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Xbox’s January 2026 Developer Direct Is Shaping Up to Be Bigger Than The Game Awards

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If you felt like Microsoft barely showed anything at The Game Awards 2025, then you aren’t wrong. It feels like Xbox has deliberately kept its biggest cards close to the chest. And now we know why. Instead of The Game Awards, Microsoft is directing our attention to Xbox’s Developer Direct in January 2026. According to official statements, there is simply too much coming in 2026 to squeeze into one night dominated by trailers and trophies. And so…
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Xbox has announced a new Developer Direct for January 2026, which will bring Microsoft back to the new year 2026 with a big Xbox Games showcase. In recent years, Xbox has started the new year in this way and provided its fans with a first overview of what they can expect in the next Xbox year. Matt Booty, Head of Microsoft Studios, had already made it clear in his announcement that this Developer Direct should have an extraordinary number of gam…

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Eurogamer.de broke the news in on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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