Xbox's Future Plans Teased for 2026 Anniversary Celebration
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Oli Welsh
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Summary
Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer hinted at exciting releases for Xbox's 25th anniversary in 2026, including Fable reboot, Gears of War: E-Day, and a new Forza game. The showcase emphasized future releases, leaving a gap for AAA games like Grand Theft Auto 6.
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· 2 pulledThis year is great, look at all this stuff we’ve got, but next year, next year… that’s going to be The One.
There’s still a GTA 6-sized hole in 2025, even after a big week of announcements.
After SGF, the Xbox Showcase, and PlayStation State of Play, there haven’t been any AAA games to fill the space left by Grand Theft Auto 6’s delay
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