A couple of months ago, Microsoft launched Game Pass Starter Edition, an even cheaper version of the Game Pass service intended to be bundled with other subscription services. Game Pass Starter Edition first became a free add-on for Discord Nitro subscribers but now, it is also being made available to Meta Quest VR players too. 

Meta Quest headset owners with an active subscription to Meta Horizon+ will now also get access to Game Pass Starter Edition at no extra cost. Meta Horizon+ is the VR platform's equivalent to PlayStation Plus, offering a couple of free VR games to claim each month.

You won't be able to install Game Pass titles directly to your Quest headset, but you will be able to play them on the device through Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is limited to a 10-hour time cap per month on Game Pass Starter Edition. You'll need a PC or an Xbox to access native installs of the available games, making the inclusion of Game Pass Starter Edition on the Meta VR platform a bit odd.

Game Pass Starter Edition includes access to 50 titles, including the likes of Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Grounded, Deep Rock Galactic, Among Us, DOOM Eternal, Vampire Survivors and more.

KitGuru Says: Microsoft looks keen to add Game Pass Starter Edition to any subscription service that will take it on. While the starter edition has its limitations, a standard Game Pass subscription gets you access to a lot more titles. If you have the PC specific version, you get an even better deal, as it includes day-one access to games, while console players need to pay for Game Pass Ultimate to get that benefit. 

After it leaked just three weeks ago, today, Discord and Xbox confirmed that a new 'starter' tier of Xbox Game Pass would be included with Discord Nitro. The news was first confirmed by Discord in a blog post and later followed up by Xbox with its own blog post. This new 'Starter Edition' of Game Pass will include over 50 games for players to jump into and 10 hours of cloud gaming, but it does not include online multiplayer for console players. Nitro subscribers at the $9.99 tier are the ones who will get access to this new Starter Edition […]

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Over the past week, dataminers have discovered references to a new ‘Starter Edition' tier of Game Pass, one that lowers the price floor further with a limited selection of games. Now thanks to one notorious leaker, we know what titles Microsoft is targeting for this new Game Pass tier. 

Billbil-kun, who has made a name for themselves with various PlayStation leaks over the years, has revealed what he believes to be the full list of 50 titles planned to be available as part of the Game Pass Starter Edition. This cheaper version of Game Pass would seemingly be console-only, but would not offer access to online multiplayer.

The full list of titles includes a mix of back catalogue classics like Among Us, Batman: Arkham Knight, Fable Anniversary, Gears 5, Hellblade, Fallout 76, Fallout 4, Dead Cells, Elder Scrolls Online and Dishonored 2. There are newer titles available too, including the likes of Cities: Skylines Remastered, Chivalry 2, DOOM Eternal, Vampire Survivors, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Psychonauts 2 and more.

The complete list of planned Game Pass Starter Edition titles can be found on Dealabs.

KitGuru Says: Without access to online multiplayer, most Xbox players are likely to be better off with the standard Game Pass tier. Still, this would be a quick fix to make Game Pass more flexible, in combination with recent price reductions to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. 

This week has meant a lot of change for Xbox, and it's clear that there's more change coming in the future. After Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass officially got cheaper, leaks of a new, cheaper tier of Game Pass called Xbox Game Pass Starter appeared online. Now, it looks like the list of games that'll come with that tier have leaked, and we have an idea of when it'll be available for players. This comes from a new report from a very reliable leaker, Billbil-kun at Dealabs. They've proven to be a very credible source when it […]

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