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NieR Automata on Game Pass sparks online outrage!

NieR: Automata on Xbox Game Pass sparks online outrage: the service's version differs from Steam's and already has the improvements PC lacked.

NieR: Automata Game Pass

Square Enix game’s version differs from the Steam one!

NieR: Automata, developed by Platinum Games and published by Square Enix, released in 2017, has just been added to the library of games available through Microsoft’s Game Pass. However, the addition of the game, which would once have gone unnoticed, just a bonus for the service’s subscribers, caused outrage and, consequently, a series of negative reviews on Steam.

NieR Automata
Square Enix’s RPG received several awards in various categories.

2017 port of NieR: Automata still without a patch…

The reason for the outrage is that the PC version made available on Valve’s platform is known for dozens of technical problems and bugs, and users feel wronged for not having received due attention from Square Enix; a fix patch has been awaited since launch. By contrast, the version available on Game Pass is known as Nier: Automata Become As Gods Edition, and was ported by QLOC, being available on the Microsoft Store since 2018.

Negative reviews already exceed 300, but no statement from Square Enix has been published so far. Check out below the trailer of the version available on Game Pass:

Square Enix recently presented its 2021 line-up at its online event Square Enix Presents, including the RPG/shooter Outriders!

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