The biggest show on the XBOX calendar lands Sunday, June 7, streaming at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET across YouTube, Twitch, and beyond. This year carries extra weight: it doubles as the kickoff to XBOX’s 25th anniversary, FanFest is back, and the broadcast is immediately followed by a dedicated Gears of War. There’s a lot that Xbox has in the chamber so it’s both easy and hard to predict what will show. Here’s a list of fifteen things I think could make it in the show today, from near-locks to long shots, plus two pie-in-the-sky dreams.
1. The Bear and Bird Put on a Show
The eternal wish. A new Banjo-Kazooie has been rumored for years, and it was recently the single most-requested title on the Xbox Players Voice board. VGC’s Andy Robinson reported Microsoft and Rare were fielding pitches from outside studios like Toys for Bob and Moon Studios to handle a revival. So the desire is clearly there. A 25th-anniversary celebration is exactly the kind of stage where Xbox might finally throw the bear and bird a bone, even if it’s just a logo and a “coming when it’s ready.”
2. A Fable Multiplayer Reveal
Fable is a lock to appear, just not in the way some hope. Playground Games confirmed the soft reboot was delayed to February 2027, but promised “a major new look” at the June 7 Showcase, so expect fresh gameplay, a firm date, and reminders of its day-one PS5 release. The multiplayer angle is the spicy part. The Lionhead originals made drop-in co-op a series staple, with Fable 3 even letting you marry your co-op partner, yet reporting from early 2026 suggested the reboot may have cut co-op entirely in favor of a purely single-player Albion. So a multiplayer or co-op reveal would actually reverse recent expectations and delight longtime fans clamoring for its return. With a “major” segment promised and 16 years of pent-up demand, this Showcase is the natural place for Playground to clarify exactly how ambitious the new Fable will be.
3. Kojima’s OD Creeps its Way into the Showcase with a Release Window
OD was announced at The Game Awards 2023 as a Hideo Kojima horror project published by Xbox, structured as an episodic anthology, with the first episode “Knock” directed by Kojima and a second helmed by Jordan Peele. Phil Spencer previously confirmed the game was delayed by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, and as of early 2026 there’s still no release date on the board. Kojima has a habit of resurfacing with a single cryptic, headline-grabbing clip, so a fresh production update feels likely. A hard date would set the internet ablaze, but given how little we’ve seen and the project’s reported setbacks, a new trailer plus a vague window is the more realistic outcome.
4. Marvel’s Blade Gets Its Bloody Gameplay Debut
Arkane Lyon’s Marvel’s Blade, revealed at The Game Awards 2023, is a mature, single-player, third-person game set in a vampire-besieged, quarantined Paris, landing day one on XBOX Game Pass. We’ve only seen one cinematic trailer so far but, Jeff Grubb has reported Arkane is targeting 2027. A first real look at the immersive-sim systems would be a showcase highlight and would quiet cancellation worries that linger after Xbox’s brutal 2025. But the silence suggests it may still be a touch early for a proper gameplay deep-dive.
5. The Xbox and Hi-Fi Rush Redemption Arc
Here’s the cold water up front: Hi-Fi Rush may have started as an XBOX darling, but Microsoft shut down Tango Gameworks in 2024, and Krafton then acquired the studio and the IP. That means Hi-Fi Rush 2, which Krafton confirmed was already six months into development at the time, is no longer an XBOX-published game. The sequel is reportedly moving toward a more open structure based on feedback about the original’s linear factories. That being said, a reveal at the XBOX Games Showcase isn’t entirely out of the question. What happened with Tango was just business, and we’ve seen plenty of studios meet the same fate all over the industry. The reality is, the majority of Hi-Fi Rush’s fanbase is on XBOX. I wouldn’t put it past Krafton to take the offer if XBOX requested to reveal the game on their stage.
