what you need to know
- Ghostwire: Tokyo is a first-person open-world game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks.
- The game was one of two timed PS5 console exclusives signed by Bethesda Softworks before Microsoft acquired the publisher, first releasing on March 25, 2022.
- Ghostwire: Tokyo is coming to Xbox Game Pass on April 12 and will be available on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC.
- All versions of the game receive a new update called The Spider’s Thread that adds additional story content, a new game mode, and more.
Xbox gamers who were hoping for another game from Bethesda Softworks won’t be waiting much longer.
Shared Bethesda Softworks (opens in a new tab) on Wednesday that Tango Gameworks’ Ghostwire: Tokyo will launch on Xbox Game Pass on April 12, 2023 and will be available through the service (or to purchase) on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC.
All versions of Ghostwire: Tokyo are getting new content via The Spider’s Thread update. There’s a new gauntlet mode with 30 different stages to complete, and while players will return to the start if they fail at any point, they can unlock some permanent upgrades to make the next run easier. In the main game, there’s some new story content, including some spooky new areas to explore and some extended cutscenes.
Ghostwire: Tokyo was one of two timed PS5 console exclusives that were signed before Microsoft acquired Bethesda Softworks’ parent company ZeniMax Media. The other game was Arkane Lyon’s Deathloop, coming to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass consoles in 2022.
Tango Gameworks shadow released an entirely new game earlier in the year, Hi-Fi Rush, which was the first Xbox exclusive game released by Bethesda Softworks as Xbox’s own developer. In our review of Hi-Fi Rush, writer Zachary Boddy noted, “From start to finish, Hi-Fi RUSH is a rhythmic, thrilling ride packed with stunning art design, fantastically fun gameplay, and surprisingly evocative storytelling of friendship and determination. “
Windows Central’s opinion
With the upcoming release of Ghostwire: Tokyo on Xbox platforms, all of Bethesda Softworks’ pre-existing commitments to exclusivity are fulfilled. It’s a big year for Bethesda and Xbox, with more games in the form of Arkane Austin’s Redfall and Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield, both of which I’m absolutely looking forward to playing.
