After ResetEra chatter about ads tiers and ending day-one Game Pass releases in 2027, Microsoft told Forbes’ Paul Tassi nothing is finalized—and previously announced Ultimate day-one games are unchanged.
Xbox Wire’s September Wave 2 slate packs Dune: Awakening, Well Dweller, Mad King Redemption, Black Ops 6 on Premium, Minecraft Dungeons II, and day-one Gears of War: E-Day.
Starting in November 2026, Game Pass cloud gaming is capped at 15 hours (Ultimate), 10 (Premium), and 5 (Essential). Extra hours and non-subscriber cloud playtime go on sale via the Xbox Store.
Activision’s Infinity Ward shooter still launches October 23 across Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Switch 2, with campaign early access from October 16 and a new TGS trailer keeping the countdown hot.
September 18 brings FC 27 Ultimate Edition early access on Xbox plus a 10-hour trial for Game Pass Ultimate members, alongside a pile of smaller day-one launches.
Xbox’s TGS broadcast closed with Hideo Kojima confirming Bill Skarsgård as Physint’s lead, after a slate of trailers from Modern Warfare 4 to Persona 4 Revival.
Microsoft’s Project Helix is a first-party next-gen Xbox with a custom AMD SoC, PC+console play goals, and developer alpha hardware planned for 2027.
