Riot games like Valorant and League of Legends come to Xbox Game Pass next week
PC and mobile Game Pass subscribers are scoring big with Riot Games.
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What you need to know
It has been months since Valorant and League of Legends developer Riot Games announced its partnership with Xbox to bring its titles to Xbox and PC Game Pass. On Thursday, a definitive date for the arrival of four hugely popular Riot Games titles was finally revealed: all Xbox Game Pass subscribers are gaining exclusive access to these titles starting Dec. 12, 2022.
Initially revealed during theXbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, five free-to-play Riot Games titles across PC and mobile were announced as heading to all Xbox Game Pass subscribers with unique in-game benefits and perks.Last week, the four PC-bound games began appearing in the Microsoft Store, although they weren’t quite available. Finally, as 2022 draws to a close, that’s about to change for four of the games (with a new timeframe for the fifth).
From Dec. 12, allXbox Game Passsubscribers (indicating that Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate memberships are all valid) will be able to connect a Riot Games account andsecure the following perks in these Riot games:
While all Xbox Game Pass subscribers across platforms should be able to redeem these perks, according to Xbox and Riot Games' announcement, that does not mean that any of these titles are heading to console… yet. Titles like Valorant and League of Legends immediately count among thebest Xbox Game Pass gamessolely because of the included in-game benefits with the service on PC, but console players are still left without a way to enjoy Riot Games' catalog of titles.
If there are plans to bring games like Valorant to console, nothing has been confirmed. We’ll have to keep waiting to (hopefully) hear more, possibly in 2023. In the meantime, players with acapable gaming PCor smartphone will be able to take advantage of their Xbox Game Pass subscription to squeeze unimaginable value out of the five games listed above.
Riot Games' most popular titles across PC and mobile platforms are now available to all Xbox Game Pass members — with a plethora of exclusive in-game rewards and additions. This includes Valorant, League of Legends, and more.
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