The next game from Pokemon developer Game Freak is going to be launching day one on Xbox Game Pass later this year.

Microsoft has today revealed another new roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2026, with 10 games joining the service from January 21 - February 3, including two major additions in Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding! Don't forget that two games have joined Xbox Game Pass already today (January 20th) as well:

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential subscribers can start the weekend a little early, because the next Free Play Days event begins today, January 22 and goes through Sunday, January 25. One of the four games available to players is South Park: Snow Day!, which seems appropriate given the cold weather sweeping much of the US.

The latest Xbox Game Pass update confirms 10 games that are coming to the subscription service in the next couple of weeks.

Here are 50 digitally delisted, backwards compatible Xbox games that are "Disc Only" in 2026: As you can see, there are some major, major games in here including multiple Battlefield titles, Forza Horizon 1, two Left 4 Dead games, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, The Orange Box, Batman: Arkham Origins and so much more.

It may be that the very idea of an Xbox game is coming to an end. Microsoft has undeniably shifted its tactics, with a new focus on multi-platform releases, handheld Xboxes that are actually miniature Windows computers,