Microsoft insists that every game displayed on the Xbox display cabinet in June is safe – but not?

In video game cancellation and studio closure, due to Microsoft's devastating layoffs this week Care about the fate of almost every Xbox game without a solid release date.

Microsoft games were cancelled as part of the cuts included Rare Everwildone Unannounced MMO from Zenimax Online Studiosthe developer of the Elder Scrolls online, and Perfect dark reboot. The latter developer, the plan was closed. Team working from Blizzard's mobile game Warcraft Rumble is fired as new content stops.

Meanwhile, external developers funded by Microsoft have also been hit. Romero Games, a studio founded by Doom co-creators John Romero and Brenda Romero There have been a lot of layoffs, and the future of new shooters is doubtful.

This is a lot to attract, but it begs the question: Which Xbox Game Studios games are retained? Which (if any) is quietly cancelled?

In a memo sent to all Microsoft gaming staff this week, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, said Microsoft still “has more than 40 active development projects, with the title continuing this fall and heading into 2026.”

In addition, the source told type Every game is in Xbox Games presentation Continuing. So, what are these games, and we now think these games are safe – at least for the time being?

Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will surely be released later this year (although layoffs hit various developers). The non-toxic game Clockwork Revolution starred in the show, so it was safe. Obsidian's Roots 2 and Outer World 2 are in the show, we should assume that it's both safe. For Double Fine's goalkeeper, the league's war gear: Reload, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Indiana Jones, and the Giant DLC Order of Great Circle, it's a similar deal. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, and on the show, Rog Xbox Ally will also continue. Despite the cancellation of Everwild, Rare's of Thieves continues to have new updates.

At the end of the display cabinet, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer teases Forza, Fables, War Gears: Electronic Days and Halos: Remake of Fighting Evolution in 2026. We assume that because of the mention of these games, they are safe, although it is worth noting that the Forza mentioned by Spencer is undoubtedly related to Playground's next Forza Horizon game, which also makes the fable allegory. Turn 10, which makes Forza games that are more focused on SIM have been hit by layoffs.

So we know which games Microsoft is still planning to release. However, given this week's events, it's impossible to consider other Xbox games now without worrying about it. Everwild and Perfect Dark were both cancelled during last month's show. What else has not appeared?

Minecraft – Remember Microsoft owns Minecraft! – As a home, you are still huge and safe. But what about the banned person? Where is the Decay 3 in the Undead Laboratory? Ninja Theory Project Mara? Microsoft has a hideo kojima game on books, OD. Is that still happening? Bob's toys, the Crash Bandicoot 4 developers and Call of Duty Support Studio, which left Xbox-owned Activision in February 2024 to sign a deal directly with Xbox to release its next game. Still alive?

What about Bethesda? Zos' MMO is in a strait, but it's certainly Bethesda Game Studios' “Elder Scrolls VI” and the next consequence is not bad. Starfield's promised next expansion feels unstable, Given Bethesda's radio station silence in the game. What about Blizzard? It was reported that as of last year, this was a hard-working StarCraft shooter. Is it still the case?

Only when you experience something no In last month’s Xbox Games showcase, you can realize the danger here: Microsoft has a large number of development studios around the world, from Bethesda to Blizzard to Activision to Halo. When Xbox encounters major problems, the video game industry and its developers are also big.

Everyone's eyes are focused on Gamescom in August, and Microsoft is expected to show more influence. Perhaps Phil Spencer will give fans a clear understanding of what Xbox is doing, and Microsoft's multi-platform drives the soldiers. It still plans to release the next-generation Xbox consolealthough we don't know when. yes First-party Xbox handheld Spencer makes fun Was he still alive last year? Whether Microsoft still plans to release its own gaming app store, despite failure Call of Duty Warzone Mobile“Warcraft” rumbles, a major cut to Candy Crush Maker King this week?

At least in the short term, the game we saw in June is still on the way. But the long-term future of Xbox is indeed still blurred.

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