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Following the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are looking for fresh ways to maximize their subscription. For those holding onto their membership or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill perfectly. Players take on the part of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent game is a magical realist journey steeped in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little game that proudly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you definitely must. Developer the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning between worlds within additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly intuitive manner, though they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.