6. A Standalone Halo Multiplayer Game
The confirmed near-term Halo is Halo: Campaign Evolved, the Unreal Engine 5 remake of Combat Evolved heading to Xbox, PC, and (for the first time) PS5, with co-op but no competitive multiplayer. Leaks point to a July 28, 2026 launch, so expect a date and pre-orders here. Separately, reporting from the likes of Rebs Gaming indicates Halo Studios is building a new cross-platform Halo multiplayer title designed to unify the player base, distinct from the campaign remakes. The 25th-anniversary show would be a fitting place to at least tease that competitive project, even if a full reveal is further out. This is the entry to watch for longtime Halo multiplayer faithful.
7. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Gets a Date
Quick correction on the name: the title is Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, not “Story.” Revealed at last year’s show, Asobo and Focus Entertainment’s prequel is set 15 years before Requiem and stars Sophia, a young plunderer, across a Mediterranean adventure tied to Minotaur’s Island and Minoan myth, with a more action-forward combat focus than the stealthy originals. Asobo recently said “the release is almost here,” confirming the game is in final production, and an Amazon listing surfaced an unconfirmed August 27, 2026 date. With a day-one Game Pass launch expected this year, a firm release date and a fresh gameplay trailer is one of the safer bets on this entire list.
8. Splinter Cell Remake Sneaks Out of Hiding
The Splinter Cell remake has been in the works at Ubisoft Toronto since its 2021 announcement, built on the Snowdrop engine with a linear structure and a story updated for a modern audience. There’s been encouraging movement, with original director David Grivel rejoining the project in late 2025. But Ubisoft’s ongoing turmoil is the elephant in the room: Toronto was hit by another round of layoffs in February 2026, and there’s still no release window. As a third-party multiplatform title, it’s also far more likely to debut at a Ubisoft Forward than an Xbox show, despite the franchise’s original-Xbox roots. A real long shot for this stage.
9. Wolfenstein 3 Returns After Hiatus
Multiple credible sources, including Windows Central’s Jez Corden, Kotaku, and MP1st, report that a new Wolfenstein is in development at MachineGames, with casting calls reportedly already underway. Studio leadership has long framed the series as a trilogy it wants to finish, and the timing lines up with an Amazon Wolfenstein TV series and Bethesda’s 40th anniversary in 2026. After the excellent Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a return to B.J. Blazkowicz blasting Nazis would be a welcome Game Pass tentpole. That said, MachineGames is a focused studio fresh off a big release, so expect a tease or teaser at most rather than anything close to a 2026 launch.
10. Atlus’ Double Feature: Persona 4 Revival AND Persona 6
This is one of the stronger plays. Persona 4 Revival was revealed at the 2025 Xbox Showcase and has gone quiet since, but it just picked up official ratings from Korea’s GRAC and the ESRB, the usual sign a marketing push is about to begin. Crucially, 2026 is Persona‘s 30th anniversary, with the milestone date falling in September, and Atlus has openly teased 2026 news for both Persona 4 Revival and the long-awaited next mainline entry. Alleged Persona 6 concept art has even leaked, with reliable insiders pegging green as its signature color. Given Atlus’s cozy relationship with Xbox, a P4 Revival date plus a brief Persona 6 tease would be an easy double-double.
11. A New Spyro Game Spreads its Wings
The purple dragon’s comeback has been building for a while, and the timing now looks ripe. Toys for Bob, the studio behind the Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot 4, went independent in 2024 and signed a deal for Xbox to publish its next game, which it has since described as “big and ambitious.” Everything points to Spyro: a former senior concept artist’s portfolio referencing the work, a string of purple teases from the studio, Spyro‘s addition to Crash Team Rumble, and a trademark renewal in April 2025.
Most tantalizing, a fresh leak claims the game will surface at the June 7 Showcase, reportedly featuring RPG elements, an island-themed hub, and the return of a classic villain, with a vibe akin to 2005’s Spyro: Shadow Legacy. Expect a day-one Game Pass launch if it’s real. Of the dormant-IP revivals on this list, this is the one with the most smoke.
