Classic Game Returns To Xbox Game Pass Today After A Year-Long Absence

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Summary

  • GTA 5 returns to Game Pass after a year, offering enhanced features like ray tracing and free upgrades for PC players.
  • Hunt: Showdown launches on Game Pass too, featuring PvP and PvE gameplay for subscribers.
  • More Wave 2 games rolling out on Game Pass today, offering a variety of titles for every gamer.

Over time, Microsoft has been adding and removing games from their Game Pass service on both PC and Xbox platforms. However, there’s an extra excitement when a timeless game is reintroduced, allowing players another chance to savor it.

Today, we see Grand Theft Auto V returning to Game Pass, a move that happens exactly one year after it was previously removed from the service.

Game Pass Is Getting Solid Single and Multiplayer Experiences Starting Today

As a gaming enthusiast, let me tell you about my excitement for Grand Theft Auto 5, or GTA 5 as it’s popularly known. This game needs no introduction; it’s the latest addition to the legendary franchise, selling an impressive 25 million copies since its release. And Can’t wait to dive back into the chaotic streets of Los Santos!

For PC gamers, the release of GTA 5 Enhanced makes the game even more exceptional, significantly improving its general playability and performance.

Some of the features PC players can expect from GTA 5’s Enhanced version available today:

  • Migrate data from Story Mode and Online to this newly upgraded version easily
  • Ray-traced shadow and reflections first seen on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are now available
  • PC-only features such as ray-traced ambient occlusion, global illumination
  • Support for AMD FSR and NVIDIA DLSS

Regarding the gameplay, GTA 5 Enhanced comes with additional features too, such as top-tier cars for Grand Theft Auto Online and vehicle enhancements from Hao’s Special Works.

As a fellow gaming enthusiast, I’m super excited to share that if you’re already rocking GTA 5, you’re in for a treat! The enhanced version is coming your way at no extra cost, and starting today, it’s ready for the taking on PC Game Pass. So grab your controller, put on your gaming glasses, and let’s dive back into the world of Grand Theft Auto!

Besides GTA 5, another intense game is being released today on PC Game Pass, and it’s called Hunt: Showdown. If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s a first-person shooter developed by Crytek that came out in 2019. It offers both PvP (Player versus Player) and PvE (Player versus Environment) gameplay. Last year, the game underwent a next-gen upgrade, which marked the end of its previous versions, and reintroduced it as Hunt: Showdown 1896.

Hey there! If you’re not into both games we’ve got lined up, no worries at all. Today marks the arrival of new titles in Wave 2 for Game Pass, ensuring there’s something to cater to every gamer’s taste. Just a heads-up though, circle April 24 on your calendar because that’s when an eagerly awaited RPG is set to hit the shelves and Game Pass. See you online!

For Game Pass subscribers, the past month has been quite rewarding, and it seems that things might improve significantly in the near future according to whispers.

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2025-04-16 02:38