Microsoft has announced that the next Xbox Developer Direct broadcast is coming up in January 2026, but it won't have everything Microsoft plans to show next year for Xbox's 25th anniversary.
Speaking to Variety, Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty said, "We've got a lot of stuff that we're shipping" in 2026.
As for the January 2026 Developer Direct, Booty confirmed that fans can expect to see the new Fable and Forza Horizon 6. "But we'll have more stuff next year to ship than we can fit into one Dev Direct show in January, which is a good place to be," he said.
Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg chimed in as well, saying the Xbox team is "cooking something special up next year!"
Booty went on to tease that Microsoft has "a lot of other things that we'll talk about soon," and these projects will also release in 2026 for the 25th anniversary. "So it's going to be a real banner year for the brand and a banner year for some of our biggest franchises to show up across the industry," he said.
2026 also marks the 40th anniversary of Bethesda, the 35th anniversary of Blizzard, and the 30th anniversary of the original Diablo. It's also the 25th anniversary of Halo, and to celebrate the occasion, Microsoft is releasing Halo: Campaign Evolved for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Some are expecting Microsoft to also divulge new information about the company's new console in 2026, but that remains to be seen.
In other Xbox news, one of the company's console exclusives, South of Midnight, is coming to PS5 and Switch 2 in 2026.
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Speaking to Variety, Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty said, "We've got a lot of stuff that we're shipping" in 2026.
As for the January 2026 Developer Direct, Booty confirmed that fans can expect to see the new Fable and Forza Horizon 6. "But we'll have more stuff next year to ship than we can fit into one Dev Direct show in January, which is a good place to be," he said.
Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg chimed in as well, saying the Xbox team is "cooking something special up next year!"
Booty went on to tease that Microsoft has "a lot of other things that we'll talk about soon," and these projects will also release in 2026 for the 25th anniversary. "So it's going to be a real banner year for the brand and a banner year for some of our biggest franchises to show up across the industry," he said.
2026 also marks the 40th anniversary of Bethesda, the 35th anniversary of Blizzard, and the 30th anniversary of the original Diablo. It's also the 25th anniversary of Halo, and to celebrate the occasion, Microsoft is releasing Halo: Campaign Evolved for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Some are expecting Microsoft to also divulge new information about the company's new console in 2026, but that remains to be seen.
In other Xbox news, one of the company's console exclusives, South of Midnight, is coming to PS5 and Switch 2 in 2026.
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