Tag: First-Party
News Xbox Journalist Disputes Rumour About AMD Requiring 10M Units For First-Party Handheld
"This isn't even slightly true btw"
Earlier this week, you may have seen a rumour doing the rounds that Xbox's dedicated first-party handheld (not the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally) was cancelled early in development due to AMD wanting a commitment of 10 million units to justify making a custom SoC (system on a chip) for the device. This came from a source...
News Xbox Is Officially 'Stopping' Development On First-Party Game Contraband
"Active development has now stopped"
We've unfortunately got news of another Xbox cancellation to bring your way - or at least, that's what it looks like. Today. it's been confirmed that Xbox is stopping active development on the co-op game Contraband, which was in the works over at Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios. Following reports,...
News Two Xbox First-Party Games Now Shipping On Disc In 2025, Says Retailer
Another great Microsoft reversal
Shortly after Microsoft lifted the lid on Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 during its 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, it was revealed that both of these games would get code-in-a-box physical releases - but the team has now reversed that decision and the two games will ship on-disc here in 2025. Hurrah! News of this...
News Xbox's Next First-Party Title Gets 'Story Trailer' Ahead Of Game Pass Release This Month
Staying grounded
It's been a busy year so far for Xbox first-party, but despite us being in the slower summer months here, the team isn't stopping there. Nope, the productive folks over at Obsidian are about to drop another big release this month in the form of Grounded 2 - with the game's early access story trailer now live. You can check out this...
News Xbox First-Party Handheld Plans 'Essentially Cancelled', Claims Report
"I’ve heard from insiders"
Back in late May, it was reported by Windows Central's Jez Corden that plans for a 2027 first-party Xbox handheld had been "sidelined" at Microsoft, although the company was still interested in developing something in the future.
News Xbox Has Three First-Party Games Coming Out Within 12 Days Of Each Other
Clear your schedule
As the Xbox Games Showcase was kicking into gear on Sunday, it became apparent that October 2025 was going to become a busy month for new first-party releases. We started the event with nothing confirmed for that month, and ended it with three major Xbox Game Studios titles being scheduled within 12 days of each other. The first...
News Xbox Has Reportedly 'Sidelined' Plans For A 2027 First-Party Handheld
Priorities said to have shifted
For a while now, we've been hearing rumours that Xbox will be teaming up with ASUS for a third-party Xbox handheld device later this year, and then building a dedicated first-party Xbox handheld for some point in 2027. While the ASUS device has been all-but revealed (and is still expected for 2025), the 2027 Xbox...
News Two First-Party Games Now Confirmed For Xbox Series X|S In April 2025
A stacked schedule
For a few months now, Team Xbox has had Compulsion's South of Midnight lined up as its major first-party release for April 2025 - but Microsoft has now added a second game into the mix. After launching in Steam Early Access last year,
News Xbox Reporter Hints At Potential For More First-Party Surprises In 2025
Could we see Gears this year?
After the stacked Xbox Developer Direct event last week, Xbox is an amazing position when it comes to its first-party slate for early 2025, and with the likes of Fable and The Outer Worlds 2 still to come, late 2025 could be incredible too. Of course, the rum
News Xbox Might Be Preparing To Release Two First-Party Games In Early 2025
Avowed could be joined by South of Midnight
It's almost time to finish up with 2024 and look ahead to a busy 2025, and as we peek around the corner at the early months of next year, it seems there's a good chance we'll be getting two first-party releases from Xbox very soon. The first of these has already been confirmed in the form of Avowed...
News Rumoured Xbox Release Dates For 2024 Hint At Big End To The Year
Avowed in November, Indy in December?
Following the announcement of the Xbox Games Showcase earlier today, we spotted some interesting information over at The Verge, with the outlet sharing some of Xbox's internal targets for 2024 as they apparently stand right now. The outlet says that
