{"id":180112,"date":"2023-01-07T21:41:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T21:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/six-essential-games-for-new-xbox-series-xs-players\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T21:41:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T21:41:06","slug":"six-essential-games-for-new-xbox-series-xs-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/six-essential-games-for-new-xbox-series-xs-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Essential Games For New Xbox Series X|S Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"etFNVLUzoiE\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"6 ESSENTIAL Games You Should Play Now on Your New Xbox Series X|S\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/etFNVLUzoiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to Pure Xbox on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"purexb0x\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\">YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As we move into 2023 and the console stock situation continues to improve globally, current generation machines are now pretty easy to pick up (finally).  We&#8217;re now expecting most of you fine folk to own either an Xbox Series X or an Xbox Series S, which means you&#8217;ve got plenty of games to be playing right now!<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be a pretty recent owner, you might be looking for a short and sweet games list, detailing some must-play Xbox Series X|S titles.  Well, we&#8217;ve got you covered!  Our new video producer Craig has highlighted six essential Xbox games to be playing right now on your shiny new Xbox console.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of these titles are also included in Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft&#8217;s subscription service that continues to grow as the months go by.  If you&#8217;ve just picked up a new Xbox system, Game Pass is definitely the way to go!<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:purexbox.com\/ssl\/xbox\/related-articles:125290,134085 @ 2023-01-07T20:44:13+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p><em>Do you agree with Craig&#8217;s &#8216;essentials&#8217; list?  Any other games you&#8217;d include?  Let us know down below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:purexbox.com\/ssl\/xbox\/related-info\/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e @ 2023-01-07T21:37:59+00:00 --><\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"optional\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Ben is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin&#8217; in any video game he can get his hands on.  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