2025 is finally here, and for Xbox fans, that marks another year of dualities.
Microsoft is likely to have its most potent year in first-party content in history. After almost a decade of requests from Xbox fans, Microsoft's acquisition spree is finally starting to bear fruit. Indiana Jones was a game of the year-worthy entry late last year. Second-party publishing scored major wins with STALKER 2 and Palworld. Long-time holdouts like Genshin Impact, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Collection, and even Death Stranding arrived on Xbox. Combine all of that with a solid content output from Blizzard, Activision, Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios, and 2024 was a pretty great year for raw games.
