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Is there a reason why Microsoft hasn't put Crash, Spyro, and Banjo on their GamePass service? They should get to it (if they care about money, that is).



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firebush03 said:

Is there a reason why Microsoft hasn't put Crash, Spyro, and Banjo on their GamePass service? They should get to it (if they care about money, that is).

All 3 Banjo games have been on Game Pass lol.

No idea about Crash and Spyro though. Only Diablo 4 and soon CoD Black Ops 6 will be the only ABK games integrated into the service. They better hop to it! But in the meantime, you can still buy Crash and Spyro on Xbox. That will still be giving Xbox money. 



G2ThaUNiT said:

Looks like mechs are already being worked on in Creations!

We are so back.



firebush03 said:

Is there a reason why Microsoft hasn't put Crash, Spyro, and Banjo on their GamePass service? They should get to it (if they care about money, that is).

I think Banjo is on there, through Rare Replay. Crash and Spyro are bigger issues that will take some time, some Crash and Spyro games were never released on Xbox, others were released on OG Xbox or Xbox 360, but aren't on the backwards compatibility list. Xbox did recently reform their back compat team specifically for the purpose of adding acquired Activision titles to the back compat list, but it will take some time for them to do that. Not sure if they will do some kind of remaster collection for the old PS1 exclusive Crash and Spyro and such.

As for why the rest of ABK's catalog has yet to be added to Gamepass, the newer Crash and Spyro games already on XB1 or Xbox Series, the CoD titles on XB1, Xbox Series, and 360 back compat, etc., I'm really not sure why they aren't on Gamepass yet. The only thing I can think of is that Xbox wants release date parity for them being added to PC and console gamepass, so they have to port all of those games to Windows Store for PC gamepass compatibility, which will take some time. 

Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 10 June 2024

shikamaru317 said:
firebush03 said:

Is there a reason why Microsoft hasn't put Crash, Spyro, and Banjo on their GamePass service? They should get to it (if they care about money, that is).

I think Banjo is on there, through Rare Replay. Crash and Spyro are bigger issues that will take some time, some Crash and Spyro games were never released on Xbox, others were released on OG Xbox or Xbox 360, but aren't on the backwards compatibility list. Xbox did recently reform their back compat team specifically for the purpose of adding acquired Activision titles to the back compat list, but it will take some time for them to do that. 

As for why the rest of ABK's catalog has yet to be added to Gamepass, the newer Crash and Spyro games already on XB1 or Xbox Series, the CoD titles on XB1, Xbox Series, and 360 back compat, etc., I'm really not sure why they are on Gamepass yet. The only thing I can think of is that Xbox wants release date parity for them being added to PC and console gamepass, so they have to port all of those games to Windows Store for PC gamepass compatibility, which will take some time. 

All 3 Banjo games are available for individual purchase. They're the 360 versions of the games for $15 each. 



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The Naoe stealth gameplay in AC Shadows looks dope. This looks like it could be the best stealth AC game to date, if you choose to play it as a stealth game. She's not too bad at combat either with her Kusarigama chain and sickle and her Ninjato sword. 



firebush03 said:

If Microsoft cared about making money, they’d have announced a new Spyro game. But they didn’t announce a new Spyro game. So they must not like making money… :(

Speaking of platformers....still waiting for a new Banjo Kazooie game too





G2ThaUNiT said:
firebush03 said:

Is there a reason why Microsoft hasn't put Crash, Spyro, and Banjo on their GamePass service? They should get to it (if they care about money, that is).

All 3 Banjo games have been on Game Pass lol.

oh lol. Well… I have an XBSX coming in the mail tomorrow, so that’s be a nice surprise to hear about.



G2ThaUNiT said:

All 3 Banjo games have been on Game Pass lol.

No idea about Crash and Spyro though. Only Diablo 4 and soon CoD Black Ops 6 will be the only ABK games integrated into the service. They better hop to it! But in the meantime, you can still buy Crash and Spyro on Xbox. That will still be giving Xbox money. 

Is there any difference to the 3 BK games on Gamepass compared to the Rare Replay versions?