{"id":1854351,"date":"2026-03-29T16:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1854351"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:47:47","slug":"dataminers-think-theyve-found-evidence-of-an-unannounced-game-pass-tier-showing-only-older-first-party-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1854351","title":{"rendered":"Dataminers think they&#8217;ve found evidence of an unannounced Game Pass tier showing only older first-party games"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Dataminers think they&#8217;ve found evidence of an unannounced Game Pass tier showing only older first-party games<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Would you subscribe to it?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/ace90859-7340-415e-9bc6-6d4bbd45edd5.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass Ultimate promo image\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"ace90859-7340-415e-9bc6-6d4bbd45edd5.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Microsoft<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-29T16:47:47+00:00\">March 29, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dataminers-think-theyve-found-evidence-of-an-unannounced-game-pass-tier-showing-only-older-first-party-games?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It looks like Xbox may be considering introducing a Game Pass tier dedicated to its first-party games.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by Game Pass dataminer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/redphx\">@redphx<\/a> and reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/xbox\/xbox-game-pass-trion-shows-up-with-only-first-party-games-sparking-questions-about-whether-microsoft-is-preparing-a-major-shake-up-to-its-subscription-model\">Windows Central<\/a>, Redphx believes they&#8217;ve found references to a tier codenamed &#8216;Trion&#8217; while rummaging around in Microsoft&#8217;s public-facing backend, and all signs point to it being a new Game Pass tier that, unlike the existing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate tiers, only includes games from Xbox Studios.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Official Xbox One X Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f8BZ9PzYCDo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f8BZ9PzYCDo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Official Xbox One X Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Official Xbox One X Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f8BZ9PzYCDo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Apparently this new Game Pass &#8220;TRION&#8221; program only includes games from Xbox Studios<\/p>\n<p>New titles:<br \/>&#8211; DOOM Eternal<br \/>&#8211; Dishonored 2<br \/>&#8211; Fable Anniversary<br \/>&#8211; Fallout 4, Fallout 76<br \/>&#8211; Gears 5<br \/>&#8211; Halo 5, Halo Wars 2<br \/>&#8211; Hellblade<br \/>&#8211; Ori 1<br \/>&#8211; State Of Decay 2<br \/>&#8211; The Elder Scrolls Online <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7QkpJUq7zT\">https:\/\/t.co\/7QkpJUq7zT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 red \/\/ Better xCloud (@redphx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redphx\/status\/2037323830788829692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Redphx, the list reportedly includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doom Eternal<\/li>\n<li>Doom 64<\/li>\n<li>Dishonored 2<\/li>\n<li>Fable Anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Fallout 4<\/li>\n<li>Fallout 76<\/li>\n<li>Gears 5<\/li>\n<li>Halo 5<\/li>\n<li>Halo Wars 2<\/li>\n<li>Hellblade<\/li>\n<li>Ori and the Blind Forest<\/li>\n<li>Psychonauts<\/li>\n<li>State of Decay 2<\/li>\n<li>The Elder Scrolls Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As commenters pointed out almost immediately, this is a list of pretty old games, and ignores newer Xbox first-party titles like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-main-story-walkthrough-9352\">Starfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/south-of-midnight\">South of Midnight<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-review\">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/a>, and the Forza series. Even 2018&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/sea-of-thieves\">Sea of Thieves<\/a> is conspicuously missing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, without further context, or all the details (this may only be representative of the tier and not the complete list) it&#8217;s difficult to gauge how plausible a tier like this could be, particularly as we don&#8217;t have any information about possible costs, or whether or not this will include day one exclusives. <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, a shake-up of the oft-changing Game Pass subscription service intimates further changes could be on the way as Xbox&#8217;s new CEO, Asha Sharma, settles into her new role.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s Xbox Partner Preview showcase ushered in a mix of bigger third-party games and some smaller indie treats, including an announcement of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-review\">Stalker 2<\/a> expansion, a brand-new Serious Sam game, new Stranger Than Heaven details, a new one from Atomfall developer Rebellion, and an Xbox release window for Hades 2 and Dispatch. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-partner-preview-showcase-march-2026-heres-everything-announced\">Here&#8217;s everything you need to know<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It looks like Xbox may be considering introducing a Game Pass tier dedicated to its first-party games.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by Game Pass dataminer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/redphx\">@redphx<\/a> and reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/xbox\/xbox-game-pass-trion-shows-up-with-only-first-party-games-sparking-questions-about-whether-microsoft-is-preparing-a-major-shake-up-to-its-subscription-model\">Windows Central<\/a>, Redphx believes they&#8217;ve found references to a tier codenamed &#8216;Trion&#8217; while rummaging around in Microsoft&#8217;s public-facing backend, and all signs point to it being a new Game Pass tier that, unlike the existing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate tiers, only includes games from Xbox Studios.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Official Xbox One X Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f8BZ9PzYCDo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/f8BZ9PzYCDo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Official Xbox One X Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Official Xbox One X Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f8BZ9PzYCDo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Apparently this new Game Pass &#8220;TRION&#8221; program only includes games from Xbox Studios<\/p>\n<p>New titles:<br \/>&#8211; DOOM Eternal<br \/>&#8211; Dishonored 2<br \/>&#8211; Fable Anniversary<br \/>&#8211; Fallout 4, Fallout 76<br \/>&#8211; Gears 5<br \/>&#8211; Halo 5, Halo Wars 2<br \/>&#8211; Hellblade<br \/>&#8211; Ori 1<br \/>&#8211; State Of Decay 2<br \/>&#8211; The Elder Scrolls Online <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7QkpJUq7zT\">https:\/\/t.co\/7QkpJUq7zT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 red \/\/ Better xCloud (@redphx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redphx\/status\/2037323830788829692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Redphx, the list reportedly includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doom Eternal<\/li>\n<li>Doom 64<\/li>\n<li>Dishonored 2<\/li>\n<li>Fable Anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Fallout 4<\/li>\n<li>Fallout 76<\/li>\n<li>Gears 5<\/li>\n<li>Halo 5<\/li>\n<li>Halo Wars 2<\/li>\n<li>Hellblade<\/li>\n<li>Ori and the Blind Forest<\/li>\n<li>Psychonauts<\/li>\n<li>State of Decay 2<\/li>\n<li>The Elder Scrolls Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As commenters pointed out almost immediately, this is a list of pretty old games, and ignores newer Xbox first-party titles like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-main-story-walkthrough-9352\">Starfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/south-of-midnight\">South of Midnight<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-review\">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/a>, and the Forza series. Even 2018&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/sea-of-thieves\">Sea of Thieves<\/a> is conspicuously missing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, without further context, or all the details (this may only be representative of the tier and not the complete list) it&#8217;s difficult to gauge how plausible a tier like this could be, particularly as we don&#8217;t have any information about possible costs, or whether or not this will include day one exclusives. <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, a shake-up of the oft-changing Game Pass subscription service intimates further changes could be on the way as Xbox&#8217;s new CEO, Asha Sharma, settles into her new role.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s Xbox Partner Preview showcase ushered in a mix of bigger third-party games and some smaller indie treats, including an announcement of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-review\">Stalker 2<\/a> expansion, a brand-new Serious Sam game, new Stranger Than Heaven details, a new one from Atomfall developer Rebellion, and an Xbox release window for Hades 2 and Dispatch. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-partner-preview-showcase-march-2026-heres-everything-announced\">Here&#8217;s everything you need to know<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Dataminers think they&#8217;ve found evidence of an unannounced Game Pass tier showing only older first-party games Would you subscribe to it? 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