Confirmed: Monster Hunter Rise is coming to Xbox and Game Pass in 2023 (update)
Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion are coming to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass in 2023.
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Update (Dec 1, 2022): Confirmed?!
UPDATE:It seems the report from Insider Gaming is true! Xbox Germany just posted a tweet confirming that Monster Hunter Rise is coming on January 20, 2023 to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, meaning the Switch and Windows PC exclusive is finally making its way to Xbox consoles and presumably cloud gaming as well.
In ourMonster Hunter Rise review, we praised the game’s approach to more-accessible Monster Huntin' action, with its new toolkits and boatloads of free updates. Monster Hunter Rise has also been expanded with a massive paid DLC dubbedMonster Hunter Rise Sunbreak, which will no doubt be heading to Xbox too in the future.
UPDATE 2:Xbox Germany has nowdeleted the tweet, indicating that this was either a huge mistake, or they went ahead with the announcement too early. I suppose we’ll find out more soon. The tweet they put out is screenshotted here below.
UPDATE 3:Our sources have now corroborated Insider Gaming’s original report. If all goes to plan, we can expect a trailer to drop for Monster Hunter Rise on Xbox and PC Game Pass at around 10 PM UK / 5 PM ET time!
UPDATE 4:Okay, now it’s officially official, here’s the trailer on Xbox’s YouTube.
Monster Hunter Rise on Xbox Series X will sport 4K 60 FPS or 1080p 120 FPS, with cross-play and cross-progression between the Xbox console and Microsoft Store version for Windows PC.
It all drops on January 20, 2023!
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Original Article (Nov 30, 2022)
The videogame news website Insider Gaming has just released abreaking exclusivestating that Capcom’s hit action-hunting game, Monster Hunter Rise, and its expansion, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will soon be ported from Nintendo Switch and PC onto current-gen consoles in 2023.
According to Insider Gaming,Monster Hunter Risewill be launching on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PlayStation 5 on Jan. 20, 2023, withMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreakreleasing later during the Spring of 2023.
The Xbox and PlayStation ports are said to be “4K60 ports” and “3D Audio”, meaning they will receive the performance upgrades of the PC versions. In addition, the Xbox versions of Monster Hunter Rise and Sunbreak will be added toXbox Game Pass.
Insider Gaming says that Monster Hunter Rise’sXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, and PlayStations 5 ports are likely to be announced during The Game Awards on Dec. 8, 2022.
If this turns out to be true, then this is great news for Xbox fans as Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is an exceptional action game with a wide variety of deadlyweaponsto collect and dangerousmonstersto slay. Armed with performance upgrades of the Xbox Series X|S and the accessibility of Xbox Game Pass, Monster Hunter Rise could end up becoming one of thebest Xbox games, alongside its predecessor, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
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Alexander Cope is a gaming veteran of 30-plus years, primarily covering PC and Xbox games here on Windows Central. Gaming since the 8-bit era, Alexander’s expertise revolves around gaming guides and news, with a particular focus on Japanese titles from the likes of Elden Ring to Final Fantasy. Alexander is always on deck to help our readers conquer the industry’s most difficult games — when he can pry himself away from Monster Hunter that is!
