Developed by Dutch studio RageSquid,Descenders Nextis a sequel to the 2019 downhill mountain biking gameDescenders. It features two sports—snowboarding and mountainboarding—with RageSquid previously confirming plans to add more. Originally slated for an April 9 launch,Descenders Nextsuffered a last-minute delay, which was indefinite in nature and thus left it without a release date.
Three and a half months later, the early access version of the game has been shadow-dropped across several of its target platforms, namely PC and the latest two generations of Xbox consoles. As originally promised, the extreme sports title also debuted as aday-one Xbox Game Pass release.Descenders Nextis hence now available via the Ultimate tier of Microsoft’s service, as well as PC Game Pass. It also comes with Xbox Cloud Gaming support.
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When Will Descenders Next Reach Xbox Game Pass Standard?
Because it is a day-one release,Descenders Nextis not available on Xbox Game Pass Standard. Since this budget-friendly tier was introduced in September 2024, it has typically lagged at least six months behind Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in receiving day-one titles, which are no longer classified as such by the time they arrive. Microsoft is also on record as saying thatday-one games may take up to a year to reach Xbox Game Pass Standard. Based on this pattern,Descenders Nextcould arrive in the Standard-tier library between January and July 2026.
RageSquid previously said thatDescenders Nextis planned to stay in early access for approximately two years. As such, there’s a realistic chance that it leaves Microsoft’s subscription service before exiting early access. Looking at the more immediate future,Xbox Game Pass is scheduled to lose three titles on July 31.
