| Ryuu96 said: I imagine Developer Direct 26 will be a bit different next year with GTA 6 right around the corner, Developer Direct usually focuses on things releasing in the 1st half but I could see 26 Developer Direct having a more even mix of 1st half/2nd half. Developer Direct in 2025 had Ninja Gaiden IV which did release in the 2nd half but the other 4 were all 1st half titles. I expect Xbox's 1st half in 26 to be lighter than in 25 due to GTA 6, I think maybe 2 titles. State of Decay 3 and Kiln? Clockwork Revolution and Kiln? I think for maximum hype in celebration of the 25th anniversary, all of the core four (Halo, Gears, Fable and Forza) will be in the 2nd half, one after another until the eventual culmination to November 15th and the release of Halo CE Remake. Ideally they'd be one release per month (August, September, October and November). I don't think Forza Horizon 6 and Fable will be in the Developer Direct because I think we'll now get an Playground Games Direct after the June showcase like we just got an Obsidian Direct which had two games in it (The Outer Worlds 2 and Grounded), I think after the June showcase we'll have a PG Direct with Fable and Forza Horizon 6. So Developer Direct 26 could be something like Kiln (Shadow Drop), State of Decay 3, a 3rd Party. Maybe Clockwork Revolution if it is releasing sooner than expected. Maybe Gears E-Day as the 2nd half title like Ninja Gaiden IV. I also think Gears E-Day will be one of the closest to release given all the rumours that it was releasing in 2025 but maybe it suffered a small delay and then they just decided to punt it even further back due to GTA 6 and for maximum engagement for the 25th anniversary celebration. |
I mean some of the most popular release windows for video games are February, March, and April. GTA isn't releasing until the tail end of May (and that's of course assuming they don't delay it again). There's no reason the January direct couldn't really be business as usual. Not like everybody's gonna stop playing games until GTA releases.
