{"id":859991,"date":"2025-12-16T05:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/surprise-octopath-traveler-2-suddenly-launches-on-xbox-and-game-pass"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:08:21","slug":"surprise-octopath-traveler-2-suddenly-launches-on-xbox-and-game-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/surprise-octopath-traveler-2-suddenly-launches-on-xbox-and-game-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Octopath Traveler 2 suddenly launches on Xbox and Game Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/surprise-octopath-traveler-2-suddenly-launches-on-xbox-and-game-pass.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Surprise! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/octopath-traveler-2\">Octopath Traveler 2<\/a> has made a sudden arrival on Xbox. You can also grab the game on PC via Game Pass too , if you&#8217;re so inclined. <\/p>\n<p>This comes shortly after a out-of-nowhere patch to the game which added some additional battles after the story, as well as other quality of life updates. In addition, if you&#8217;re not keen on checking out the game on Xbox or PC via Gamepass, there&#8217;s a sale for the game on Steam right now for those looking to save a bit of cash another way.\n<\/p>\n<p>We gave the game four stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/octopath-traveler-2-review\">in our review of Octopath Traveler 2<\/a>, pointing to it as a slightly better game than its previous incarnation. The reviewer, Alex Donaldson, wrote the following, &#8220;By taking what worked for the previous game and gently iterating on it, Octopath Traveler 2 offers up a delightful JRPG throwback &#8211; with many similar shortcomings to its predecessor.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/surprise-octopath-traveler-2-suddenly-launches-on-xbox-and-game-pass\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/surprise-octopath-traveler-2-suddenly-launches-on-xbox-and-game-pass\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprise! Octopath Traveler 2 has made a sudden arrival on Xbox. You can also grab the game on PC via Game Pass too , if you&#8217;re so inclined. This comes shortly after a out-of-nowhere patch to the game which added some additional battles after the story, as well as other quality of life updates. In addition, if you&#8217;re not keen on checking out the game on Xbox or PC via Gamepass, there&#8217;s a sale for the game on Steam right now for those looking to save a bit of cash another way. We gave the game four stars in our review of Octopath Traveler 2, pointing to it as a slightly better game than its previous incarnation. 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