Microsoft just dropped a ton of Xbox announcements, and we’re talking new Forza Horizon 6 peripherals, the latest Game Pass lineup, and a showcase that’s gonna blow your mind 🤯! The green gaming team is finally giving us the deets on the Forza Horizon 6 wireless controller and headset, and let’s just say it’s about time 🕰️. We’ve already seen the leaked images, but now we get a 47-second trailer to drool over 🤤. Both the controller and headset are available for pre-order now, and they’ll be out on May 19, the same day the game drops 🚀. The controller costs $89.99, and the headset costs $134.99 – a small price to pay for some sweet, sweet gaming gear 🤑.
The limited edition wireless controller is being described as “one of the most vibrant controllers Xbox has ever released” 🌈, and we can see why. It’s got a transparent cyan blue case with a metallic gradient, volt green, hot pink, and silver accents, as well as a silver metallic D-Pad and two-tone rubberized diamond grips 💎. The headset will also have custom sound effects, because who doesn’t love a good sound effect 🎵? It’ll play during certain actions like turning the headset on and off, pairing devices, and muting and unmuting the mic 🎧.
Game Pass is getting a major overhaul, with 10 new games joining the lineup 🎉. But, of course, that means some games have to leave 🚫. Nine titles will be leaving the Game Pass library as of April 30, including Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, which is leaving right after its latest announcement for its final DLC and sequel title coming soon 🐉. Here’s the list of titles being added and removed:
Adding
- Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 21 🚀
- Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – April 21 🥔
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 21 (Day One) 🦇
- Kiln (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 23 (Day One) 🔥
- Aphelion (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 28 (Day One) 🌟
- Trepang2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – April 29 🌴
- Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (Game Preview) (PC) – April 30 (Day One) 🏰
- Sledding Game (Game Preview) (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – April 30 (Day One) 🏂
- TerraTech Legion (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – April 30 🤖
- Final Fantasy V (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) – May 5 ⚔️
Removing
- Citizen Sleeper (Cloud, Console, and PC) 😴
- Creatures of Ava (Cloud, Console, and PC) 🐠
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) 🐉
- Endless Legend 2 (PC) 🏰
- Goat Simulator (Cloud and Console) 🐐
- Goat Simulator Remastered (Cloud, Console, and PC) 🐐
- Hunt Showdown 1896 (Cloud, Console, and PC) 🎯
- NHL 24 (EA Play) (Cloud and Console) 🏒
- Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, Console, and PC) 🌳
The ID@Xbox Showcase is coming up on Thursday, April 23 at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET / 5:00pm GMT, and it’s gonna be lit 🔥! We know that Mistfall Hunter, There Are No Ghosts at the Grand, Aphelion, and Solo Leveling Arise Overdrive will all be making an appearance 🎉. And who knows, maybe some other games will make a surprise appearance 🤔. The showcase will have exclusive trailers, new looks, and gameplay from titles headed our way in the future 🚀. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and get ready for some serious gaming action 🍿! 🎮
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