During the Xbox and Bethesda not-E3 showcase Riot Games showed up to announce that its gaming roster will be available on the Xbox Game Pass. On the surface, you might be surprised because their games are already free to play but the draw here is that champions, agents, and cards will be instantly unlocked. And that's sort of sick.
Riot Games' monetisation model relies on people wanting to buy in-game items. Though many of these items would be cosmetics like skins, the system also allows players to unlock Champions in League of Legends or Agents in Valorant by spending money. You can earn them instead but the time to unlock these characters through playing can be a drag. This is most evident in League of Legends where there are over a hundred options available, so making them all free on Game Pass is sort of massive.
So to break down what's now available, all champions in League of Legends, League of Legends Wild Rift, and Agents in Valorant will be unlocked on Game Pass. Additionally the Foundations Set is unlocked on Legends of Runeterra, and select Little Legends are unlocked for Teamfight Tactics. This deal will apply to both PC and mobile versions of the games.
There is no solid date for when the games come to Xbox Game Pass but the trailer says "coming this winter" so that may well be end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023. Additionally the end card mentions that there will be included XP boosts with Game Pass "and more". I'd guess the "and more" could be like Amazon Prime's additional skins or in-game loot which are just available to Game Pass subscribers but that's just speculation. All in all, a very quick way to appease quite a few Riot fans Xbox, nice one.
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