NieR Automata Is Coming to Xbox Game Pass This April

Kazuma Hashimoto

Published: Mar 29, 2020 12:00 pm

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NieR Automata is coming to Xbox Game Pass on April 2, 2020. This announcement has come via the official NieR Twitter account. This action RPG has sold over 4.5 million shipments in digital and physical sales, making it a smash hit.

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To all YoRHa units in possession of an #Xbox – #NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition will be coming to #Xbox Game Pass on April 2nd! pic.twitter.com/1jFktu6pdb

— NieR Series (@NieRGame) March 29, 2020

It is no surprise that Automata has joined the Xbox Game Pass line up. During the 10th anniversary livestream, two new entries were announced. NieR Replicant will be receiving an updated version titled NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 and is currently in development for the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One. Outside of a trailer and key visual, little else has been disclosed regarding this new version of Replicant.

In addition to this, a mobile game titled NieR Re[in]carnation was also teased during the live stream. CyDesignation, a subsidiary of Cygames, will be handling the character designs. This game is currently in development for Apple iOS and Android devices.

NieR: Automata first released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in February 2017, followed by its western and PC releases in March 2017. It released for the Xbox One in June 2018. Nier: Automata will be coming to the Xbox Game Pass on April 2, 2020.

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Kazuma Hashimoto

Senior staff writer, translator and streamer, Kazuma spends his time playing a variety of games ranging from farming simulators to classic CRPGs. Having spent upwards of 6 years in the industry, he has written reviews, features, guides, with work extending within the industry itself. In his spare time he speedruns games from the Resident Evil series, and raids in Final Fantasy XIV. His work, which has included in-depth features focusing on cultural analysis, has been seen on other websites such as Polygon and IGN.