Now that Activision Blizzard is under the Microsoft umbrella, the publisher’s biggest franchise is part of Game Pass. And Black Ops 6 is the first new release to debut on the subscription service. That includes all of the game’s various modes: the cinematic single-player campaign, and multiplayer outings like Zombies.

We're not there yet, so we celebrate the following games that made owning an Xbox worth our time. On paper, it was a down year for the Xbox brand, but there were still great exclu