If Developer Direct Returns, Xbox Could Have A Killer 2025 Lineup
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!
