Games like Outriders and Fallout: New Vegas remain console exclusive, while others like Battletech and Crusader Kings III are only available on PC.

It exposes the one major issue with Xbox Game Pass: The game library isn’t unified across all three versions of the platform. If more multiplatform AAA games like Outriders start popping up on Xbox Game Pass, this could become a more frequent issue as developers and publishers will probably still want to sell their games on other PC storefronts. Meanwhile, Square Enix is only digitally selling games through Microsoft on Xbox consoles, so it makes a lot more sense to put it on Xbox Game Pass there. Xbox Game Pass is distinct from those popular PC storefronts, so making it a Game Pass title on the Windows store could cannibalize Outriders' sales on Steam and Epic Games Store. Still, this move makes sense given that Outriders is sold on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Square Enix and Microsoft have not officially commented on why that’s the case. While the door is wide open for Outriders to come to the PC version of Game Pass, it isn’t on there right now. If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can only try Outriders on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S or stream it from the cloud on Android. Microsoft reiterated this on Twitter that same day, confirming to a fan that it would not be on Xbox Game Pass for PC day one. When it was announced in mid-March that it was coming to Game Pass, Outriders was only listed for Xbox Game Pass via console and cloud. Outriders is not on Xbox Game Pass for PC at launch. Will Outriders be on the PC version of Xbox Game Pass? The answer is not so simple. It launched on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. Xbox Game Pass is getting more complicated as time goes on, with games being split between console, PC, and cloud versions of the service. If the demo wasn’t enough to convince of that the game was worthwhile (though it was a lot of fun), you still have a chance to try the whole thing out without buying it. It’s uncommon for AAA games that aren’t developed by a Microsoft studio. It’s not only a major game coming to the Netflix-for-games subscription service, but Outriders is on Game Pass day one. Outriders is one of Xbox Game Pass’ most important additions yet.

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