Is Path Of Exile 2 On Xbox Game Pass Day-One?

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has already garnered quite a bit of good press, leading many players to wonder when they'll be able to play it. A sequel to the original , it's a -style action RPG, in which players can select from a variety of different classes and level them up along countless possible paths, leading to an impossibly long list of options for customization. The original was generally well received, but early previews of its sequel suggest it expands on that premise in every way, making it a serious rival to .

is available now in Early Access, which players can access after making a one-time, $29.99 USD purchase. It's currently playable on a wide variety of platforms, including PC and Xbox systems, but its plans for a future Game Pass release are uncertain.

Unfortunately, no, will not be on Game Pass on day one of its early access release. Nor have its developers, Grinding Gear Games, announced any plans to bring the game to Game Pass at the time of its full release, whenever that happens to be. For now, is only available to players who pay to purchase it separately — but it won't remain that way forever.

Path of Exile has several classes to choose from, with many additional ways to further customize each class, but some still stand above the rest.

Upon its full release, will be free-to-play on all platforms; paying $29.99 effectively only gets the player early access. It's like the first game in that way, which had a paid open beta period, followed by a full-fledged, free-to-play release in 2013. Therefore, Game Pass subscribers won't have to pay an additional fee to play it — then again, neither will any players who are willing to wait. In the meantime, the original is still up and running. Although it's not necessary to play the two games in sequence, the first game is well worth exploring.

At the time of writing, 's developers have not announced any plans to bring the game to Game Pass. While it's still possible, it doesn't look likely at this point, and certainly not any time