Victoria 3 won’t be on PC Game Pass at launch, but only Steam. The announcement was made by Paradox Interactive, which did not elaborate on the reasons for this step back. If you remember, the agreement with Microsoft was even announced with a trailer:
Let’s read what Paradox wrote:
“The game will be exclusive to Steam at launch. After consulting with our partners, we have decided that Victoria 3 will not be part of Game Pass and will not be sold on the Microsoft Store. Xbox fans of Paradox’s epic grand strategy games Crusader Kings III, Stellaris, Shadowrun Trilogy, You can have fun with our other games currently available on Game Pass, such as Hearts of Iron IV and more, and we look forward to sharing more details about our next Xbox collaboration in the future.”
Despite discussion of future agreements with Microsoft And although the press release doesn’t mention any disagreements between the two companies, it’s clear that something must be happening behind the scenes. It’s hard to say what happened (a failed renegotiation?), but at this point we don’t know if Victoria 3 will make it to Game Pass.
For the rest, we remind you that Victoria 3 will only be available for PC on Steam from October 25, 2022.
Source: Multiplayer
