Hello and welcome to The Game Awards 2025! The final major gaming showcase of the year begins at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET / 12:30AM GMT, and you can watch it via the video above. Don't forget to join the live "Chat" section to discuss the event with other Pure Xbox members, and look out for lots more coverage from the show over the coming hours.

Everything you need to know about Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, including the Essential, Premium, and Essential tiers.

Both Microsoft and Valve have the same goal. They want to put as many players’ eyeballs and wallets in front of their respective platforms: Game Pass (and by extension the Xbox app) and Steam, respectively.

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Microsoft even tried to launch its first $80 video game, The Outer Worlds 2, in 2025. However, that seemed to have been a bit too much on top of everything else, and after people yelled at them, the price was dropped back down to $70. You can only squeeze people so much before they pop.