We asked Xbox exec Matt Booty about legacy IP like Banjo-Kazooie: "There's options to do all kinds of things, and we're certainly looking at those all the time"

Banjo gives Kazooie the thumbs up in a screenshot from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Xbox's slate for the next year and beyond is looking bright after its big Xbox Games Showcase, with Spyro: A Realm Beyond being one of the highlights as the iconic purple dragon finally returns with a brand new game for the first time in 18 years. But what about another beloved 3D platformer that's been out of the spotlight for just as long?

Fans have been begging for a new Banjo-Kazooie game for almost two decades at this point, and obviously, Xbox is aware – back in 2023, the now-former Xbox boss Phil Spencer boss teased: "You've seen from our history that we haven't touched every franchise that people would love us to touch – Banjo fans, I hear you."