Xbox Cloud Gaming ad for Elden Ring, GTA 5 fuels Game Pass rumors
Speculation around Elden Ring coming to Xbox Game Pass and XCloud has begun circulating online after the game briefly featured logos for both services on its store page.
As reported by several Twitter users, Elden Ring, along with other games such as GTA 5 and Soul Hackers 2, has been spotted with Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming branding on their store pages and in ads for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (opens in new tab).
It’s thought, though, that this could hint towards the likes of Elden Ring and GTA 5 coming to Xbox Game Pass one day soon. As pointed out by @klobrille (opens in new tab) below, it looks as though Xbox could be gearing up to bring new games to Xbox Cloud Gaming that aren’t currently part of Xbox Game Pass as well.
As a reminder, this feature was announced by Xbox in June and we are likely seeing the preparations here. https://t.co/nBduMivGuoAugust 9, 2022
The verified Twitter user, who has had talks with Xbox in the past, also shared (opens in new tab) that this could potentially be linked to a previous claim made by Microsoft, which said Game Pass Ultimate members would soon be able to "play, from the cloud, select games they already own outside the Xbox Game Pass library," and so, this branding slip-up could very well be preparations for this.
As pointed out by Twitter user @behzad_abd (opens in new tab), though, it seems like this is more likely a bug on the Xbox storefront after they've spotted the same branding on other games like Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, Tiny Tina's Wonderland, and Resident Evil Village.
Neither Microsoft nor Elden Ring's developer/publisher (along with any of the other games mentioned in this story) has made an official comment on the
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