The next wave of Xbox Game Pass departures is just around the corner, with eight titles scheduled to leave the service on June 30. Among them is Payday 2, StarBreeze Entertainment's co-op heist game that has been part of Xbox Game Pass for over nine years.
Microsoft's subscription service launched on June 1, 2017. The Xbox Game Pass catalog featured more than 100 titles at launch, including Payday 2: Crimewave Edition. The co-op shooter not only remained on the service over the following nine years, but it even expanded its reach as Microsoft kept splitting its catalog across more subscription tiers. For instance, Payday 2 was included in Xbox Game Pass Core, now known as Xbox Game Pass Essential, from the moment the entry-level membership launched in September 2023.
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A month following its ninth anniversary on the service, Payday 2 is set to depart tomorrow, June 30. Seven more titles are part of the next wave of library removals: Mecha Break, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the...
