FIFA 22 & Battlefield 2042 listed for Xbox Game Pass – likely coming this week

metro.co.uk:

The Xbox store lists both FIFA 22 and Battlefield 2042 as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, but no one can download them yet.

With Battlefield 2042 suffering from a dwindling player-base, EA is no doubt eager to get people back into it. From the look of things, its newest strategy is to add it to EA Play and, thus, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

That way, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to play it for free, which is definitely a more enticing prospect than paying the full £59.99. It’s not the only game either, as apparently FIFA 22 will also be joining it.

News of FIFA 22 joining Xbox Game Pass cropped up last week, courtesy of Twitter user IdleSloth. At the time, they claimed it was available already, but later backtracked and said it will be added on Thursday, May 5.

However, right now, you can see it and Battlefield 2042 marked as being part of EA Play on the official Xbox store.

For some reason though you can’t access the games yet despite these listings, which adds credence to the idea that they’re not meant to be available until this Thursday.

German outlet Xboxdynasty says it tried to download FIFA 22 but its EA Play subscription via Xbox Game Pass didn’t allow it.

One Twitter user attempted the exact same thing and was told they only had access to the FIFA 22 trial and needs to purchase the full game.

You can no doubt expect an official announcement from Microsoft and EA later this week, since this doesn’t appear to be the result of a glitch or error in the system. If it was, it either would have been resolved or acknowledged by now.

You can see the listings for yourself, for both FIFA 22 and Battlefield 2042, on the UK Xbox Store, the US store, and the German store.

It’s not too surprising to see FIFA 22 added