Now that we've learned what the Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus games for the month are, it's time to see what subscribers to Sony and Microsoft's other gaming subscription get this January. On the PlayStation Now side of things, six new games hit the service:

• Mortal Kombat 11
• Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
• Fury Unleashed
• Unturned
• Super Time Force Ultra
• Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition

All of these games will be playable on January 4th.

Meanwhile, Xbox brings in a heavy hitter, advertising that Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be added to Game Pass on January 6th, however, you'll need to have EA Play--which comes with Game Pass Ultimate--to access it. It'll be available both on console and PC.

• Embr (Jan 6)
• Outer Wilds (Jan 6)
• Spelunky 2 (Jan 13)
• The Anacrusis Preview (Jan 13)
• Gorogoa
• Olija
• The Pedestrian

Source: PS / XB

 

[RyRyIV]

Now if only Mass Effect Legendary Edition still had ME3's multiplayer, then this would really be a perfect match!

Either way, amazing for both the game and the service.

 

[DuoForce]

Wish we got the PS Now games as PS Plus games ):

 

[Plazorn]

Gorogoa? Isn’t that already a mobile game?

 

[64bitmodels]

nice, Spelunky 2 on xbox
I wanted that game on there for a while, def an improvement on the og

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Oh man, I just bought Final Fantasy XII not that long ago. Wonder if I can even finish it. is drastically different compared to other games in the series.

 

[eyeliner]

Oh man, I just bought Final Fantasy XII not that long ago. Wonder if I can even finish it. is drastically different compared to other games in the series.

Yeah, tell me about it. The combat is something that takes a while in getting used to.
My brain keeps telling my hands to move the character while in combat and press for actions.
The story seems alright, though.

 

[rufuszombot]

Was going to buy Mass Effect LE for Xbox today. So glad i waited.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Yeah, tell me about it. The combat is something that takes a while in getting used to.
My brain keeps telling my hands to move the character while in combat and press for actions.
The story seems alright, though.

I don't know anything about the story or the gameplay except it seems much like a mmo. Though I figured they changed things between the original and this new "ZODIAC AGE" thing.

 

[VTAprentice]

I played the original back in the ps2 days. Didn´t like it too much. THe combat is deep but not not my cup of tea i prefer turn based or action combat and the story was about kingdoms etc...I prefer more personal focus stories. although i have the zodiac version didn´t touch it yet...

 

[vincentx77]

I just bought Mass Effect Legendary physical for XBox for something like $8. Well, I guess I won't have to use the disc for awhile.

 

[Jayro]

Wish we got the PS Now games as PS Plus games ):

Yeah, I know... I have Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds for PS3 on disc, and can't play it on PS4. But it's available on PS Now... I feel robbed.

 

[Rafciu]

Never played ME series, so its great opportunity to start. Solid month for both serives.

 

[godreborn]

I just recently got a series x, and I must say, I'm quite impressed by game pass. not sure if it's an offer, but it's $14.99 for gold and game pass together, I think, and the offer for sure part is $1 for the first month. I was able to get halo infinite, sunset overdrive, and killer instinct with a lot of dlc, if not all of it, for free. I was able to buy blue dragon and lost odyssey on sale via gold for like $11. plus, of course, dev mode (just got gba games to work). that's now, nes, snes, genesis, gba, gamecube, and ps2 working, though it's hit or miss with ps2, and cube does have some bugs. tomorrow, I plan to test gameboy, gameboy color, and n64. I have the 3d boxart for them.

 

[64bitmodels]

I just recently got a series x, and I must say, I'm quite impressed by game pass. not sure if it's an offer, but it's $14.99 for gold and game pass together, I think, and the offer for sure part is $1 for the first month. I was able to get halo infinite, sunset overdrive, and killer instinct with a lot of dlc, if not all of it, for free. I was able to buy blue dragon and lost odyssey on sale via gold for like $11. plus, of course, dev mode (just got gba games to work). that's now, nes, snes, genesis, gba, gamecube, and ps2 working, though it's hit or miss with ps2, and cube does have some bugs. tomorrow, I plan to test gameboy, gameboy color, and n64. I have the 3d boxart for them.

im pretty sure gameboy, gameboy color and N64 work 0 questions asked

 

[godreborn]

im pretty sure gameboy, gameboy color and N64 work 0 questions asked

just tested, gameboy and gameboy color work. n64 will take another hour from this slow site. it's all no-intro apparently, so you have to deal with it.

 

[Infinitum8t]

It's a good time to have Game Pass Ultimate.

I figured it would eventually be released on it. Now I'm gonna have to go back and complete it.

 

[godreborn]

what exactly is the difference between normal game pass and game pass ultimate or are they the same thing? I got the first month for $1 with gold, then it's supposed to be $14.99/month. is that ultimate? will that be the normal price indefinitely? and, about the game pass games -- are you allowed to keep these games as long as you have a subscription or are they removed after so much time? I thought it was the latter, but wouldn't that cause issues with having a lot of games on your ssd that suddenly no longer work, if you download all games each month? downloading all games -- is that what most people do or just games they might be interested in?

 

[vincentx77]

what exactly is the difference between normal game pass and game pass ultimate or are they the same thing? I got the first month for $1 with gold, then it's supposed to be $14.99/month. is that ultimate? will that be the normal price indefinitely? and, about the game pass games -- are you allowed to keep these games as long as you have a subscription or are they removed after so much time? I thought it was the latter, but wouldn't that cause issues with having a lot of games on your ssd that suddenly no longer work, if you download all games each month? downloading all games -- is that what most people do or just games they might be interested in?

Yes, the first month for $1 with gold is Ultimate. Ultimate gives you PC and console games, as well as cloud streaming and XBox Live Gold. Regular Game Pass doesn't include include cloud gaming, XBox Live Gold, EA Play, and comes in two flavors, PC and console. If you're going to have an XBox Live Gold membership to play online, there's pretty much no reason to consider regular Game Pass. It costs just as much (or nearly, assuming you get a really good deal on Gold) and comes with fewer features.

 

[Huneter]

what exactly is the difference between normal game pass and game pass ultimate or are they the same thing? I got the first month for $1 with gold, then it's supposed to be $14.99/month. is that ultimate? will that be the normal price indefinitely? and, about the game pass games -- are you allowed to keep these games as long as you have a subscription or are they removed after so much time? I thought it was the latter, but wouldn't that cause issues with having a lot of games on your ssd that suddenly no longer work, if you download all games each month? downloading all games -- is that what most people do or just games they might be interested in?

Game Pass Ultimate is just Game Pass except it has Xbox Live Gold and EA Play. The price has stayed the same for a long time and probably won’t change anytime soon.

People usually download games as they want to play them, because you only own them as long as you have the subscription or until they are removed from game pass (though games aren’t removed that much so you aren’t really in a rush)