No new Xbox Series X games are coming to the Xbox Game Pass this week but that doesn’t mean there isn’t stuff being planned for later in January 2021.
As established by Microsoft last year, most Xbox One games are backwards compatible with the Xbox Series X.
But there’s only a small group of games that boast Xbox Series X next-gen enhancements.
It should be noted that nearly any Xbox One game you play on your Xbox Series X will come with some upgrades.
These usually boil down to faster load times and improved frame rate stability, which everyone can appreciate.
But the shortlist of Xbox Series X enhanced titles goes a step further, providing improvements like 120fps and 4K support.
And while a number of new Xbox Game Pass games were announced today as coming to the service this month, none of them appear on the official Series X enhanced list.
That doesn’t mean they’re not worth checking out but it should be noted that the next Xbox Game Pass Enhanced title isn’t scheduled to arrive until January 28.
Today’s new Xbox Game Pass games include the following titles:
eFootball PES 2021 Season Update (Android and Console) – January 7
Take the pitch with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, the legendary Diego Maradona, and more in one of the most celebrated sports video game series, eFootball PES. Play with friends in online co-op, head-to-head matches, and take part in real-life soccer events with Matchday Mode.
Now in its 25th year, there has never been a better time to experience the fun and fluid gameplay of PES and discover why it is considered a cornerstone for soccer video games.
Neoverse (PC) ID@Xbox – January 14
Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.
Torchlight III (Android and Console) ID@Xbox – January 14
In Torchlight III, Novastraia is again under threat of invasion and it’s up to you to defend against the Netherim and its allies. Gather your wits and brave the frontier to find fame, glory, and a new adventure!
What Remains of Edith Finch (PC) ID@Xbox – January 14
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a family in Washington state. Follow Edith as she explores her family history through these stories and tries to figure out why she’s the last one in her family left alive.
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG (PC) ID@Xbox – January 14
This surreal JRPG-styled game set in 1999 has college graduate Alex witnessing a woman vanish from an elevator. He soon rounds up a band of misfits from the Internet to investigate her disappearance, employing vinyl LPs, cameras, and other oddities in battles that blend twitch-based minigames with turn-based combat, as they brave booby-trapped factories and puzzle-ridden caves in search of the truth.
The Medium looks set to be the next Xbox Series X game to arrive on the Game Pass, with a scheduled release date of January 28.
