The Xbox Game Pass will soon launch with access to a hundred games of the older variety. But if Xboss Phil Spencer can get his way, the service could see more first-party games from Team Green featured in its line-up.

Console launches are odd. The fear of missing out is more than real, for a device for which there presumably will be plenty of stock a few months down the line. Nobody needs to own a console on launch day, but there’s something special about being there for it.

Xbox just detailed their new monthly game service, which is pretty much the digital interactive equivalent of Netflix: One set fee, a library of games and unlimited access.

The love of month is being headlined by games that range from prequel sagas through to one of the finest simulators of horses under the hood in recent years.

The big boss of Xbox Phil Spencer says that Microsoft will still be open to taking risks on big budget projects such as Scalebound in the future.

Capcom Vancouver sees the exclusion of the timer mechanic in Dead Rising 4 as a necessary excision to give players more freedom.

If you happen to have WeChat installed, you’ll be able to grab an Xbox One for the stupidly low price of R1999 on Friday.

Here’s a quick walk down memory lane, as we look back at some of our favourite Xbox memories from the big green machine.