Overview
- Microsoft published a second September wave on Tuesday that brings 15 games to Xbox Game Pass between September 15 and October 6, with Minecraft Dungeons II arriving on September 29 and Gears of War: E‑Day on October 6 as day‑one entries for eligible tiers.
- Several titles already on Ultimate and PC tiers are now being added to Game Pass Premium, shifting who can access those games without changing their availability for Ultimate members.
- Xbox has flagged eight games to leave the service on September 30 and is listing store discounts of roughly 20% on those departing titles until they are removed.
- A Microsoft spokesperson told reporters there are no finalized, immediate changes to Game Pass Ultimate and that previously announced day‑one inclusions remain planned.
- The move follows Microsoft’s recurring cadence of timed waves that blend first‑party day‑one launches, tier reassignments and short play windows, and it makes the October wave the next key announcement to watch.