It was announced at the Microsoft Tokyo Game Show 2022 Presentation that Arc System Works fighters Guilty Gear Strive and Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle is coming to Xbox Game Pass.

Both games will be coming to Xbox Game Pass next year in Spring 2023.

Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle is a crossover fighting game between Blazblue, Persona 4 Arena, Under Night in Birth, RWBY, Aracana Heart, Senran Kagura, and Akatsuki Blitzkampf. It was originally released for the PS4, Switch, and PC in 2018.

Guilty Gear Stive is the latest in the Guilty Gear series. It was originally released last year on the PS4, PS5, and PC. The game is notable for its stylish anime-esque graphics, hard metal soundtrack, and greater accessibility compared to past games in the series. You can check out our review of the PlayStation release for more details.

This year at Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft seems to be taking greater Strives to bring more Japanese games to Xbox Game Pass, likely to attract more Japanese audiences. The American console brand has never been very successful in East Asia compared to their local competitors but it seems they’re making greater efforts to close the gap.

Guilty Gear Strive and Blazblue Cross Tag Battle are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the Spring of 2023.