12. The Long-rumored Fallout 3 Remaster Exits The Vault
One of gaming’s worst-kept secrets. A Fallout 3 remaster has been rumored ever since it surfaced in leaked court documents from Microsoft’s Bethesda acquisition, sitting alongside the already-released Oblivion Remastered. Insiders including Jez Corden and NateTheHate have kept the flame lit, with Corden reporting it’ll arrive in the vein of Oblivion Remastered, likely ahead of a New Vegas version. The wrinkle is timing: Corden has stressed the Fallout remasters “aren’t imminent.” But here’s the angle that makes a Showcase appearance plausible: Xbox has framed this show around games launching within the next 12 months, so if Fallout 3 shows up at all, it’s effectively confirmed for a first-half-2027 window. With the Fallout TV series a runaway hit, the wasteland nostalgia has never been hotter. A tease here would be perfectly timed.
13. Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi Roll Out
Sega’s 2023 revival blitz promised new takes on Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Golden Axe. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance already shipped, and the Jet Set Radio reboot is shaping up as an open-world affair with a rumored new character named Sierra and a larger trailer reportedly in the works. Sega did cancel its “Super Game” live-service umbrella in May 2026, but confirmed the reboots themselves are still moving forward, just without firm dates. As Sega third-party titles, these could surface at the Xbox show, Summer Game Fest, or a dedicated Sega stream, so a fresh JSR trailer is plausible without being a lock for this specific venue.
14. Gears of War: E-Day Saws a Rumored PS5 Version in Half
This is where it gets spicy, and it lines up with the prediction. E-Day is confirmed for Xbox Series X|S and PC with a dedicated Direct following the show, and the franchise already broke onto PS5 via last year’s Gears of War: Reloaded remaster. But just ahead of the Showcase, Jeff Grubb claimed on a Giant Bomb stream that a planned E-Day PlayStation 5 version was recently scrapped, framing it as Xbox leaning back toward exclusivity under Asha Sharma. Muddying the waters, a Walmart placeholder page listed E-Day for PS5. With Fable still confirmed for PlayStation, an E-Day reversal would be a pointed statement. The Direct should settle it, so treat this as the show’s biggest live question mark.
15. Killer Instinct is Not Dead Yet
Killer Instinct has been dormant since the 2013 reboot from Double Helix and Iron Galaxy, and Microsoft has repeatedly said it wants a new entry but hasn’t found the right development partner, with Jez Corden once floating the vaguest of rumors about a Bandai Namco fighting-game team. The appetite is real on the community side too, with Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon running a viral poll in early 2026 about how best to revive the series. A 25th-anniversary Showcase would be a poetic place to bring back one of the original Xbox-era brawlers. With no confirmed project to point to, this stays firmly in wishful-thinking territory, but the anniversary timing gives it just enough of a pulse to make the list.
Pie in the Sky: An Xbox and Mistwalker Dream Team-Up
The deepest cut of dreams, with a twist that makes it less crazy than it sounds. Hironobu Sakaguchi has repeatedly said he won’t self-fund a Lost Odyssey remake, telling Bloomberg he’d rather build something new. But Xbox has lately specialized in exactly this kind of revival: brokering and bankrolling externally-developed projects to bring dormant favorites back. Ninja Gaiden 4 is the blueprint, with Phil Spencer personally pairing Team Ninja and PlatinumGames and Xbox Game Studios Publishing footing the bill to resurrect a series that had sat idle for 13 years.
Mistwalker is a natural target for the same treatment. Its classics Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon were Xbox 360 exclusives published by Microsoft, and the studio just returned to Xbox with Fantasian Neo Dimension, so the relationship is warm. An Xbox-funded revival, or a brand-new Sakaguchi JRPG with a partner studio handling development and Nobuo Uematsu on the score, is the kind of dream pairing that fits Xbox’s current playbook. Wildly unlikely for this show, but no longer unthinkable.
Super Pie in the Sky: The Last Night Resurfaces
Now we’re truly off the deep end. The Last Night, Odd Tales’ breathtaking cyberpunk side-scroller, stole the entire E3 2017 Xbox conference with one of the most jaw-dropping trailers of the generation, then promptly vanished into the development ether. Nearly a decade later, it has become gaming’s great vaporware ghost story, the pixel-art Blade Runner dream we were all sure we’d never actually get to play.
