
We're less than a week away now from Xbox Developer Direct 2025, and with yesterday's Switch 2 reveal now firmly in the rear-view mirror, all eyes are on Microsoft and its next big showcase. The question is, how many surprises will be packed into this year's show?
We already know about one surprise, confirmed by Team Xbox, and now Windows Central reporter Jez Corden is teasing that there might be more yet. It's a vague post we admit, with a big emphasis on the "maybe", but Corden is suggesting that Dev Direct '25 could deliver "more than one surprise" next week.
What a potential second surprise could be? Who knows. The same outlet already claims to know that one secret will be unveiled as the return of a "legendary Japanese IP", and now Corden is speculating on more potential surprises. Here at Pure Xbox we recently floated the idea of another 'shadow drop' from Xbox next week, so maybe a second surprise could take shape in that way? We don't have to wait long to find out!
As usual with these sorts of posts, we'll add the caveat that this is just a rumour for now - until the big show next week anyway. Xbox Developer Direct 2025 takes place on January 23rd, and for all of the event's timings, check out our related news post down below.