An official statement from Microsoft confirms that Visions of Mana will not be coming to Xbox Game Pass. The company provided clarification about the RPG’s status regarding Xbox Game Pass, since the title was mistakenly listed as a day one release for the service.
Visions of Mana was first revealed at The Game Awards this past December. Just one day before the awards show, Square Enix filed for the game’s official trademark. This is the first new entry in the series in over 15 years.
Visions of Mana Avoids Xbox Game Pass
In a statement sent to Eurogamer, Microsoft clarified that the day one listing for Visions of Mana on Xbox Game Pass was a mistake. Currently, there are no plans to bring the title to the service.
“We’re aware that Xbox.com included language that indicated Visions of Mana was coming to Xbox Game Pass and can confirm this was an error,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer. “While we are always updating the library and looking for new ways to provide members with value and choice, we do not have plans to bring Visions of Mana to Game Pass at this time.”
Here’s an overview of the game, courtesy of Square Enix:
Visions of Mana will return to the series action-RPG roots and take players on a new adventure with protagonist Val, a soul guard assigned to protect his childhood friend, who has been chosen by the Faerie as the Alm of Fire to travel to the Tree of Mana and rejuvenate the mana flow.
Since the series’ debut in 1991 as FINAL FANTASY ADVENTURE, a spin-off of the FINAL FANTASY series, Mana games have immersed players in bright vibrant worlds, breathtaking environments, heartwarming characters and high fantasy storylines across many genres and platforms. Fans of the series can expect new designs of the series’ beloved creatures from Mana series Illustrator Airi Yoshioka and a new captivating musical score composed by Mana series composers Hiroki Kikuta, Tsuyoshi Sekito and Ryo Yamazaki.
Lastly, Visions of Mana will launch in summer 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam & the Microsoft Store.
