Xbox Game Pass Adds 3 Day-One Games as Subnautica 2 Sells 2 Million in 12 Hours
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Updated · ComicBook.com · May 16
Xbox Game Pass Adds 3 Day-One Games as Subnautica 2 Sells 2 Million in 12 Hours
5 articles · Updated · ComicBook.com · May 16
Three new day-one titles hit Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on Xbox Series X and PC, led by Subnautica 2, Call of the Elder Gods and Outbound.
Subnautica 2 drove the update’s biggest draw after selling 2 million copies in 12 hours, becoming Steam’s top-selling game and one of 2026’s biggest launches.
None of the three games is available on Game Pass Standard or Premium, and Microsoft has not said how long they will remain because they are not Xbox Game Studios releases.
Subscribers on the eligible tiers can buy each title at a 20% discount while they remain in the catalog; Call of the Elder Gods holds an 80 Metacritic score and Outbound a 65.
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