Smith also described Redfall as Arkane's 'pandemic game,' indicating that it was primarily made during the COVID-19 pandemic. This will result in a lot more feedback out of the gate than the team had anticipated. Speaking to GamesRadar, Smith described this as 'kind of shocking' and 'scary in a way' because of the sheer number of people that could potentially play Redfall at launch. No such agreements exist with open world co-op shooter Redfall, so it will debut on Xbox Game Pass the very same day it releases. RELATED: Redfall is More Like Far Cry Than Left 4 Dead After Deathloop's PS5 exclusivity ran out, the game wasted no time debuting on Xbox through the Game Pass service. However, Microsoft honored pre-existing agreements between Bethesda and Sony in regard to Deathloop, meaning the game was a PS5 exclusive for an entire year. One Arkane game has already been published since Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda went through in the form of first-person shooter game Deathloop.

When Redfall launches later this year, it will be the first time that an Arkane Studios game has released for Xbox Game Pass on day one, but all future games from the studio will almost certainly be day one Xbox Game Pass releases as well. Additionally, since this is a first-party Xbox title, it will also be accessible via Xbox Game Pass on the first day of its release.Redfall launching on Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is something that is both 'shocking' and 'scary' for the developers at Arkane Studios, according to studio director Harvey Smith. While we still don't know when Starfield might release, it seems like this year will be much healthier for Xbox fans overall.Īs a reminder, Redfall will only be available on current-generation platforms when it releases which means it will be playable on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. Not to mention, Xbox also stealth released a new game today titled Hi-Fi Rush, which comes from the studio behind The Evil Within. Not only will Redfall now be launching in May, but it will be accompanied by Minecraft Legends which is set to arrive in late April.

Fortunately, this year is already shaping up to be much better.

2022 ended up being a down year for Xbox as the company didn't end up releasing many first-party games throughout the calendar year.

On paper, Redfall is slated to be one of the biggest exclusives that Xbox has released in quite some time. Sharpen your stakes… #Redfall releases on May 2, 2023! /xZVcULZYuV- Redfall January 25, 2023

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