Summary
A recent comment by Xbox’s Matt Booty suggests that the highly-anticipatedSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2will hitXbox Game Passas a day one game at some point in the second half of 2024.Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2has been hotly anticipatedsince its initial announcement, with many impressed by the game’s visual prowess. Xbox fans have been waiting years to get their hands on the game, but there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrificereleased in 2017 to mostly positive reviews, with the game earning praise for its impressive graphics, gripping story, and its handling of mental illness.Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2was then announced at The Game Awards 2019 to much fanfare, but four years later, the ambitious new project from Ninja Theory still has yet to launch.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2is still without a release date at the time of this writing, but arecent comment by Matt Bootymay help narrow things down. Speaking on The Fourth Curtain podcast, Booty spoke about Xbox’s strategy of having one big new Xbox console exclusive release every quarter. Booty pointed toStarfieldandForza Motorsportas recent examples, and then pointed ahead to 2024, highlightingAra: History UntoldandTowerborneas two games coming in 2024, presumably in the first two quarters of the new year. Booty added, “We’ve gotHellblade 2that comes later,” suggesting thatHellblade 2will either be Xbox’s quarter 3 or quarter 4 game for 2024. While far from official confirmation, this does seem to indicate that fans shouldn’t expect to playSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2until the second half of 2024. Fans should definitely wait for the actual release date announcement, however.
There’s at least one other big Xbox Game Studios game fans can look forward to in 2024 that will likely joinHellbladein the second half of the year.Obsidian Entertainment’sAvowed, a fantasy RPG that has seriousElder Scrollsvibes, is finally launching at some point next year. Fans should be able to expect plenty more info onAvowed,Hellblade, and the other Game Pass games for 2024 in the months ahead.
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