[SUBS, PC, XSX, XB1] Retro Classics Added to Game Pass @ Xbox

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[SUBS, PC, XSX, XB1] Retro Classics Added to Game Pass @ Xbox
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Hiphopopotamus on 22/05/2025 - 01:03 xbox.com (372 clicks)
Last edited 22/05/2025 - 01:07

Discover timeless classics and hidden gems with Game Pass. Retro Classics includes over 50 restored and ready-to-play games available for Xbox Game Pass members. Power up your play with community challenges, competitive leaderboards, all-new challenge modes, high-score rankings and more.
Play over 50 classic games from Activision like Commando, Grand Prix, Kaboom! Mech Warrior 2: 31st Century Combat, and Pitfall! .
Take on friends, rivals or the entire world with unique challenges - or dive in solo - and collect achievements.
Save your progress and continue later for the first time for many games.
Available for Game Pass members to play on console, PC, and on supported devices with cloud gaming.

Announcing Retro Classics available for Game Pass Members

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Retro Classics, a collaboration between Xbox and Antstream Arcade, available to play for Game Pass members globally. Starting today, Game Pass members can dive into a collection of 50+ classic Activision games from the ’80s and ’90s, including beloved titles like Commando, Grand Prix, Kaboom!, Mech Warrior 2: 31st Century Combat, and Pitfall! This initiative is a step in our commitment to game preservation and backwards compatibility, allowing players to experience many timeless games on modern devices.

With Retro Classics, Game Pass members can expect a seamless gaming experience across console, PC, and on supported devices with cloud gaming. Whether playing on Xbox console, the Xbox app on PC, or streaming on supported LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, and Meta Quest headsets, Retro Classics offers a versatile and accessible way to enjoy these nostalgic titles. Game Pass members can access Retro Classics through their Game Pass membership by searching and installing the feature via their console or on the Xbox app on PC. Additionally, players can take on friends, rivals, or the entire world with unique challenges. For the achievement hunters, there are some great new ones to collect, and for newer players, the ability to save and reload your progress, a first for many classic titles.

This launch is just the beginning. Game Pass members can look forward to discovering additional games added from Activision and Blizzard, expanding the Retro Classics collection to more than 100+ titles over time.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/05/21/xbox-may-update-retro…

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Comments

  • Lizard Spock on 22/05/2025 - 07:51
    +9

    Lee Carvallo's Putting Challengec is a classic.

  • bargainatoraah on 22/05/2025 - 08:40
    +1

    Antstream… Weren't they selling lifetime access for a few hundred $$?

    • deepfriedchips on 22/05/2025 - 11:47
      +1

      They were, then they pulled it from the Aust xbox and psn storefronts.

      • bargainatoraah on 22/05/2025 - 12:48

        Gamepass seems like a better model. Bigger player base for daily challenges / leaderboards

        • deepfriedchips on 22/05/2025 - 13:04

          Agree, although it's not all of Antstream's offering, just a small curated selection i think. Still, i think it's a great start. I wouldnt be surprised if MS eventually acquires Antstream.

    • TheDukeOfNukem on 22/05/2025 - 14:53
      +1

      Nearly bought when it was 130/140, but waited for a sale. Then it went up to 170/180. Then it was taken off the store entirely for this country. Then they made it a pain in the arse to buy from other countries. Then half the countries that still had it removed the lifetime pass anyway.

      This is a welcome substitution for me.

  • TheDukeOfNukem on 22/05/2025 - 14:36
    +1

    Super stoked on this and already have a few achievements knocked off. The challenges are definitely going to be fun. What I'd give for a SNES Remix already.

    I saw the name and box art this morning on the console menu and thought it was some awful little faux retro collection of new crap, was very pleasantly surprised to find it's my 29th copy of Activision anthology lol

  • Pmpm1898 on 22/05/2025 - 16:55

    Thanks OP. I am a big fan of commando games.

  • Mirror XT8 on 22/05/2025 - 21:49
    -4

    cannot purchase to own. only temporary access by paying ms 22aud a month. boo you

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