But here’s the spark of life: in early 2026, director Tim Soret resurfaced on social media with fresh in-engine frames and word that he was showing the game behind closed doors at GDC, teasing a full 4K trailer “when the time comes.” Could that time be a 25th-anniversary Xbox stage, on the very platform where it first blew minds? Almost certainly not. This is the longest shot on a list already stuffed with long shots, the very reason this category had to exist. But if those neon-soaked streets flicker back onto the big screen, I will lose it entirely.
The Lords of Gaming Crew Weighs In
I’m not the only one around here hyped for the Xbox Showcase, so I rounded up a few of my fellow Lords for their hot takes.
Chris Jones, Community Manager
Chris brings two calls, both rooted in Xbox “building their partnerships overseas.” First, he’s betting Square Enix takes the stage to show off the third installment of the Final Fantasy VII Remake saga, and he’s reading the board right: the trilogy has gone fully multiplatform, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lands on Xbox June 3, and the finale just surfaced at Summer Game Fest as Final Fantasy VII Revelation.
An encore at the Xbox show would fit that partnership push perfectly. His second prediction is more housekeeping than hype. With Xbox “making things clearer” on pricing to “best suit certain customers,” Chris expects a quick clip laying out the future of Game Pass alongside some “definitive pricing.” After the recent run of tier shuffles and price hikes, a straight-talk moment on the subscription would be a welcome bit of clarity.
Robert Kellett, Assistant Editor in Chief
Robert’s rolling in with full optimism, ready for “Queen Asha” to prove why she’s running the show. He’s quick to acknowledge the rough patches, but argues that for all the “black eyes” the brand has taken over the years, Xbox’s actual game output has stayed fantastic, and he can’t wait to see that continue.
His wishlist includes an update from Rare with a possible new IP and Toys for Bob’s mystery Xbox project finally getting unwrapped. The thing that would make him lose his mind, though? Xbox handing dormant Rareware properties to external studios to do right by them, dreaming specifically of Conker and Banjo getting used “in awesome ways.” Black eyes or not, he still believes that we’re “in for a great show.”
Joseph Repko, Senior Editor
Joseph’s working theory is that Xbox’s Showcase is always the “best for last,” praising how the team paces and presents its lineup year after year. From there he unfurls a wishlist. Top of it is a meaty, mechanics-focused look at Playground’s Fable, the augments, the Demon Doors, the strength/skill/will progression the team still hasn’t fully shown.
He’d also love DLC for The Outer Worlds 2 as proof Obsidian stays committed to its satirical shooter-RPG. Finally, he’s holding out for an indie that’s been a “long time coming,” namely the next project from the creator of Dust: An Elysian Tail. A sequel is unconfirmed, but Joseph says it would be “more than a pleasant surprise.”
Mahmood Ghaffar, Editor in Chief
Our EIC is swinging for the fences. His headline call is a closer look at Project Helix, with Asha Sharma using her maiden Showcase to “go off with a bang” by giving players a glimpse of Xbox’s next console/PC hybrid and how it’ll work. He’s also floating a Minecraft Dungeons II shadow drop, admitting it’s “a bit of a long shot,” but the kind that could spike instant hype and player reaction. And he caps it off by betting Atlus and Xbox take their relationship “one step further,” dropping Persona 6 day one on Game Pass.
Final Thoughts
This is looking to be a big one. The fact that we’re getting a 30-minute dedicated Gears of War: E-Day Direct is hype enough on its own. Dropping back into Sera for Emergence Day with Marcus and Dom at the very start of it all? It’s a surefire premise. And I’m also looking forward to the meaty new look at Fable Playground promised (pause). Everything past those is speculation, but that’s half the fun, and Sharma’s exclusivity pivot could quietly reshape the night entirely. Tune in to Xbox Games Showcase June 7 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET, and don’t forget to check out our coverage of the aftermath.
