The megaton first-person shooter could become available to Game Pass subscribers later this week.
However, the team is "conscious of ensuring we're not widening the skill gap too much" for those who don't want to use it.
The early access beta will be available on all platforms for those who pre-order the game, as well as Game Pass subscribers, while an open beta will also go live a week later.
Character designer Nicholas Kole has claimed that a new mainline Crash Bandicoot game was quietly cancelled behind-the-scenes.
The first-person shooter will arrive for the service in the latter half of July, with a potential announcement today, it's been claimed.
The Crash trilogy will allegedly join the service's catalog in August, though whether the other two will follow in the same month is currently unknown.
The acclaimed trilogy of platforming remakes continues to move units at a steady pace, crossing another major sales milestone.
The developers didn't know about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 coming to Xbox Game Pass until recently, according to senior director of production Yale Miller.
Activision took to X (formerly Twitter) to clear the air about the storage requirements for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Those subscribed to Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass will get access to the entire game. No modes will be available through Game Pass Core.
It will be the largest install size for a Call of Duty game at launch to date, which is saying something for a series that's notorious for excessive install sizes.
Treyarch's next Call of Duty will have twelve Core 6v6 maps and four Strike Maps at launch. Theater Mode also makes a return.
Omnimovement allows for sprinting, sliding and diving in any direction. Players can also enter a supine prone with full 360-degree aiming.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will make use of texture streaming to save on space, forcing an internet connection for even the single-player campaign.
Raven Software leads the campaign, which sees the team going rogue after discovering a shadowy presence has infiltrated the US government.
The first-person shooter is set to launch later this year for PC and consoles, with more details set to follow soon.
Ahead of the June 9th showcase, Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb reports, "At least a handful of those are games we haven't heard of before."
Treyarch's next title in the long-running series will receive a worldwide reveal and dedicated Direct presentation on June 9th.
"Special episodes" of the Official Xbox Podcast will offer updates and deep dives starting June 10th till the end of the week.
The game – a new Spyro the Dragon title as per reports earlier in the year – is still in very early development, the studio says.
