Things are better today, but are they good enough?īattlefield 2042 recently launched its third season of content, and with that, it also joined the base EA Play line-up.

And can you think of any better example of that in recent memory than DICE's unloveable Battlefield 2042? This was almost a year ago. The lesson here? Xbox Game Pass is a great tool that developers and publishers can use to wrench investment and attention back onto their games – especially when there's a history that said developer wants to overcome. Outriders had it slightly differently it launched onto the service from the off, which seemed to help player numbers (in the first few weeks, anyway). You could even argue that Halo Infinite is in the middle of its own redemption arc right now a year after launch, and 343 Industries' troubled shooter is starting to see some wayward player numbers return.

For both Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, a late arrival on Game Pass managed to (partially) salvage their reputations, and reversed player sentiment on them, too.

Xbox Game Pass should take a lot of credit for thrusting games back into the conversation.

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