Ubisoft+ is also coming to the Xbox in the future
One of the year’s first big releases will be launching on Game Pass. Today, Microsoft and Ubisoft confirmed thatTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extractionwill be a day-one addition to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass when it launches on Jan. 20.
The PvE co-op game starring operators from theRainbow Sixuniverse will be playable on Game Pass through console, PC, and the cloud. Though originally set to launch last year,Rainbow Six Extractionwas delayed into 2022to allow for more time to bring its cooperative stealth-shooter action to life.
As part of today’s announcement,Ubisoft also confirmedthat its Ubisoft+ subscription service will be coming to Xbox consoles as well. Ubisoft+ is already on PC, allowing access to a catalog of the publisher’s games and cosmetic rewards for a monthly fee. No date has been set on when the service will arrive on the console, however.
ForRainbow Sixfans, there’s more as well.Rainbow Six Siege, the popular PvPRainbow Sixexperience, will be coming to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on Jan. 20 as well. And if you play bothSiegeandExtraction, you’ll unlock some epic gear to use.
It’s a pretty hefty offering to start off the year for Game Pass. AlongsideJanuary’s Xbox Game Pass additions, which includes both heavy-hitters likeMass Effect: Legendary Editionand memorable indies likeGorogoa, Microsoft is making a strong first impression for 2022.
For Ubisoft, the publisher has a number of multiplayer games in the pipeline at the moment.Rainbow Six Extractionis a pretty notable one though, building off the popularitySiegehas built up over the years. Ubisoft hasstill been under scrutinyfor its handling of reports from 2020, and arecent report described a “great exodus,”as the publisher has seen some notable turnover.
This article has been updated to clarify which platforms Extraction will launch on.
