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So many awesome-looking games to choose from!
by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 6pm
If the last few years are anything to go by, we could be around a month out from Microsoft dropping another Developer Direct; its now-annual showcase that dives deep into some of the year’s biggest Xbox games. Although next year’s event is yet to be announced, we see no reason for Xbox not to do another one – especially when you look at the potential 2025 lineup for Team Green.
Seriously, even when you only take into account the Xbox titles that have actual 2025 release windows, you’ve got a killer lineup to pull from. DOOM: The Dark Ages, Fable, South of Midnight, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 are currently locked in for next year already – and of course, it’s all-but-confirmed that we’ll be getting another Call of Duty game at the end of the year as well.
While the latter will likely be saved for later on next year due to the recent release of Black Ops 6, that’s five games to go with straight away – and we have an absolute boatload of upcoming Xbox games that don’t have 2025 windows yet. Clockwork Revolution, Gears of War: E-Day, Everwild and State of Decay 3 could easily show up here as well – all of those titles should be pretty far along at this stage.
As we mentioned right at the start, Developer Direct ’25 hasn’t been formally announced just yet, but we’re already starting to see some rumblings of its existence online. Prominent journalist Tom Warren recently said that he’s “expecting” an Xbox event next month, and we’re even seeing rumours of what might show up – including DOOM: The Dark Ages with a potential May 2025 release date. That isn’t confirmed, but it would be awesome to get a new DOOM game in the first half of next year!
If you look back to last year’s show, Avowed, Hellblade 2, Ara: History Untold and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle were the main Xbox games featured – alongside a surprise appearance from Square Enix with Visions of Mana. Aside from Avowed, all of those games made it out in 2024 as well, and the Obsidian RPG was only delayed due to how stacked Microsoft’s fall 2024 lineup was.
We will of course bring you the news if and when Microsoft announces an Xbox Developer Direct for 2025, but we can’t help but get excited for the potential of such an event already. 2024’s showcase was announced on January 9th and went ahead on January 18th, so, it shouldn’t be long until we know for sure!
Who’s excited for another Xbox Developer Direct? Talk to us about your hopes and wishes for it down below.
Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching football on the telly and probably eating somewhere.
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