Xbox Clarifies World of Warcraft on Game Pass Mistake

Xbox has confirmed an earlier confusion over World of Warcraft being added to the Game Pass. It was revealed that mentioning this was an error done in a Blizzard marketing email. It was promised with assurance that a follow-up email will be sent to subscribers who got the original email reassuring them that World of Warcraft was not coming to the subscription services.

The mishap had sent waves of excitement among fans of the 2004 MMORPG, especially given how long a subscription-based model for the game has been overshadowing it. This had created the possibility of an economical option for millions of users through Game Pass in the future. But it does leave some fans disappointed with Xbox’s clarification.

World of Warcraft and Its Future On Game Pass

Ten major expansions later, the last of which is The War Within, World of Warcraft remains a touchstone of cultural significance in gaming. Although Xbox Game Pass has not yet welcomed the MMORPG into its ranks, such speculation gained backed through the analysis of past Blizzard additions to Game Pass, like Diablo 4 and StarCraft: Remastered.

Game Pass January 2025 Release

While World of Warcraft is not joined, Xbox Game Pass continues to expand its roster. January 2025 includes several highlights:

Day-one releases of titles like Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.
Upcoming releases include Avowed, South of Midnight, and Doom: The Dark Ages.

Also, leakage hints at Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Heroes of the Storm, and Madden NFL 25 joining the service in February 2025.While they might need to wait longer—or forever—to see World of Warcraft on Game Pass, that does not make for lack of offerings available to players. As this isn’t the first time false information has been announced bya gaming company, there is clearly no need for exaggerated voiced-out frustrations about the issue.

Although that’s already the case, players are not to blame considering the gravity of the situation. In the end, this only reminds gamers that even a top gaming giant can mistakenly announce false information to fans.