Xbox Game Pass Day One Release ‘Avowed’ Comes with Blizzard’s Crown Jewel Feature as a Cross-Buy Purchase

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Xbox Game Pass Day One Release ‘Avowed’ Comes with Blizzard’s Crown Jewel Feature as a Cross-Buy Purchase

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is coming out in ten days and it’s already made one big move. The game is making history by becoming the first non-Activision Blizzard Xbox title to support cross-buy with Battle.net. This means that players who buy Avowed on Xbox or PC Game Pass can also access it on Battle.net.

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So besides being a fantasy RPG that’s been long-awaited, the game will also challenge Bethesda Game Studios’ upcoming Elder Scrolls 6. Fantasy RPG fans have waited a long time for the successor to Skyrim and without any details from Bethesda, Obsidian’s upcoming title may be what we need in the meantime.

Avowed is coming to Battle.net as a non-Activision Blizzard title

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One of Avowed’s biggest surprises is its inclusion in the Xbox Play Anywhere program with an added Battle.net cross-buy option. This means players who purchase the game on Xbox or PC (via the Xbox app) will also gain access to it on Battle.net. Battle.net has been used exclusively for Activision Blizzard titles, such as Call of Duty and Diablo.

One week until early access begins for Avowed Premium Edition players! Pre-order the Avowed Premium Edition on Xbox Series X|S, the Xbox app on Windows,

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, or Steam and get up to five days early access starting on February 13.

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Play Anywhere has only worked across Xbox and

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’s PC platforms, but Avowed is the first game to extend this compatibility to a non-Xbox storefront. This move could indicate

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’s growing commitment to making its games more accessible across multiple platforms.

In addition to cross-buy support, Obsidian’s fantasy RPG will be available on day one via Xbox Game Pass, making it accessible to millions of subscribers. But this raises an important question: Will Game Pass users be able to access the game through Battle.net? According to the official blog

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, the answer is yes.

Players who purchase the game for either Xbox or Battle.net or have a Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass membership can play on both Xbox and Battle.net by linking their Xbox and Battle.net accounts.

Considering recent events, this is a big deal because it suggests

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could be experimenting with a unified ecosystem that connects Xbox services on PC with Activision Blizzard’s established PC presence. We know the Xbox brand is moving away from consoles and exclusivity, and this might be the next move.

Avowed is the game we need before Elder Scrolls 6

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Skyrim‘s successor. | Image Credit: Bethesda Game Studios

Since Avowed is being called Obsidian’s Skyrim, this level of accessibility could be a threat to Bethesda’s upcoming Elder Scrolls 6. But that game might be far down the pipeline so we just have to wait and see if there’s any effect. Coming back to Obisidian’s upcoming title, the developers are planning to wow us with its rich world and deep lore.

According to Game Director Carrie Patel, the game’s world is going to be so big and full of secrets that one playthrough won’t be enough to find all of them. One of Avowed’s biggest selling points is its emphasis on player choice, both in gameplay and in how the world reacts to decisions. The game is also not going to be open-world, so that’ll be interesting to see.

With The Elder Scrolls 6 still years away, Avowed could fill the gap for players hungry for a deep, first-person fantasy RPG. Bethesda will probably make it a massive open-world experience, so for now we can enjoy what Obsidian has in store for us.