In just a few days, one of the year’s biggest gaming events kicks off in Germany with gamescom 2025. For this year, Microsoft has confirmed that it’ll have a sizable Xbox presence at the show.
While there is a chance Microsoft will unveil something as part of gamescom Opening Night Live, you might want to temper expectations a bit.
Microsoft has revealed the games it plans to showcase at the show, and while there are heavy hitters on display, these are games we already know about.
The big thing gamers will want to check out is the portable Xbox from ASUS, called the ROG Ally, which is finally getting an info blowout. We’ll most likely hear about its release date and price, though we’re not expecting it to be cheap, given the leaks.
The Xbox booth will feature over 20 games encompassing first- and third-party titles.If you can’t attend gamescom, don’t fret, as Microsoft will have a two-day broadcast of games.
Here’s the schedule per Microsoft.
Wednesday, August 20
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Dying Light: The Beast Keeper
- World of Warcraft: Midnight
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Grounded 2
- Hotel Barcelona
- Invincible VS
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
- Outbound
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- Starsand Island
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants
Thursday, August 21
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- At Fate’s End
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Age of Empires IV
- Overwatch 2
- High on Life 2
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Fragpunk
- Mistfall Hunter
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
- My Hero Academia: All’s Justice
- Silent Hill f
- LEGO Voyagers
- Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
If you want to tune in, the Xbox broadcast will start at 9:00 a.m. ET/6:00 a.m. ET, so save that in your calendar. You’ll be able to watch it on the official Xbox YouTube, Twitch, X (Twitter).
While the games to be featured on the gamescom show floor have been revealed by Microsoft, there is still a chance the Xbox brand will have a surprise or two during Opening Night Live.
The event will once again take a few hours, so there is a possibility Microsoft has a surprise or two up its sleeve. That said, given the early games announcement, Microsoft could very well be tempering expectations, which is always a good thing. It’s better to be surprised than disappointed, right?
If we do get a surprise announcement for Xbox, we’ll have it up here on DualShockers. While gamescom Opening Night Live kicks off on August 19, expect gamescom to run from August 20 to 24.
- Brand
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Microsoft
- Original Release Date
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November 10, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
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$499
- Operating System
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Proprietary (Windows-based)
- Processor
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Custom AMD 8-core Zen 2 3.8 GHz
- Resolution
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720p – 4K UHD
