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Xboxhas announced that the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 will take place on July 06, 2025. These showcases are always an exciting time for fans, as they’re some of the biggest events centered around upcoming games and announcements now that E3 is no more. In keeping with the tradition it set in the past few years,Xboxwill follow this year’s Games Showcase with an in-depth look at a specific 2025 release, too.
Last year’s Games Showcaseconfirmed 18 games coming to Xbox Game Pass, includingCall of Duty: Black Ops 6andIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, both of which turned out to be massive hits on the platform. With such a strong showing in 2024, Xbox has a lot to live up to this time around. Microsoft has also become one of the world’s largest game publishers in the past year, so there’s a lot to look forward to from its announcements, even for PlayStation and Switch users.
Microsoft announced the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 on the official Xbox blog, revealing that anOuter Worlds 2presentation will immediately follow the event. Obsidian Entertainment’s sequel to its sci-fi RPG has been in development for a while now and is slated for a 2025 release, so the timing works out well for a closer look at it. At last year’s Game Awards, Obsidianrevealed thatThe Outer Worlds 2would launch on PS5, but not many details about the game have emerged since then. The upcoming showcase will finally give fans more information, potentially even a specific release date and a gameplay preview.
Xbox Games Showcase 2025 and The Outer Worlds 2 Direct Will Take Place on June 8
The digital-only event will kick off at 1 PM ET and live stream on Xbox’s YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook pages, among others. Both the Xbox Games Showcase andOuter Worlds 2Direct will stream in over 40 languages, including American Sign Language and British Sign Language. Xbox also says a week’s worth of content will follow on its blog, podcast, and YouTube channel to offer more insight into the announced games and updates. Considering how manybig titles are in store for Xbox in 2025, there could be some exciting new details to look forward to, though for now, it’s unclear what the coverage will include.
The Xbox Games Showcase 2025 adds to an already packed summer for the gaming industry. Geoff Keighley announced thatSummer Game Fest 2025 will take place on June 6, just two days before Xbox’s event. The Nintendo Switch 2 will also launch right before that on June 5. It’ll be a busy month for gamers, no matter what they play on.
