Xbox uses MCU’s Blip to announce Game Pass

A new Xbox Game Pass / Falcon and the Winter Soldier commercial uses Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and the MCU ‘blip’ to sell viewers on Game Pass. missed 5 years of his life, including his nephews while growing up. Sam says he has a lot of catching up to do and asks the store clerk for help.

But it’s not just any geeky, long-haired Microsoft employee, it’s Aaron from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, pointing to an Xbox Series X and S on display. A cut follows of the Xbox games with an announcer talking about the discovery of new games on the service. DC actor Pierson returns to play Aaron in his second MCU appearance.

A debate ensued on Twitter, if you can believe it, as to whether this was actually Aaron from Winter Soldier. Pierson responded to a thread of tweets confirming it was him.

The official Xbox Twitter account rang out saying, “Aaron is definitely Employee of the Month.”

Aaron is definitely employee of the month

– Xbox (@Xbox) March 9, 2021

In The Winter Soldier, Aaron was an Apple Store employee. Now that Microsoft has closed all but four Microsoft stores, maybe Sam can get Aaron a job for the Avengers.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier debuts March 19 on Disney +. Four character posters have been released, and producer Kevin Feige recently spoke about how the series would explore Falcon takes over as Captain America. Feige also provided updates on She-Hulk, Moon Knight and more.

Regarding Game Pass, it has been announced that Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda has passed, which means there will be new Bethesda games on Game Pass by the end of the week. It comes after Microsoft released games like Dirt 5 and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire on Game Pass end of February.

Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.