F1 2021 continues Codemaster’s tradition of yearly releases that bring the popular motorsport to gamers’ screens. Whether you’re interested in its story mode, want to jump straight into racing, or remain on the fence about purchasing the game, an Xbox Game Pass version would offer a cheaper avenue to try it out and see for yourself if it’s a step up from last year’s release.
F1 2021 arriving on Xbox Game Pass and its PC counterpart would also bolster Microsoft’s subscription service with yet another major title. Here’s what we know about whether or not that might happen this year.
At launch, F1 2021 will not be available on Xbox Game Pass. Players looking to try it will have to go with the traditional full purchase. The chances of it directly coming to the subscription service later in the year also look relatively slim.
Since Codemasters was acquired by Electronic Arts, the publisher has confirmed that it is working on bringing the title to EA Play and EA Play Pro. Unfortunately, there’s no timeframe for when this might come to pass.
It’s worth keeping in mind that anyone who subscribes to Xbox Game Pass and its PC version gets access to EA Play, the base version of Electronic Arts’ subscription service.
By extension, whenever F1 2021 becomes part of its list of games, it will also be playable through Microsoft’s service, even if not quite as directly as some players might like.
That, however, may take a while, as F1 2021 will likely be first made available on EA Play Pro, which isn’t included with Xbox Game Pass. We’ll update this article as soon as we learn more about the matter.
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