Talking Point: What Are You Hoping To See Over The Next Year From Xbox?

Last year's Xbox Developer Direct event laid down a big marker for 2023 on the platform. The show focused on what Microsoft was hoping to put out that year, and by and large, the team stuck to its plan. However, as we near 2024's event later this week, the next 12 months still seem very up in the air for Xbox - and we can't help but speculate further about what's to come!

Last year we kind of knew everything that was likely to drop ahead of time, but this year is still largely a mystery. Xbox is expected to be aiming for 2024 for each and every game showcased at Dev Direct this week, but there's still so much else that could feasibly happen over the next 12 months or-so.

As most Pure Xbox readers won't have forgotten, Activision Blizzard x Xbox is still an ongoing process - a process that's hopefully going to deliver some tangible results in the near future. We're still waiting on that big Xbox Game Pass drop, not to mention news on the next Call of Duty and whatever else the teams are cooking up over there. None of this will be at Developer Direct, as confirmed by Microsoft, but ActiBlizz will still likely have a massive impact on Xbox's 2024.

And then, we have plenty of other bits and pieces scattered around all over the place. Today's news about Stalker 2 has reminded us that we have another major Xbox exclusive due to drop soon (albeit a third-party launch exclusive), and then recently, Xbox's South of Midnight was also loosely confirmed to be targeting 2024 - although that's perhaps less likely now that the game isn't announced for Developer Direct. If both of those happen alongside the four Dev Direct titles, then we have a massive year ahead - we'll have to wait and see!

Of course, each year comes with its own surprises, and so we're also trying to expect the unexpected over the next 12 months too. Plenty of Xbox's internal studios have been very quiet in recent years — alongside silence from the likes of Contraband — and you never know, we might see another Pentiment or Grounded appear out of nowhere to further bulk-out Xbox's 2024 lineup.

Having said all of this, what are you hoping to see from Xbox over the next year? Even if it's not a game release specifically, are there any big moves you're anticipating before 2025 rolls around? Who knows, there might be another big acquisition saga to talk about by year's end!

Get chatting in the comments about everything you want to see from Xbox in 2024. Oh, and bring on Developer Direct this week!