Well, typically, first-party games – the ones developed by those under the Xbox Games Studios umbrella and published by Microsoft – do not rotate out of the service, with some notable exceptions. You may be wondering how long games stay in Xbox Game Pass. The library changes every month, with third-party publishers bringing its titles in and out of the service, with the only certainty being that Xbox exclusives will be available as part of your subscription on the day of their release. The list of all Game Pass games is exhaustive, as it includes some of the best Xbox 360 games through to the best Xbox Series X games, including new first-party experiences like Halo Infinite. There are over 400 games on Game Pass – when you factor in what is available for console and PC, and via the EA Play library. How many subscribers does Xbox Game Pass have? And you can even use Xbox Cloud Gaming to play new-gen games on your Xbox One – Microsoft Flight Simulator isn't technically available for the aging console, but you can play it at Xbox Series X quality via the cloud. You can jump into multiplayer sessions with friends, without having to wait for a (supported) game to download.

With Xbox Cloud Gaming, you're able to start a game on your Xbox Series X and then pick up your progress on supported mobile devices, tablets, and PCs.

There are also over a hundred games in the Xbox Cloud Gaming library that support dedicated touch controls. Xbox Cloud Gaming is designed to let you play Xbox console games on (and with) the devices that you have to hand – you could, for example, play Sea of Thieves on an iPad and control your ship with a DualSense controller if you wanted to. An often overlooked bonus of an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription is your ability to stream hundreds of high-quality games anywhere with a solid internet connection.

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