Key points
- Crash Bandicoot 4 was recently spotted listed as an Xbox Game Pass title on the Fire TV Stick Xbox app.
- Microsoft occasionally leaks Xbox Game Pass releases early, but it's unclear whether that's what happened here.
- Xbox Game Pass has added 12 Activision Blizzard titles since Microsoft acquired the company in October 2023.
Some recently emerged evidence suggests as much Xbox Game Pass he might soon add Crash Bandicoot 4: It's about time to your content library. This addition would push the number of Activision Blizzard titles on Xbox Game Pass to 13.
Microsoft owned the Crash Bandicoot franchise since it acquired Activision Blizzard King in October 2023. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy it is the only chapter in the series to arrive on Xbox Game Pass in the following 13 months.
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's about time may soon follow suit, a possibility hinted at by the Xbox app itself. Specifically, Reddit user SonicFonico recently noticed that the Xbox app on his Fire TV Stick lists the last major entry in the list Crash Bandicoot franchise as an Xbox Game Pass title, even if it isn't. Clicking on its thumbnail, however, redirects them to the file Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Xbox Store page.
Microsoft's leak of an unannounced release of Xbox Game Pass is within the realm of possibility. Similar gaffes have occurred multiple times in 2024 alone, such as when the company sent out a premature notification regarding My time at Sandrock coming to Xbox Game Pass in June. However, this particular case suggests the mention of Crash Bandicoot 4 it could have been a mistake, especially since the Xbox app thumbnail redirects to a different listing. Using artwork from Crash Bandicoot 4 rather than visually similar Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy that would be an understandable mistake on the part of someone at Microsoft.
Crash Bandicoot 4 will arrive on Xbox Game Pass sooner or later
Nonetheless, as Microsoft is now in the process of gradually rolling out Activision Blizzard titles into its subscription-based library, Crash Bandicoot 4 it will have to come to Xbox Game Pass sooner or later. This month seems like the best time for that to happen, especially since Xbox Game Pass currently only has two titles confirmed for December 2024. Of course, the first wave of its monthly roster has yet to be officially announced, which it probably will. around Tuesday 3 December.
Every time Crash Bandicoot 4 makes its way to the service, it's safe to assume that it will be available on everything from XGP Ultimate and PC Game Pass to XGP Standard, as this isn't a day-one release. For now, Microsoft subscribers can look forward Reversed AND Indiana Jones and the Great Circlewhich are expected to expand the XGP library on December 5th and 9th respectively.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the Xbox ecosystem's most exceptional value propositions to date .
