July 15 will be a rough day for Game Pass subscribers, with multiple games - including a couple of modern classics - set to leave the service that day. Eight years later, Game Pass is still the best deal in the industry, despite continued claims that its business model is unsustainable. With an ever-growing library of triple-A and indie classics, and the occasional day-one release, Game Pass subscribers have a lot to celebrate.
Unfortunately, that ever-growing library of new games also means that older games sometimes have to rotate out. To that end, six games will be delisted from Game Pass on July 15. All of these have been available on the service for a while, but it includes some major games. Mafia: Definitive Edition has almost certainly had a bit of a resurgence due to the upcoming Mafia: The Old Country, while The Callisto Protocol has remained popular since release, due mainly to its Dead Space pedigree.
It's pretty typical for Game Pass to go through at least one or two monthly cleanouts. Several games also left the service on July 1, including Journey to the Savage Planet (whose sequel just came out on the...