Xbox confirms there will be no more Game Pass game announcements until early 2026

Today's announcements officially close out the year for Game Pass; new additions will be revealed early in 2026.

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The December closure comes with a clear message from the Xbox team: what we saw today on Xbox Wire is the last block of Game Pass announcements for 2025. After several weeks with new additions almost daily, the company has decided to put an end to the calendar of novelties and prepare the ground for a strong start in the new year.

The confirmation comes directly from the service’s managers, who wanted to bid farewell to 2025 with a more intimate and festive message, focused on the community enjoying this last month without the constant expectation of new listings.

Xbox will not announce more Game Pass games until 2026

In their official message published on Xbox Wire:

We hope you have a peaceful December. May your batteries be charged, may your sessions end in GG, and may you always have the perfect game ready. We’ll talk again about what’s to come in early 2026! Cheers!

With this note, Xbox confirms that the current catalog (including the titles announced today) will be the last move of the year. There will be no new waves, no surprise additions, or additional communications until the early stages of 2026.

The change doesn’t come as a surprise: December is usually a transition month for Game Pass, but this year the activity has been especially intense, with almost daily releases and the arrival of highly anticipated games. After such a packed closure, the company prefers to pause announcements and resume the pace in January, when the first official block of 2026 will be published.