By Wesley Yin-Poole
Publication Date: 2025-12-12 11:10:00
Microsoft has confirmed plans for a significant Xbox Developer Direct showcase in January 2026 after a relatively quiet The Game Awards.
While Microsoft-owned Blizzard announced the next Diablo 4 expansion, and we got news that South of Midnight is coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, fans saw nothing of the new Fable, Forza, Gears of War, or Halo games confirmed to be coming out in 2026.
But in an interview with Variety, Microsoft president of game content and studios Matt Booty promised big things are coming next month.
“I can’t share exactly what’s there, but we’ve got a lot of stuff that we’re shipping next year. In fact, usually Dev Direct is about highlighting what’s coming up for the year ahead. This year, we’ve got more stuff coming up than we can fit in one show,” Booty teased.
“So I will tell you that Playground Games is going to be in the Dev Direct, but we’ll have more stuff next year to ship than we can fit into one Dev Direct show in January,…
