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Hades II Arrives on Xbox and PS5 April 14 With Game Pass

Day-one Game Pass placement signals Microsoft’s push to grow prestige indies through subscriptions.

Overview

  • Supergiant Games, which announced the ports Thursday, set April 14 for the Xbox Series X|S and PS5 release with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass.
  • The Xbox build includes all prior post-launch patches plus new quality-of-life tweaks and some bonus content.
  • Hades II will be an Xbox Play Anywhere title, meaning one purchase grants both the Xbox console and Windows PC versions with shared ownership.
  • AdHoc Studio’s Dispatch heads to Xbox in summer 2026 and it is not planned for Xbox Game Pass.
  • Cross-platform progress transfer has worked for some existing versions, but developers have not confirmed save carryover for the new PS5 and Xbox ports.