Will Any Of Xbox’s 2026 Releases Become GOTY Contenders Next Year?

While DOOM: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight took home two smaller awards, nothing from Xbox was nominated for the big prize this year; yet alone took home the trophy. However, looking ahead to 2026, you’ve got to think that Xbox might be in with a shout given what’s in the pipeline for the next 12 months.

We keep banging on about ’em, but Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Gears of War: E-Day and Halo: Campaign Evolved are all set to come out of Xbox Game Studios next year. Then, you’ve got whatever games XGS hasn’t pinned on the map yet, alongside whatever might drop from Bethesda and Activision Blizzard. It’s set to be a pretty historic year to mark the 25th anniversary of Xbox.

From what we know about so far – Fable feels like the one that could be in with a GOTY shout for 2026. It’ll have been more than 15 years since the last mainline entry in Fable 3, which means folks will be paying attention to it. And, an open-world RPG in this vein always tends to be pretty popular; we have faith that Fable could at least be in the conversation.