Game Pass rotation ends August

Several games depart Xbox Game Pass at the end of August in a routine monthly rotation.

Game Pass loses Borderlands 3 Sea of Stars This War of Mine Final Cut

Xbox Game Pass will remove a handful of games at the end of August. The Xbox app lists Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition Sea of Stars Paw Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay and This War of Mine Final Cut leaving the service.

Sea of Stars is a three player co op turn based RPG. This War of Mine Final Cut comes from 11 bit studios and revisits civilian life in a besieged city. Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition has a loyal fan base even as some players disliked how Gearbox handled the third game. The removals show the constant churn of Game Pass and give players a small window to play before they exit.

Rotations like this highlight how Game Pass balances big releases with smaller titles. For players it means choices about when to play and finish games. The move also tests the value proposition of the service and invites readers to think about what kind of catalog they want next.

If frequent removals frustrate some users the service risks losing trust despite new games arriving each month. The pattern of exits followed by arrivals will shape how players budget their time and money around the subscription.

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Catalog churn is a fact of a growing service and a prompt to choose what to play now.