Microsoft Stock (MSFT) Slips on April Xbox Game Pass Additions and Departures

Microsoft (MSFT) stock slipped on Tuesday after its subsidiary Xbox revealed the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in April.

Here are the new games that subscribers to Xbox Game Pass will be able to play this month.

• Final Fantasy IV – Launched today for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
• DayZ – Will launch on April 8 for PC.
• Endless Legend 2 – Will launch on April 8 for PC as a game preview.
• FBC: Firebreak – Will launch on April 8 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
• Planet Coaster 2 – Will launch on April 9 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
• Tiny Bookshop – Will launch on April 10 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC.
• Football Manager 26 – Will launch on April 13 for PC.
• Football Manager 26 Console – Will launch on April 13 for Cloud, Console, and PC.
• Hades II – Will launch on April 14 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC.
• Replaced – Will launch on April 14 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
• The Thaumaturge – Will launch on April 14 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – Will launch on April 16 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
• EA Sports NHL 26 – Will launch on April 16 for Cloud and Xbox Series X|S.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Will launch on April 17 for Cloud, Console, and PC.
• Little Rocket Lab – Will launch on April 21 for Cloud, Console, and PC.
• Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato – Will launch on April 21 for Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC.
• Vampire Crawlers – Will launch on April 21 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC.
• Kiln – Will launch on April 23 for Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, Handheld, and PC.

Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass in April

Xbox also announced that a handful of games will leave Xbox Game Pass this month. Gamers will lose access to the following games on April 15.

• Ashen (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)

Is Microsoft Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Microsoft is Strong Buy, based on 34 Buy and three Hold ratings over the past three months. With that comes an average MSFT stock price target of $582.17, representing a potential 57.07% upside for the shares.