Summary
Xboxappears to still have some major unannounced games planned for release before the end of 2025, if recent comments from Phil Spencer are to be believed. The CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Spencer seems to be tiptoeing around leaking anything specific related toXbox, but his cautiousness could be a good sign that even more unannounced games are coming to Xbox consoles in the near future.
In a recently published interview withVariety, Spencer was asked what upcoming games he is most excited to see released before the year reaches its end. His initial response was to walk backwards and lavish praise onAvowed, congratulating the development team at Obsidian for the action-RPG’s warranted success. After offering similar praise for fellowday-one Game Pass gameSouth of Midnight, which had not been released at the time the interview was conducted, along with upcoming gamesDoom: The Dark Agesand the Obsidian-developedThe Outer Worlds 2, Spencer seemed to catch himself in the moment and showed trepidation at revealing much more. “There’s more stuff, some stuff that’s unannounced and I’m walking in my head to make sure I don’t leak anything,” he told the interviewer, potentially implying that more 2025 release date announcements are on the way for Xbox.
Phil Spencer Nearly Leaks Unannounced Xbox Games
The date of the interview was not fully disclosed, but it was conducted prior to the theatricalrelease ofA Minecraft Movieon April 4. With the interview’s main focus on that film, Spencer also shed some light on Microsoft’s future role in bringing video game IPs to movie theaters and television streams. While he seems excited to see live-action adaptations likeFalloutfinding success, he also noted that the video game industry is successful all on its own, so anyone wanting to adapt a Microsoft Gaming IP for a different format needs to understand the product and work with the team responsible for its creation. With that said, he’s also not anticipating Microsoft taking the lead in making film or TV adaptations a reality.
Aside from Xbox itself, Spencer also touched on the friendly business relationship between Microsoft and Nintendo. In light of the recentSwitch 2 Direct reveals, he reinforced his position on working with Nintendo to reach players who don’t use Xbox consoles or PCs. Spencer is not nervous about competition with the Switch 2, and while he still stopped short of revealing any specific in-progress projects between the two companies, he seemingly implied that deals are being made behind the scenes, responding, “I believe in the plans that we have.”
