Quantum Break Might Return To Game Pass, But Here’s Why It’s Going In The First Place

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Microsoft has shed more like on why Quantum Break is leaving Game Pass, as well as the possibility that it will be coming back soon.

We reported on Quantum Break being one of the games set to leave Game Pass yesterday. Quantum Break was released in 2016 on Xbox One, and later released on the Microsoft Store as a UWP, and even later on Steam, and also as a physical release published by Nordic.

Remember the Xbox One? That certainly wasn’t a good time for Microsoft Game Studios, but Quantum Break was the rare console exclusive from that console generation that sold well and was critically well received. Quantum Break also innovated on an episodic release model, that made it easier for consumers to access it, in a time before Game Pass. But there’s so much more to it that warrants talking about.

Quantum Break features a complex time travel plot that follows the Novikov self-consistency principle, basically, it’s impossible to create time travel paradoxes. We won’t spoil or explain the entire plot here, but the premise is central to game play.

The main game has you playing Jack Joyce, who has gained time manipulation powers. You can use these powers alongside conventional weapons taking on various enemies.

At the end of each episode, the game takes a 180 degree turn to a short video segment, which shifts you into the role of Jack’s enemy, Paul Serene. As Paul, you make decisions at the end of each TV show that determine what happens in the next episode. Paul also has time manipulation powers of his own, and he gets to see the outcomes of his choices beforehand.

Without going further, you can see that this was an outrageously ambitious undertaking, a gem that definitely overcomes whatever issues fans may have had with