Xbox Game Pass April 2026 Updates: GTA V Exits

Microsoft announced updates to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service for April 2026, with five popular titles set to depart midway through the month while several new games join the library, including acclaimed RPGs available from day one.

The changes take effect on April 15, when Grand Theft Auto V, Ashen, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery, and Terra Invicta will leave the service. Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar Games' open-world action title released in 2013, stands out as the most prominent departure. It joined Xbox Game Pass in April 2025 after a previous exit in early 2024 and has drawn millions of players with its expansive crime simulation, rated mature for content including violence and strong language. The removal aligns with anticipation for Grand Theft Auto VI, scheduled for release in November 2026, as Take-Two Interactive prepares to intensify marketing efforts this summer.

Ashen, a 2018 cooperative RPG originally exclusive to Xbox, offers around 16 to 26 hours of gameplay in a moody, open world and holds an average critic score of 80. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a JRPG successor to the Suikoden series added in spring...