbox Game Pass, having previously not been mentioned as part of the service.The new game potentially coming to Xbox Game Pass is Gungrave G.O.R.E. Reviving the Gungrave franchise after 18 years without a mainline release, Gungrave G.O.R.E has been touted as an anime come to life, revolving around gameplay that is all about style and action. The Gungrave franchise might not be the most well-known gaming series, but it certainly has an interesting history, being created by Yasuhiro Nightow, the manga writer behind Trigun. The idea that Gungrave G.O.R.E may be coming to Xbox Game Pass stems from an email which detailed upcoming titles for the subscription service. Despite Gungrave G.O.R.E never being officially mentioned for Game Pass, it was listed in the email, which does indicate that the game could be coming to the service. But because the reveal has not yet been confirmed, it should be taken with a pinch of salt. The announcement was given only in a European Game Pass newsletter, meaning it could be an error.
There is also the fact that Gungrave G.O.R.E was initially set to release only on PS4 and PS5 back when it was first announced, later being revealed to also be coming to Xbox and PC. The Gungrave franchise also has a history of being a PlayStation-exclusive series. Whether Gungrave G.O.R.E makes its way to Game Pass or not, many will still be excited to see a return to the action franchise.
Gungrave G.O.R.E is set for release in November this year, meaning its release on Game Pass could help close out a 2022 that has otherwise been marred by a few major delays. Starfield and Redfall have been pushed back to 2023, for example, and even games that were set to be available on Game Pass in 2022 have been pushed back. High on Life has seen its release date moved from October to December, for example. So Gungrave G.O.R.E's release could potentially pad out the wait for some other anticipated Game Pass titles.
Gungrave G.O.R.E. Is set to be released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 22, 2022.