- The Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase has been announced and will air on January 22nd
- The broadcast will include new trailers for Fable and Forza Horizon 6
- A new look at Game Freak’s The reincarnation animal will also be revealed
Xbox has announced that its Developer Direct 2026 showcase will take place later this month and feature new looks at some of the company’s most anticipated games.
The first big game presentation of the year is scheduled to be broadcast on January 22, 2026 at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET / 6:00pm GMT and can be seen live on Xbox’s official YouTube and Twitch channels.
According to the Xbox Wire post, this year’s broadcast will bring viewers news, new gameplay, and insights from development teams working on upcoming titles.
The show will feature two games from Playground Games, with the British studio expected to offer a first extended look at Fable and debuts a gameplay trailer for Forza Horizon 6.
Fable is set to launch sometime this year, but the upcoming deep dive will give players a first look at “some amazing new gameplay,” as well as the game’s core themes, which include choices, consequences, drama-action, and more.
Playground Games will showcase the next Forza game in an open-world gameplay trailer, which will also feature new feature reveals.
“Quite fitting for Xbox’s 25th anniversary year, it includes the return of some of our most legendary franchises, rubbing shoulders with an all-new title from one of Japan’s most beloved studios,” Xbox said.
This title is The reincarnation animalwhich was revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase last year, and is developed by Game Freak.
The studio will share new details about action role-playing game (RPG) protagonist Emma and her “innovative plant manipulation actions and gameplay with her canine companion, Koo.”
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