Is Armored Core 6 on Game Pass? Armored Core 6 is almost here, reviving the mecha series an entire decade on since the last Armored Core game. FromSoftware has been steadily showing off the frenetic movement, almost endless customization, sprawling levels, and titanic bosses. But is this an Armored Core 6 Game Pass release going to happen?
While it’s already known that the game is set to release on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (as well as PS5 and PS4 too), fans may be wondering if the game is going to be available on the service the same day as the Armored Core 6 release date? Find out below.
Is Armored Core 6 on Game Pass?
Armored Core 6 will not be available on Game Pass. Microsoft and Bandai Namco haven’t announced a planned release on the service for the game. We could see an announcement prior to the release date, but given the excitement for the game that seems unlikely.
As Armored Core 6 is not an Xbox first-party title, it will not be released on Game Pass on day one. While day-one releases are usually reserved for Microsoft-owned franchises such as Halo, Fable, Forza, and Bethesda titles like Starfield, massive games like Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Guilty Gear Strive, and even the entire Like A Dragon series have all made their way onto the service to be played for free by Game Pass subscribers.
As such, the chance of Armored Core 6 landing on Game Pass doesn’t seem impossible, even if it is at a later date.
Multiple titles published by Bandai Namco, the publishers behind Armored Core 6, have been made available on Game Pass in the past. Scarlet Nexus, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch have made appearances on the service before, demonstrating that Bandai Namco is open to having its games available on Game Pass.
However, even since the beginning of the Game Pass service, no Armored Core games have been made available on the service. This could be due to the various games in the series having a variety of different publishers for different regions, making it difficult for Microsoft to handle the bureaucracy involved in bringing them to Game Pass. In addition, the Armored Core series has been historically niche, alongside the mecha genre itself, which could also dissuade Microsoft from adding any entries in the series to Game Pass.
While making them available on Game Pass would mean that older Armored Core games would be available on current generation systems for the first time (disregarding emulation), it makes sense why they have not been brought forward to the current generation.
On a similar note, none of FromSoftware’s Soulsborne titles have been made available on Game Pass at any point. Despite their massive popularity and critical/commercial success, as well as being available on Xbox (apart from Bloodborne), none of the Dark Souls titles nor Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice or Elden Ring are available on Game Pass. It isn’t fully known why these games have never appeared on Game Pass, but it doesn’t seem to be a good sign for Armored Core 6 eventually making its way onto the service.
That covers an Armored Core 6 Game Pass release. For more info on Game Pass, you can read our articles on all the Xbox Game Pass games and the best Xbox Game Pass games.
