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Remedy Entertainment has moved to allay fans’ fears that its 2016 science fiction action adventure game Quantum Break is set to leave the Xbox Game Pass subscription service later this month.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed earlier in the week that the game had shown up in the ‘Leaving Soon’ section of the Xbox Game Pass library, meaning it would be going at some point in April. The appearance was notable for several reasons, not least of which the fact that the game was published by Xbox themselves (under the Microsoft Studios banner) as a console exclusive at the time.
Further questions were raised when the game wasn’t mentioned as leaving in this month’s initial Xbox Game Pass free games for April update from Xbox themselves. However, following the response of two Xbox executives, a reason for the departure has now been given by the game’s developer Remedy Entertainment, as well as an assurance that it’ll be back.
Posting to the studio’s official Twitter account, the statement reads; “Don’t worry, Quantum Break will be coming back to Game Pass! It is being temporarily removed due to some licenses that expired that were in the process of being renewed. We will let you know as soon as it is back.”
The game originally released for the Xbox One and PC back in 2016, and follows the exploits of Jack Joyce, a man granted time manipulation powers following a science experiment gone wrong. While it included all the staples of a third-person shooting adventure that the studio had honed with Max Payne, it also featured some unique abilities, like slowing down and speeding up time, enemies and the environment.
It’s also known for having a notable cast of stars, who also played the characters in live action cutscenes, that sorta played out like a high-budget television drama only where players could select different outcomes to drive the story. The cast included Shawn Ashmore, Aiden Gillen and the late Lance Reddick in prominent roles.
There’s no date for exactly when Quantum Break will leave Game Pass – or for when it will be back – but we’ll update when we hear more. In the meantime check out our Quantum Break review.
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