Descenders to stay on Xbox Game Pass "for a very long time to come" By Heidi Nicholas, 10 May 2021 FollowtopicsDescendersNo More RobotsID@XboxXbox Game PassXbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass PCCyclingHeidi Nicholas Descenders publisher Mike Rose recently tweeted to celebrate the two year anniversary of Descenders having launched on Xbox Game Pass, and confirmed it will stay in the Game Pass library "for a very long time to come." Over on Twitter, Rose mentioned that over four million gamers have played Descenders across Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass for PC, and xCloud in the two years since the game joined the Game Pass library. He also confirmed that the Descenders team has "renewed with Xbox," meaning that Descenders won't be leaving Game Pass "for a very long time to come."Interestingly, Rose noted that downloads of Descenders with Xbox Game Pass were higher in the second year of it being available with the service than in the first, and that there are now more than one million sessions every month.Along with the fact that Descenders is biggest in the US, UK, Brazil, Canada, and Australia, Rose also confirmed that we'll get news of the Xbox Series X|S optimisation "extremely soon," adding, "not long to wait now!" We'll be sure to update you when that news arrives. Have you played Descenders since it joined Xbox Game Pass? Let us know what you think in the comments!More Descenders stories: Descenders Next brings more extreme sports to Xbox Game Pass in 2025 Xbox Game Pass Core will feature 36 games at launch Free Play Days includes three Xbox games this weekend Microsoft confirms Xbox Game Pass Core and the end of Games with Gold What games could leave Xbox Game Pass in May 2023? Xbox Series X|SPC Game Pass Written by Heidi NicholasHeidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.