I finished up my playthrough of the Prototype games today and it has me curious about why they are not on Game Pass. Even though they were released initially on the Xbox 360, they were remastered for the Xbox One. The 360 versions are not currently backward compatible though and maybe that is one reason why they aren’t. That probably will change soon though. At GDC 2026, Xbox confirmed that its Xbox Backwards Compatibility program is going to return this year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Xbox. It would strange if they didn’t add their own games to play on their newer systems.
There’s a rumor that says they are working on a remake for Prototype. It would be strange to have all 3 be added to Game Pass at the same time, but anything’s possible right now, with Xbox’s CEO recently changing. Asha Sharma, the new CEO of Xbox, appears to be making some changes at Xbox after prioritizing fan feedback. So far she has overhauled the Achievement system and ended the “This is an Xbox” campaign.
No matter what they do with Prototype, there is a good possibility that we will be hearing about it on June 7th when they do their annual June showcase. 2026 is the 25th anniversary of Xbox, so showcasing their long list of IPs and bringing back some dead ones could be a priority for them. They’ve had a rough few years with declining hardware sales and fans being mad at them for putting their games on Playstation. Having plans for older IPs could get a strong positive reaction from gamers.
So far we know of plans for two of their most popular IPs. Halo has a remake of Combat Evolved called Campaign Evolved coming this summer. Gears of War on the other hand has E-Day coming this year. They are going to be doing a deep dive on June 7th after their showcase. Their June showcases started as being part of E3. Now that that’s no longer a thing, they’re part of Summer Game Fest, which has a few showcases planned during the month.
Would you play a Prototype remake? Did you play the originals? What did you think of them?
