Microsoft adds new games to itsXbox Game Passsubscription service regularly, but it also removes games from the lineup as well. April 2022 is no exception, with Microsoft having recently confirmed the newXbox Game Passgames coming this month, while also revealing what games will be getting removed. Microsoft has confirmed six games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass in April, with most of them being pulled on Friday, April 15.
Microsoft has announced thatMLB The Show 21,Rain On Your Parade,The Long Dark, andPathwayare all being removed from the Xbox Game Pass lineup come April 15. Out of these, the highest profile is easilyMLB The Show 21, as it was thefirst time anMLB The Showgame released on an Xbox console, and it also did so as a day one Xbox Game Pass game. Not to mentionMLB The Show 21was published by PlayStation, Xbox’s chief competitor in the console gaming space.
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Shortly after those four games are removed on April 15, Microsoft will be removing another game come Monday, April 18. Microsoft usually only removes Xbox Game Pass games on the 15th and last day of each month, but an exception is being made forF1 2019. Racing game fans have until April 18 to check it out through their Game Pass subscription.
Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2022
And while it wasn’t a part of Microsoft’s latest announcement, it was previously confirmed thatDestiny 2is leaving PC Game Pass on April 11.Destiny 2,Beyond Light, and the expansions preceding it were added to both PC Game Pass and regular Game Pass some time ago, though the console version was removed late last year. Now the PC version is following suit, though it’s unclear why Microsoft didn’t mention it alongside the other games that are being removed from Xbox Game Pass in April 2022.
The good news is that some of these games are basically getting replaced by new titles. While it may be sad to seeMLB The Show 21go,MLB The Show 22is now available on Game Passas a day one release, plusF1 2021was just added to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate last month thanks to its EA Play integration.
